Hutcheon beats Arnott in play-off

Greig Hutcheon beat Robert Arnott with a birdie at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to win the 36-hole Hayston/Cawder Challenge.

They both had rounds of three-under-par 67 at Hayston and four-under 66 at Cawder for seven-under aggregates of 133.

In a dramatic finale to the regulation rounds, Arnott (Bishopbriggs) was leading by one shot playing the short 18^th. But his tee shot was carried by the wind into the trees and the hole cost him a double bogey five, dropping him into a play-off with Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) who had a bogey four at the same hole.

The duo returned to the short 18^th to start the play-off and it ended there with a birdie two by Hutcheon who was scoring his ninth victory of the Tartan Tour 2014 season.

Feature of Arnott's final round was a run of six consecutive birdies from the seventh to the 12^th - he also birdied the fifth and 15^th.

Hutcheon birdied the third, sixth, eighth, 12^th and 17^th.

Christopher Currie (Caldwell) finished third, only a shot behind Hutch and Arnott, with scores of 69 and 65. With an eagle and five birdies in his first 13 holes of the final round, Currie was certainly hot stuff. Bogeys at the 14^th and 18^th cost him dearly.

Heather MacRae is worth a mention for a joint seventh finish on 137. Her final round of 68 included bogeys at the first and second but she had an eagle at the 11^th and birdies at the fifth, seventh, 10^th, 13^th and 17^th.

Overnight leader by two shots, Keir McNicoll (Gullane) let it slip with a par 70 (two birdies-two bogeys) for a total of 135 and joint fourth place with Scott Henderson (Kings Links) (69-66).