James Byrne joint 43rd in

Hawaii as 2009 opener

Scotland international James Byrne from Banchory, a student at Arizona State University, finished joint 43rd on his first appearance of 2009 on the American college circuit.

Byrne, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had rounds of 73, 76 and 76 for a nine-over-par total of 225 in the University of Hawaii at Hilo Intercollegiate over the par-72, 6913yd Mauna Lani North Course on the Kohala Coast.

Washington's Nick Taylor and the University of Southern California claimed the top individual and team spots respectively.

Taylor's six-under-par 210 was made up of rounds of 69, 71 and 70 and he won by one stroke from USC's Jamie Lovemark (69-73-69). Four players were tied in third place at 4-under-par 212.
The University of Southern California continued their torrent team pace in the final day of the tournament for an 11-stroke margin of victory over second place Washington. The Trojans finished the tournament at 13-under-par, 851. Washington came next at 862 followed by Texas Christian (870), Stanford (872), Oregon (873), Colorado (874), Arizona State (875), Texas Tech (876), Georgia (879), Florida State and Oklahoma (890), UC Davis (892), Hawaii Hilo (910), Fresno State (923), Kansas (924), San Francisco (928) and Hawaii Manoa (947).