Kinross Pro goes on Hunting trip

Jul 3 2009 by Gordon Bannerman, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

CLARET jug engraver Garry Harvey was up against the cream of European golf at the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors’ Championship.

And the Kinross professional – an honorary Craigie Hill member – acquitted himself well against Ian Woosnam and company by making the cut across Slaley Hall's notoriously difficult Hunting Course.

While Carl Mason captured his third PGA Seniors’ title – and the 21st of his senior career – Harvey, who each year hits the limelight when he engraves the name of the Open Championship winner on the famous claret jug, proved he can play a bit too by being one of 64 pros to make the cut at the prestigious 72-hole event.

The Scot eventually finished at five over for the championship with a solid weekend display, shooting rounds of 71 and 72 for a four-round total of 293 for a share of 31st place, one stroke ahead of former Ryder Cup stalwarts Eamonn Darcy and Costantino Rocca.