Russell Knox has become the highest-earning Scottish golfer so far this year, breaking through the $1million barrier following a share of ninth place in the RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Knox, from Inverness, recorded a final round of 70 for a five-under-par 279 tally.
He recorded three birdies and dropped just one shot in his first appearance on the South Carolina course – named among the top-six toughest on the PGA Tour schedule.
Knox arrived at Hilton Head having earned $980,121 this season (£583,746). His likely prize cheque of $180,000 (£107,205) takes the newly-married 26-year-old into the $1million-plus earning bracket for the first time in his career.
This is some $300,000 (£178,641) more than Knox earned in his 2012 and 2013 PGA Tour years combined and, for the first time, takes him into the top 100 of the world rankings – at number 98.
He said: “It was a little goal of mine to get past the $1million mark and I could have done that with a putt in San Antonio.
“But then winning the Honda Classic would have also taken care of that. I guess it’s just a reflection of how well I have been playing this year.
“To finish top-10 in South Carolina in my first appearance is great, so I am pleased. But then I wished I could have putted a bit better.”
American Matt Kuchar made it four times lucky, denying England’s Luke Donald to win by a stroke with an 11-under par total of 273.
Kuchar, who had led at some stage on the back nine in his previous three events, including the Masters, set up victory in holing an 18-yard bunker shot for birdie at the 72nd in a round of 64.
For Donald, who led by two strokes heading into day four, it was his third second-place finish in the event in posting a last-day 70 for a 10-under total.
The win is Kuchar’s sixth PGA Tour success and helps boost his hopes of qualifying automatically for the US Ryder Cup team.
Miguel Angel Jimenez powered to victory on his Champions Tour debut after recording a two-shot win in the Greater Gwinnett Championship in Duluth.
The 50-year-old Spaniard, who finished fourth in the Masters last week, continued to shine in Georgia with a wire-to-wire triumph.
Jimenez posted a flawless final round 67 to finish 14 under for the tournament, with closest challenger and defending champion Bernhard Langer, of Germany, two shots back.