Graeme Robertson wins the Northern Open 🏆 after 3 hole playoff 👍⛳️ Tied on 137(-3) with Joe Bryce (Gleneagles) it was Grangemouth Professional Graeme Robertson taking the coveted title of Northern Open Champion to add to his Scottish PGA Championship title. Playing down the first hole at Cruden Bay both players parred the 420 yard par 4 at the first two attempts in the playoff. After both hit superb tee shots down the first for the third time it was Joe who fired a fantastic second shot into 8ft from the hole. Graeme now under pressure played a sublime approach to within inches of the hole for a tap in birdie and with Joe missing his putt, the title went to Graeme. The day itself was another mix of warm sunshine and heavy showers. The lead changed hands a few times with Kevin Duncan (Deeside GC) having an opportunity to take the title but for two late bogeys dropped him to T3 with Rob Paterson (Kilspindie) and Paul O’Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure Ltd) on 139(-1). Graeme Robertson was always hanging around playing steady golf - a birdie at the 12th moved him to one behind Joe Bryce. With Joe dropping a shot at the 16th and getting in to the clubhouse on -3 it was now up to Graeme to try and grab the title. Standing on the 18 tee needing a birdie to win he pulled his tee into an unplayable lie into some gorse - having to take a penalty drop Graeme then played a simply superb approach from 160 yards to within 5 feet and holed the putt for his par to force the playoff. The Northern Open is a Professional Tournament but traditionally has amateurs in the field who compete for the ‘Bookless’ Cup. This year’s winner was Jonathon Keith (Inverness GC) with a score of 146(+6). A superbly run event by the Scottish Region PGA team with a tough but fair layout presented in superb condition by Cruden Bay Golf Club 👍⛳️ Link to final leaderboard 👇🏻 https://pgagbi.bluegolf.com/.../contest/1/leaderboard.htm #scottishgolf #golflife #linksgolf #pga #pgapro