News from mini-tours in Texas and Florida

A FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR LEE

Uphall's Lee Rhind earned $1,668 for a sixth place finish in the Kingwood Classic at Kingwood, Houston in Texas. Rhind had scores of 74, 68 and 70 for a four-under-par total of 212 - five shots behind the winner of the $5,330 first prize, American Todd Russell
In his final round of this Tight Lies Tour Winter Series event, Rhind, birdied the short fifth and the short eighth and also the par-4 12th. He bogeyed the sixth.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 72
207 Todd Russell 69 67 72 ($5,330).
209 Kevin Dillen 73 67 69 ($3,045).
210 Ryan Baca 68 71 71 ($2,550).
Other total:
212 Lee Rhind (Sco) 74 68 70 (6th, £1,668).


DAVID AND MARK IN FLORIDA MONEY

Edinburgh exile David Kirkpatrick earned $935 and Banchory's Mark Barnard $885 in the NGA Professional Tour Winter Series event at Stoneybrook East Golf Club, Florida.
Kirkpatrick, based in Florida for over a decade, had rounds of 73, 69 and 72 for a two-under-par total of 214 which earned him a share of 33rd place.
Barnard, an assistant pro at Slaley Hall, who has spent five weeks on the mini-tour,scored 75, 69 and 73 for 217 and a joint 38th place finish.
Another Scottish assistant, Paul Cormack (Inchmarlo Golf Centre) did not qualify for the final round.
Winner of the $12,000 top prize was American Jeff Corr with scores of 66, 70 and 67 for 13-under 203.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 72
203 Jeff Corr 66 70 67 ($12,000).
206 Paul Dickinson 69 70 67, Hank Kim 70 68 68, Jonathan Novak 69 68 69 ($5,000 each).
Other totals:
214 David Kirkpatrick (Sco) 73 69 72 (jt 33rd, $935).
217 Mark Barnard (Sco) 75 69 73 (jt 38th, $885).