Lisburn's Shaw bows out of US collegiate golf

Gareth Shaw is destined to bow out from collegiate golf with the coveted status of an All-American after reaching the final round of the 111th Men’s NCAA Division I Championships in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Four Irishmen, all representing East Tennessee State University, teed off on the par-72, 7,450-yard Kampen course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex after the final five-man team selections saw Dubliner David Rawluk omitted by Charlotte, Ballynahinch’s Gavin Reid miss out for the favourites Southern California and Cathal O’Malley from Mayo sit out from the Alabama at Birmingham quintet.