PGA in Scotland Winter Series

Forsyth and Paxton win £425 better-ball first 

prize with a 61 at West Kilbride

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Alastair Forsyth (Mearns Castle) and Ralston's Greg Paxton combined to produce a winning better-ball score of 10-under-par 61 at West Kilbride in the PGA in Scotland Winter Series Four-ball today (Tuesday).
They had one bogey - at the fifth - and 11 birdies: the second, third, sixth, seventh, eighth, 10th, 11th, 123thj, 14th, 16th and 18th.
They shared the first prize of £425 at the head of a field of 14 pairs.
Runners-up, only a shot behind on 62 were the Clydeway Golf pairing of Paul O'Hara and Stuart Williamson who won £325.
Sharing third place on 65 were Craig Everett (Caldwell) and Stewart Savage (Dalmuir), and Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Acre) and Ross Drummond (unatt). Both pairings earned £200.
 SCOREBOARD
61 A Forsyth (Mearns Castle) and G Paxton (Ralston) £425.
62 P O'Hara and S Williamson (Clydeway Golf) £325
65 C Everett (Caldwell) and S Savage (Dalmuir); A Oldcorn (Kings Acre) and R Drummond (unatt), £200 each pair.
66 S Gray (Kingsfield) and C Elliott (Haggs Castle) £125
69 C Armstrong (Burntisland) and C Goodwin (Duff House Royal); C Billows and F Dunlop (Gleneagles); J McCreadie (Largs) and A Welsh (Cathkin Braes); C Robinson (Portpatrick Dunskey) and D Broadfoot (Kirkcudbright); G Wright (West Linton) and N Huguet (Musselburgh).
70 I Darroch (West Kilbride) and S McAllister (S McAllister Golf); D Watters (Gourock) and A Fullen (Largs).
71 V Brown (Logos GM) and N Scott-Smith (Palacerigg).
72 M Loftus (Mearns Castle) and S Payne (Cowglen).