McKNIGHT FINISHES FIFTH IN LATEST MINOR GOLF LEAGUE EVENT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Kilmarnock-born former Scotland junior international Robert McKnight, now based in Florida, finished fifth in the latest Minor League Golf Tour at Abacoa Golf Club, Jupiter, Florida (not on the Bahamas as I suggested, thanks to Google!) in an earlier report!

Competition entry fee at MLGT events is $180 and McKnight, pictured, won $300 for a fifth place finish with a two-under-par round of 70.

Winner of the $750 first prize in a field of 33 players was an American Richard Terga with a round of 66.

Total prize fund was $4,059 from an entry fees' income of $5,940. We'll put that down to organisational expenses.
The tour has no grand aspirations. It aims to stage three, four or five events a week, 46 weeks of the year. Annual membership fee is $250.

It's the kind of tour that Alan Tait is doing his best to get established in this country  but, of course, there are far more pro golfers at a loose end in Florida than there are in Bonnie Scotland and, another big difference, you can play 46, even 52 weeks of the year in Florida's climate.

E-mail from George Smillie

There is another young Scot starting out on his career in the professional ranks, also playing on the Fuzion Minor League Tour. His name is Greg Duncan and he was formerly a member at Craigielaw and Gullane golf clubs. He was born in Scotland but has lived in Port St Lucie, Florida since 2007.
Nice to see the coverage of all things Scottish - keep up the good work.
George Smillie

Editor's note: Thanks, George. We'll keep a look-out for Greg Duncan's name on the returns from the Florida Tour.