Mark King chalked up his first Tartan Tour win of the season with a sparkling round of six-under-par 65 in the warm June sunshine at the £7,500 Bonnyton Golf Club double shotgun pro-am at Eaglesham.
The Kingsfield Golf Centre pro, starting at the 10th in the morning session, had birdies at the 11th, 13th and 15th and followed that up with a terrific five-under-par run of birdies at the first, second, third, fifth and sixth.
Mark, 37, a pro for 17 years, had only one bogey, at his fifth hole, the 14th. He earned the £1,129 to prize by one shot from Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Links).
King's prize boosted his season's earnings to £8,761 from 19 events and enabled him to leapfrog over Craig Lee (unatt) into second place in the money table behind leader David Orr (East Renfrewshire).
Orr and Lee were among a group of five players who tied for third place on 68. Orr (East Renfrewnshire) led the amateur trio team, quaintly named "Three Shankers and a Pro," of Barry Chuwen (17), Johnnie Bennett (9) and Andy Smith (8) to victory in the team event with a net total of 19-under-par 123.
24 June, 2009