Scott Catlin (left) and partner Michael Carrigan (picture courtesy of Michael Lewis).

Scots come up short in PGA National
Pro-am Championship in Turkey

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY PGA
Two Scottish clubs came up short in their bid to land Europe’s biggest pro-am in Turkey.
Lanarkshire pro Scott Catlin from Greenburn and Downfield’s Kenny Hutton were each competing in the PGA National Pro-Am Championship at Turkey’s Antalya Golf Club where they and their partners were up against 14 other teams from Great Britain and Ireland.
Catlin and his 14 handicap partner Michael Carrigan, a taxi driver from Motherwell, grabbed sixth place after adding a three-under-par 68 to their opening round of 70.
The pair finished 10 shots behind champions Dan Greenwood and James Phillips from Forest Pines in Lincolnshire who landed the £5,000 first prize following a 10-under-par 61 over the David Jones-designed PGA Sultan Course.
Hutton and 12 handicap partner Bob Butter, a fire prevention officer with the Fire & Rescue Service in Dundee, had to settle for a share of seventh place following a 70.
FINAL SCOREBOARD
Par 142 (2 x 71)
1 128 (-14) Daniel Greenwood & James Phillips (Forest Pines) (18).
2 131 (-11) John Dwyer & Shane O’Brien (Ashbourne) (9).
3 134 (-8) Andrew Clapp & Thomas Hoskin (Brickendon Grange) (7); David Green & Matt Pullin (Croham Hurst) (16).
5 136 (-6) Tim Cooper & Bill Byford (Newton Green) (18).
6 138 (-4) Scott Catlin & Michael Carrigan (Greenburn) (14).
7 139 (-3) Stephen Rolley & Ian Potter (Worthing) (16); Kenny Hutton & Bob Butter (Downfield) (12); Peter Evans & Mark Wyatt (Royal Porthcawl) (4).
10 141 (-1) Mark Rowe & Les McGirl (Carlyon Bay) (12).
11 142 (lvl) Paul Simpson & Andrew Stephenson (West Berkshire) (11); David Mee & Ryan Brind (Longcliffe) (13).13 143 (+1) Grahame Fieldsend & Andrew Challis (Hessle) (6).14 144 (+2) Geoff Berry & Ian Fitzpatrick (Bromborough) (16).15 149 (+7) Gary Watson & Bob Thornton (Keswick) (8).16 152 (+10) Darren Everett & Paul Ackland (Portmore) (13).