US COLLEGE GOLF - John McCracken shines for Southern Union State College

Ayrshire county player John McCracken (Kilmarnock Barassie) has been putting in some notable performances recently in the USA, two individual tournament wins in the current season being added to recently when he helped his college team, The Bisons, win the NJCAA Alabama State Conference Championship at Gadsden, Alabama.

In only the second year of the golf programme at the Southern Union State College, the golf team enjoyed their team success, in hot and windy conditions, with John finishing in 11th place individually, whilst helping his college team to a four shot victory over runners up Wallace State.

The championship was the tightest for many years, with just 12 shots separating the top seven colleges after 12 scoring rounds each.

19-year-old Sophomore McCracken has now committed to Young Harris College in Georgia for seasons 2023 - 2025 to complete his Major in Business Management. He joins a growing number of European players at the ambitious college, located 100 miles north of Atlanta.