Hutch's consistency paying dividends on Tartan Tour as he shares Turriff pro-am victory

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Greig Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) achieved his 10th top 10 finish in only 12 competitions this year by sharing victory in today's (FRI) Turriff pro-am with Michael Patterson (Williamwood) and Stephen Gray (Lanark).

The trio finished two strokes clear of the field on the four-under-par 66 mark and ear,ned £833 apiece.

Hutch birdied the first, sixth, 11th, 15th and 16th, offset only by one bogey, at the seventh, in halves of 35 and 31.

Kris Nicol (Dunes Golf Centre) finished joint fourth on 68 and earned £385.

TURRIFF PRO-AM

Pro scores

par 70

66 G Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), M Patterson (Kilmacolm), S Gray (Lanark) £833 each.

68 C Currie (Erskine, L Gaughan (Bathgate), K Nicol (Dunes Centre) £385 each.

69 S Binning (Mearns Castle), S O'Hara (N Lanarkshire Leisure) £250 each.

70 G Still (Turriff), G McBain (Newmachar) £187 each.

71 P McKenna (Portlethen), A Forsyth (Mearns Cstle) £151 each.

74 R McConnachie (Peterculter), G Hay (Mearns Castle) £130 each/

76 K Zeynalov (Portlethen) £114.

77 R Mitchell (Paul Lawrie GC), C McMaster (Downfield), C Nairn (Prestwick St Nicholas) £94 each.

78 A Pillans (Banchory), G Hardy (Prestwick St Nicholas), N Huguet (Musselburgh) £45 each.

79 R Clarke (Golf Dedication Centre).

Team winners:

123 S O'Hara (£125) and Graham Stronach (7), Richard Beattie (5), Charlie Thomson (9).