GRAEME BROWN WINS SCOTS YOUNG PROS TITLE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Montrose Links' Graeme Brown, pre-tournament favourite for the Scottish Young Professionals Championship at West Lothian, duly justified the tag with a four-round total of 284. For most of the 72-hole tournament, Keir McNicoll (Gullane) made the running and he was still in the front rank, although sharing it with Brown with one round to go. Brown collected the £1,000 first prize and the prestigious title by signing off with a 73, two shots better than McNicoll who did not even have the consolation of gaining second place in the end with his 286 total. That went to Michael Paterson (Kilmacolm) who shot a closing 69 to post the clubhouse target of 285, a target which only Brown, who played on the US college golf circuit before turning pro, was able to beat. SCOTTISH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CHAMPIONSHIP West Lothian Golf Club LEADING FINAL TOTALS 284 Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) 72 69 70 73 (£1,000) 285 Michael Paterson (Kilmacolm) 72 71 73 69 (£800) 286 Keir McNicoll (Gullane) 68 72 71 75 (£600) 287 Thomas Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 70 71 72 74 (£450) 288 Malcolm Isaacs ( Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 70 72 70 70 (£360) 293 Chris Robinson (Dumfries and Galloway) 74 69 73 77 (£320) 294 Cameron West (Scotscraig) 75 76 74 69, Ross Jack (Dumfries and Galloay) 76 73 73 72, Patrick Walker (Ballumbie Castle) 74 74 83 83. David Addison (Kilmarnock Barassie) 72 72 75 75 (£245 each) 296 Andrew McIntyre (Ranfurly Castle) 74 74 72 75, Adam McCabe (Gordon Sherry Golf) 73 72 75 76, Craig Haugh (Linlithgow) 75 69 76 76 297 Ross McConnachie (Peterculter) 75 71 74 77, Daniel Wood (Hirsel) 75 69 76 77 298 Paul Robinson (Largs) 75 71 72 80 299 Jamie Mackay (North Gailes) 78 74 77 70 300 Joseph McBrearty (Haggs Castle) 72 76 75 77, Stuart Boyle (The Belfry) 74 72 77 77 301 Andrew Rollo (Moray) 80 70 75 76 302 Paul Betty (Hamilton) 70 79 78 75 303 Martin Lawrence (Newmachar) 74 72 76 81 304 Ewan Macpherson (Auchterarder) 78 77 76 76, Rob Satterley (Swanston) 73 78 77 76, Iain Dean (Murrayfield) 75 72 81 76, Sean Fay (Royal Dornoch) 69 78 81 76. 305 Nikki Christie (Carnoustie) 78 74 74 79, Sam McLaren (Crieff) 76 73 76 80 307 Iain McNab (Dundnald Links) 79 73 80 75 308 Ewan Grimes (Carrick on Loch Lomond) 73 70 80 80 309 Gregor Wright (Ladybank) 73 79 76 81, Cameron Tortolano (Stirling) 75 73 80 81 310 Grant Smith (Gleneagles) 76 73 82 79 312 David Laing (Craigielaw) 72 80 74 86, Andrew Burns (Bothwell Castle) 76 76 76 84 TO VIEW THE DISTRIBUTION OF ALL THE PRIZE MONEY CLICK HFRE