Cutler’s birdie blitz overwhelms Perez at Hillside

PAUL CUTLER reproduced the sort of form yesterday that has brought him so many honours over the past couple of years to sweep into the third round of the Amateur Championship at Hillside on the Lancashire coast.

The 22-year-old Irish close champion and West of Ireland title-holder gave a stunning birdie-packed display to overwhelm France’s Victor Perez 5&4.

Cutler, the 2010 Lytham Trophy winner, won two of the first three holes and was five up at the turn.