FERRIER SHOOTS FIVE UNDER PAR BUT WINS ONLY $1,000 IN AMERICA

Paul Ferrier, the 2007 Scottish boys' match-play champion from the Baberton club and now a tour professional on American satellite circuits, finished T31 in a field of well over 100 last week at the EGolf Professional Tour event, the Palisades Classic, at The Palisades Country Club, North Carolina.

Ferrier, pictured right, totalled five-under-par 211, a respectable total over a par-72 course but so high is the standard on these American mini-tours, that Paul finished well down the field and earned only $1,020.
The winner of the $16,000 first prize was an American of whom you will never have heard, Andy Bear, who shot 19 under par 197 ( 63-66-68) for 197 and a one-stroke victory over another compatriot whose name will mean nothing to you, Brien Davies.
You will have heard of the Swede who finished joint third, Robert Karlsson, who earned  just over $5,000 for a total of 16-under-par 200 (67-67-66).
Karlsson played for Europe in the Ryder Cup contests of 2006 and 2008.