Hutcheon leads 10 Scottish qualifiers for PGA Championship

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 Greig Hutcheon, almost did not get to the Ladybank venue because of roads blocked by snow.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 71
QUALIFIERS FOR FINAL
69 G Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Inchmarlo) £500
70 G  Brown (Montrose Links) £300

71 P Wytrazek (Burntisland), G Paxton (Ralston), P McKechnie (Braid Hills) £200 each
72 C McMaster (Wellsgreen), K McNicoll (Gullane), S Savage (Dalmuir) £33 each
73 L Mann (Carnoustie), A Stuart  (Paul Lawrie GC)
ALTERNATES 
74 J McGhee (Whitehill House), D Williamson (Kirkhill).
75 R Harrower (Boat of Garten), R McConnachie (Peterculter), N Huguet (Musselburgh), C Ronald (Carluke), A Welsh (Cathkin Braes), G Dingwall (Royal Dornoch).
76 C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), C Haugh (Cawder), S Williamson (Clydeway Golf), R Murdoch (Dumfries and Galloway), J Sharp (Carrick on Loch Lomond), M Isaacs (Gamola Golf), S Henderson (Kings Links).
77 C Tierney (Bishopbriggs), M Mackenzie (Edzell), S McLaren (Blairgowrie), P Jamieson (Dunblane New), S Clelland (Hayston), M Murray (Brora).
78 I Taylor (Drumpellier), K Monaghan (Linlithgow), A Cooper (Newmachar).
79 F Galloway (Scoonie), M Huish (North Berwick), J Smallwood (Irvine).
80 P Malone (Braid Hills)
81 M Hillson (Kilconquhar Castle)
82 P Edgcombe (Forrester Park), R Leeds (Archerfield Links)
85 L Burnett (Mearns Castle)
86 C Steven (Strathclyde Park)
NR M Pottinger (American Golf)

HUTCH leads 10 Scottish qualifiers for

PGA pro championship at Oxfordshire

Greig Hutcheon spent the day battling winter weather before winning the Titleist and FootJoy PGA Professional Championship Scottish qualifying event at Ladybank Golf Club, Fife today (Tuesday).

Hutcheon, playing for the first time out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Inchmarlo, carded a two under par 69 to lead the 10 qualifiers by one shot ahead of Graeme Brown (Montrose Links).

Hutch, who earned a £500 first prize, thus qualified for his first PGA Professional Championship final with the £78,000 showpiece event to be held at The Oxfordshire course between July 26-29.

Greig said later that even getting to the Fife venue was a struggle.

“The road ahead (over the hills) was blocked by snow. The police turned me back, so I had to take a 40min detour the long way round to get to the course,” explained Hutcheon.
“And during the event we had to come off for a hailstorm, but it was only a brief stoppage and I was on the 17th so it didn’t affect me too much but it was incredible weather for April!”
Hutcheon, still attached to the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, admitted that, despite his experience, he found the one round qualifying format kept him on his toes.
“You’re always aware that one bad shot can affect your position on the leaderboard,” he said.
“And with only one round to play, that’s difficult to get back so I kept it nice and steady. I dropped a couple of shot but managed to get four birdies (long seventh, 10th, 11th and 17th) as well so I was happy with that.
“I’d never played in this event before and it was difficult.
“I wasn’t sure two under par would be enough to win it but the PGA provided an excellent venue with superb greens, they got it right and it made for a close contest.

“It was just ironic that with all the sunny days we’ve had recently, we got some cold weather for this event.”

Brown, who earned £300, birdied the first, seventh, long 13th and 15th in compiling is one-under 70. He had bogeys at the third, 10th and 12th.

There was a three-way tie for third spot with Paul Wytrazek  (Burntisland Golf Club), Greg Paxton  (Ralston Golf Club) and Paul McKechnie  (Braid Hills Golf Range) all tied on level par 71 while Gullane’s Keir McNicoll, who on Friday received the Titleist PGA Assistant of the Year award was also among the qualifiers with a 72, the same score as Chris McMaster (Wellsgreen) and Stewart Savage (Dalmuir).

Alan Stuart (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) and Fraser Mann's brother Lindsay (Carnoustie) tied for final qualifying spots with matching 73s.