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Monday, March 02, 2009

Stewart and Findlay down the

field at Puerto Rico Classic

Scottish boys champion Michael Stewart from Troon and Fraserburgh's Jordan Findlay, both students at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, finished joint 57th and 67th respectively in a field of 75 players for the Puerto Rico Classic men's college golf tournament.
In temperatures in the 80s at San Juan, Stewart (pictured right) scored 74, 72 and 79 for nine-over-par 225 while Findlay had rounds of 75, 78 and 77 for 230.
Hudson Swafford (Georgia) and Dylan Fritelli (Texas) were joint winners on 12-under-par 204.
East Tennessee State came ninth of 15th in the team event won by Georgia.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72). 6900yd
204 Hudson Swafford (Georgia) 70 67 67, Dylan Fritelli (Texas) 67 64 73.
206 Russell Henley (Georgia) 72 67 67, Brian Harman (Georgia) 69 71 66, Ben Martin (Clemson) 71 69 66.
Selected scores:
215 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) 77 70 68 (20th).
218 Rhys Enoch (East Tennessee State) 71 74 73 (jt 30th).
223 Paul O'Kane (East Tennessee State) 77 75 71 (jt 52nd).
225 Michael Stewart (East Tennessee State) 74 72 79 (jt 57th).
230 Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) 75 78 77 (67th).
Field of 75 players.
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
826 Georgia. 838 Clemson. 848 Oklahoma State. 853 Texas.
Selected team total:
877 East Tennessee State (9th of 15).

Meanwhile, in the Red Rocks Invitation women's college tournament at Oak Creek Country Club, Sedona in Arizona, Jacqueline Sneddon from Meigle, a student at Grand Canyon University, had a pair of 85s for a total of 170, finishing joint 67th in a field of 106 behind the three-shot winner, Kelly Gillum (Montana State) with 75 and 73 for 148.
Michigan won the team event with a total of 602, 12 shots ahead of runners-up Oral Roberts. Grand Canyon came 14th of 17 with 678.

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