ASU golfer Byrne falls one round short of masters, British Open exemption
<p>Arizona State men’s golfer <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/byrne_james00.html">James Byrne</a> fell just short of earning an exemption to both the British Open and the 2011 Masters, after dropping his match to South Korea’s Jin Jeong at the 2010 British Amateur.<span> </span>Tenth-ranked Song becomes the first-ever Asian winner of the British Amateur, besting the Sun Devil 5&4 in match play.</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">Byrne, a native of Banchory, Scotland, started out strong early in match play with a two-hole lead over Jeong through six.<span> </span>However, after tying things up, Jeong went ahead on the 16<sup>th</sup> hole and never looked back.</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Byrne, who will start his senior season this fall, competed in nine events for Arizona State. He shot a season-low 68 in both the ASU Thunderbird Invitational and the U.S. Intercollegiate.</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span>After shooting a 68 and a 69 in two rounds of stroke play to qualify for the match play portion of the British Amateur, Byrne defeated five players en route to his finals showdown with Jeong.</span></p><separator></separator><p><span>Click </span><span><a href="http://www.randa.org/en/Championship%20Golf/Amateur%20Championships.asp…; target="_blank">HERE</a></span><span> for more information about the 2010 British Amateur.</span></p>