McNicoll, Dear top Scots as

US dominate Jones Cup

Carnoustie's Keir McNicoll and Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) just made the top 20 in the final placings for the Jones Cup Invitational tournament, dominated by Americans, over the Ocean Forest Golf Club's long and testing 7321ys course at Sea Island, Georgia today.
McNicoll scored 80, 70 and 77 for 11-over-par 227 and joint 19th position with Dear, picture right by courtesy of Tom Ward Photography, who won the Dixie Amateur the last time he was in the United States, having rounds of 77 75 and 75.
US Walker Cup player Kyle Stanley won the prestigious title but only at the second hole of a sudden death play-off against compatriot Morgan Hoffman.
They had both finished on one-over-par 217, evidence of just how tough this course is. A par round of 72 to finish with was good enough to earn Stanley a play-off.
His earlier rounds were 70 and 75. Hoffman scored 72, 72 and 73.
Former Scottish champion Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) was the third best Scot on 236 with scores of 79, 77 and 80.
Scottish stroke-play champion Wallace Booth (Comrie) looked set for the honour of being the top Scot when he reached the turn in par 36 in his final round. But he took 45 blows for the second nine and an 81 for 237 and finished a shot behind Campbell.

Leading final totals


Par 216 (3 x 72). Players from US unless stated
217 Kyle Stanley 70 75 72, Morgan Hoffman 72 72 73 (Stanley won sudden-death play-off at second extra hole).
218 Cody Gribble 74 71 73.
220 Jon Curran 76 74 70.
221 David May 75 74 72.
223 Mike McCoy 72 75 76.
225 Brian Harman 73 77 75, Bud Cauley 72 78 75, Zack Sucher 74 78 73, Drew Weaver 75 76 74, Cory Whitsett 75 77 73, Brendan Gielow 74 75 76, Brinson Paolini 73 77 75, Carlton Forrester 75 74 76, Adam Mitchell 74 74 77.
226 Matt Swan 77 74 75, Kevin O'Connell 76 77 73, Hudson Swafford 81 72 73.
Selected scores:
227 Keir McNicoll (Sco) 80 70 77, Gavin Dear (Sco) 77 75 75.
228 Kevin Tway 76 78 74.
229 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 77 73 79.
230 Chris Paisley (Eng) 76 80 74, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 79 77 74.
231 Luke Goddard (Eng) 78 72 81, Ben Westgate (Wal) 77 79 75.
232 Nigel Edwards (Wal) 79 77 76.
234 Matt Haines (Eng) 79 79 76.
235 Tom Sherreard (Eng) 82 79 74, Dale Whitnell (Eng) 74 82 80.
236 Glenn Campbell (Sco) 79 77 80.
237 Wallace Booth (Sco) 77 79 81.
244 Paul O'Hara (Sco) 80 85 79.
247 Steven Uzzell (Eng) 79 86 82, Steven McEwan (Sco) 83 79 85.
248 Ben Enoch (Wal) 92 74 82.
253 Rhys Enoch (Wal) 81 84 78.