CONOR O'NEIL TOP SCOT ON ALGARVE PRO TOUR

Conor O'Neil earned £160 as top Scot in joint 11th place in a field of 56 at the weekend's Algarve Pro Tour 36-hole event at Morgado Golf and Country Club, near Portimao.
O'Neil had rounds of 74 and 71 for one-under-par 145 over the par-73 course. He finished seven shots behind the winner of the £2,000 prize, Tiago Cruz (Portugal) who beat England's Scott Fallon in a play-off after they tied on 138.
The Glasgow player birdied the ninth, 10th, 12th and 13th holes in his final round today.
Craig Lawrie (73-75), Ben Craggs (74-74), Scott Drummond (75-73) and Jay Taylor (76-72) tied 19th on 148 and finished outwith the prizelist.
Lawrie had four birdies but also a double bogey 5 at the short eighth and two late dropped shots at the 15th and 18th.


ALGARVE PRO TOUR
Morgado G and CC, Portimao
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73)
138 T Cruz (Por) 70 68, S Fallon (Eng) 71 67 (Cruz, £2,000, bt Fallon, £1,250, in play-off).
139 M Armitage (Eng) 70 69 (£1,000)
141 Ricky Brackenbury (Eng) 72 69 (£800)
142 S Cronin (Eng) 71 71 (£600)
143 T Hogarty (SAf) 70 73 (£500)

SCOTS' TOTALS
145 C O'Neil 74 71 (T11) (£160)
148 C Lawrie 73 75, B  Craggs 74 74, S Drummond 75 73, J Taylor 76 72 (T19).
155 G Mann (am) 78 77 (41st
176 E Bowden (am) 85 91 (50th).