GLASGOW STUDENT PIPPED ON
CARD PLAY-OFF FOR BATTLE
ON THE BEND VICTORY

Glasgow-born Stephen Clark, a student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, was placed second in a scorecard play-off after
figuring in a triple tie for first place in the Battle on the Bend college tournament at Cypress Bend Resort, Many in Louisiana.
Stephen, pictured right, had scores of 70, 75 and 73 for a total of two-overe-par 218 at the par-72, 6,707yd course. His 54-hole total was matched by Devin Carrey (Louisiana-Lafayette) (66-73-79) and Michael Carnes (Texas State) (71-74-73).
Unlike the traditional scorecard play-off method used in this country, i.e. better last round, better last inward half, better last six, etc, the American organisers of this tournament first compared the third-round totals. This eliminated Carrey's 79 but left Clark and Carnes still deadlocked because they both finished with 73s.
Then the American tie-breaking system went to the second round and Carnes was declared the winner because he had a lower second round (74 to 75) than Clark.
Hard luck on Stephen who is a Haggs Castle Golf Club member.
Chris Carson from Dunoon, a student at Sam Houston State University, finished joint seventh in a field of 57 players with scores of 71, 73 and 78 for a total of 222.
Team-mate Fergal Rafferty from Carrickmore, Northern Ireland tied for 11th place on 224 with 74, 76 and 74.
Manchester's Alex Hogben (Missouri-Kansas City) finished joint 15th with 72, 79 and 76 for 227. Sam Houston State (887) won the team event by one stroke from Louisiana-Lafayette with Missouri-Kansas City (895) third of nine teams.

NOT SO ELEMENTARY FOR WATSON IN HATTIESBURG
Michael Watson (Jacksonville State University, Alabama) from Elgin finished joint 59th in a field of 65 for the Sam Hall Intercollegiate tournament at Canebrace Country Club, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Watson scored 74, 77 and 84 for 235 over the par-71, 6,964yd course.
David McKendrick (Louisiana at Monroe) won the event with 67, 68 and 68 for a 10-under-par total of 203.

MICHAEL NOT THE MAIN MAN IN NORTH CAROLINA
Fifer Michael Main (Jacksonville University, Florida), beaten finalist in last year's Scottish boys' championship, came joint 57th in a field of 82 players at the WCU Intercollegiate tournament at Country Club of Sapphire Valley in North Carolina.
Michael scored 75 and 81 for 156 over a par-71, 6,767yd course.
He finished 21 shots behind the four-stroke winner, Andres Cuenca (Western Carolina) who scored 66 and 69 for seven-under-par 135.
Main's team-mate, Stephen Healy from Clougher, Northern Ireland, shared 25th place with 76 and 72 for 148.
Jacksonville (600) came ninth of 16 in the team event won by Western Carolina (565).