By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Paisley-born Stuart Ballingall, a student at the University of Missouri, scored yet another top-10 finish on the US college circuit when he tied for sixth place in the Hawkeye-TaylorMade Invite men's tournament over 36 holes at Finkbine Golf Club, Iowa City, Iowa.

Stuart, pictured right with a trophy from an earlier tournament, whose US college performances have him world-ranked ahead of most of the other Scots, tied for sixth place with scores of 75 and 72 for 147 - five shots behind the pair who topped the leaderboard jointly on 142: Andy Sajevic (Charlotte) (75-67) and Vince India (Iowa) (71-71).

Ballingall's team-mate, William Harrold from St Albans, finished joint 42nd in a field of 59 players ith rounds of 79 and 77 for 156.

Paul Ferrier (Charlotte), the 2007 Scottish boys champion from the Baberton club, finished joint 45th on 157 with scores of 83 and 74.

Iowa (589) won the team title, three shots ahead of joint runners-up Charlotte and Missouri in a field of 11 teams.

JAMES BYRNE STILL LOOKING FOR SPARK

Banchory's James Byrne, coming up to the end of his four years at Arizona State University, is still searching to reproduce his best form on the US college circuit.
He finished joint 33rd in the Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz in California. Over a shortish par-70 course of 6,615yd, James had rounds of 73, 72 and 75 for a total of 10-over-par 220.
Surrey-born Tom Berry (San Diego State) finished joint 52nd on 223 with scores of 73, 73 and 77.
Arizona State (1099) finished seventh of 15 behind team title winners UCLA (1066).

SCOTS PAIR MAKE TOP 15 IN WEST VIRGINIA

Davis and Elkins College, West Virginia students Alasdair Forsythe, a junior (third-year) student from Glasgow, and Christopher Young, a sophomore from Cardross, finished joint 11th and 15th respectively iin a field of 55 players for the WJU Invitational college tournament at Moundsville Country Club, West Virginia.
Over a par-70 course of 6,341yd, Forsyth scores 75 and 77 for 152, Young 81 and 74 for 155.
Dan Cawley (WJU) won by two shots with scores of 74 and 71 for 145.

HAYCOCK AND BRADBURY IN TOP FIVE AT LADY SEAHAWK CLASSIC

Editor's note: We've missed quite a few US college tournaments due to my absence on holiday earlier this month. We cannot catch up on them all but here's one worth recording.
Warwickshire county champion Liz Haycock (Old Dominion University) finished joint second in the UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic at River Landing County Club, Wallace in North Carolina in early April.
Because of inclement weather in the Wilmington area, the final round of the scheduled 54-hole competition  over a par-72, 6011yd course had to be cancelled.
Liz had a pair of 75s for 150, finishing two shots behind winner Fanny Wolte (East Carolina) with 73 and 75.
Another Old Dominion student, Kim Bradbury for Derbyshire, came fifth in the field of 55 players with rounds of 74 and 78 for 152.
A third ODU player, Ireland's Emma Gilmore  finished joint 29th on 161 with scores of 84 and 77.
Scotland's Sammy Vass, a student at Gardner-Webb University, finished joint 47th on 166 with scores of 82 and 84.
East Carolina (603) won the team event ahead of Old Dominion (616). Gardner Webb (646) finished eighth of 10.
The Lady Monarchs will finish second with a two-round score of 616. East Carolina wins the event with a 603 score.