INVERNESS EXILE BIRDIES FOUR HOLES IN FINAL INWARD HALF TO SECURE BIG PAYDAY

KNOX FINISHES THIRD AND WINS 

$433,720 AT LAS VEGAS

Russell Knox earned $433,720 for a third place finish in the weekend's US PGA Tour event, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas in Nevada.
The 29-year-old Inverness exile, who has lived at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, since his college days in America, shot rounds of 65, 67, 66 and 70 for a total of 16-under-par 268.
Knox was drifting away from a big payday when he took 38 shots to $the turn in his final round but he suddenly got it all together and birdied the 11th, 14th, 15th and 16th for a bogey-free inward half of 32
He finished four shots behind the winner of the $1,0080,000 first prize, American Ben Martin who was scoring his first win on the US PGA Tour.
Martin had rounds of 68, 66, 62 and 68 for 20 under par 264 to win by two shots from Streelman (71-67-63-65).
Knox has now won $1,513,630 in 2014.
Martin, the overnight leader, was under pressure from runner-up Kevin Streelman and Russell Knox until he put daylight between himself and the challenger with a birdie at the 15th in his final round, followed by an eagle 3  at the long 16th and a birdie 3 at the 18th.
Martin Laird, the second Scot in the field, finished joint 18th on 273 with rounds of 64, 70, 68 and 71.
He earned $338,614