Ross Cameron's T9 finish in Morocco earns 

him 783 euros ... but it could have been more!

                     Johann Lopez Lazaro with the championship trophy

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Ellon's Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy) was heading for a top five finish until he bogeyed the long 12th and short 16th in a final round of 70 for a five-under-par total of 211 and a tied ninth placing in the Casa Green Opan in Casablanca, Morocco today (Saturday).

Cameron, pictured right, had covered the front nine in 32 shots with birdies at the second, third, fourth, sixth and eighth and a lone bogey at the seventh, but he failed to birdie any of his last 10 holes and is earnings of 783 euros were considerably less than they might have been.

Two former Scottish amateur champions, Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) and Chris Robb (Meldrum House) tied for 22nd place on 214 and earned 387 euros apiece.

Culverwell shot rounds of 70, 73 and 71; Robb 72, 68 and 74.

Peterhead's Philip McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) finished tied 36th on 216 swith scores of 70, 74 and 72. His payslip amounted to 307 euros.

Frenchman Johann Lopez Lazaro lifted the first prize of 5,000 euros with a 12-under-par total of 204 (66-68-70), finished one shot in front of compatriot Alexandre Kaleka (69-69-67) and Christopher Mivis (Germany) (70-69-66).