WEYMOUTH assistant Michael Watson shrugged off a back injury to win the first West Region Pro-am of the year at The Player's Club but then missed the cut in the main event.
He was the only player to better par in a star field that included former Ryder Cup player Gordon Brand Jnr who shot 76.
Watson returned five birdies on the second, third and eighth to be out in one-under 36. He came home in 34 with birdies at the 12th and 13th.
He said: "I managed to get through without too much of the back pain that has affected me this winter."
Scores: NIS Employment Services Pro-am, The Players Club, par 72.
70 Michael Watson (Weymouth)
72 Jon Bevan (Weymouth), Ian Harrison (unattached)
74 Barry Austin (Teign Valley)
75 Kevin Spurgeon (Dudsbury), Darren Robinson (Filton)
76 Gordon Brand jnr (Players Club).
Team:133 (-11) Harrison with Andy Blunsden (Chipping Sodbury), Dayson Pearce (Kendleshire), Karl Jones (Kendleshire)
134 (-10) Darren Robinson (Filton) with Russell Osman, Mark Jones, Brian Maxwell (Players Club).
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