Gray beats Fox with birdie hat-trick finish
09/01/2014
Stephen Gray birdied the last three holes to win the Ayrshire Winter Golf Association top scratch prize at Kilmarnock Barassie.
The Hayston pro’s late surge ensured he shot a two-under-par 70 and narrowly pipped Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) to the title by a single shot.
It was a tribute to the duo’s skill that they were both able to better par over a testing links course on a typically wintry day of strong wind and showers.
Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) and Campbell Elliot (Haggs Castle) took third and fourth places with rounds of 73 and 74 respectively.
Gray's win makes him joint leader with Fox in the AWGA Order of Merit with two fixtures left - at Royal Troon (February 11) and Old Prestwick (March 12).
The amateur trophy was won, after a countback, by Eric Ewart (Royal Troon) whose net 72 off 12 was equalled by John Cameron (Cathkin Braes) and home player Ron Punton.
