HUTCH WILL HAVE TO ADJUST FROM WENTWORTH TO CARDRONA

By COLIN FARQUHARSON 

Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Greg Hutcheon has confirmed he will be in the field for the Tartan Tour's second 36-hole tournament at Macdonald Cardrona, Peebles, starting tomorrow.
It will call for a bit of adjustment for the Banchory Golf Club tour pro after the best part of a week rubbing shoulders with Ryder Cup stars and other world-class players at Wentworth.
Hutcheon, winner of the PGA of Scotland money table and Order of Merit last season, has come home from making the last day in the PGA Championship at Wentworth with mixed feelings.
A last round of 79 took the shine off his Saturday score of 67 but he made the cut, a performance  which world-ranked players like McIlroy, McDowell and Donald could not match.          
"The last round at Wentworth was very frustrating but really evened out the great fortune I had in the third round!" said Hutcheon who is now 40, having turned pro in 1995.
"I had only 26 putts on Saturday followed by not such a hot putter day. The bad luck on Sunday was a poor lie in a reseeded divot from a straight tee shot down the eighth fairway. That resulted in my only double bogey of the four rounds.
"A few poor shots on the back nine did not help but Wentworth is just such an exacting test of golf. Look at Westwood's back nine.
"It was my first real experience of being up there in a monster event. Huge crowds , great experience although I must admit to being a little embarrassed coming off 18 on Sunday. It seemed as easy to have a 67 on Saturday as a 79 on Sunday. That's golf!"
And the tournament did end on a high note for the man from Crathes.

 "I had the great honour of attending the prize giving where I was given a silver salver for being the highest-finishing PGA pro in the tournament. If at the start off the week I'd been offered that I would of been chuffed as I was at the end. Maybe next time I'll get the hot last round that you need!"