DOUBLE BOGEY TURNING POINT FOR STEVEN

TAYLOR AT BOTHWELL CASTLE PRO-AM

Home course professional Steven Taylor won the Bothwell Castle pro-am today with a four-under-par round of 66 – which included a double bogey 6 – to pick up the top prize of £1,047.
Taylor was two over par standing on the eighth tee, after running up a 6 at the par-4 seventh. But he covered the remaining holes in six under par – birdies at the short eighth, the 10th, short 11th, the long 132th, the 15th and ther short 17th without dropping another shot.
He won by two strokes from joint runners-up Stephen Gray (Hayston), Mark Finlayson (Edzell) and Chris Doak (unattached), who each earned £645.
Scott Henderson (Kings Links led the City Technical Services (UK) Ltd amateur trio of Kenneth Henderson (handicap 14), Stuart McKindless (15) and John McVey (19) to victory in the team event with a net total of 14-under-par 56. David Orr’s team also hit that mark but lost on on a comparison of the net inward halves.

PROFESSIONAL SCORES
Par 70
66 Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle) (£1,047).
67 Stephen Gray (Hayston), Mark Finlayson (Edzell), Chris Doak (unatt) (£645 each).
68 Jonathan Lomax (unatt), Lindsay Mann (Carnoustie) (£345 each).
69 Alan Lockhart (Ladybank), Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle) (£251 each).
70 David Orr (Eastwood), Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills), Graham Fox (East Kilbride), Mark Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy), Chris Kelly (Cawder), Mark King (Kingsfield) (£157 each).
71 James McKinnon (Irvine), Paul Wardell (Whitekirk) (£109 each).
72 Scott Clelland (Coatbridge DR), Samuel Cairns (Colville Park), Scott Henderson (Kings Links), Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs GR) (£78 each).
73 Hamish Kemp (Bishopbriggs GR), Kenneth Monaghan (Bothwell Castle) (£48 each).
74 Ewan Davie (Dunblane New), Michael Rae (Alyth), Craig Lee (Aspire) (£48 each).
75 Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), Lee Harper (Archerfield Links), Colin Gillies (Braid Hills), Alan McCloskey (Bothwell Castle) (£48 each).
76 Stuart Roberts (Bothwell Castle), James Clive (Carrick) (£48 each).
77 Andrew Marshall (Houston GR), Fraser McLaughlan (Bothwell Castle) (£48 each).
78 Neil Colquhaoun (Merchants of Edinburgh), Kevin McAleer (Gleddoch), Nicholas Reid (unatt), Richard Mannering (Playsport Golf), Gavin Cook (Prestonfield) (348 each).
80 Gregor Abel (Alloa) (£48).
83 Euan Reid (Strathclyde Park) (£48).