KENNY HUTTON WINS MIDLAND ALLIANCE WITH 70 AT FAIRMONT

        KENNY HUTTON. Image by Andy Forman

REPORT BY LEE SUTHERLAND
This week the Midland Golfers Alliance held the Grant’s Promotions Pro Am at Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews over the Torrance Course.
Leading scratch score of the day in very cold and windy conditions was achieved by Downfield professional Kenny Hutton with a wonderful, two-under par score of 70. 
Kenny’s team was pipped for first place by the Carnoustie trio of Derek Adams, Jim Ward and Roy Farquhar plus Drew Herd (Scotscraig) who returned the winning score of 135.

LEADING SCRATCH
Par 72
70 K Hutton (Downfield) p
73 C Knowles (Panmure) ap
75 R Stewart (Tulliallan), J Strachan (Royal Montrose), S McLaren (Crieff) ap
78 S Rennie (Brechin) p.
79 S McKendrick (Dunkeld)

LEADING TEAMS
135 D Adams (Carnoustie) (5), J Ward (Carnoustie) (11), R Farquhar (Carnoustie) (5), A Herd (Scotscraig) (12).
136 K Hutton (Downfield) p, D Morrison (Downfield) (12), A Mason (Thornton) (10), C Browne (Monifieth) (3).
137 B Bell (Tulliallan) (scr), H Salmond (Tulliallan) (6), J Irwin (Muckhart) (8), G Wilkie (Muckhart) (14).

Next Thursday's meeting has been switched to Monifieth Medal Course, playing four balls.
Tee reserved from 9.30am to 12.30.
The K M Thomson team competition will now be played at Alloa in February.