Currie too hot at Montrose

Caldwell Golf Club tour pro Christopher Currie won first prize of £1,191 in Petrofact Montrose Links Pro-Am with a very good round of seven-under-par 64.

Currie, one of the busiest players on the Tartan Tour, was scoring his fourth win of the month. Highlight of his halves of 34-30 was an eagle three at the long sixth. He birdied the fourth, fifth, 10th, 11th, short 12th, 13th, long 15th and 18th. His two bogeys came at the short third and 17th.

He won by two shots from joint runners-up Chris Kelly (Cawder) and Aberdeen-based Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) on the 66 mark. They both earned £834. Kelly had a double bogey six at the 11th but had eight birdies in halves of 33.

McBain, who had seven birdies, led the Petrofac Juniors amateur trio of Rhys Bailey (18), Sean Logue (18) and Aiden Spark (15) to victory in the team event with a net total of 21-under-par 121. Two other teams, who had Chris Kelly and Paul McKechnie, also totalled 121 but McBain's team won on a card countback.