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.