HUTCH'S EURO DREAM HOPES FADE

Greig Hutcheon's dream of playing on the European Tour looks like remaining just that for another year after the Banchory man returned a third-round 77 at the European Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 eliminator at The Roxburghe Hotel and golf course near Kelso today (Thursday). The Banchory man, leader of the Tartan Tour money table and Order of Merit, is now on the 221 mark and he is in joint 15th place with one round to go. Only the leading nine players and ties after 72 holes will go forward to Stage 2. Neil Fenwick (Dunbar), Graham Fox (Rowallan Castle), Paul Cormack (Inchmarlo) and Scott Henderson (Kings Links) are within the "safety zone" at the moment. Irishman Mark Staunton continues to make the running and is six shots clear with an 11-under-par tally of 205. EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL Stage 1  The Roxburghe Hotel and golf course, near Kelso LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS Par 216 (3x72) 205 Mark Staunton (Ire) 67 68 70. 211 Peter O'Keeffe (Ire) 73 70 68. 214 George Thacker (Eng) 72 75 67 216 Alex Christie (Eng) 74 72 70, Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 74 67 75, Joel Hendry (US) 73 75 68 217 Graham Fox (Rowallan Castle) 72 70 75 218 Zane Scotland (Eng) 74 69 75, Paul Cormack (Inchmarlo) 76 68 74, Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 75 70 73 OTHER SCOTS SCORES 219 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 79 76 74 (T15) 221 Paul Doherty (Vale Hotel) 74 73 74. Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 72 72 77 (T15) 223 Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 70 80 73, Stephen Gray (Hayston) 76  73 74 (T20) 224 Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) 77 76 71, John Findlay (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 75 75 84 (T24) 225 Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) 73 78 74 (T29) 226 Greg Nicolson (Mortonhall) 70 75 81 (29th). 227 Philip McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 78 75 74 (T30). VIEW ALL THE SCORES CLICK HERE