Wright returns from Open to win at Panmure

Gareth Wright claimed victory in the Panmure Golf Club pro-am in his first outing since returning from his appearance in the Open at Muirfield.

The West Linton pro paired up with Hayston’s Stephen Gray, and they matched four-under-par 66s to finish one shot ahead of the rest of the field and earn a prize of £1,005 apiece.

Heavy overnight rain had taken most of the fire out of the baked fairways and both men were able to make five birdies with only one offsetting bogey.

Wright, "fresh" from making the last day of the Open, birdied the first, long second, short 11th, 12th and 13th, dropped his shot at the long 14th and then parred.

Gray had his sub-par figures at the long second, the short fifth, the long 14th, the 17th and 18th. His bogey came at the short ninth.

They finished a shot ahead of five players - Graeme Brown (Montrose Links), Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs), Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) and David Patrick (Kingsfield) who each earned £439 for their 67s.

Stephen Gray also led the winning amateur trio of Colin Kennedy (handicap 11), Jamie Cromar (14) and Colin Comar (15) to victory in the team event with an 18-under-par net total of 122. They finished four shots clear of the field.