PGA EUROPE - Michael Stewart wins in Turkey

Michael Stewart

Ayrshire's Michael Stewart won the biggest prize of his fledgling tour pro golf career in Turkey on Saturday when he finished joint fifth in the PGAs of Europe's Beko Classic at the Cornelia Golf Club, Antalya.

Stewart, 22, a member of the winning GB and I Walker Cup team at Royal Aberdeen in September 2011, shot 68, 71 and 72 for a five-under-par total of 211 - five shots behind the winner of the £9,000 first prize, Welshman Simon Edwards (66-72-68).
Stewart had a roller-coaster final round in which he had a triple bogey 8 at the long second and a double bogey 6 at the fourth but also birdied the first, seventh, 11th, 13th and 18th
In his first-round 68, Stewart had seven birdies and a double bogey.
Stewart's cash reward was £3,375, an overdue and welcome change of luck for the 2010 Scottish amateur champion and 2008 Scottish boys title-winner for whom little has gone right since he turned professional.
Former Ryder Cup Scot Andrew Coltart earned £2,500 for a joint ninth place finish after he followed scores of 75 and 72 with a brilliant final round of seven-under-par 65 (31-34) in which he had and eagle and six birdies plus a bogey at the last hole.
There were two more Scots in the field of 31 players for the event which had generous prizemoney of £90,000 .
Raymond Russell finished joint 17th on 214 with scores of 76, 68 and 70 and earned £1,700.
Scott Drummond finished 22nd on 217 (71-74-72) and earned £1,400.

(Courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency) PGAs OF EUROPE BEKO CLASSIC Cornelia Golf Club, Antalya, Turkey LEADING FINAL TOTALS Par 216 (3x72) 206 Simon Edwards (Wal) 66 72 68 (£9,000) 207 Garry Houston (Wal) 70 70 67 (£7,500). 208 Jamie Little (Eng) 69 71 68 (£6,250) 210 Rhys Enoch (Wal) 71 66 73 (£5,250) SELECTED TOTALS 211 Michael Stewart (Sco) 68 71 72 (T5) (£3,375) 212 Andrew Coltart (Sco) 75 72 65 (T9) (£2,500) 213 Darren Clarke (NIre) 74 70 69 (T12) (£2,100) 214 Raymond Russell (Sco) 76 68 70 (T17) (£1,700) 217 Scott Drummond (Sco) 71 74 72 (22bd) (£1,400).