Brilliant round of eight-under-par 66 at Drumpellier pro-am

O'Hara's sixth win takes him closer to money 

leader Hutcheon

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scottish young professional champion Paul O'Hara scored his sixth win of the Tartan Tour season with a brilliant round of eight-under-par 63 at the Drumpellier pro-am today.
Paul, now representing North Lanarkshire Leisure, had two strokes to spare at the finish from joint runners-up Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) and James McGhee (Whitehill House).
O'Hara's prize of £1,333 + £160 for also winning the pro-am team event boosted his season's earnings to £23,607, less than £500 behind the man currently topping the money table, Greig Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Inchmarlo).
Hutcheon earned £493 for a three-way share of fourth place with Jonathan Lomas (Caprington) and Mark Kerr (Dalmahoy) and his 2016 earnings now amount to £24,080.
O'Hara  led the Avia Signs 1 team of Cat Gardiner (handicap 17), Karen Wright (20) and Stephen Kennedy (18) to victory in the pro-am team event with a 20-under-par net score of 122.

 PRO SCORES
par 71
63 P O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) (£1,333).
65 P McKechnie (Braid Hills), J McGhee (Whitehill House) (£933 each).
67 J Lomas (Caprington), M Kerr (Dalmahoy), G Hutcheon (PLGC Inchmarlo) (£493 each).
68 P Robinson (Largs), C Currie (Caldwell), S Henderson (Kings Links), G McBain (Newmachar), C Kelly (Taymouth Castle) (£264 each).
69 R Neill (Drumpellier), C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), N Huguet (Musselburgh), I Taylor (Drumpellier), G Fox (Clydeway Golf) (£160 each).
70 A Welsh (Cathkin Braes) (£120).
71 C Ronald (Carluke), S Taylor (Bothwell Castle), C Brown (Carrick on Loch Lomond), G Brown (Montrose Links) (£70 each).
72 G Hay (Grantown on Spey), V Brown (Logos Golf Ministries), S Gray (Lanark). 
73 K Monaghan (Linlithgow), G Paxton (Ralston), K McAleer (Gleddoch House), G Forrester (St Andrews GS).
74 C Tierney (Bishopbriggs), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs), P Brookes (Pitreavie), G Robertson (Airdrie). 
75 M Patterson (Kilmacolm), S O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure), J McCreadie (Largs), C McMaster (Wellsgreen).
78 M Hillson (Kilconquhar Castle), D Orr (Eastwood).
79 S Craig (Craig Golf).
80 J Gallagher (Westerwood).