Top 20 finish by London student at Northwestern


By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Ryan Lumsden from London, a second-year student at Northwestern University, Illinois, finished T18 in a field of 51 players at this week's Gifford Collegiate 36-hole stroke-play tournament at Silverado Golf Club's North Course (Par 72, 7171yd) at Napa Valley, California.

Lumsden, pictured, had rounds of 74 and 69 for a total of 143 - 11 strokes behind the winner, Rico Hoey (Southern California) 65-68.
Another Southern Cal player, Jonah Texeira finished second on 134 (67-67).
The world's top-ranked amateur, Maverick McNealey (Stanford) finished third with 67 and 69 for 136.

The teams then went into a two-day match-play tournament.
QUARTER-FINALS
Southern California 5.5, Wisconsin 0.
Northwestern 3.5, Colorado 2.5
Stanford 5.5, Southern Florida 0.5
Washington 4.5, UCLA 1.5
SEMI-FINALS
Southern California 4, Northwestern 2
+Ryan Lumsden lost to top seed Rico Hohey 3 and 1.
Stanford 3.5, Washington 2.5
FINAL
Southern California v Stanford
 

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