GREIG STAGES BIRDIE-BIRDIE FINISH TO MAKE UP FOR DOUBLE BOGEY

          Greig Hutcheon ... second win in May. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency

HUTCHEON WINS BY TWO AT LARGS 

DESPITE DOUBLE BOGEY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
You can't keep a good man down, goes the old adage. And Greig Hutcheon bounced back from 
comparative "adversity" late in his round to win the Fairbairn BMW?Largs Golf Club pro-am by two strokes today.
He was cruising along until he had a double bogey 6 at the 16th but responded in typical Hutch style by birdieing the 17th and 18th holes.
The Paul Lawrie Golf Centre player shot a four-under-par 66 which was highlighted by n eagle 3 at the long 12th and five birdies, at the short first, second, 15th and then the late ones at the 17th and 18th.

His only bogey came at the 10th.

It was Hutch's sixth top 10 finish in seven starts this season but only his second win after an initial success at Deeside Golf Club on May 15.

He won the £1,251 top prize by two strokes from three players: Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) and Scott Henderson (Kings Links).

On very quick greens, Hutcheon was not the only one of the leaders to have a double bogey. In fact McCreadie had two of them - at the seventh and the 15th. Arnott's double bogey came at the seventh.

McCreadie led the well-named team of Jason and the Argonauts to victory with a 13-under-par net score of 57. The amateurs were Graham Thom (handicap 10), Roy Coates (9) and Gordon Barraclough (12).

LEADING PRO SCORES

Par 70

66 G Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie GC) (£1,251)

68 J McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs), S Henderson (Kings Links) (£771 each)

69 A Oldcorn (Kings Acre), S Gray (Hayston), G Fox (Clydeway Golf) (£382 each).

71 D Orr (Mearns Castle), P Robinson (Largs) (£256 each).

72 D Watters (Gourock), G Brown (Montrose Links), S Taylor (Bothwell Castle), J McKinnon (Irvine) (£184 each).

73 C Currie (Caldwell) (£150).

74 C Gillies (Kingsfield), C Gordon (Edinburgh GC), G McBain (Kemnay), C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), J Lomas (Caprington) (£112 each).

75 A Fullen (Largs), S Herald (Mearns Castle), C Kelly (Cawder), M Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy), R Dixon (Renaissance) (£15 each).

76 I Stoddart (Uphall)

77 G Paxton (Ralston)

78 D Broadfoot (Kirkcudbright), G Hardy (Belleisle), M Loftus (Mearns Castle)

79 K Campbell (Greenock), A Marshall (Houston)

80 I Graham (Crow Wood), M King (Kingsfield), C Robinson (Elise SC)

82 N Huguet (Musselburgh)