Aberdonian's double whammy in final event on circuit

GRAHAM GORDON FINISHES AS TOP SCOT
ON PGA EUROPRO TOUR MONEY TABLE

Graham Gordon, who finished joint fourth today in the final event of the PGA EuroPro Tour season – the 54-hole championship on the Azores, was not only the leading Scot in that event but also the top Scot in the EuroPro Tour’s final money table for 2006.
Graham, now playing out of the club of which he was a member when he won the Scottish amateur championship in 2003 and also gained Walker Cup honours that year, came 19th, an improvement of 11 places on 2005, with earnings of £11,465.
The leading totals were, with number of tournaments played in brackets:

1 Kevin Harper (Eng) £29,258 (15).
2 Damian Mooney (NI) £25,728 (11).
3 Daniel Gaunt (Aus) £25,666 (13).
4 Stuart Cage (Eng) £25,040 (7).
5 Matthew Richardson (Eng) £21,533 (13).
6 John Morgan (Eng) £20,232 (4).
7 Christopher Hanson (Eng) £19,993 (16).
8 Andrew Willey (Eng) £18,920 (17).
9 Neil Walker (Eng) £17,588 (16).
10 Mark Ramsdale (Eng) £16,875 (16).

Scottish totals:
19 Graham Gordon £11,465 (16).
20 Eric Ramsay £11,422 (7).
23 Euan Little £7,775 (7).
35 Paul Doherty £5,158 (15).
46 Jack Doherty £3,973 (13).
48 Graham Rankin £3,887 (5).
53 Graeme Brown £3,646 (7).
70 Craig Smith £2,215 (5).
74 Jamie McLeary £2,123 (5).
88 Stephen Gray £1,660 (4).
103 Colin Mitchell £1.185 (12).
116 Callum Nicoll £720 (5).
120 Ross Cameron £627 (10).
135 Barry Hume £456 (1).
139 Stephen Lamb £387 (7).
147 Lee Vannet £285 (3).

Graham Gordon’s next target is the Asian Tour School. Phases 1 and 2 will be played between December 6 and 18 at Pattaya, Thailand.

Before that, a Graham Gordon fund-raising dinner is being held at The Marcliffe at Pitfodels on Friday, December 1. Tables and individual seats are still available.
++Scroll down for a full report on the PGA EuroPro Tour championship and quotes from Graham Gordon.