ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia veteran Scott Laycock showed exactly why he’s regarded as one of the best players on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am circuit with a one shot victory today.

Despite the 120mm of rain in recent days the course at Eastwood Golf Club was presented in first rate condition for their annual pro-am.

It was Laycock, not normally accustom to an early start in the morning field who led from wire-to-wire. After posting 5-under 67 he was certain that with the course in such great condition it wouldn’t hold up.

“I think I might be a couple short today,” he claimed as he returned his card.

Admitting he got off to a slow start despite making the turn 2-under it was the finish that set up his win. Three consecutive birdies on 16, 17 and 18 to close out the round saw him make it to 5-under and the clubhouse lead as the afternoon field headed out.

The afternoon field were certainly tipped to mow the lead down. The field included Tour regulars and previous Eastwood winners in Ash Hall and Andrew Martin plus National Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series Order of Merit leader Peter Wilson.

Martin battled with the flat stick and could only manage 2-over 74 and Hall didn’t fare much better.  It was a round of variety for Hall with four bogeys and a double, four birdies and an eagle saw him finish at even Par 72.

Wilson was next of the fancied players to falter. Despite a sensational eagle on the Par 4 18^th he could only manage a round of 2-under 70.

Mitchell Brown was the next to challenge. It was a blistering back nine that nearly got the job done, with four birdies in just six holes it just left his run a little late and fell one shot of Laycock with 4-under 68.

Recent winner at Box Hill Luke Hickman looked like the only one left on course that might take the victory. A birdie on the 1^st to take him to 4-under with two short holes to play set it up the best chance. However when he could only manage two par’s to finish it left him stuck on 4-under and tied with Brown for second.

This win, Laycock’s third of the season coming after victories earlier in the year at Curlewis and Gisborne. He couldn’t have been more appreciative of the course and the members either.

“A very big thanks  to the members here at Eastwood, you have turned out a very nice golf course today and the service has been fantastic,” Laycock added during presentations.

The Ladbrokes Pro-Am series heads to Pakenham Golf Club this Friday for their Invitational event and Corporate Cup before finishing with bang next week with two $25,000 events in Albury and Shepparton.