Knox and Curry rally to beat the cut

on Hooters Tour in Florida

Inverness exile Russell Knox shot a second-round, two-under-par 70 to beat the 36-hole cut in the NGA Hooters Tour Winter Series competition at Deer Island Golf Club, Tavares in Florida.
Knox birdied the sixth, seventh, 13th, 16th and 17th - bogeys at the first, ninth and 12th - to maintain his record of having missed very few cuts on this highly competitive US satellite tour.
Former European Tour player, Englishman Paul Curry, a winner alread this year, also survived the cut with a 68 for 145, the same two-round total as Knox and they share 16th place going into the final round over the 7,029yd, par-72 course.
Curry birdied the fourth, fifth, eighth and 15th and had an eagle at the 16th in improving by nine strokes on his first round.
Only the top 40 in the starting field of 129 qualified for the final round. The cut-off mark was 148.
Brian Stuard from Missouri leads the field with scores of 71 and 66 for seven-under 137.

JIMMY GUNN EARNS $1,271 IN ARIZONA
Meanwhile, on other US satellite circuit, the Gateway Tour, former Royal Dornoch amateur Jimmy Gunn earned $1,271 for a joint 28th place finish in the Desert Winter Series event at Trilogy Golf Club, Arizona.
In temperatures alternating between the 70s and 60s, Gunn had rounds of 71, 70 and 70 for a five-under-par total of 211.
Winner of the $24,000 first prize was American Steven Taylor with a 17-under-par total of 199, made up of round so f67, 68 and 64.
He won by a shot from the first-round leader, Kevin Stadler who scored 63, 70 and 67 for 200 and a $13,500 cheque.