A FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR KNOX

Russell Knox came with a birdie blitz in a closing round of six-under-par 66 to finish jont 14th in the Hooters Tour event, the Terry Moore Ford Open at Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover, North Carolina.
Knox earned $4,320 after dramming eight birdies into the space of 12 holes between bogeys at the first and 17th. The Inverness exile, based in Florida for several years, birdied five in a row from the third to the seventh, then the ninth, 13th and 14th. He finish with a total fo 286 after earlier rounds of 70, 74 and 76 had put him out of the hunt for the $40,000 top prize won by American Billy Hurley with scores of 72, 67, 66 and 70 for 13 under par 275.
He won by four shots from Canadian Yohann Benson with Englishman David Skinns from Lincoln third on 280 for which he received $13,383.

ends

Bad day at the office for Russell Knox in North Carolina

Russell Knox from Inverness had an uncharacteristic poor round of 74 to drop from joint 14th to joint 30th after two rounds of this weekend's Hooters Tour event at Rock Barn Golf & Spa at Conover, North Carolina.
Florida-based Knox, who had a 70 in the first round over the par-72, 7180yd course, slumped to a triple bogey 6 at the shot third and had further bogeys at the 11th and 16th. He did birdie the seventh, eighth and 18th, not enough to offset the mistakes.
With two or three players having to finish their second rounds on Saturday morning - including David Skinns from Lincoln, a former US college circuit player, Yohann Benson from Montreal leads the field with 67 and 68 for 135 - three shots ahead of Will Wilcox from Alabama with scores of 73 and 65.

Knox (70) sharing 12th place in Hooters Tour event

Russell Knox from Inverness is lying joint 12th with a two-under-par 70 in the first round of this week's Hooters Tour event, the Terry Moore Ford Open at Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover, North Carolina.
Leading the field is former US college circuit player, David Skinns from Lincoln, England, and Brennan Webb (Florida) with matching five-under-par 67s.
Irishman Chris Devlin is sharing third place with James Vargas (Florida) on the 68 mark.

KNOX WINS A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS

Russell Knox from Inverness earned $13,207 by finishing joint second in the NGA Hooters event, the Ocal Marion Sports Commission Classic at Golden Hills Golf & Country Club, Ocala in Florida today.
Knox, who stayed on at Jacksonville Beach, Florida after four years as a student at Jacksonville University and turned professional, had rounds of 72, 70, 71 and 70 for a five-under-par total of 283 over the par-72, 7301yd course.
He shared second place with American Ted Potter (70-73-71-69), one shot behind Mark Blakefield from Kentucky. Blakefield scooped the $30,000 first prize with scores of 73, 71, 72 and 66 for 282.

NGA Hooters Tour Scoreboard
OCALA MARION SPORTS COMMISSION CLASSIC
Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club, Ocala, Florida

THIRD-ROUND LEADERS
Par 216 (3x72) 7,301yd
Players from US unless stated
210 Jason Dilland 69 71 70.
212 Grant Leaver 71 71 70.
213 Russell Knox 72 70 71.
214 Ted Potter 70 73 71.
216 Mark Blakefield 73 71 72, Matthew Anderson 72 71 73.
Selected:
217 Michael Welch (England) 70 68 79
138 Michael Welsh (US) 70 68.
140 Jason Dillard (US) 69 71.
142 Grant Leaver (US) 71 71, Kyle Moore (US) 72 70, Russell Knox (Scotland) 72 70.

FLORIDA FISTFUL OF DOLLARS

FOR RUNNER-UP RUSSELL KNOX

Even a final round of six-under-par 66 for a total of 15-under 201 was not enough for Russell Knox to step up from second place overnight in this week's NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series tournament at Rio Pinar Country Club, Orlando in Florida.
Knox had an eagle and six birdies in halves of 32 and 34 but bogeys at the 12th and short 17th eventually made the difference between victory and a two-shot defeat.
The former Scotland youth cap had earlier rounds of 70 and 65 and earned $7.273 as he finished second behind American Ted Potter who had rounds of 66, 68 and 65 for a 71-under-par total of 199, which earned him the $14,545 first prize.
Knox, from Inverness, but a resident of Jacksonville Beach, Florida since his four years at Jacksonville University, has won $26,452 from the eight Winter Series events in Florida. This week's prize was the biggest of his consistent run in which he has twice finished second, four times in the top five and only once out of the top 15 since last November.

Leading final totals
Par 216 (3x72)
Players from US unless stated
199 Ted Potter 66 68 65 ($14,545).
201 Russell Knox (Jacksonville Beach, Florida & Inverness) 70 65 66 ($7,273).
203 Patrick Nagle 68 68 67 ($6,061).
205 Tyler Brewington 70 69 66 ($4,848.
206 Ryan Gildersleeve 67 69 70 ($4,242).
Selected total:
213 Paul Maddy (Gog Magog, Cambridge) 68 73 72 (jt 28th) ($1,227).

Russell Knox (out in 29) jumps into Hooters Tour contention

Russell Knox leaped into contention for the five-figure dollars first prize in this week's NGA Hooters Tour with a second-round, seven-under-par 65, which included one of the best outward halves of his pro career.
The Inverness exile and former Scotland youth cap had an eagle and five birdies for that magical figure of 29 to the turn at Rio Pinar Country Club, Orlando, Florida. He spoiled it a bit with a bogey at the 13th but a birdie the next restored him to seven under par for the round.
That gives him a 36-hole tally of nine-under-par 135 as he soared from joint 16th at the start of the day to second place at the end of it, one shot behind the new leader, Ted Potter from Silver Springs, Florida. Ted has scored 66 and 68 for 134.
One shot behind Knox are Americans Ryan Gildersleeve (Clearwater, Florida) with 67 and 69 for 136 and Patrick Nagle (Pacifica, California) with a pair of 68s.
Paul Maddy (Gog Magog, Cambridge), one of two English pros in the first-round pictured dropped back with a 73 for 141. The other, Dave Thomas from Dunmow, Essex, plummeted out of the tournament, slumping from a 68 to an 82 for 150 and from a tie for fifth place to sharing 82nd -- which put him seven shots on the wrong side of the cut at 143 or better.

HOW THEY STAND
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Ted Potter (Silver Springs, Florida) 66 68.
135 Russell Knox (Jacksonville Beach, Florida) 70 65.
136 Ryan Gildersleeve (Clearwater, Florida) 67 69, Patrick Nagle (Pacifica, California) 68 68, Matthew Koln (Maitland, Florida) 68 68.
Selected score:
141 Paul Maddy (Gog Magog, Cambridge) 68 73.
MISSED THE CUT (143 or better qualified)
150 Dave Thomas (Dunmow, Essex) 68 82.
+Russell Knox's outward half was as follows:
Birdie at the long first.
Birdie at the second.
Birdie at the third.
Eagle 3 at the long sixth.
Birdie 2 at the short seventh.
Birdie at the ninth.
OUT IN 29 (seven under par).
Rest of his car:
Bogey at the 13th.
Birdie at the 14th.
IN IN 36 for a 65

SCOT ON HOOTERS TOUR

Knox's two-under-par 70 only good enough for share of 16th

Inverness exile Russell Knox shot a two-under-par 70 but finds himself "only" in a share of 16th place at the end of the first round in this week's NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Rio Pinar Country Club, Orlando in Florida.
Based at Jacksonville Beach, Florida since his four years at Jacksonville University, the former Scotland youth international was going really well when he turned in three-under-par 33 with birdies at the third, fifth and ninth but he lost a bit of momentum with a bogey 6 at the long 10th.
He got the shot back with birdie at the 12th but then dropped a second shot at the 15th on his way to one-over-par 37 for the inward journey.
Ted Potter (Silver Springs, Florida) is setting the pace with a six-under-par 66. He leads the field of 115 players by one shot.
Two players from England are among the group of six players sharing fifth place on 68. They are Dave Thomas from Dunmow, Essex and Paul Maddy from the Gog Magog club, Cambridge.

KNOX FINISHES STRONGLY TO TIE FOR


FOURTH PLACE ON HOOTERS TOUR

Former Scotland youth international Russell Knox from Inverness, based at Jacksonville Beach, Florida since his student days at Jacksonville University, finished joint fourth in this week's NGA Hooters Tour event at Diamond Back Golf Club, Haines City in Central Florida.
Knox, pictured right, had rounds of 69, 66 and 69 for a 12-under-par total of 204, which earned him $3,424.
The Scot, pictured right, bogeyed the second hole in his final round but picked up some momentum with birdies at the third, fifth and 12th before a bogey at the 15th looked being a costly slip. But he finished strongly with birdies at the long 16th and short 17th to finish four shots behind the winner of the $12,179 first prize, Ryan Gildersleeve from Clearwater, Florida.
The American had rounds of 66, 65 and 70 for a 15-under-par total of 201 to win by one stroke from Philip Mollica from Anderson, South Carolina, with scores of 68, 68 and 66 for 202 and a $5,962 pay-out. .
Englishman Paul Maddy, who led the first round with a 65, drifted to joint 29th position with subsequent scores of 74 and 73 for a four-under total of 222 and a pay slip for $872.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
201 Ryan Gildersleeve (Clearwater, Florida) 66 65 70 ($12,179).
202 Philip Mollica (Anderson, South Carolina) 68 68 66 ($5,962).
204 Jeff Corr (Longwood, Florida) 69 66 69 ($4,947).
205 Russell Knox (Inverness, Scotland) 66 70 69, Patrick Nagle (Pacifica, California) 66 69 70, Matt McQuillan (Kingston, Oregon) 69 65 71 ($3,424 each).
Selected score:
212 Paul Maddy (Cambridge, England) 65 74 73 (jt 29th) ($872).

KNOX TRAILS BY FIVE ON HOOTERS TOUR Florida-based Russell Knox from Inverness will start the third and final round of this week's NGA Hooters' Tour Winter Series event at Diamond Back Golf Club, Haines City, Florida with a five-stroke leeway to make up on the leader. Knox has had rounds of 66 and 70 for eight-under-par 136 and joint eighth position. He had his first bogey of the tournament at the long 16th in his second round. He had earlier birdied the third, long fifth and 14th. Leading the field by three shots is Ryan Gildersleeve from Florida with scores of 66 and 65 for 131. LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS Par 144 (2x72) 131 Ryan Gildersleeve (Clearwater, Florida) 66 65. 134 Matt McQuillan (Kingston, Oregon) 69 65, Drew Letham (Kansas) 69 65. Selected scores: 136 Camilo Benedetti (Orlando, Florida) 69 67, Russell Knox (Inverness) 66 70 (jt 8th).

KNOX CLICKETY-CLICKS AGAIN ON HOOTERS TOUR Florida-based Russell Knox from Inverness got back on the straight and narrow in the first round of this week's NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Diamond Back Golf Club, Haines City in Central Florida. After failing to make the top 20 last week, Knox shot a bogey-free, six-under-par 66 (34-32) today to be lying joint second behind Englishman Paul Maddy (Gog Magog) who was the early clubhouse leader with a 65 (33-32). LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES Par 72, 6903yd 65 Paul Maddy (Gog Magog). 66 Ryan Gildersleeve (Clearwater, Florida), Russell Knox (Inverness & Jacksonville Beach, Florida), Patrick Nagle (California), Ryan Henry (Oklahoma), Trent Leon (Florida). 68 Robbie Greenwell (Oregon), Ted Potter (Silver Springs, Florida), Daniel Stowe (St Petersburg, Florida), Philip Mollica (South Carolina), Matt Parziale (Massachusetts). Jimmy Gunn (70) lying joint 20 th in Arizona Meanwhile, over in Arizona on the Gateway Tour, Dornoch exile Jimmy Gunn was lying joint 20 th at the end of the first round of the Desert Winter 3 event at Raven Golf Club at Verrado. Gunn, who missed the cut in last week's tournament, dropped a shot at the short third but made up for it with birdies at the long fifth, ninth and 10th. Four Americans share the lead on six-under-par 66. FIRST ROUND LEADERS Par 72 Players from US unless stated 66 Neil Johnson, Jake Younan-Wise, Drew Stoltz, Vincent Johnson. 67 Andrew Paulson, Craig Leslie, Brett Swedberg Selected score: 70 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland) (jt 20th).

FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR RUSSELL KNOX Florida-based Russell Knox from Inverness earned $1,013 for a joint 25th place finish in this week's NGA Hooters Tour event at Forest Lake Golf Club, Ocoee in Florida. Knox had rounds of 72, 68 and 69 for a four-under-par total of 209. He was five over par for the short holes alone over the 54 holes, running up double bogey 5s at two of them. The winner of the $12,462 first prize was James Vargas from Miami with a 14-under-par total of 199, made up of rounds of 67, 67 and 65. LEADING FINAL TOTALS Par 213 (3x71) 199 James Vargas (Miami, Florida) 67 67 65 ($12,462). 200 Will Wilcox (Pell City, Alabama) 70 64 66, Michael Thompson (Birmingham, Alabama) 69 65 66 ($5,680 each). 201 Andrew Svobodo (New York) 68 67 66, Jhared Hack (Sandford, Florida) 69 65 67 ($3,863 each). Selected total: 209 Russell Knox (Scotland) 72 68 69 (jt 25th) ($1,013).

KNOX FINISHES JOINT FOURTH IN FLORIDA Florida-based Scot Russell Knox finished joint fourth in this week's NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series golf tournament at Shingle Creek Golf Club, Orlando in Florida. Knox, from Inverness, had rounds of 68, 68 and 72 for an eight-under-par total of 208 over the 7,228yd course. A double bogey 5 at the short fifth in his final round cost Knox a share of third place. He did birdie the 10th and 16th to salvage a pay day of $2,200, about $1,000 less than he might have got for a joint third finish.. Rob Oppenheim from Massachusetts led from start to finish to win the $8,500 first prize by three shots with rounds of 67, 66 and 68 for 15-under-par 201 *Russell Knox has now won $14,742 from the five Hooters Tour Winter Series events in which he has never been lower than joint 15th. He has had two top-five finishes. LEADING FINAL TOTALS Par 216 (3x72) 201 Rob Oppenheim (Massachusetts) 67 66 68 ($8,500). 204 Jim Renner (Massachusetts) 68 69 67 ($4,250). 206 Kelly Sellers (Florida) 70 66 70 ($3,300). 208 Russell Knox (Scotland) 68 68 72, Will Wilcox (Alabama) 71 68 69, Matt Gann (Kentucky) 70 69 69 ($2,200 each).

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR RUSSELL Russell Knox goes into the third and final round of the NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Shingle Creek Golf Club, Florida in joint second place. The Inverness exile - he's based at Jacksonville Beach, Florida - repeated his opening round of 68 for a 36-hole tally of eight-under-par 136, the same as American Kelly Sellers (70-66). Knox birdied the first, foufrth, 12th, 14th and 16th. Once again he had one bogey, at the 10th. Rob Oppenheim from Massachusetts retained his overnight lead with a 66 for 11-under-par 133. SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD Par 144 (2x72) 133 Rob Oppenheim (Massachusetts) 67 66 136 Kelly Sellers (Florida) 70 66, Russell Knox (Sco) 68 68 137 Jim Renner (Massachusetts) 68 69.

Russell Knox (68) makes good start in Florida Inverness exile Russell Knox has made a good start to his 2010 campaign on the NGA Hooters Tour in the United States. Knox was sharing second place with a four-under-par 68 - one shot off the lead - after the first round in the Winter Series event at Shingle Creek Golf Club, near Orlando, Florida. Knox, Florida-based since his four years at Jacksonville University, birdied the long second, the short fifth, the 10th, the long 12th and the 18th in halves of 35 and 33. His only bogey came at the short seventh over the par-72, 7,228yd course. Rob Oppenheim from Andover, Massachusetts leads with a five-under-par 67. First round leaders Par 72 67 Rob Oppenheim (US). 68 Russell Knox (Sco), Jim Renner (US). 69 Jim Troy (US). 70 Matt Gann (US), Kelly Sellers (US).

Knox slips to joint 15th place finish on Hooters Tour

Russell Knox from Inverness earned $1,480 for a joint 15th place finish in this week's NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club, Haines City, Florida.
The Florida-based Scot had eight birdies over opening rounds of 69 and 68 to be lying fourth after 36 holes but he could manage only one birdie, at the 13th, in a closing round of two-over-par 74 for a total of five-under 211.
Knox finished 10 shots behind the winner by four shots of the $12,368 first prize - Joe Affrunti from Illinois with scores of 68, 67 and 66 for 15-under-par 201.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
201 Joe Affrunti (Illinois) 68 67 66 ($12,368).
205 James Vargas (Florida)( 68 71 66, Brad Klapprott (Florida) 65 71 69, Patrick Nagle (California) 69 67 69 ($4,977 each).
Selected score:
211 Russell Knox (Scotland) 69 68 74 (jt 15th) ($1,480).

Knox joint 13th after first round at Southern Dunes

Inverness exile Russell Knox is lying joint 13th at the end of the first round in this week's NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club, Haines City in Florida.
Knox, based in Florida since he attended Jacksonville University, shot a three-under-par 69 with birdies at the fifth, sixth, ninth and 12th, spoiled only with a last-hole bogey.
The Scot is four shots behind leader Brad Klapprott from Florida with a 65. He leads by two from Andrew Svoboda (New York), John Elliott (Rhode Island) and Ryan Brehm (Michigan).

A FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR KNOX Russell Knox from Inverness won $3,587 for finishing fifth in this week's NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series' event at Sugarloaf Mountain Golf Club, Minniola in Florida. Florida-based Knox had rounds of 69, 71 and 70 for a six-under-par total of 210 over the 7,107yd par-72 course. He finished eight shots behind the winner Travis Hampshire from Florida, winner of the $12,482 first prize by three strokes with rounds of 68, 61 and 73 for a 14-under 202 total. LEADING TOTALS 202 Travis Hampshire (Florida) 68 61 73 ($12,482) 205 Patrick Nagle (California) 71 65 69 ($6,183). 209 David Suggs (Florida) 73 68 68, Jonathan Moore (Oklahoma) 69 68 72 ($4,626 each) 210 Russell Knox (Scotland) 69 71 70 ($3,587)

A few dollars more for Russell Knox Florida-based Inverness exile Russell Knox finished joint 13th with a seven-under-par total of 209 in the NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Timacuan Golf Club, Lake Mary, Florida today. Knox, one of the leading money-winners on the Hooters Tour since he turned pro following four years as a student at Jacksonville University, Florida, had rounds of 70, 69 and 70 over the par-72, 7025yd course to earn $1,913. The Scot birdied the third, fifth, 12th and 17th but bogeys at the ninth and 11th on this highly-competitive satellite circuit cost him a top-10 finish and possibly double the pay-out he did get. He finished 11 shots behind the winner of the $12,462 first prize, Michael Thompson from Birmingham, Alabama with scores of 69, 66 and 63 for a five-shot win with an 18-under-par total of 198. LEADING TOTALS Par 216 (3x72) 7025yd 198 Michael Thompson (Birmingham, Alabama) 69 66 63 ($12,462). 203 Robbie Greenwell (Georgetown, Oregon) 67 70 66, Matthew Koln (Maitland, Florida) 67 66 780, Zack Sucher (Loxley, Alabama) 66 67 68 ($5081 each). Selected score: 209 Russell Knox (Jacksonville Beach, Florida) 70 69 70($1,913).

RUSSELL KNOX JOINT FIFTH ON HOOTERS TOUR Russell Knox had an eagle and three birdies in a second-round 69 which lifted him up to joint fifth with a round to go in this week's Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Timacuan Golf Club, Lake Mary in Florida. The Florida-based Inverness exile is on five-under-par 139, having begun the tournament with a two-under 70. He is four shots behind the leader, American Michael Thomson, who has had rounds of 69 and 66 for 135, and two shots behind second-placed Will Wilcox (66-71).

Knox needs something special in second round,

and Gunn is six shots off the pace in Arizona

Inverness exile Russell Knox, a winner on the Hooters Tour three weeks ago, consistently makes the cuts on this highly-competitive US mini-tour but the Scot looks destined to fail in this week's event at The Members Club, Woodcreek in Elgin, South Carolina.
Russell has posted a first-round, one-over-par 73 to be seven shots behind the six players sharing the lead on 66. He is well down the field.
The cut mark can be as low as three under par on the Hooters Tour so Knox needs an exceptional second round over a course just over the 7,000yd mark.
Meanwhile, fellow Highlander Jimmy Gunn from Dornoch is struggling with a 74 on another very competitive US circuit, the Gateway Tour.
Gunn is six shots behind pacemaker Zack Miller in the Tour Championship at Legacy Golf Club, Arizona. The course is 7,199yd long.

Knox lying second with a round to go in

Hooters' Tour Dothan Classic

Florida-based Scot Russell Knox put himself in line for a big cheque with a third-round of seven under par 65 in the Hooters Tour's Dothan Classic at Highland Oaks, Dothan in Alabama.
Knox had an eagle at the 16th and birdies at the first, second, fourth, ninth, 14th and 18th in halves of 33 and 32. He had one bogey, at the eighth.
The Inverness-born player, who stayed on in the United States after four successful years on the US college golf circuit as a student at Jacksonville University, Florida, is lying in second place with 18 holes to go.
Knox has scored 69, 71 and 65 for 11-under-par 205.
He is three shots behind leader Jim Renner who has shot 66, 70 and 66 for 14-under-par 202.
Knox could also come under pressure from behind as third-placed Will Wilcox is only one shot behind him after a 69 for 206 and fourth-placed Michael Lavery is on 207 after a third-round 72.

A fistful of dollars for Russell

Knox in Oklahoma

Florida-based Russell Knox from Inverness earned $4,355 for a joint ninth place finish in the weekend NGA Hooters Tour event, the Buffalo Run Classic at Peoria Ridge Golf Club, Miami in Oklahoma.
Knox shot 23 birdies over 72 holes in compiling a total of 13-under-par 275 with rounds of 68, 70, 69 and 68 over the par-72, 6,960yd course.
He finished 11 shots behind the winner of the $33,566 prize, Ted Potter from Florida, who beat Martin Flores from Texas at the fourth hole of a play-off after they had tied on 20 under par 268. Flores' consolation prize was $16,607.
Englishman David Skinns from Lincoln collected $11,013 for third place on 269 after a tournament low final round of 62.
Knox has now won $25,477 in five appearances on the Hooters' Tour this season. He missed the cut in one but has had three top-10 and one top-12 finish in the others.

Knox joint ninth with one round to go in Hooters' event

Russell Knox goes into Sunday's final round of the Hooters Tour event, the Buffalo Run Casino Classic at Peoria Ridger Golf Club, Miami in Oklahoma with six shots to make up on leader Martin Flores from Texas.
The Inverness exile is in joint ninth place after rounds of 68, 70 and 69 for a nine-under-par 207 total.
The scoring is so "hot" on this satellite tour that you have to be double figures under par to have a chance of winning the standard $10,000 first prize.
Floes has shot 70, 65 and 66 for 15-uneder-par 201.
He leads by one shot from five players on 202.

Knox back with a bang on the

Hooters Tour with jt 2 finish

Inverness-born Russell Knox has returned to the Hooters Tour after a holiday back home in Scotland followed by an appearance on the US Nationwide Tour to equal his best ever performance on the Hooters Tour.

Knox, who stayed on in Florida after four years at Jacksonville University, tied for second place, one shot behind the winner, in the Savannah Lakes Village Classic at Monticello Golf Club, McCormick in South Carolina.

He had rounds of 71, 64, 69 and 69 for a 15-under-par total of 273 over a 7,032yd course with a par of 72.

Knox birdied the 72nd hole to earn $12,455 for a three-way split of the second, third and fourth prizes with American Matthew Anderson and Englishman David Skinns from Lincoln, like Knox a former US college circuit player.

The winner, Matthew Harmon from Grand Rapids, Michigan shot 65, 71, 67 and 69 for 272 to pocket the first prize of $33,566.

A second Englishman in the last-day shake-up was former European Tour player and past world and British boys' champion Michael Welch who finished fifth on 274 to earn $7,886.

Knox won $64,074 on the 2008 Hooters Tour and an additional $25,480 in the Hooters 2008-2009 Winter Series. His record on the 2009 Hooters Tour is: joint 7th ($5,215), joint 11th ($3,452) and now joint second ($12,455).

He has about 10 top-10 finishes and three joint seconds over the past year with a best pay cheque of £12,471 in the Hilton Garden Inn Classic late last September.

Leading final totals in the Savannah Lakes Village Classic:

Par 288 (4x72) 7,032yd.

272 Matthew Harmon (US) 65 71 67 69 ($33,566).

273 Matthew Anderson (US) 68 70 69 66, David Skinns (Eng) 73 65 68 67, Russell Knox (sco) 71 64 69 69 ($12,455 each).

274 Michael Welch (Eng) 72 66 68 68 (jt 5th) ($7,886).

Third-round 80 puts Scott


Jamieson out of rain-hit


Hooters Open money

Glasgow's Scott Jamieson finished well out of the money after a disastrous third round of 80 for a share of 57th place in the rain-shortened Hooters Tour Open at Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover in North Carolina today.
Jamieson, after earlier rounds of 76 and 73 to beat the cut, had a double bogey 6 at the 11th, and double bogey 5s at the short 15th and short 17th in halves of 36 and 44. He had birdies at the first, fifth and eighth.
In his first round, the Scot, pictured, had a triple bogey 7 at the fifth and a double bogey 5 at the short 17th.
Florida-based Russell Knox, the Scot who is one of the leading money-winners on the Hooters Tour, did not play in this event - the last for four weeks - as he is flying back to Scotland for an eight-day break in his home-town of Inverness.
American Blaine Peffley, who played on the US college circuit as a student at Maryland University, won the $33,566 first prize by three strokes with scores of 72, 69 and 68 for seven-under-par 209.


Runner-up was Scott Stallings with 74, 67 and 71 for 212, a shot ahead of a third American, Justin Smith, with scores of 74, 67 and 71.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS


Par 216 (3 x 72) 7182yd


209 Blaine Peffley (US) 72 69 68.


212 Scott Stallings (US) 74 67 71.


213 Justin Smith (US) 67 74 72.


Selected score:


229 Scott Jamieson (Sco) 70 73 80 (jt 57th).

Scott Jamieson has nightmare 80

in third round of Hooters Open

Russell Knox is not playing in this weekend's Hooters Tour Open over 72 holes at Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover in North Carolina.
Russell is coming back home - if he can call Inverness home these days - for a short break from his base for the past few years at Jacksonville Beach in Florida.
That leaves Scott Jamieson, like Knox a former US college circuit player, to carry the standard for Scotland.
And he had a nightmare third round of 80 for a tally of 13-over-par 229.
The Glasgow man had three double bogeys - at the 11th, short 15th and short 17th. Birdies at the first, fifth and eighth were not enough to compensate in halves of 36 and 44.
Another former US college player David Skinns, now living in Atlanta, Georgia had rounds of 73, 75 and 75 for 223.
In the race for the $33,566 jackpot prize, three men shared the lead of 141 at the halfway point - Justin Smith from Pennsylvania with 67 and 74, Scott Stallings from Tennessee with 74 and 67, and Blaire Peffley, also from Pennsylvania with 72 and 69.

Russell Knox coming home


March 17 for eight-day break



Russell Knox from Inverness, the most successful Scottish professional golfer in the United States this year - better results than Martin Laird on the US PGA Tour and Jimmy Gunn on the Gateway Tour - is taking a holiday home to Inverness on March 17 for eight days.
"Can't wait even though the temperature for the latest NGA Hooters Tour event at the weekend was 80 degees and sunny!" said Russell in an E-mail to Scottishgolfview.com
"I feel my game is improving steadily and I can't wait to step it up a level either to the Nationwide Tour of the US PGA Tour.
"Have not really thought about coming back to play in Europe. Tough to leave a climate like this where it is this warm in early March. Love it over here."
+Russell sent the above picture from his mobile phone on Sunday at the conclusion of the latest Hooters Tour event in which he achieved another top-10 finish and pocketed over $5,000.

Knox birdies the 18th to earn

extra $1,800 in Florida

A last-hole birdie was worth around an extra $1,800 to Inverness exile Russell Knox in the final round of the latest NGA Hooters Tour event, the Amelia Island Plantation Classic in Florida.
Knox had rounds of 68, 71, 70 and 71 for eight-under-par total 280 over the Oak Marsh course. That earned him a shared of seventh place and a financial reward of $5,215 which would have been only $3,443 but for that 18th hole birdie, the fifth of the round, which also included four bogeys.
He birdied the first, second, 11th, 13th and 18th, and bogeyed the fifth, eighth, 12th and 16th.
Winner of the $33,566 jackpot prize was American Ted Potter with scores of 68, 69, 69 and 67 for 15 under par 273 and a two-shot victory.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
273 Ted Potter (Florida) 68 69 69 67 ($33,566).
275 Stephen Shellock (New Jersey) 73 71 61 70 ($16,655).
278 David Miller (Alabama) 73 67 69 69 ($11,061).
Selected total:
280 Russell Knox (Scotland) 68 71 70 71 ($5,215) (jt 17th).

Knox rallies with five birdies in a row

to stay in Hooters Tour hunt

Stephen Shellock (Orlando, Florida) took full advantage of “moving day” by bolting to the top of the leaderboard with a course record-setting round of 11-under-par 61 at the NGA Hooters Tour's Amelia Island Plantation NGA Classic presented by Valley Crest over the 6775 yard, par 72 Oak Marsh Golf Course. The round included 11 birdies, 1 eagle and 2 bogies.
Shellock will carry his now 11-under-par 205 three-round total, along with a one stroke advantage over Ted Potter (Silver Springs, FL) who posted ten under par 206, into the final round.
Kyle Ellis (Senatobia, MS) who finished with a three round total of nine under par 207 and will begin the final round two strokes back of the leader.
Inverness-born Russell Knox starts in joint fourth place on 209, having improved from joint eighth place at the start of the third round. When the Highlander bogeyed the short fourth and then ran up a double bogey 5 at the short seventh, he looked as if he were in free-fall but then Knox strung together five successive birdies - at the eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th - to retrieve the situation.
The total purse for The Amelia Island Plantation NGA Classic presented by Valley Crest is $200,000 with $33,566 going to the winner.
LEADING THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
205 Stephen Shellock 73 71 61.
206 Ted Potter 68 69 69
207 Kyle Ellis 70 68 69.
Selected score
209 Russell Knox (Scotland) 68 71 70.

Knox in the hunt with a first-round 68

Inverness exile Russell Knox shot a four-under-par 68 which saw him end the first day in a share of third place at this week's NGA Hooters Tour event, the Amelia Island Plantation Classic over the Oak Marsh course at Amelia Island, Florida.
Russell birdied the third, short seventh, 13th, 15th and short 16th, dropping only one shot to par, at the long ninth.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72. 6580yd
Players from US unless stated
65 Nick Rousey.
67 B J Pitzen.
68 Russell Knox (Scotland), Will Klaxton, Ted Potter, Ramon Bescara (Spain), Ryan Blaum, Ryan Carter, Thomas Hagler.
Selected score:
72 David Skinns (England) (jt 41st).

Knox finishes with eagle for

joint 2nd and $5,915 cheque

Inverness exile Russell Knox, pictured right, boosted his earnings in the Hooters' Tour's Winter Series to $25,490 from eight events since early December with a joint second place finish today over the Stoneybrook West course at Winter Garden, Florida.
Over a 7,101yd par-72 course, the Florida-based Knox had rounds of 68, 71 and 70 for a seven-under-par total of 209. That tied him with George Bradford from Pikesville, Maryland (68-70-71) as they finished two behind the winner of the $12,904 first prize, Chris Wilson from Dublin, Ohio with scores of 68, 67 and 72 for 207.
Knox finished with an eagle 3 and that was worth an extra couple of thousand dollars to him.


Russell must have thought that third place was the best he could achieve until overnight leader Ted Potter from Silver Springs, Florida blew up with a closing round of 76 after setting the pace with scores of 65 and 69.
The Scot, who stayed on in the States after playing the US college circuit for four four years as a Jacksonville University student, earned $5,915, his highest cheque of the Winter Series.
LEADING TOTALS


Par 216 (3x72)


207 Chris Wilson (Dublin, Ohio) 68 67 72 ($12,904).


209 Russell Knox (Jacksonville Beach) 68 71 70, George Bradford (Pikesville, Maryland) 68 70 71 ($5,915 each).


210 Chris Rodgers (Franklin, Tennessee) 71 70 69, Ted Potter (Silver Springs, Florida) 65 69 76 ($4,033 each).

KNOX WINS HIMSELF A FISTFUL

OF DOLLARS IN FLORIDA

Inverness exile Russell Knox won himself a fistful of dollars by finishing joint 14th in the NGA Hooters Tour's Winter Series event at Deer Island Golf Club, Tavares in Florida today.
Knox improved with every round, following up a disappointing 75 with scores of 70 and 69 for a two-under-par total of 214. He earned $1,754. A par 4 instead of a double bogey 6 at the fifth in his first round would have seen him finish joint fifth and double his take-home pay to his base at Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Knox stayed on in Florida after four successful years on the US college golf circuit as a student at Jacksonville University.
Former European Tour player Paul Curry had rounds of 77, 68 and 71 to finished joint 26th on level par 216 for which he received $1,047. Curry has been a winner already this year on what is a highly competitive satellite tour.
Joshua Wooding from California scooped the $12,132 first prize with scores of 79, 68 and 70 for a total of eight-under-par 208.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
208 Joshua Wooding (California) 70 68 70.
209 Brian Stuard (Michigan) 71 66 72, Jim Troy (Florida) 70 69 70.
211 Chris Wilson (Ohio) 72 69 70.
Selected totals:
214 Russell Knox (Scotland) 75 70 69 (jt 14th).
216 Paul Curry (England) 77 68 71 (jt 26th).

Knox needs to pull his socks up

to beat the cut in Florida

Inverness exile Russell Knox was in danger of one of his rare "missed cut" appearances on the NGA Hooters Tour after a first-round, three-over-par 75 in the Winter Series event at Deer Island Country Club, Tavares in Florida.
Knox had a double bogey 6 on his card and not enough birdies to compensate as he went into the second round, knowing he needed to beat par to have the remotest chance of surviving in a highly competitive field of 129.
English-born Paul Curry, a winner on the Hooters Tour this year, was in even bigger trouble than the Scot who has lived at Jacksonville Beach, Florida since his four years at Jacksonville University.
Curry could do no better than a first-round 77.
The early leader after 36 holes was Joshua Wooding from California with 70 and 68 for 138.
Patrick Nagle from Indiana was onf 140 with scores of 69 and 71.

Elsewhere on the mini-tour scene in the United States:

JIMMY GUNN BEATS THE ARIZONA CUT

Former Royal Dornoch amateur Jimmy Gunn survived the 36-hole cut in the Gateway Tour's Desert Series event at Trilogy Golf Club, Arizona with scores of 71 and 70 for a three-under-par tally of 141. Players had to total 144 or better to make the last round.
Gunn, playing in temperatures in the mid-70s, birdied the first, 13th and 15th before dropping his only shot of the day at the 16th. He is 11 shots behind the new leader, American Ben Kern, with a pair of 65s for 130. Demoted from the pole position, Kevin Stadler is in second place on 133 with scores of 63 and 70.

ends.

Hot stuff on the Hooters Tour in Florida

Russell Knox finishes on 10-under

- that's only good enough for jt 11th

Inverness-born Russell Knox had a 54-hole total of 10-under-par 206 but that was still only good-enough for the Jacksonville, Florida-based Scot to finish joint 11th in the highly competitive NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Fores Lake Golf Club, Ocoee, Florida today.

Knox, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had rounds of 68, 69 and 69 to earn $2,073. He was one of the tour's leading money-winners in 2008.

Winner of the top prize of $12,132 was former European Tour player Paul Curry from Essex but now based at Longwood, Florida. Curry had scores of 66, 69 and 66 for a 15-under-par total of 201.

He won one stroke from Jeff Corr, also from Longwood, with 66, 65 and 71 for 202 and a pay-out of $6,066.

To survive the 36-hole cut, players in the field of 130 had to shoot four-under-par 140 or better. Irishman Sean McTernan was eliminated with a pair of 74s for 148.

HOW THEY FINISHED

Par 216 (3 x 72)

Players from US unless stated

201 Paul Curry (Eng) 66 69 66.

202 Jeff Corr 66 65 71.

203 Jim Renner 70 66 67, James Vargas 66 68 69.

Selected score

206 Russell Knox (Sco) 68 69 69 (jt 11th).

Missed the cut

148 Sean McTernan (Ire) 74 74.

Grandstand finish earns a few dollars more in Florida

for Russell Knox

Florida-based Russell Knox from Inverness hit form in the last round to finish joint ninth and earn $2,415 in the Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club, Haines City, Florida.
Knox was in joint 28th place after two opening rounds of 71 but a five-under-par 67, in which he covered his last 15 holes in six under par, saw him surge up the leaderboard fo finish on seven-under-par 209.
Russell had three birdies in his first round, two in his second and six in his final round in which he bogeyed the second and then birdied the long fourth, the fifth, the long ninth, the 15th, the long 16th and 18th.
The scoring on the Hooters Tour is always very low as witness the winner in this event by five strokes of the $12,414 top prize. Keegan Bradley from Huntington, New York State shot 67, 66 and 67 for a 16-under-par total of 200. Knox had to shoot two-under-par 142 to beat the cut after two rounds.
Knox and Bradley shared the low-round honours on the final day with their 67s.
The Scot finished joint second in last week's event and is one of the leading money winners on the Hooters Tour in 2008.
David Kirkpatrick, another Florida-based Scot from Edinburgh, failed to survive cut.

The Hooters Tour Winter Series now takes a break until mid-January.

FINAL LEADING TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
200 Keegan Bradley (Huntington, New York State) 67 66 67 ($12,414).
205 Jim Rennie (Plainville, Maryland) 67 68 70 ($6,191).
206 Jeff Corr (Longwood, Florida) 66 71 69 ($5,156).
Selected score:
209 Russell Knox (Inverness) 71 71 67 $2,415) (jt 9th).

Russell Knox beats Florida cut with
nothing to spare at two-under 142

Inverness exile Russell Knox beat the 36-hole cut with nothing to spare on two-under-par 142 in the Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club, Haines City in Florida today.
Knox, based at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, has had two rounds of 71, leaving him 10 shots behind American Tyler Leon, leader by one shot with scores of 68 and 64.
Florida-based David Kirkpatrick from Edinburgh and Irishman Sean McTernan from Sligo missed the cut with 36-hole tallies of 145 and 148 respectively.
Kirkpatrick scored 73 and 72, McTernan 70 and 78.
SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2 x 72)
132 Tyler Leon (Dallas, Texas) 68 64.
133 Keegan Bradley (New York State) 67 66.
134 Rob Oppenheim (Maryland) 66 68, Matthew Harmon (Michigan) 65 69.
Selected scores:
142 Russell Knox (Scotland) 71 71 (jt 27th)
Missed the cut
145 David Kirkpatrick (Scotland) 73 72.
148 Sean McTernan (Ireland) 70 78.

ends

RUSSELL KNOX TRAILS IN FLORIDA

Russell Knox's opening round of one-under-par 71 left him in joint 38th position in a field of 132 at the end of the first day in the NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series event at Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club, Haines City in Florida.
The Inverness player, who is based at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, is six shots behind leader Matthew Harmon from Michigan with a 65.
Knox finished runner-up and earned $5,500 in last week's event, also after starting with a 71.
Irishman Sean McTernan from Sligo is in joint 29th place with a 70.
Edinburgh exile David Kilpatrick had a 73.

Russell Knox wins biggest

prize for 2nd place

on Hooters Tour

Florida-based Russell Knox from Inverness won his biggest cheque on the Hooters Tour with a tie for second place in the Hilton Garden Inn Classic at Pearl River Resort, Choctaw, Mississippi.
Knox earned $12,741 for an 11-under-par total of 273, made up of scores of 70, 67, 69 and 67.
He finished two shots behind the $33,566 winner, Grant Leaver from Tennessee, who scored 68, 65, 72 and 66 for 271.
Knox, who stayed on in America after competing on the American college golf circuit for four years as a student at Jacksonville University, Florida, is now fourth on the Hooters Tour money list with earnings of $64,074 from 18 events. He has missed the cut five times.
Another former US college circuit player, David Skinns from Lincoln, is the leading money winner on the Hooters Tour this year with a grand total of $134,809.

Inverness man's continued success on Hooters Tour

KNOX WINS FISTFUL OF

DOLLARS AFTER RAIN

WASH-OUT IN GEORGIA

Florida-based Inverness exile Russell Knox finished joint third in the Hooters' Tour event, the ComSouth Classic, after rain washed out the third and final round (on Sunday) at Southern Hills Golf Club, Hawkinsville, Georgia.
Knox, who stayed on in America after four years playing on the US college golf circuit as a student at Jacksonville University, Florida, had rounds of 68 and 66 for a 10-under-par toal of 134, finishing three shots behind the winner of the $33,566 first prize, Andrew Medby from Alabama. He scored 62 and 69 for 13-under 131.
Knox earned $9,479, this third largest payday this year, boosting his earnings to $51,603 in 15 Hooters' Tour events since the end of February. He has missed three cuts.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72) 6741yd.
131 Andrew Medby (US) 62 69 ($33,566).
132 Justin Walters (US) 67 65.
134 Emmett Turner (US) 65 69, Scott Stallings (US) 68 66, Russell Knox (Sco) 68 66.

A few dollars more for Russell

Knox on the Hooters Tour

Inverness exile Russell Knox, based at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, finished joint 29th in the latest NGA Hooters Tour event, the Onion Creek Classic at Austin, Texas.
Knox had scores of 68, 69, 71 and 64 for an eight-under-par total of 272. His six-under-par final round significantly improved his overnight 55th position and earned him $1,609.
Knox is now 11th in the Hooters' Tour money list for the year with $40,280 from 11 events. He has missed only two cuts.
South African-born Dawie Van Der Walt, a graduate of Lamar University, won the $33,566 first prize in the Onion Creek Classic over a 6,351yd par-70 course, with scores of 68, 64, 65 and 66. Emmett Turner achieved the same 17-under-par total of 263 with scores of 66, 64, 69 and 64 but lost a play-off at the first hole and had to settle for the runner-up prize of $16,671.
Ian Parnaby from Durham, England came joint 17th on 270 with scores of 66, 68, 68 and 68 and earned $2,292.
David Skinns from Lincoln, England, like Russell Knox, a former US college circuit player, is the leading moneywinner for the season on the Hooters Tour with $92,468.
He did not play in this lastest event.

A FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR
KNOX ON HOOTERS TOUR

Inverness exile Russell Knox earned $1818 for a joint 26th place finish in the latest NGA Hooters' Tour event, the Kings Creek Classic at Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Knox, based at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, since he played on the US college circuit for four years as a student at Jacksonville University, had rounds of 66, 67, 70 and 69 for an eight-under-par total of 272 over the par-70 lay-out.
David Skinns from Lincoln finished joint seventh on 266 and his take-home pay was $5,849 for rounds of 64, 68, 67 and 67.
Niall Turner from Cork earned $1592 for a joint 31st place finish on 273 (63-70-71-69).
Welshman Ben Briscoe, a winner on the satellite tour a few weeks ago, came joint 44th on 276 (68-69-69-70) to earn $1,270.
The top prize of $33,566 was won by Tommy Biershenk from South Carolina with a 21-under-par total of 259, made up of 62, 62, 64 and 66. He won by one shot from Bryant McKellar of Alabama who picked up $16,735 for scores of 61, 67, 67 and 65 for 260.
The Hooters Tour now takes a break until the third week of July at Austin, Texas.

Russell Knox loses

ground with par

70 in Tennessee

If you shoot par on the NGA Hooters Tour in America, you lose ground - as Inverness exile Russell Knox found out on Saturday in the third round of the $200,000 Kings Creek Classic, this weekend's 72-hole event on the satellite tour, at Spring Hill, Tennessee.

Florida-based Knox, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved), after rounds of 66 and 67, was in the top 10 in the chase for the $33,566 top prize but a third-round 70 over the 6,807yd par-70 lay-out dropped him down to a share of 18th place on seven-under-par 203.

Tommy Biershenk from South Carolina leads at 17-under-par 193 with rounds of 67, 62 and 64.

He is two shots ahead of Justin Smith from Pennsylvania and former Clemson University college golfer Bryant McKellar now back in his home state of Alabama.

David Skinns from Lincoln, like Knox a former US college circuit player, is in joint eighth place on 199 after rounds of 64, 68 and 67.

LEADERBOARD

Par 210 (3 x 70).

193 Tommy Biershenk (South Carolina) 67 62 64.

195 Justin Smith (Pennsylvania) 65 65 65, Bryant McKellar (Alabama) 61 67 67.

Other scores:

199 David Skinns (Lincoln) 64 68 67 (jt 8th).

203 Russell Knox (Inverness) 66 67 70 (jt 18th).

204 Niall Turner (Cork) 63 70 71 (jt 29th).

206 Ben Briscoe (Wales) 68 69 69 (jt 46th).

MISSED THE CUT (137 or better)

143 Sean McTernan (Sligo) 71 72.

149 Ian Parnaby (England) 73 76.

Knox five off hot pace in Hooters

Tour Classic in Tennessee

Inverness exile Russell Knox has had only two bogeys in 36 holes and is on seven under par 133 but he is still outwith the top 10 in the NGA Hooters Tour Classic at Kings Creek, Spring Hill in Tennessee.
That's how high the standard of play is on this satellite tour.
Bryant McKellar from Alabama leads at 12-under-par 128 over the par 70 lay-out. He has shot 61 and 67.
David Skinns from Lincoln has shot 64 and 68 to be join ninth on 132.
Irishman Niall Turner from Cork is on the same 133 mark as Knox who has had rounds of 66 and 67. Turner has scored 63 and 70.
Sean McTernan from Sligo, Ireland is on 143 with rounds of 71 and 72. Respectable scoring but Sean missed the cut by miles on 143.
LEADERBOARD
Par 140 (2 x 70)
128 Bryan McKellar (Alabama) 61 67.
129 Tommy Biershenk (South Carolina) 67 62.
130 Theo Potter (Florida) 65 65, Casey Crain (Minnesota) 63 67.
Other scores:
132 David Skinns 64 68.
133 Niall Turner 63 70, Russell Knox 66 67.
143 Sean McTernan 71 72.

Russell Knox's four-under 66 only
good enough for joint 20th place

Russell Knox from Inverness - a resident of Jacksonville, Florida for the past five years - was lying joint 20th in the NGA Hooters Tour Classic after the opening round at Spring Hill Golf Club, Tennessee.
Over a 6,807yd course with a par of 70, Knox had a 66 (31-35) with birdies at the third, sixth, eighth, ninth and 13th before a solitary bogey at the 18th.
He started the second round five shots behind the leader, Bryant McKellar from Alabama.
Irishman Niall Turner, like Knox a former US college circuit player, from Cork was lying joint second on 63.
And a third ex-college circuit golfer, David Skinns from Lincoln, was one of eight players sharing fourth place on 64.
Welshman Bren Briscoe, who picked up a $33,566 winner's cheque two or three competitions ago, was in a share of 50th place with a 68.

Russell Knox makes top 10 in

Oklahoma despite double bogey

Russell Knox from Inverness earned $4,957 for a joint eighth finish in The Buffalo Run Classic, the latest event on the NGA Hooters Tour, at Peoria Ridge, Oklahoma on Sunday.
A double bogey 6 at the ninth in a final round of par 72 cost him a lot of dollars.
Knox, who has lived at Jacksonville Beach, Florida since his four years on the US college golf circuit as a student at Jacksonville University, had earlier scores of 69, 63 and 64. His final total was 20-under-par 268 but, on this satellite circuit where the standard of play is unbelievably high, the winner, Jeff Corr from Longwood, Florida shot 30 under par 258 (62-64-64-68 over a 6,960yd course to earn the top pay-out of $33,566
Knox has won $36,853 from 10 events - two missed cuts - on the Hooters Tour this year.
David Skinns from Lincoln finished joint 17th on 18-under 270 with scores of 64, 69, 65 and 72 for a $2358 cheque.
Colin Speirs from Dunkeld had a bad last round of 78 after earlier scores of 68, 68 and 69 for five-under 283. He earned $900 for joint 63rd place.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72). 6,960yd.
258 Jeff Corr (Longwood, Florida) 62 64 64 68 ($33,566).
261 Parker LaBaye (St Louis, Missouri) 64 68 67 62, Brett Myers (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma) 65 66 62 68 ($13,890 each).
Other scores:
268 Russell Knox (Inverness) 69 63 64 72 (jt 8th) ($4,957).
270 David Skinns (Lincoln) 64 69 65 72 (jt 17th) ($2,358).
283 Colin Speirs (Dunkeld) 68 68 68 78 (jt 63rd) ($900).

Scot shoots second-round 63 in Oklahoma

Opportunity Knox for

Russell in Hooters

Tour event

Inverness exile Russell Knox, now based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, shot a nine-under-par second round of 63 to zoom into contention for a big pay-out in the Buffalo Run Casino Classic, the latest event on the NGA Hooters Tour, at Peoria Ridge Golf Club in Oklahoma.
Knox, who had a bogey-free first round of 69, went into Sunday's final two rounds in the rain-hit 72-hole tournament, in joint seventh place on 12-under-par 132.
Amazingly, his 63 included a double-bogey 6 at the second. The former Scotland youth cap, who played for four years on the American college circuit as a student at Jacksonville University, Florida, had an eagle 3 at the eighth and nine birdies, including six after the turn for an inward half of 30. He birdied the last four holes.
Knox, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved), is still six shots behind the leader, Jeff Corr, from Florida who scored 62 and 64 for 18-under-par 126, underlining how high the standards are on this US satellite tour. To survive the halfway cut in this tournament, players had to shoot seven-under-par 137 or better.
The Scot has earned $31,896 from nine events, having missed the cut in two of them.
His biggest cheque so far was for $11,265 in the Guatemala Open in late February.
Two other former college players, David Skinns from Lincoln and Colin Spiers from Dunblane, are lying joint 14th and tied 43rd respectively
Skinns has scored 64 and 69 for 133, Spiers a pair of 68s for 136.

Welshman Ben Briscoe lands $33,566 prize

Russell Knox wins a few dollars
more on Hooters Tour

Inverness exile Russell Knox boosted his year's earnings to $31,896 from seven events when he finished joint eighth in the NGA Hooters Tour's latest competition, the Daisy Golf Classic at Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club at Rogers in Arizona.
Knox had rounds of 70,70, 73 and 72 for level par 284. He earned $1,424. He has missed two cuts in his seven outings.
Winner of the $33,566 was Ben Briscoe who claims to come from Old Colwyn, Wales. Now is that "our" Wales or somewhere in the United States that has borrowed the name "Wales." If you know the answer, E-mail the info to Colin@Scottishgolfview.com
Briscoe had scores of 65, 65, 68 and 71 for 15 under par 269. He won by a cou;le of shots from Jesse Hutcens (Ohio) who earned $16,375 for scoring 69, 64, 69 and 69 for 271.
Knox was by no means the highest-placed British player. That honour went to former US college circuit player, David Skinns from Lincoln.
David was joint 10th in this latest one with scores of 68, 70, 698 and70 for 277 and a reward of $3,811.

CONFIRMATION THAT BEN BRISCOE IS A WELSHMAN
From Chris Smart, Mid-Glam

Yes, Ben Briscoe is definitely a WELSHMAN.
He used to play in the Welsh boys' championship. I know him- Old Colwyn is on the North Wales coast, a few miles east of Llandudno.

Russell Knox in 10th place on NGA
Hooters Tour money list

Inverness exile Russell Knox is in 10th place in the current NGA Hooters Tour money list in the United States. He has won 30,472 dollars.
Englishman David Skinns from Lincoln, like Knox a former US college golf tour player, leads the way by a clear margin with 80,346 dollars.
Top earners:
1 David Skinns (Lincoln) $80,346.
2 Ryan Blaum (US) $48,130.
3 James Vargas (US) $44,975.
Also:
10 Russell Knox (Inverness) $30,472.
30 Sean McTernan (Sligo) $14,836.
46 Niall Turner (Cork) $9,888.
88 Joel Hendry (Elgin) $5,251.
92 Scott Jackson (Stockport) $4,963.
125 Scott Jamieson (Glasgow) $2,828.
147 Ian Parnaby (Durham) $2,007.

RUSSELL KNOX DROPS OUT TOP
40 IN HOOTERS' TOUR EVENT

Florida-based Russell Knox from Inverness dropped from a share of joint 37th place to tied 57th after a third-round 75 in the NGA Hooters Tour event, the Orgion Group Classic at Blacktho9rn Golf Club, South Bend, Indiana (par-72, 7136yd).
Knox had earlier rounds of 72 and 71 and is on two-under-par 218.
Irishmen Niall Turner from Cork and Sean McTernan (Sligo), both former US college circuit players, lost ground with scores of 71 and 72 respectively for 208 and 209.
There's a triple tie on nine-under-par 207 in the chase for the $10,000 prize at the end of the fourth rounds.
LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
207 Andrew Tschudin (Australia) 68 69 70, Shawn Stefani (US) 66 70 71, Matthew Harmon (US) 68 68 71.
Other scores:
208 Niall Turner (Cork) 69 68 71 (jt 4th).
209 Sean McTernan (Sligo) 69 68 72.
218 Russell Knox (Inverness) 72 71 75 (jt 57th).

Jamieson goes off the boil
on Hooters Tour

Scott Jamieson from Glasgow slumped from an overnight share of 19th place to a final position of joint 37th in the Touchstone Energy Open, the latest event on the US Hooters Tour, at Brock Valley Country Club, Greenville in North Carolina.
Jamieson had rounds of 69, 71, 73 and 75 for a level par total of 288 over the 6,821yd, par-72 course. He earned $1319 for finishing nine shots behind the winner of the $33,566 top prize, rookie pro Josh Thompson from Indianapolis with scores of 68, 68, 71 and 72 for nine-under 279.
David Skinns from Lincoln finished joint 16th on 285 for $2203 and Scott Jackson from Stockport earned $1757 for a joint 26th place finish on 286.
Niall Turner from Cork tied for 45th place on 290 and earned $1138.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72) 6821yd
Players from US unless stated
279 Josh Thompson 68 68 71 72.
280 Theo Potter 75 70 67 68, Brian Stuard 66 70 74 70, David Robinson 71 66 70 73.
Other totals:
285 David Skinns (Lincoln) 71 71 73 70 (jt 16th).
286 Scott Jackson (Stockport) 73 68 71 74 (jt 26th).
288 Scott Jamieson (Glasgow) 69 71 73 75 (jt 37th).
290 Niall Turner (Cork) 74 71 71 74 (jt 45th).