By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Graham Fox chalked up his fourth outright win, among many top-10 finishes, on the Tartan Tour this season with a six-under-par 64 to head the leaderboard at the McDonald Ellon Golf Club pro-am today.
Fox, now playing out of Clydeway Golf, picked up the first prize of £1,158 to boost his season's tournament earnings to £13,865.
He had a bogey-free round studded with birdies at the first, secnd, long fourth, 10th, 13th and 14th.
Runner-up Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) had an eagle at the 10th in losing out by two shots with a 66. He birdied the fourth, fifth, 13th and 15th but the ultimate difference between him and the winner were bogeys at the sixth and 17th.
Arnott earned £926.
Third on 67 was James McGhee (unattached). Like Fox, he had no bogeys as he birdied the long fourthl 13th aned 17tj fpr a £695 payslip.
Ellon-born pro Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy), who finished joint fourth individuall on 68, led the Moir's Maestros amateur trio of Bill Moir (handicap 10) John Howland (11) and Jim O'Brien (9) to victory in the team event with a net better ball of 17-under-par 123.
LEADING PRO SCORES
Par 70
64 G Fox (Clydeway Golf) £1,158.
66 R Arnott (Bishopbriggs) £926.
67 James McGhee (unatt) £695
68 Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy), Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) £469 each.
69 Christopher Currie (Caldwell £347.
70 Christopher Russell (RAW golf course design), Scott Henderson (Kings Links), Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) £258 each
71 Patrick Walker (Ballumbie Castle), Iain Colquhoun (Dundonald Links), Chris Kelly (Cawder) £177 each.
72 Jonathan Lomas (Caprington), Graeme Brown (Montrose Links), J McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), M King (Kingsfield), S Herald (Mearns Castle) £127 each.
73 A Duncan (unatt), C Lawson (Wellsgreen), Christopher Tierney (Affordable Golf) £81 each.
74 S Aird (McDonald Ellon), M Patterson (Cruden Bay), S Gray (Hayston), M Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy)
76 G Nethercott (Deeside)
77 K Beveridge (Kippie Lodge)
78 A Munro (Musselburgh).
79 I Donaldson (Meldrum House)
82 H Love (Oldmeldrum)
93 C Gordon (Edinburgh GC)
