Career
1996 and 1997 were his two best seasons, with 14th and 16th place seasons on the. He did not build on this early success, but stayed in the top 100 of the every season until 2004. In 2005 he finished 119 and lost full membership of the tour.
His best finish in a major championship is tied fourth at the 1998 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Russell represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1993 Walker Cup and Scotland in the Alfred Dunhill Cup (1996 and 1997) and the 1997 World Cup. 1988 Scottish Boys Under-16 Championship European Tour wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (1) Alps Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Amateur Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993 Professional Dunhill Cup (representing Scotland): 1996, 1997 World Cup (representing Scotland): 1997.