Grant For San Diego !

TOP SCOTTISH PROSPECT GRANT FORREST 

SIGNS UP FOR SAN DIEGO 
UNIVERSITY 


Courtesy of Colin Farquarson - Kirkwood Golf 

Scottish boys' champion Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) has signed a Letter of Intent to enrol at San Diego University , southern California next autumn on a four-year golf scholarship. 
Forrest, 17, picture by courtesy of Andy Forman, is one of Scotland 's brightest teenage prospects. He won the Scottish Under-16 boys' title at Largs last year and the Scottish boys' match-play championship at West Kilbride in April this year. 
He also lost in a three-way play-off for the prestigious Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters title at Nizels Golf Club, Kent this past summer. 
He played for Great Britain and Ireland against the Continent of Europe in the Jacques Leglise Trophy boys' international match in Italy . 
San Diego University head men's golf coach Tim Mickelson, younger brother of Phil, said on the college website: 
"We are very excited that Grant will be joining the USD golf family next September. He is a very accomplished player who will make an immediate impact for us next year. 
"Grant has already proven his talents on the course and he is also a true gentleman. From the time I met him on his official visit, I knew Grant would be an excellent fit at USD. 
"He is also an excellent student who takes pride in his academics. We could not be more excited to embrace him into our programme next fall." 
Among the Scots already at American colleges are James Byrne, who is halfway through his final year at Arizona State, Frazer Ogston (Texas Wesleyan), Paul Ferrier(Charlotte), Neil Henderson (Old Dominion), Jordan McColl (New Mexico JC), Gavin Hay (Carson-Newman), David McGregor (Post University), Conor O’Neil and James Ross (Michigan State), Thomas Rennie (Brevard College), Andrew McLachlan (Tyler JC), Kyle Godsman and Mark Dickson (Gullane GC & USC Aiken) and Stuart Ballingall (Missouri).