Family strife blights Scot McKnight’s US Tour quest

FROM THE SCOTSMAN.SPORT.COM WEBSITE
By NICK RODGER
A young Scottish golfer will continue to pursue his goal of a place on the US PGA Tour this week despite his family’s own American dream turning into a nightmare.
Robert McKnight, a rookie professional from Kilmarnock, will tee-up in the second stage of the qualifying school at the Deerwood club in Texas today against a backdrop of personal turmoil.
The McKnight clan relocated from Ayrshire to Florida two years ago and built up an ice cream business, but their new life in the sunshine has been plunged into chaos due to a visa problem which has left the family separated for almost six months.
His mother and sister had returned to the UK to renew their US visa papers, but their application was rejected, leaving them an ocean apart from McKnight and his father and younger brother.
“I moved here to make a career for myself and be closer to my family, but it hasn’t quite worked out that way,” said McKnight.