Currie conquers at Deer Park

PGA Cup winner Chris Currie fired a bogey-free round of 65 for a 12-under par total of 132 to avert the possibility of a play-off and win the St Andrews Brewing Company's 36-Hole Order of Merit Series.

Fresh from playing his part in Great Britain & Ireland’s PGA Cup win over America, Currie finished just ahead of Greig Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Inchmarlo) and Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm) to claim the £1,100 top prize at Deer Park Golf and Country Club in Livingston.

The Caldwell Golf Club pro was in the last trio off the tee on Tuesday and made amends for his three bogeys in the opening round. He eliminated the mistakes on the second day by scoring seven birdies to finish two strokes ahead of Hutcheon (69-65) and Patterson (69-65) who earned £775 apiece.

Hutcheon, who sunk the winning putt against America at Foxhills earlier this month, had eight birdies in his second round and was four under-par for his last seven holes.

Patterson had seven birdies in his bogey-free closing halves of 31 and 34.

Paul O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) gained the fourth place prize of £625 with rounds of 68 and 67 for 135.

Halfway leader Callum Nairn (Kilmarnock Barassie) with a 66, faded to a second-round 74 for 140 and joint ninth place. An error-strewn run of bogey, double-bogey, bogey at the 14th, 15th and short 16th for an inward 39 killed off his hopes.