SCOTTISH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER WAY AT GLENEAGLES KINGS
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Tournament Controller
The PGA in Scotland
Defending
champion Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) is amongst eight former winners in
the field for the £50,000 Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship which began today over the King's Course at the Perthshire resort.
Fox staged a dramatic finish at the same venue 12 months ago as he joined a distinguished roll of honour which includes the likes of John Panton, Eric Brown, Bernard Gallacher, Sandy Lyle and Paul Lawrie
Three shots clear heading into the final round, Fox, who recently turned 36, holed a ten-foot eagle putt at the 72nd hole for a 15-under-par aggregate of 269 and a two-shot victory over Banchory's Greig Hutcheon.
The 1999 winner, Hutcheon heads into this year's event in good fettle, having made the cut in both the PGA Championship at Wentworth and Scottish Open at Castle Stuart this season.
West Linton's Gareth Wright did likewise in the Open Championship at Muirfield last week and will also be heading into the Tartan Tour's flagship event feeling bullish.
Former European Tour Rookie of the Year Scott Henderson, third last year, joins PGA Cup team-mates Fox, Hutcheon and Wright in a 66-strong field.
It also includes host club professional Andrew Jowett and Gullane's Emma Fairnie, pictured, only the third woman to play in the event after Meg Farquhar (1933) and Heather MacRae (2009).
Gordon Law (1997), Chris Kelly (2003), Craig Ronald (2004), Mark Loftus (2007), Jason McCreadie (2008) and David Orr (2009) are the other former winners in the line-up.
"We are all looking forward to the week," said Brian Mair, Secretary of the PGA in Scotland.
"Gleneagles is looking magnificent and I am sure the King's Course will prove, yet again, to be a great test for the players.
"The field contains many of our ex-champions, including defending champion Graham Fox.
"In addition, we have Emma Fairnie competing, only the third female to do so in the history of the championship.
"Whoever wins will join a very distinguished roll of honour and we wish all the players every success for the week."
Roy Murray Fox staged a dramatic finish at the same venue 12 months ago as he joined a distinguished roll of honour which includes the likes of John Panton, Eric Brown, Bernard Gallacher, Sandy Lyle and Paul Lawrie
Three shots clear heading into the final round, Fox, who recently turned 36, holed a ten-foot eagle putt at the 72nd hole for a 15-under-par aggregate of 269 and a two-shot victory over Banchory's Greig Hutcheon.
The 1999 winner, Hutcheon heads into this year's event in good fettle, having made the cut in both the PGA Championship at Wentworth and Scottish Open at Castle Stuart this season.
West Linton's Gareth Wright did likewise in the Open Championship at Muirfield last week and will also be heading into the Tartan Tour's flagship event feeling bullish.
Former European Tour Rookie of the Year Scott Henderson, third last year, joins PGA Cup team-mates Fox, Hutcheon and Wright in a 66-strong field.
It also includes host club professional Andrew Jowett and Gullane's Emma Fairnie, pictured, only the third woman to play in the event after Meg Farquhar (1933) and Heather MacRae (2009).
Gordon Law (1997), Chris Kelly (2003), Craig Ronald (2004), Mark Loftus (2007), Jason McCreadie (2008) and David Orr (2009) are the other former winners in the line-up.
"We are all looking forward to the week," said Brian Mair, Secretary of the PGA in Scotland.
"Gleneagles is looking magnificent and I am sure the King's Course will prove, yet again, to be a great test for the players.
"The field contains many of our ex-champions, including defending champion Graham Fox.
"In addition, we have Emma Fairnie competing, only the third female to do so in the history of the championship.
"Whoever wins will join a very distinguished roll of honour and we wish all the players every success for the week."
Tournament Controller
The PGA in Scotland
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