GULLANE RESIDENT THIRD IN EUROPRO !

SHAUN MCALLISTER FINISHES JOINT THIRD, EARNS £2,100

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com  Craigielaw's Shaun McAllister, well placed overnight, did not win the top prize of £10,000 in this week's PGA EuroPro Tour event, the Audi Cork Irish Masters  but nobody could accuse the young Scot of buckling under the last-day pressure at the Fota Island Resort. McAllister, pictured left, shot rounds of 68, 70 and 70 for an eight-under-par total of 208, finishing joint third behind first-time winner Paul Reed (Bristol and Clifton). Shaun, who was Scottish boys' open stroke-play champion at Alloa in 2006, birdied the ninth, short 13th, 15th and short 17th in his final sub-par round, dropping shots at the short 11th and 14th. It was his highest ever finish on the EuroPro Tour and the £2,100 reward was his biggest payslip so far as a pro. He's on a learning curve and this will give him a huge confidence boost. Chris Kelly (Cawder) was the  next best Scottish pro in joint 16th place on 216 for which he earned £429.  FINAL TOTALSPar 216 (3x72) 205 Paul Reed (Bristol and Clifton) 70 67 68 (£10,000). 207 Darryn Lloyd (S Africa) 68 71 68 (£5,000). 208 Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) 68 70 70, Niall Turner (Ireland) 70 71 67 (£2,100 each). 210 Kevin Harper (East Devon) 70 70 70 (£1,000). Other Scots' totals 216 Chris Kelly (Cawder) 71 73 73 (T16) (£429). 217 Ed Wood (Crow Wood) 70 74 73 (T22) (£355). 219 Paul Doherty (Vale Hotel) 70 75 74 (T33) (£277). 221 Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) 70 74 77, Zack Saltman (Archerfield Links) 73 73 75 (£240 each).