Greig Hutcheon, the main man in Scottish pro golf in recent years playing out of Banchory Golf Club, has signed a deal with the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre to represent the Aberdeen venue in 2014.
Hutcheon, winner of the Gleneagles Scottish PGA title last year when he was the Tartan Tour’s leading money-winner and Order of Merit winner, is the highest ranked PGA Professional in GB&I since winning the PGA play-offs title in Turkey late last year.
The centre, which has a nine-hole par-three course, driving range and a state-of-the-art short-game practice facility, is already home to the Paul Lawrie Foundation’s stable of eight supported professionals, including Northern Open champion David Law, Kris Nicol, Philip McLean, Laura Murray and Paul Lawrie’s elder son Craig.
Greig will play in a number of European and Challenge Tour events and, in addition, starts in the BMW PGA Championshipat Wentworth, and the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, which is staged at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club for the first time.
Hutcheon, 40 and a PGA professional since 1995, will also continue to compete on the Tartan Tour circuit.
Lawrie and “Hutch” have known one another for many years, having both played, practised and worked at Banchory Golf Club during their formative years in the game.
Lawrie said: “Greig has long been the top player on the domestic scene in Scotland.
“His consistency at the head of the Tartan Tour Order of Merit over the last few years is evidence of this, as are his performances in the European Tour events he’s gained entry to. He consistently makes cuts and finishes well whenever the opportunity arises”.
“Greig is also brilliant with pro-am teams.
“Whenever he’s done days for us in the past with clients and friends he always strikes the right balance, making playing partners feel at ease whilst imparting some of the knowledge he’s built up over the years in the sport.
“He’ll be a great addition to our personnel at the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre.”
Hutcheon said: “I’m honoured to be joining such a strong team of professionals at unquestionably one of the finest golfing establishments in the country.”