CRACKING FINALE ON CARDS AT DUDDINGSTON

The stage is set for another cracking finish to a PGA Optical Express Tour event as Greig Hutcheon (Banchory), in the pole position with a six-under 66, leads by at halfway from Scott Grieve (Turnhouse), Gareth Wright (West Linton), Stephen Gray (Hayston) and Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy) from Ellon at Duddingston Golf Club, Edinburgh. Only three shots cover the leading 10 players. PGA OPTICAL EXPRESS TOUR Duddingston GC, Edinburgh LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES Par 72 66 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory). 67 Scott Grieve (Turnhouse), Gareth Wright (West Linton), Stephen Gray (Hayston), Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy). 68 David Patrick (Elie SC), George Cowan (Westerhope). 69 Graham Fox (Rowallan Castle), Neil Fenwick (Dunbar), James McKinnon (Irvine). 70 Jonathan Lomas (unatt), Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills), Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw), James McGhee (Duddingston), Zack Saltman (Archerfield Links), Paul Affleck (unatt), Christopher Caldwell (Currie). 71 Tom Higson (Eng), Graeme Brown (Montrose Links), Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), Malcolm Isaacs (Nairn Dunbar), Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle). 72 Keir McNicoll (Gullane), David Orr (Mearns Castle), James Dick (Duddingston), Andrew Crerar (Panmure), Kenny Hutton (Downfield), Daniel Wood (Hirsel), Mark King (Kingsfield), Wallace Booth (Comrie), Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links), Terry Burgoyne (Glencruitten). 73 Craig Gordon (Edinburgh GC), Michael Rae (Alyth), Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh), Scott Herald (Mearns Castle), Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle), Craig Ronald (Carluke), Andrew McIntyre (Ranfurly Castle), Carl Thompson (Pike Fold), Fraser Grant (Ralston). 74 Robert Rushford (Grangemouth), John Gallagher (Swanston), Mark Kerr (unatt), Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs), Greg McGain (Gamola Golf), Scott Young (Turnhouse). 75 Scott McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle), Jonathan Porteous (Craigielaw), Iain Hanna (Strathclyde Park), Paul Robinson (Largs), Ross Dixon (Renaissance Club), Sean O'Donnell (Balbirnie Park), Paul Wytrazek (Burntisland), Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm), Scott Henderson (Kings Links), Martin Lawrence (Newmachar), Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links). 76 Colin Robinson (Largs), Lee Vannet (Carnoustie Links), Patrick Walker (Ballumbie Castle), Alan Reid (West Lothian), Paul Wardell (Whitekirk). 77 Fraser Dunlop (Gleneagles), Gordon Law (Uphall), Mark Loftus (Mearns Castle), Alan Lockhart (Ladybank), Chris Kelly (Cawder), Russell Weir (Cowal). 78 Alastair Thomson (Douglas Park), Jamie Mackay (North Gailes), Graham Forbes (unatt), Alastair Mackenzie (Renaissance Club), Graham Mackay (Prestonfield), Ian Graham (Crow Wood), Ed Wood (Crow Wood). ends