SEAN LAWRIE SECOND AT ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO

Sean Lawrie, nephew of Paul Lawrie and a student at Midland College, Texas, finished joint second in the New Mexico Military Institute Invitational college golf tournament at Roswell on Saturday.Lawrie, a member of Portlethen Golf Club, scored 69 and 68 for a total of seven-under-par 137 over a par-72, 6,765yd course.He tied for second place with Dan Young (Western New Mexico) from Cheshire. Young scored 71-66.Further down the field, two English freshmen students at Western New Mexico, Ben Skinner and Tom Neve finished on 141 and 146 respectively.
Skinner, a former pupil at Loretto School, Mussleburgh and originally from Hertfordshire, shot 68-73 for a share of nine place while Neve, from Epsom, had scores of 72-74 for 14th place in a field of 29. Winner by five shots was one of Lawrie's Midland team-mates, Russell Lara, with scores of 67-65 for 12-under 132.Midland won the team title ahead of New Mexico College and New Mexico Military Institute.