FOX SNATCHES PRIZE FROM MCBAIN AT ABOYNE

Graham Fox shot a six-under-par 62 to win the VSA Tartan pro-am at Aboyne Golf Club today (Thursday).
He nipped past clubhouse leader Greig McBain (Gamola Golf) to snatch the first prize of £996 by a one-stroke margin from the Aberdonian.
McBain earned £797.
It was Fox's sixth win on the Tartan Tour this season and boosted his domestic earnings ttho £16,982. He had seven birdies - at the second, third, ninth, long 10th, 14th, 15th and 18th. His only bogey came late, at the 16th.
McBain had no bogeys but "only" five birdies - at the fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth and 11th.
 Greig Hutcheon, playing probably as near where he was brought up as he can get on the Tartan Tour, finished third with a 63 to earn £5989.
Hutcheon led the winning amateur team to victory with an 18-under-par net total of 118. The "Enquest" team comprised Jim Paterson (handicap 18), Ross Bremner (7) and Craig Donnelly (18).

LEADING PRO SCORES
Par 68
62 Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) £996.
63 Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) £797
65 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) £598
66 Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs), Jonathan Lomas (Caprington) £368 each.
67 Craig Ronald (Carluke) £258.
68 Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy), Scott Henderson (Kings Links), Chris Kelly (Cawder) £192 each.
69 David Orr (Mearns Castle), James McKinnon (Irvine), Patrick Walker (Ballumbie Castle), Stephen Gray (Hayston) £134 each.
70 Christoher Currie (Caldwell), Calum Lawsson (Wellsgreen) (£104 each
71 Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links), Graeme Brown (Montrose Links), Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) £74 each
OTHER SCORES:
73 Michael Mackenzie (Edzell)
74 Paul Brookes (Piteavie). Christopher McMaster (Panmure), Craig Gordon (Edinburgh GC)
75 Iain Donaldson (Meldrum House), James McGhee (unatt), Scott Herald (Mearns Castle).
77 Keil Beveridge (Kippie Lodge), Ryan Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo), Joel Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen).