Russell Knox's grandstand finish

earns him $5,449 in Florida

Inverness exile Russell Knox won $5,449 for a joint second finish in his debut this week on the NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series in Florida.
Knox had taken a break since the end of the tour's regular season in September after winning $64,074 with five top-10 finishes.
A former student at Jacksonville University, Florida, Knox played the American college circuit for four years and stayed on at Jacksonville Beach after his graduation last year.
In this week's 54-hole event at Timacuan Golf Club, Lake Mary, Florida, he shot rounds of 71, 67 and 67 for an 11-under-par total of 205, finishing one shot behind American Joe Affrunti who earned $12,132 with scores of 70, 66 and 68.
In this highly-competitive satellite tour, Knox did very well to recover from a double bogey 6 at the second hole of his first round. He finished up with a bag of 16 birdies, including six over the last 15 holes.

HOW THEY FINISHED

Par 216 (3 x 72)

204 Joe Affrunti (Illinois) 70 66 68 ($12,132)

205 Jerrett Hamilton (Texas) 71 68 68, Russell Knox (Jacksonville Beach, Florida) 71 67 67 ($5,449 each).

HOW RUSSELL KNOX SHOT 11 UNDER PAR FOR 54 HOLES

Round 1: Double bogey 6 at the second. Bogey at the 11th and four birdies.

Round 2: Six birdies, one bogey at the 17th.

Round 3 One bogey at the second and then birdies at the third, fifth, 12th, 13th, 15th and 17th.

Total:

16 birdies

1 double bogey

3 bogeys