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Monday, March 22, 2010

Scots 2-3 for Western New Mexico University

SCOTT CRICHTON RUNNER-UP AT

ALBUQUERQUE, MAXWELL THIRD

Aberdour Golf Club member Scott Crichton from Dalgety Bay, Fife, a senior year student at Western New Mexico University, finished second in the stroke-play section of the WNMU v Colorado School of Mines golf match at Albuquerque on Sunday.
Crichton, pictured right, runner-up in last year's Scottish youths championship, had a round of level par 72 over a long course of 7,384yd.
He finished a shot behind team-mate Joon Lee and a shot in front of Glasgow's Steven Maxwell in a Western New Mexico University 1-2-3 in a field of 14 players.
Western New Mexico (291) scored a resounding win over Colorado School of Mines (330) in the match.

TOM RENNIE MAKES TOP TEN AT WINSTON SALEM

Aberdeen.s Tom Rennie, a Deeside member and sophomore student at Brevard College, North Carolina, finished eighth in a field of 31 players at the WSSU Spring Challenge college golf tournament at Winston Lake Golf Club, Winston Salem, North Carolina over the weekend.
Rennie had rounds of 82 and 76 for a total of 158 - 15 shots behind the three-stroke winner, Curtis Brotherton (High Point University).
High Point (610) won the team event ahead of Brevard College (620) in a field of five squads.

HANNAH COLES JT 50th AT WILLIAMSBURG

Hannah Coles from Birmingham, a junior year student at Radford University, Virginia finished joint 50th in a field of 112 at the C&F Bank Collegiate women's tournament at Ford's Colony Country Club, Williamsburg, Virginia at the weekend.
Over a par-72, 6043yd course, Maxstoke Park Golf Club member Hannah had rounds of 82 and 84 for a total of 166, the same total as Emma Gilmore (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia), from Moylough, Ballinaside, Ireland. Emma, a junior year student, had a pair of 83s.
Another Irish player in the field, Laura Holmes (Old Dominion), finished joint 56th on 167 with scores of 82 and 85.
Individual winner with a pair of 73s for 146 was Kameron Carter (Longwood).
William & Mary College (612) won the team title ahead of Akron (619) with Old Dominion (638) eighth and Radford (647) ninth in a field of 20 teams.

PORTEOUS JUST OUTSIDE TOP TEN AT STATESBORO

Garrick Porteous from Bamburgh Castle, a sophomore student at Tennessee University, finished tied 12th of 81 in the Schenkel Invitational men's college tournament at Forest Heights Country Club, Statesboro in Georgia.
Garrick had rounds of 78, 72 and 66 (matching the lowest score of the tournament) for a level par total of 216 over the 6947yd course.
Team-mate Darren Renwick, a sophomore student from Woking, Surrey, finished joint 64th on 226 with scores of 74, 76 and 76.
Tom Brown (Ole Miss), a freshman from Hertfordshire, finished 79th with scores of 79, 78 and 78 for a total of 235.
In a highly competitive tournament with a lot of players covered by a span of very few shots, three players shared first place on five-under-par 211: Hunter Hamrick (Alabama) (73-68-70), Jonathan Randolf (Ole Miss) 70 69 72, and Jordan Gibb (North Florida) (70-70-71).
Auburn (862) won the team title by a single stroke from North Florida. Tennessee and Ole Miss tied for fifth place on 871 in a field of 15 teams.

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