Hutcheon scores fourth win of season

Greig Hutcheon followed up his runner-up finish in the Northern Open by winning the top pro prize in the Glencruitten Golf Club 36-hole pro-am.

It was a fourth win of the season for the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre player who shot rounds of 63 and 57 for a four-under-par total of 120 over the par-62, 4,434yd course at the Oban venue.

Over a course with 10 par-three holes and no par-fives, Hutcheon covered the first nine in only 26 shots, birdieing the second, third, fourth, seventh and eighth. He also had birdies at the 14^th, 15^th and 16^th after the turn.

But it was not a perfect round - he bogeyed the 11^th, 12^th and 18^th in his inward 31.

Hutcheon won by three shots from Craig Gordon (Edinburgh Golf Centre) who had scores of 64 and 59 for 123. Gordon had a bogey free second-round highlighted by birdies at the sixth, seventh and 15^th.

Overnight leader Fraser Mann (Carnoustie) sagged to a second-round 68 and a total of 129. He had no birdies but six bogeys.

Jamie Fraser (Renaissance) led Jonathan McMillan (10), Glen Burrett (8) and Ronan Johnston (7) to victory in the team event with a 13-under-par total of 49.

Ross Electrical (pro Jason McCreadie) and The Tartan Tavern (pro Ross Dixon) also had scores of 49 but they lost out on countback.

Hutcheon said: "It was a great couple days in Oban at Glencruitten golf course which can only be described as epic! The topology of the course is so extreme that the calculations of yardage with plus or minus due to slope can get very tricky. 

"There are two extremely  difficult par-fours - the first and the 12th - which really play as fives. The par threes are very tough with 7, 11, 15 and 17 being stand-outs.

"The 15th in particular is a stunning short hole to the edge of a ravine. The course is absolutely it's own style. There is nothing else like it with some incredible views of the Argyll scenery.

"All the Tartan Tour pros love the challenge and are extremely grateful to all the sponsors and members of Glencruitten Golf Club for putting on such a great pro-am."