Grand performance by Duncan

Stewart earns him a place on

PGA Europro Tour

Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart today came in from the cold in the golfing world by earning himself £1,260 and a professional circuit to play on this year!
Stewart, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, whose pro career has never really got off the ground after four good years on the American college circuit, finished joint second with a one-under-par total of 212 in the PGA Europro Tour Final Qualifying School at Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire today.
Stewart had rounds of 75, 68 and 69, finishing three shots behind the winner of the £2,400 top prize, Sandeep Grewal from Heswall.
The Highlander's high final ranking at the Q School will guarantee him a place in the field for every event on the satellite circuit.
Tartan Tour pro Chris Kelly (Cawder) finished on the same mark and earned the same money as Stewart with scores of 70, 73 and 69.
Other Scots who can look forward to campaigning regularly on the Europro Tour - the higher their ranking, the more events they will get into - are:
Steven Hume who earned £50 for joint 13th place on 214 (70-71-73).
Young Craigielaw amateur Shaun McAllister, joint 19th on 216 (70-75-71).
Christopher Campbell (Grantown on Spey) who finished joint 37th on 218 with scores of 78, 73 and 67.
Former Scottish amateur champion John Gallagher (Swanston Golf), joint 51st on 220 (75-75-70).
Steven Mackie (Dunnikier Park), joint 51st on 220 (73-76-71) and
Graeme Lornie (Paul Lawrie Foundation), joint 81st on 223 with scores of 80, 71 and 72.
Scott Herald (Mearns Castle Golf Academy) finished joint 97th on 224 (68-76-80) so his opportunities will be fewer than those who came much higher in the rankings.
McAllister, a former Scottish boys' stroke-play champion and beaten semi-finalist in the Scottish amateur championship at Prestwick two years ago, is to turn pro immediately and take up his place on the Europro Tour.
Those to failed to make the grade include Glasgow's Scott Jamieson, like Stewart a man who gas been unable to transfer his American college circuit form to the professional ranks, and Ellon tour pro Ross Cameron.
Jamieson had scores of 79 and 76 and Cameron 75 and 80, also for 155 - four shots too many to survive the 36-hole cut.
Zack Saltman too failed to qualify with rounds of 84 and 73 for 157. As far as pro golf is concerned - hopefully for the moment only - the Saltman brothers, Lloyd, Elliot and Zack, are having no luck at all in trying to get their foot on the big-time ladder.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS AT FRILFORD HEATH
Par 213 (3 x 71)
209 Sandeep Grewall (Heswall) 73 69 67 (£2,400).

212 Ismael Castillo (Spain) 70 76 66, Martin Sell (Eng), Steve Surry (Cumberwell Park) 72 72 68, Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 75 68 69, Chris Kelly (Cawder) 70 73 69, Stuart Archibald (Blackpool GC) 68 73 71, Mark Wilkinson (West Mallin) 67 73 72, Paul Dwyer (Clitheroe) 69 71 72 (£1,260 each).

213 Craig Smith (Wales) 69 76 68, Stephen Parry (Bolton) 70 74 69, Peter O'Keffee (Ireland) 70 71 72 (£653.33 each).

214 Peter Appleyard (England) 75 61 68, Ignacio Palencia (Spain) 68 75 71, Steven Hume (Scotland) 70 71 73 (£520 each).

215 James Watts (England (am) 74 74 67, James Shield (The Oxfordshire) 73 71 71, Robert McGuirk (Princes) 72 70 73.

216 Sean Elliott (Frilford Heath) 76 71 69, James Wilkinson (Brampton GC) 74 73 69, Mark Campbell (Team Ireland Golf) 70 77 69, Justin Kehoe (Birr Golf, Ireland) 71 75 70, Ryan Harrison (Bramley GC) 74 72 70, Martyn Hamer (Ellesmere GC) 75 71 70, Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) (am) 70 75 71, Paul Grannell (Vale Royal Abbey) 73 71 72, John Bandurak (Bloxwich) 71 72 73, Tom Maddison (Castle Eden) 71 71 74.

217 James Gill (NZ) 76 72 69, Benjamin Kerr (Newmarket & Saffron Walden) 72 75 70, David James (Bridgnorth GC) 73 75 69, Jason Levermore (Clacton on Sea) 72 75 70, Richard Edginton (Effingham) 73 73 71, Rob Leonard (Mid Herts) 73 73 71, Peter Finch (England) 76 70 71, James Freeman (Worksop) 74 77 66.

218 Jonathan Smart (Hallamshire GC) 73 75 70, Daniel Belch (De Vere Oulton Hall) 77 71 70, James Mason (Rotherham GC) 71 76 71, Adam Constable (Cardiff GC) 73 76 69, Roy Holland (Long Ashton) 72 74 72, James Smith (Sundridge Park) 72 72 74, Christopher Campbell (Grantown Spey) 78 73 67.

219 Ben Montgomery (Frinton GC) 74 74 71, Cian McNamara (LImerick) 75 72 72, Mark Hooper (Rayleigh Golf Range) 74 74 71, Calvin O'Carroll (Wales) 68 79 72, Mark Seatle (High Post) 72 75 72, Edward Morton (JC School of Golf) 72 73 74, Andrew Pestell (Chelmsford GC) 72 73 74.
220 Kieran Staunton (Woodcote Park) 74 74 72, Matthew Southgate (Thorpe Hall) (am) 73 75 72, Steven Mackie (Dunnikier Park GC), Robert Watkins (Crews Hill GC) 80 69 71, Richard Gurney (England) 73 76 71, Michael Rollins (Mallow Golf Range) 77 72 71, Barrie Trainor (Ireland) 73 73 74, Martin Blake (England) 73 76 71, Phil Worthington (Donnington Grtove) 71 75 74, John Gallagher (Swanston Golf) 75 75 70, Paul O'Hanlon (The Curragh) 70 75 75, Andrew Thorpe (Peterborough Milton) 74 71 75, MNariano Saiz (Spain) 70 75 75, Nick Drane (Whittlebury) 68 76 76.
221 Stewart Mitchell (Brickendon Grange) 76 72 73, Miguel Cantero (Spain) 71 78 72, Jonathan Evans (Weantworth) 73 73 75, Ger Hall (Ireland) 74 75 72, Nick McCarthy (Moortown) 72 73 76, Chris Evans (Stonebridge GC) 79 71 71.
222 Eren Behcet (England) 73 75 74, Jon Wetton (England) 70 78 74, Pablo Ramirez Herreria (Spain) 72 75 75, John Wade (Australia) 75 74 73, Philip Waugh (England) (am) 73 76 73, Michael Skelton (The Wynyard Club) 75 75 72, James Conteh (Moor Park) 72 78 72, Thomas Fleming (Frilford Heath) 72 73 77, Michael Vandenberg (Tandridge GC) 72 78 72.
Selected scores:
223 Graeme Lornie (Paul Lawrie Foundation) 76 75 72 (jt 81st).
224 Scott Herald (Mearns Castle Golf Academy) 68 76 80 (jt 97th).

SCOTS WHO MISSED THE CUT (151 or better)
152 Kenneth Glen (Royal Musselburgh) 81 71.
154 Eric Walker (Burntisland GC) 75 79.
155 Scott Jamieson (Glasgow) 79 76, Ross Cameron (McDonald Ellon GC) 75 80.
157 Zack Saltman (Aegon) 84 73.
163 Graham Turner (West Linton) (am) 83 80.