TRIPLE TIE ON 69 AT TARTAN TOUR FOUR-BALL 

BETTER BALL AT FAIRMONT ST ANDREWS

 
Alan Reid (West Lothian) and Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf), outright winners of the first two weekly competitions in the PGA in Scotland  four-ball, better ball winter series, went close to becoming the first pair to notch up a third clear-cut victory over the Torrance Course at  Fairmont St Andrews today (Monday), writes Colin Farquharson
In the end, their three-under-par 69 was matched by seniors Stephen McAllister (McAllister) and 1989 Ryder Cup player Ronan Rafferty (Monte Rei), as well as Mark Loftus (Mearns Castle) and Simon Payne (Cowglen).
Each pair earned £360 for heading a small field which became even smaller when Gareth Wright (West Linton) fell ill this morning and Norman Huguet (Musselburgh) was left without a partner.
Reid and Fox had halves of 35-34, and the other joint winners had matching halves of 33-36.


PGA IN SCOTLAND FOUR-BALL BETTER-BALL WINTER SERIES
Fairmont St Andrews Torrance Course
Par 72 Yardage 7,230

69 Mark Loftus (Mearns Castle) and Simon Payne (Cowglen); Alan Reid (West Lothian) and Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf); Stephen McAllister (Stephen McAllister Golf) and Ronan Rafferty (Monte Rei).
70 Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Caslte) and Paul Robinson (Largs).
71 Colin Brooks (Braid Hills) and Alan Hogg (Kingsbarns); Shaun Clark (Castiglion del Bosco) and Fraser Robertson (Lundin). 
72 Colin Fairweather (Kirkintilloch) and Paul Edgecombe (Forrester Park); Gary Lister (unatt) and Stephen Gray (Hayston); Jonathan Porteous  and David Laing (Craigielaw); Stewart Savage (Dalmuir) and Craig Everett (Caldwell).
73 David Snodgrass (Crail) and Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm); Ciar Porciani and Fraser Thmson (Turnberry Hotel).
75 Richard Clark (Direct Golf UK) and David Broadfoot (Kirkcudbright).
76 Vincent Brown  (Palacerigg Family GC) and Nigel Scott-Smith (Palacerigg); Ian Howieson (Howieston GS) and Graeme Leggat (Pitlochry).