JONATHAN GREY FROM KENT SCORES THIRD US COLLEGE WIN AS A FRESHMAN

    Jonathan Grey receives his winner's trophy at the Mission Inn
                               Spring Spectacular

ATLANTA – Georgia State freshman Jonathan Grey from Kent tied a career-low with a final round 67 to finish at 8-under par and earn a five-stroke victory at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular last Sunday at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Grey recorded four birdies and a pair of eagles to record his third win of the season, fourth top 10 and eighth finish inside the top 20 in eight tournaments this year. The freshman, who has been ranked in the top 50 in the country most of the season, is making a push for a place in Europe's team for the Palmer Cup match against the USA and Freshman All-America honours.
Despite shooting the second lowest round of the day, a 2-over 290, Georgia State dropped one spot in the final team standings to finish fourth in the 18-team field. The Panthers 11-over relation to par score is Georgia State’s lowest of the year.
“I am really proud of the way our guys played today,” commented head coach Joe Inman. “They did everything they could to try and move up the leaderboard. Still, a fourth place finish in a tournament with this many teams is a good result and we will continue to make our push to the postseason.
“Jonathan continued to impress me and is playing some of his best golf of the year. I am so happy that he was able to earn another victory as he shows that he is one of the best freshmen in the country. He is a pleasure to coach and I look forward to him continuing to get better.”
Over a par-72 course of 6970yd, Grey shot rounds of 70-71-67 for an eight-under par total of 208 - five shots clear of a field of 115 players.
Fellow Englishman Tom Wilde (Old Dominion University, Virginia), a senior student from Buckinghamshire, finished T23 on 223 (76-72-75).
Garth McGee, also an ODU student in his final year, finished T27 on 224 976-75-73). 
Ross McLister, a Georgia State Junior from Cardiff, finished T96 on 241 (83-75-83) 
Indiana came from behind to earn a two-stroke victory over Virginia Tech and Purdue which tied for second. 
Old Dominion rounded out the top five at 23-over.
Georgia State will conclude its stretch of three-tournaments in 13 days at the Furman Intercollegiate, March 22-24 in Greenville, South Carolina. Can Jonathan Grey win again? Watch this Space!

GREG EASON PUSHING FOR

 PALMER CUP PLACE 

Greg Eason (Central Florida), a third-year student from Leicester, is another Englishman in contention for a place in the Europe team for the Palmer Cup students' international match.
Former England boy international Eason, 6ft 2in in his stocking soles and ranked in the top-20 or so in the US college ratings,  had his third top-10 finish of the season in the Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club, Statesboro in Georgia.
Greg shot 74-68-73 for a joint ninth place behind the winner by three shots, Justin Thomas (Alabama) (67-70-70), over a par-72 course of 6947yd. There were 84 players in the field.
Another Englishman, Tom Wilde, a student at Ole Miss, finished T22 on 220 with scores of 76-67-77.
Irishman Kevin Phelan (North Florida), a definite contender for Palmer Cup selection, finished T27 on 221 with scores of 75, 72 and 74.
Another Irishman, Paul Dunne (Alabama-Birmingham), a second-year student from Greystones, finished T36 with scores of 74, 77 and 72 for 223.   
Alabama (848) won the team honours by 10 shots from T3exas with North Florida third, another 10 shots behind on 868.