STEWART, BOOTH PROMOTED TO CHALLENGE TOUR

Duncan Stewart pushed his season's earnings on the PGA EuroPro Tour up to £30,051 by finishing fifth in the tour championship over the Marquess Course, Woburn today Stewart had already tied up a place on next year's Challenge Tour with his earlier performances. The top five in the Order of Merit are promoted - championship winner Paul Maddy from the Gog Magog club,, Duncan Stewart, Welshman Stuart Manley, Englishman James Hepworth, and Wallace Booth from Comrie. Maddy won the £15,000 first prize in the championship with a 10-under-par total of 206, which he completed with a par 72. He won by three shots from compatriot Lee Clarke who finished with a 69 for 209 and an £8,000 pay-out. Duncan Stewart finished fifth in the championship and won £3,000 for a total of 212. His last round of 73 was his poorest. He birdied the first three holes and then bogeyed the seventh, 14th, 15th and 16th. Paul Doherty finished joint sixth on 213 with a closing 69 to earn £1,625. Elliot Saltman, who just missed out by finishing sixth in the Order of Merit, shared 10th place in the championship with Wallace Booth on 214. Both players with 71s, earning £875 apiece. Chris Kelly finished welll down the field of 56 players with a 73 for 219 and a share of 31st place. He earned £312. PGA EUROPRO TOUR CHAMPIONSHI Marquess course, Woburn LEADING FINAL TOTALS Par 216 (3x72) 206 Paul Maddy (Eng) 69 65 72 (£15,000) 209 Lee Clarke (Eng) 72 68 69 (£8,000) 210 James Hepworth (Eng) 71 73 66 (£5,500) 211 James Watts (Eng) 71 67 73 (£4,150) 212 Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 71 68 73 (£3,000). OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS 213 Paul Doherty 70 74 69 (T6) (£1,625) 214 Elliot Saltman 71 72 71, Wallace Booth 71 72 72 (T10) (£875 each) 219 Chris Kell6 72 74 73 (T31) (£312). FINAL ORDER OF MERIT 1 Paul Maddy (Eng) £32,821 2 Duncan Stewart (Sco) £30,051 3 Stuart Manley (Wal) £28,731 4 James Hepworth (Eng) £19,l277 5 Wallace Booth (Sco) £17,788 +Top 5 qualify for Challenge Tour Other placing: 6 Elliot Saltman (Sco) £17,716 ends   ENDS