DOAK WINS NORTHERN OPEN FOR SECOND TIME

Chris Doak knew what it took to win a Northern Open and he also got to know the Spey Valley course a lot better by the fourth and final round than he did on his arrival.

Put that all together and it adds up to closing score of 66 for a total of 274 which won him the top £8,000 prize by three shots from young Lee Harper (Archerfield Links).

Poor young Lee equalled his best score of the week - a three-under-par 69 - but lost three shots on the leader. Still £6,000 is a nice consolation prize.

LEADERBOARD

Par 288 (4 x 72)

274 C Doak 68 70 70 66 (£8,000).

277 L Harper 70 69 69 69 (£6,000).

281 E Little 70 73 67 71, P McKechnie 73 71 66 71 (£3,500 each).

284 G Hutcheon 72 72 72 70, J McCreadie 70 70 73 71 (£2,100 each).

286 A Hunter 75 71 69 71 (£1,600).

287 E Thomson 76 68 72 71 (£1,400).

288 S Gray 72 69 78 69, R Arnott 72 71 69 76 (£1,100 each).

289 C Gillies 71 72 76 70, G Dingwall 71 72 76 70, D Orr 73 73 69 75 (£760 each).

290 I Campbell 74 73 70 73 (£575).

291 C Russell 76 73 74 69, E Cameron 71 72 79 69, S Cairns 71 74 75 71 (£500 each).

292 C Campbell 70 75 79 68, G Lornie 73 74 74 71, K Hutton 72 72 76 72, C Kelly 72 74 71 75, A Oldcorn 71 70 74 77 (£420 each).