RUSSELL KNOX NOT DOING TOO BADLY ON NATIONWIDE TOUR

Former US college golf circuit player Fergal Rafferty, entered from "Carrickmore, Ireland," finished joint 10th in the Hooters Tour weekend event, the Victoria Texas Open at Victoria Country Club Texas.

Rafferty shot 74, 66, 65 and 70 for nine-under-par 275 and a pay-out of $4,755.
The standard of scoring of the winners on the Hooters Tour continues to impress. The winner of the Victoria Texas Open, Jeff Corr finished 20 under par with rounds of 67, 66, 65 and 66 for 264 to his the $28,000 individual jackpot.
Mind you, Inverness exile Russell Knox, pictured right, made a good living on the Hooters Tour over the past few years, more money that he is making since he earned promotion to the Nationwide Tour.
Knox finished joint 35th in the recent Mexico Open at El Bosque GC, Leon with scores of 71, 72, 72 and 67 for 282, which earned him $3,710 which might not leave much change from a week's trip to Mexico.
Winner of that Nationwide Tour event was the double transplant man, Erik Compton (fascinating story, you should read it sometime on the Nationwide Tour website: scroll down to get the link) with scores of 68 70, 68 and 65 for 271 which earned him $126,000.
Have just checked the Nationwide Tour money list this morning and Russell Knox is in 27th place, thank you very much, with $70,947 earned from eight tournaments. He is the leading British or Irish player on the money table.
Englishman Gary Christian is 34th with $57,906 from nine vents. Compatriot Greg Owen, who lost his playing rights on the No 1 US PGA Tour at the end of last season, is in 37th place with $50,103 from 10 events; and another Englishman, Matthew Richardson, is 132nd with $8,339 from eight events.

So Russell Knox is doing OK on the Nationwide Tour. It just seemed he was earning less than he did on the Hooters Tour. Pity the Inverness exile is not playing this week in the Barclays Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.

By the way, at the top of the Nationwide Tour money table it is:

1 Matthew Goggin (Australia) $303,898 from nine events.

2 Erik Compton (the double heart transplant man) with $215,709 from nine events.

3 Kyle Thompson, $214,568 from 10 events. 

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