KELLY'S SUNDAY BEST WINS HIM KERR CLASSIC AT DUMFRIES

Cawder’s Chris Kelly, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, put together an inward half of five-under-par 29 – even with a bogey at the last – which helped him to win the top prize of £2,323 by four strokes in the Kerr Investment Classic 36-hole pro-am at Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club over the weekend.

Kelly followed up his Saturday par round of 70 with a brilliant seven-under-par round of 63  - easily the best of the day - in a rising wind and his clubhouse target of 133 stood unchallenged by the end of the day.

Kelly started well with a birdie at the first and after bogeying the second he got in the red figures again with an eagle 3 at the long fifth.

Then he went quiet for a few holes before, after turning in two-under 34,  bursting into life again with birdies at the 10^th, 11^th, 13^th, 14^th, 15^th and 16^th before that closing bogey which never looked like being costly as the overnight leaders could not get near him.

Scottish champion Greig Hutcheon had a solid 70 for 137 to finish runner-up to add £1,595 to his top of the money table account plus Order of Merit points to boot.

Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) (70-68) and David Orr  (Mearns Castle) (67-71) tied for third place on 138. They earned £1,064 each.

The Kerr Investments No 1 team of Jim Kerr (handicap 13), Raymond Kerr (13) and Carol Armitt (19) won the two-day pro-am net event with a total of 31 under par 249. Stephen Gray (Hayston) was their pro on Day 1 while David Orr was their pro for the second round.

 

LEADING PRO AGGREGATES and
PRIZE MONEY

Par 140 (2x70)

133 Chris Kelly (Cawder) 70 63 (£2,323)

137 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 67 70 (£1,595)

138 Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) 70 68, David Orr (Mearns Castle) 67 71 (£1,064 each).

139 Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 71 68, Fraser Mann (Musselburgh) 69 70, Christopher Robinson (Portpatrick Dunskey) 69 70, Paul O’Hara (Clydeway Golf) 67 72 (£543 each).

140 Stephen Gray (Hayston) 67 73 (£449)

141 Gordon Law (Uphall) 72 69, Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle) 71 70, Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) 71 70, James McGhee (unatt) 71 70, Craig Ronald (Carluke) 70 71, Jonathan Lomas (Caprington) 70 71, Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 67 74 (£378 each).

142 Craig Gordon (Edinburgh GC) 71 71 (£319).

143 Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) 72 71, Christopher Currie (Caldwell) 71 72, David Patrick (Kingsfield) 70 73, Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) 70 73, Ross Jack (Dumfries and Galloway) 70 73, Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) 69 74 (£268 each).

144 Paul Wardell (Whitekirk) 72 72, Jason McCreadie) Buchanan Castle) 70 74 (£210 each).

145 Duncan Williamson (Kirkhill) 76 69, Greg Paxton (Ralston) 72 73, Daniel Wood (Hirsel) 71 74, Scott Herald (Mearns Castle) 71 74

(£169 each).
146 Mark Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy) 72 74, Ross Neill (Drumpellier) 74 72, Paul Wilson (Cawder) 72 74, Christopher Russell (RAW golf course design) 67 79 (£39 each).