Field of 94 for NE Alliance at wet and misty Cruden Bay

 Hutcheon wins with an eight-under 62

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Greig Hutcheon, pictured, won today's North-east Golfers' Alliance conpetition at Cruden Bay with a brilliant round of eight-under-par 62 which earned him £140. It was worth a lot more!
In miserable wet and misty weather, the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre player headed a good field of 94 players by five shots. 
North-east Under-18 boys match-play champion two years ago, Stephen Roger, playing over his home course, was runner-up with a 67 and three players - Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links), Kevin Duncan (Cruden Bay) and Greg McBain (Paul Lawrie GC) - were joint third on 69.
With play off mats mandatory, Hutcheon's score could not constitute a course record but it was a marvellous round from the Tartan Tour's leading money-winner for the past few years.
He had a terrific start - par, par, eagle and reached the turn in seven-under 29 with further birdies at the fifthj, sioxth, eighth and ninth. A bogey at the seventh was taken in his stride.
Hutch cooled off a bit after the turn with birdies only at the 11th and 13th and a second bogey, at the 14th in a second nine of one-under 33.

Young Roger, pictured right, had halves of 34 and 33, birdieing the second, eighth, ninth, 10th and 13th, offset by bogeys at the seventh and 12th .
By my calculations, Hutcheon and Roger had a better ball of 60!
It is the time of the year when we remember the late North-east Alliance secretary with the Ron Menzies Memorial Trophies which were won by Hutcheon, former P and J editor Harry Roulston (Stonehaven) who equalled his age with a 73 for a net 66 off seven in Class 1, and Gary Homer (Northern) with a net 63 off 11 in Class 2. 

ALL THE  SCRATCH SCORES
par 70
62 G Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie GC)
67 S Roger (Cruden Bay)
69 T Mathieson (Murcar Links), K Duncan (Cruden Bay), G McBain (Paul Lawrie GC).
70 J Duff (Newmachar), A Dunton (McDonald Ellon)
71 P McLean (Paul Lawrie GC), S Kiloh (Paul Lawrie GC)
72 A Stuart (Paul Lawrie GC), J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen), Samantha Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies).
73 L Vannet (Craibstone), J Borthwick (Craibstone), R O'Donnell (Oldmeldrum), H Roulston (Stonehaven)
74 G Esson (Portlethen), G Homer (Northern), C Grant (Portlethen), J Nicolson (Hazlehead), C Dempster (Paul Lawrie GC).
75 A Gall  (Deeside), R McKen (Trump International), S Dunn (Deeside), B Fyfe (Paul Lawrie GC).
76 D Brown (Kemnay), J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen), S Finnie (Royal Aberdeen).
77 R Lamb (Newmachar), S Mackie (Kemnay), C Lamb (Newmachar), D Leslie (Northern).
78 D Fleming (Portlethen), A Graham (Aboyne), G Chalmers (Alford), D Craigie (Portlethen), Sean Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC).
79 R Reid (Tarland)
80 C Cassie (Nigg Bay), K Zeynalov (Portlethen), B Harper (Newburgh), D Mavckay (Hazlehead), D Bisset (Banchory), G Riley (Craibstone).
81 D Adam (Oldmeldrum), G Milne (Newburgh), L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), M Duncan (Murcar Links)
82 R Blackmore (Tarland), S Shand (Kemnay), W Beattie (Craibstone).
83 I Clark (Deeside), M Forster (Cruden Bay), D Lane (Deeside), D Nelson (Aboyne).
84 J Stewart (Banchory), D Booth (Tarland), G Thom (Murcar Links), N K Parker (Murcar Links).
85 P Walker (Cruden Bay), P Low (Craibstone), M Rendall (Stonehaven), D Wright (Northern)
87 M Merchant (Newmachar), S Ross (Hazlehead), P Cheyene (Northern).
88 D McKay (Caledonian)
89 J Forrest (Northern), S Davidson (Northern)
90 J Murray (Banchory), R Brown (Newburgh)
92 M Rogers (Newburgh), T Boyle (Portlethen). 
93 L Duncan (Northern)
No returns: 12

HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1 - H Roulston (Stonehaven) (7) 66; Samantha Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) (4) 68; J Borthwick (Craibstone) (4) bih, D Craigie (Portlethen) (9) 69; R O'DonnOREell (Oldmeldrum) (3) 70.
Class 2 - G Homer (Northern) (11) 63; N K Parker (Murcar Links) (15) 69; S Ross (Hazlehead) (17) bih, M Rendall (Stonehaven) (15) bih, D Bisset (Banchory) (10) 70.
BEST SCORECARDS
Par 70: OUT - 4-4-4 3-4-5 4-4-4: 36
                IN - 4-4-3 5-4-3 3-4-4: 34  

GREIG HUTCHESON 62 (eight under par)
 OUT: 3-3-2 3-3-4 5-3-3: 29 
    IN:  4-3-3 4-5-3 3-4-4: 33

STEPHEN ROGER 67 (three under4 par)
OUT: 4-3-4 3-4-5 5-3-3: 34
    IN: 3-4-4 4-4-3 3-4-4: 33