JASON CONTINUES GOLDEN START TO PRO-AM SEASON

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Jason McCreadie maintained his early-season form by winning the Cawder pro-am today (Friday). On a day of glorious sunshine the Largs-based Buchanan Castle professional shot a five-under-par 65 (33-32) to win the £1,377 top prize by one shot from another in-form player, Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills), and Dunbar's Neil Fenwick..

It was McCreadie's second win of the season and he has also achieved five top-10 finishes. He has earned more than £3,800 so far.

Jason got it to six under par with an eagle at the 11th and birdies at the first, ninth, 12th and 13th before he dropped his only shot, at the 15th.

McKechnie held the clubhouse lead with a 66 for quite some time. He had a flawless round with an eagle at the 11th and birdies at the ninth and 12th his only deviations from par.

McKechnie has won twice this season and has now four other top 10 finishes to his credit this year.

Fenwick's 66 included two 2s among his six birdies and two bogeys..

The last pro (Craig Matheson of Falkirk Tryst) and team (Geason Training) to finish after 8.30pm won the pro-am team prize with a net total of 16-under-par 124 but only after a card countback against Mark Kerr (Murrayfield) and the OKD Insurance team of Robert Nicol (handicap 18), Greig Reid (15) and John Cooper (7) who had been the long-time clubhouse leaders, also with a 124 total.

Matheson's men - Ian Kilpatrick (8), Craig Johnstone (12) and Paul cowley (10) - won it on the better inward half.

Leading pro scores

Par 70

65 Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle) £1,377.

66 Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills), Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) £963 each..

67 Mark Kerr (Murrayfield) £619.

68 Jonathan Lomas (unatt), James McKinnon (Irvine), Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) £222 each..

69 Steven Tayloor (Bothwell Castle), Mark King (Kingsfield), Chreis Kelly (Cawder) £266 each.

70 Paul Wardell (Whitekirk), Christopher Currie (Caldwell) £199 each.

71 Spencer Edwards (Carrick on Loch Lomond), David Orr (East Renrewshire), Patrick Walker (St Andrews Links GA), Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) £158 each.

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