Wright wins Duddingston Challenge

Scottish PGA champion Gareth Wright, in the last group to finish, pipped clubhouse leaders Scott Henderson, Paul O'Hara and Robert Arnott, to win the PGA in Scotland's 36-hole Duddingston Challenge by a single shot at the Edinburgh venue.

Wright shot 68-71 for five-under-par 139

Henderson (71-69), O'Hara (70-70) and Arnott (68-72) tied for second place instead of being involved in a play-off which looked a possible outcome until Welshman Wright's round moved into red figures after bogeys at the second and 11th had cancelled out a first-hole birdie.

The West Linton man moved up a gear with a hat-trick of birdies from the 12th and he had enough in hand to be able to bogey the 16th and still pick up the first prize of £1,500.

Henderson put himself in the title picture with an eagle three at the 17th, a whole which O'Hara birdied.

Senior Arnott birdied the first and ninth and then wiped out his gains with a double bogey six at the 11th. He could do no better than pars down the run-in. Henderson, O'Hara and Arnott each earned £1,033.

Joint fifth on 142 were Greig Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) (73-69), Gavin Hay (Nairn Dunbar) (71-71) and Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Acre) (71-71), each receiving £600.

Kevin Phillips (Winterfield) and Keir McNicoll (Gullane), in a four-way tie with Wright and Arnott for the overnight lead on the four-under 68 mark, both came to grief with second-round 75s as they were overshadowed by playing partner Wright in the last trio out on the course.

Phillips had a triple bogey seven at the ninth and a double bogey six at the 16th. McNicoll's bogeys (five) outnumbered his birdies (two). 

They finished joint eighth on 143 alongside five others, including Heather MacRae (Gleneagles) (73-70). All seven earned £325.