McBain earns trip to Turkey

Greg McBain's victory in the Paul Lawrie Invitational earned him not only his biggest cash prize of £7,500 - it booked him a trip to Turkey for the Titleist PGA Play-Offs.

The top three in each PGA region's Order of Merit go forward to the end-of-season highlight at Antalya Golf Club from November 29 to December 1.

The Paul Lawrie Invitational was the final PGA in Scotland Order of Merit event and McBain made a last-gasp surge up the points table to finish in second place behind Greig Hutcheon, who won last year's PGA Play-offs.

Graham Fox finished third. So it will be Hutcheon, McBain and Fox carrying the banner for Scotland in Turkey.

"Making the play-offs was my aim so it's great that I have done it. I was working in the Kemnay Golf Club pro's shop until June so it's only been three months or so that I've been able to focus fully on my golf, thanks to joining the Paul Lawrie Golf Foundation team," said McBain, a 30-year-old Aberdonian whose ambition is to make it up to the European Tour.

It is the third year in a row that Hutcheon has won the Scottish Order of Merit title and the fifth time in all since 2006.