KNOX SAYS HE'LL KEEP TRYING US TOUR SCHOOL UNTIL HE MAKES IT ONE YEAR Florida-based Inverness exile Russell Knox finished a disappointing joint 47th in a field of 79 starters at the US PGA Tour Qualifying School Stage 2 eliminator at Hombre Golf Club, Panama City Beach, Florida (on Saturday, US time). But the Inverness exile will never give up hope of making it through one year to the US Tour. "I wish I could have played better this week because I know I have the game to play at the highest level. But I will keep trying until I make it through Tour School," said Knox. "I just need to keep practising hard until I get there." A former Scotland youth cap Knox, one of the leading money-winners on the Hooters Tour, did not play anywhere near his potential in returning scores of 70, 74, 72 and 73 for a total of 289. A triple bogey 7 at the 12th in his last round was typical of his form over the past four days. He did birdie the short third, the short seventh, the 14th and the long 17th but dropped shots at the second, 10th and 13th as well as his disaster at the 12th. Knox had high hopes after winning his Stage 1 event. Only the leading 20 and ties went forward to the Final Q School over six rounds at Bear Lakes, West Palm Beach Florida in early December. Ayrshire man Robert McKnight, also now based in Florida, retired after three rounds in the Stage 2 event at Deerwood Golf Club, Kingwood, Texas. He was on 14-over-par 230 after rounds of 73, 80 and 77 with no chance of making the leading 19 and ties who would qualify after four rounds.