Banchory’s Greig Hutcheon won the Gleneagles Scottish PGA championship for a second time some 13 years after his first win when he was based at Bristol.
In a remarkable last-day turnaround over the par-71 King’s Course at the Perthshire golf resort, Hutcheon, 40, made up four shots on overnight leader Gareth Wright (West Linton) with a five-under-par 66 for a total of 17-under-par 267 to win the £9,000 first prize.
Wright failed to break 70 for the first time over the four days and a par 71 for a total of 268 relegated him to second place and a £6,500 cheque.
The two men finished well clear of third-placed Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle) who had made the running over the first two rounds. McCreadie signed off with a 70 for 273 and a payslip for £4,500.
Hutcheon, who was No 1 on the Tartan Tour last year, heading both the Order of Merit and the Money table: “I’m really chuffed to win this event, especially as it was part of the European Tour event in 1999 and I won as the leading Scot in that.
“I managed to claw my way back into it this week after an opening 73 and the main reason I was able to do that was definitely my putting.
“Gareth and I both played some loose shots today as well as some good ones and it all came down to some lucky breaks here and there.”
Wright said: “It’s disappointing to have lost a four-shot lead. I didn’t get off to a goods start but all credit to Greig as he putted well all day.”