Michael Brodie, Brad Bawden top Brits in 

McDonough Cup at Orlando

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Michael Brodie from Alyth, Perthshire, a second-year student at Lander University, South Carolina, and Brad Bawden from Hockley, Essex, a second-year man at Eastern Florida State, were jointly the highest finishers of the seven Brits competing in this week's McDonough Cup college tournament at Rio Pinar Country Club, Orlando, Florida.

 Brodie, pictured right, older brother of Scottish girl international Kirsty Brodie, shot rounds of 73, 76 and 69 for a two-over-par total of 218 and joint 10th placing alongside Brad Bawden who had ever-improving rounds of 77, 73 and 68 for 218 over a 6,955yd course. Brodie and Bawden finished eight strokes behind the winner, Jakob Van de Flierdt (Rollins College) who had steady scores of 68, 71 and 71 for six-under 210 and a one-stroke victory.
Bawden's team-mate, Fraser Davren, a freshman from Glasgow, finished T42 with improving rounds of 77, 75 and 74 for 226.
Nicholas Ward (Georgia Southwestern), a final-year student from Eastbourne, tied for 48th place on 228 with rounds of 77, 78 and 73.
Callum Mackay (Eckerd College), a senior student from Guildford, finished T54 on 229 (75-75-79).
Aberdeen's Fintan McKenna, a freshman at Carson-Newman University, finished T61 on 231 with scores of 77, 79 and 75.
Fraser Johnston (Georgia Southwestern), a final-year student from Port Seton on the Firth of Forth coastline in East Lothian, finished T74 on 235 (81-77-77).
Rollins College (861) won the team title from Flagler College (870) with Brodie's effort helping Lander tie for third place with  Georgia College (875). It was Lander University's third top-three finish in a row and they have improved to be 14th in the National Division 2 rankings.
Eastern Florida State (891) finished seventh, Carson-Newman (897) T10, Georgia Southwestern (901) 12th and Eckerd College (943) last in the field of 18 teams.