ANOTHER SECOND PLACE IN
TEXAS FOR JAMES BYRNE

Banchory teenager James Byrne finished runner-up in the Holiday Classic at Barton Creek, the last of the Texas Junior Tour events over the Festive period.
Byrne, a Great Britain & Ireland boys’ international who is bound for the University of Arizona State next autumn, had rounds of 78, 75 and 68 for an eight-over-par tally of 221 – two shots behind the American winner, Josh Jones (76-74-69).
James, who will be 18 on January 2, birdied the third, 12th, 15th, 17th and 18th and bogeyed the 124th and 16th in halves of 34 over the par-71 course near Austin, Texas. He had the lowest score of the final round.
Aberdeen-born Tommy Mitchell finished joint 61st in a field of 102 with scores of 85, 84 and 80 for 249.
Byrne, pictured right, finished fourth and second in his first two TJT events over the past week or so.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
219 Josh Jones 76 74 69.
221 James Byrne 78 75 68.
222 Travis Klutts 75 73 74.
223 Zack Fisher 75 77 71.
Other total:
249 Tommy Mitchell 85 84 80 (jt 61st).