Jordan Findlay 73 but Michael

Stewart takes 80 in Arizona

Intercollegiate first round

Former British boys' champion Jordan Findlay, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, from Fraserburgh, a final year student at East Tennessee State University, had an opening round of two-over-par 73 in the tee-off event to the second half of the US college golf season - the Arizona Intercollegiate tournament over the Arizona National course at Tucson.
It was a typical Findlay round which touched the heights with an eagle at the fifth and birdies at the first, sixth, ninth, 11th and 15th - but also faltered badly with doubl bogeys at the eighth and 10th and single bogeys at the second, fourth and 16th in halves of 34 (one under par) and 39 (three over).
Best first round score by a British player was a 68 - one behind leader Andrew Putnam (Pepperdine) - by Tennessee's Newcastle-born student Chris Paisley.
Darren Renwick, a freshman from Worthing, had a tidy 70 to help Tennessee lead the team event with a 285 total, one ahead of Pepperdine and three ahead of third-placed San Diego State. There are 17 teams competing.
East Tennessee State, the one where Findlay is a student, are down in joint 17th place with a first-round total of 300. They have not been the same team, not surprisingly, since they lost their star player, Edinburgh-born Welsh and Walker Cup player Rhys Davies, now campaigning in the Far East as a tour pro.
Andrew Cooley from Surrey, a freshman at San Diego State, had a 72.
Scottish boys' champion Michael Stewart from Troon, a freshman at East Tennessee State, did not have a day to remember. He required nine-over-par 80 to get it round. Michael had two double bogeys, seven bogeys and two birdies in an up-and-down sort of round.
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Bad light prevented any player from completing a second round but Michael Stewart had started a recovering and was one under par for his second circuit with three holes to play when play was suspended.
Michael, in his second round, birdied the fifth and 10th and had an eagle t the 18th. He did drop further shots at the 11th, 16th and 17th.
Jordon Findlay was level par for his second 18 with a few holes to play when he resumes on Tuesday morning - and later goes out again for a third and final round.
The Buchan teenager birdied the fifth, seventh and 16th but had a double bogey 7 at the long 11th and a bogey at the 13th.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 71. 6793 yd
67 Andrew Putnam (Pepperdine).
68 Chris Paisley (Tennessee).
69 Nicolas Geyger (Tulsa), Matt Hoffenberg (San Diego State).
70 Steve Gibson (Long Beach State), Ji Moon (UNLV), David Palm (San Diego State), Darren Renwick (Tennessee).
Selected scores:
72 Andrew Cooley (San Diego State).
73 Rhys Enoch (East Tennessee State), Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State).
75 David Holmes (Tennessee), Seamus Power (East Tennessee State).
79 Paul O'Kane (East Tennessee State).
80 Michael Stewart (East Tennessee State).
LEADING ROUND ONE TEAM SCORES
285 Tennessee.
286 Pepperdine.
288 San Diego State.
Selected score
300 East Tennessee State (jt 13th of 17).