Easy win in Duke of York Trophy for Stiggy Hodgson

Stiggy Hodgson (Sunningdale) won The Duke of York Young Champions' Trophy by a runaway margin at Dundonald Links today.
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Stiggy leads by three at Dundonald Links

Rising English teenage star Stiggy Hodgson from Sunningdale leads The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy tournament field by three shots with one round to go at Dundonald Links.
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Junior Ryder Cup blow-out:
United States 22, Europe 2

United States again outclassed Europe on the second and final day of the Junior Ryder Cup match at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The home team took the singles by an 11 1/2-1/2 margin for an overall 22-2 victory of blow-out proportions.
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Coverage of The Duke of York Young Champions
Trophy tournament on www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk

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US 10 1/2, Europe 1 1/2 Junior Ryder Cup
Day 1 scoreline from Kentucky

United States have built up a commanding lead over Europe on the first day of the Junior Ryder Cup match in Kentucky.
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UCB Group take over junior tournament sponsorship

Neil Hampton (left), golf & marketing director of Loch Ness golf course, Inverness, Jimmy Fraser (centre), president of the North District SGU, and Iain Sutherland, area director of the UCB Group, new sponsors of a long-running junior golf tournament. For all the details, log on to our sister website, www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk.

Scots in Duke of York Young Champions' Field

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THREE SCOTS BOYS WIN

NICK FALDO GRAND

FINAL TRIP TO BRAZIL

Places for the winners of the six categories in the Nick Faldo Series Grand Final in Brazil from October 25 to 31 were up for grabs in today's (Friday) Scottish and North-east England Regional Final at The Roxburghe golf course, near Kelso.
Because of the wet conditon of the course, the scheduled 36-hole event was cut to one round.
The Scottish "Boys for Brazil" are Andrew Wallace (Glenbervie), winner of the Under-21s, Chris Robb, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved), the Scottish schoolboys champion from Inchmarlo, Banchory, winner of the Under-17s, and Calum Stewart, winner of the Under-15s from Brora in the far North.

Scores were:
UNDER-21 BOYS
71 Andrew Wallace (Glenbervie).
72 Andrew Palmer (Chorley), Zack Saltman (Craigielaw).
73 James Maw (Abbeydale).
79 Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie).
82 Cameron Gray (West Kilbride), Karl Mossom (Arcot Hall).
83 Martin McCririck (South Shields).
UNDER-18 BOYS
73 Luke Maguire (Howley Hall).
75 Liam Bell (Cleethorpes).
76 Matthew Daley (Hainsworth Park).
80 Jack Bradley (Paisley), Ashley Simpson (Selby).
81 Fraser McKenna (Balmore).
83 Thomas Sharkey (Helensburgh).
NR Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire).
UNDER-17 BOYS
72 Chris Robb (Inchmarlo).
74 Lewis Cooper (Headingley).
75 Rob Brown (Saltburnb).
77 Kyle Godsman (Hopeman), Richard Robson-Crosby (Ponteland).
80 Stuart Boyle (Harborne), Craig Smith (Pike Hills).
85 Matthew Reid (Downfield).
UNDER-16 BOYS
69 Garteh Johnson (Howley Hall).
78 Adam Cryer (Hebden Bridge), James Morrison (George Washington).
81 Adam Denton (Bondhay), Conor O'Neil (Pollok).
82 John Henry (Clydebank & Dist).
84 Jack Thorburn (Forrester Park).
89 Alan Tulleth (St Andrews).
UNDER-15 BOYS
75 Calum Stewart (Brora).
78 Louis Gaughan (Bathgate).
79 Liam Johnston (Dumfries & Co).
80 Kieran Ayre (Wearside), Grant Forrest (Craigielaw).
82 Jordan Flint (Crompton & Royton).
83 Nathan Kimsey (Woodhall Spa).
89 Bradley Hudson (Cookridge Hall).
GIRLS
74 Jenna Birch (Fleetwolod)..
76 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey).
77 Lesley Atkins (Minto), Emma Clegg (Wilpshire), Kimberley Crooks (Saltburn by the Sea).
78 Brogan Townend (Pleasington).
81 Mhairi Johnston (Northern).
91 Jordana Graham (Southerness).

ONE SCOT IN JUNIOR RYDER CUP MATCH

One Scot will be playing in the Junior Ryder Cup match in Kentucky in September.
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North of Scotland Junior Open tee times

LOCH NESS GOLF CLUB
Late entries will be accepted on 01463 713334 for the North of Scotland Junior Open to be played on Loch Ness New Golf Course on Sunday, July 27.
Competitors will tee of in threes at 10 minute intervals and are from the host club unless otherwise stated.
Abbreviations: B, Brora; C, Carrbridge; CL, Caldwell; FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie; FW, Fort William; G, Garmouth; I, Inverness; IS, Isle of Skye; K, Kingussie; KH, Keith; M, Muir of Ord; MT, Milnathort; N, Nairn; ND, Nairn Dunbar; P, Pumpherston; S, Stonehaven; SA, St Andrews; SM, Strathmore; TH, Thurso.

9.00 R Hunter (MT), R Black (I), C. Reid (I); L. Hunter (MT), S. MacLeod, A. Fraser.
9.30 C. Nelson (N), J. Brown (SA), A. Ross (FW); C. Neil, G. Bennett, K. MacKay; C. MacLean (I), L. Leighmedde (M), C. Black.
10.10 E. Chancellor (I), J. Shaw (K) S. Chalmers; F. Brown (ND), S. Goodman (I), D. MacDonald; M. Kennedy (C), M. MacPherson, J. Groom (P).
11.00 R. Rapson, R. Fyfe (I), Miss A. Brown (ND); M. Parsonage (TH), E. MacLachlan (I), S. Tammie (FR); A. Kenyon (I), C. MacMillan (I), M. Bramley.
11.50 R. Benson (I), R. Carpenter, R. Carson (I).
12.00 C. McIntosh (I), S. Murray, S. Pieraccini (I); S. Wright (S), M. McGrory (CL), I MacLeod (I).
12.40 C. Stewart (B), I. McCallum (FW), E. Donaldson (IS); A. Young (G), R. Innes (KH), A. Cameron (FW).
1.00 Miss J. Innes (KH), I. Stewart (B), G. Martin (SM).

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STEVEN LAM THREE SHOTS AHEAD WITH NINE

HOLES TO PLAY IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

The strongest wind of the week was making life very difficult for the Gold Category competitors in the final round of the R&A Junior Open at Hesketh Golf Club.
Hong Kong’s Steven Lam, who started the day at two-over-par with a pair of 73s for the first two rounds, dropped three shots to be five over par for the tournament at the turn.
But he had still managed to extend his lead over American 14-year-old Jordan Spieth to three shots. Jordan was eight over par overall at the end of the wind-tossed outward half today.
Miss Moriya Jutanugarn, a 13-year-old from Thailand, was sharing third place on 10 over par with Scotland’s Paul McPhee from Perth and Frederik Hammer (Denmark).

Later positions after 11 holes:
Lam +6.
Spieth +9
Hammer +10
Jutanugarn +10

COMPLETED SCORES

GOLD CATEGORY
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72). CSS 73 74 ??
246 Miss Katja Pogacar (Slovenia) 83 81 82.
249 Miss Hannah Marie Turland (England) 85 81 83.
250 Shehzad Hafiz (Cayman Islands) 81 86 83, Asaf Cohen (Israel) 82 84 84..
251 Sebastian Schwind (Germany) 80 85 86.
253 M iuel Meyer (South Africa) 80 90 83.
255 Daniel Zuluago Ocampo (Colombia) 85 80 90.
256 Juan Miguel Heredia (Ecuador) 83 91 82, Filippo Zucchetti (Italy) 82 89 95.
259 Thomas Boffejon (Switzerland) 86 83 90, Dayne moor (Zambia) 87 81 91.
260 Miss Daniela Ortiz (Mesico) 76 80 84, Glen De Waal (Namibia) 80 93 87.
266 Thomas Mantovanini (Brazil) 85 91 90, Miss Stephanie Ho (Hong Kong) 81 97 88.
269 Jabulane Mabaso (Swaziland) 97 95 77.
279 Subhy Hakin (Lebanon) 82 105 92.

The three leaders in the R&A Junior Open at Hesketh pictured on the first tee this morning. Left to right: Jordan Spieth (United States), Moriya Jutanugarn (Thailand) and Steven Lam (Hong Kong) (Cal Carson Golf Agency image, all rights reserved).

R&A Junior Open Tuesday end of play

Hesketh Golf Club, Southport, Lancashire

GOLD DIVISION
(handicaps of 3 and under)
Second round totals
Par 144 (2 x 72)
Boys
146 Steven Lam (Hong Kong) 73 73.
148 Jordan Spieth (USA) 72 76.
149 Paul McPhee (Scotland) 76 73.
150 Meen-Whee Kim (Korea) 72 78.
151 Harry Whittle (England) 76 75, Robert De Biase (Venezuela) 73 78.
152 Matias Dominguez (Chile) 73 79.
153 Scott Vincent (Zimbabwe) 74 79, Frederik Hammer (Denmark) 76 77.
155 Kentaro Toyota (Japan) 78 77, D Murphy (Ireland) 78 77.
156 Sam Dix (Wales) 75 81.
157 Joaquin Lolas (Peru) 83 74.
159 Tanapol Vattanapisit (Thailand) 78 81, Peter Valasek (Slovakia) 76 83.
160 Cyril Suk (Czech Rep) 81 79.
163 Andy Yang (Canada) 79 84.
165 Daniel Ocampo (Colombia) 85 80, Sebastian Schwind (Germany) 80 85.
166 Asaf Cohen (Israel) 82 84.
167 Shehzad Hafiz (Cayman Islands) 81 86.
168 Dayne Moore (Zambia) 87 81.
169 Thomas Boffejon (Switzerland) 86 83.
170 Miguel Meyer (South Africa) 80 90.
171 Filippo Zucchetti (Italy) 82 89.
173 Glen De Waal (Namibia) 80 93.
174 Juan Miguel Heredia (Ecuador) 83 91.
176 Carlos Solis (Mexico) 86 90, Thomas Mantovanini (Brazil) 85 91.
187 Subhy Hakim (Lebananon) 82 105.

Girls
147 Moriya Jutanugarn (Thailand) 72 75.
150 Mami Fukuda (Japan) 70 80.
154 Laetitia Beck (Israel) 75 79.
156 Daniela Ortiz (Mexico) 76 80.
157 Kristen Park (USA) 75 82.
158 Federica Maria Costantini (Italy) 76 82, Jisoo Keel (Canada) 79 79, Katharina Soehnlein (Germany) 76 82.
159 Laverry Kumar (India) 80 79.
160 Connie Chen (South Africa) 85 75.
162 Johanne Svendsen (Denmark) 78 84.
163 Manuela Carbajo Re (Argentina) 80 83.
164 Katja Pogacar (Slovenia) 83 81.
166 Hannah Marie Tujrland (England) 85 81.
175 Maria Yacaman (Colombia) 73 82.
178 Stephanie Ho (Hong Kong) 81 97.


SILVER DIVISION
(handicaps 4 to 9)
Final totals
Boys
157 Mando Iwanaga (Guam) 75 82.
160 Manfred Reiche (Costa Rica) 74 86, Chung-Hsin Wang (Taipei) 78 82.
163 Raphael Higuet (Belgium) 81 82, Bjarki Petursson (Iceland) 81 82.
164 Adrian Rios (Panama) 79 85.
168 Ivan Butler (Bahamas) 82 86.
169 Grzegorz Zielinski (Poland) 83 86.
170 John Vereist-Micallef (Malta) 92 78, Khaled Attieh(Saudi Arabia) 83 87.
172 Jonathon Newn ham (Jamaica) 83 89, Jay Kumar Patel (Kenya) 84 88.
174 Hussein Mahfouz (Egypt) 87 87.
175 Amaury Castro (Flanders) 83 90.
177 Aljaz Brumen (Slovenia) 89 88.
179 Liang Zheng (China) 84 95.
182 Jeham Al Kuwari (Qatar) 92 90.
185 Thomas Lolas (Peru) 96 89.
186 Morris Ntege (Uganda) 94 92.
192 Jabulane Mabasco (Swaziland) 97 95.
Girls
152 Laura Christiaens (Belgium) 73 79.
153 Annabel Niven (Scotland) 78 75.
163 Amanda Chin (Malaysia) 80 83, Katerina Krasova (Czech Rep) 77 86.
166 Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir (Iceland) 81 85.
167 Eliza Vilde (Latvia) 84 83, Lil Kuuli (Estonia) 82 85.
172 Emma Davies (Wales) 82 90.
175 Carina Cuculiza (Nicaragua) 87 88.
177 Camille Richelle (Flanders) 87 90.
179 Maryke Short (Namibia) 86 93.
200 Christina Laoludikou (Greece) 101 99.

BRONZE DIVISION
(handicaps 10 to 21)
Final totals
Boys
160 Ignacio Rodriquez (Spain) 80 80.
180 Jeremy Abel (Luxembourg) 96 84, Ali Hichri (Tunisia) 91 89.
182 Egeti Liiv (Estonia) 92 90.
184 Roberto Vassalli (Nicaragua) 100 84, Ahmed Elmodi (Libya) 95 89, Mark Saunders (Malawi) 84 100.
190 Miguel Angel Jimenez junior (Spain) 95 95.
191 Enrique Walsh (El Salvador) 99 92.
192 Matthew Smith (Botswana) 89 103.
200 Roberts Vanags (Latvia) 96 104.
Girls
166 Huang Zhiying (China) 85 81.
167 Hwa-Sing Wang (Taipei) 88 79.
175 Daryl Conroy (Ireland) 84 91.
176 Rachel Chebukati (Kenya) 87 89.
178 Vittoria Marley (Jamaica) 87 91.
179 Andrea Novoa (El Salvador) 91 88.
180 Kayela Mulenga (Zambia) 89 91.
182 Maleena Awn (Sri Lanka) 82 100.
183 Tajbin Sarker (Bangladesh) 93 90.
184 Ana Paula Costa (Brazil) 90 94.
190 Ouname Mhotsha (Botswana) 95 95.

Note:
Gold Division play three rounds; Silver and Bronze Divisions play only two rounds.

Perth players doing well in


windy R&A Junior Open


Perth’s Paul McPhee, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, has moved into a challenging position with one round to go in the R&A Junior Open at Hesketh Golf Club, Southport.
And Scotland’s girl representative, Annabel Niven, who lives in the village of Tibbermore, near Perth, had another good day to be leading the Silver Division with some players still to finish.
On a day when a wild west wind off the sea blew away many unaccustomed to such conditions, including Japanese overnight leader Mami Fukuda, Paul McPhee showed the right spirit in grinding out a one-over-par 73, the joint best score of the day.
“I’m not playing well but you could say I’m ‘battling well,” said the 16-year-old member at the King James VI island club on the River Tay.
“I bogeyed the fifth, sixth and the 13th but I tried to keep my head up, a kind of damage limitation exercise. Then my luck changed when I holed a 30ft putt to birdie the 14th and got another birdie, an ‘ugly’ one, at the 17th where I finished up wedging my third to this par-5 hole and sinking a 10ft putt.
“The funny thing is, that after struggling for so long, I had a chance to match the par of 72 in the end, which would have been good going in that wind. I missed a birdie chance from about 12ft at the last.”
The only players ahead of Paul going into the Gold Division’s final round are Hong Kong’s Steven Lam, who has shot a pair of 73s for 146 and the American 14-year-old Jordan Spieth who slipped from 72 to 76 but is still in the hunt on 148.
Annabel Niven’s five handicap means she is in the Silver Division girls’ category which means she doesn’t get to play a third round. But with a 78 and 75 for 153 she would have been high up the girls’ Gold Division scores.
Consistency has been Annabel’s strong point over the past two days. On Monday she had halves of 39 and yesterday (Tuesday) she was out in 38 and back in 37. The Crieff player birdied the eighth and bogeyed only only the first, fifth, sixth and 15th in testing conditions.

Mami! Mami! Japanese girl's
hopes go west on the wind

A wild west wind blew Japan's Mami Fukuda out of the overall lead on the second day of the R&A Junior Open at Hesketh Golf Club, Southport today.
Mami, bidding to become the first girl ever to beat the boys and win the R&A Junior Open championship trophy over 54 holes in this biennial event, came to grief in the second round. A first-day two-under-par 70, achieved late on Monday evening, had hoisted her two shots clear of the boy leaders but it was a different story today.
Mami, who plays off +2, had an 80 for a 36-hole tally of 150, which even cost her the lead in the girls' category. Miss Fukuda speaks virtually no English but through sign language she got the message across that she did not like playing in the wind whipping in from the sea.
Given that almost all the scores were rising, Mami was not doing too badly at one over par after five holes, having birdied the third and bogeyed the first and fifth, but in an eight-hole stretch from the seventh to the 14th she had a double bogey (at the eighth) and five bogeys. She was able to par the tough finishing stretch, but the damage had been done in halves of 40.
Even American Jordan Spieth from Dallas, well used to playing in high winds in Texas, did not feel in command as he returned a four-over-par 76 - four more than on Monday - for 148 "I'm not blaming the wind," said 14-year-old Jordan, who plays off +4. "It was the putting that killed me today. I just can't read the greens over here in England."
Steven Lam, a 15-year-old scratch golfer from Hong Kong, took up the running with his second 73 for 146.
"I don't mind a wind like this. I play over two courses back home. One is by the sea and the other is on the top of a mountain so you can imagine how windy that can be," said Steven who was four over par after six holes but retrieved the situation with birdies at the eighth, 11th, 16th and 17th.
England's Harry Whittle (Woburn) had a 75 for a creditable 36-hole tally of 151. Harry made life difficult for himself with bogeys at four of the first five holes but he settled to birdie the long seventh and he covered the remaining holes in par with a bogey at the 10th being cancelled out by a birdie at the 12th.

Paul McPhee (right) in the ring of competitors around the 16th green for the opening ceremony of the R&A Junior Open at Hesketh Golf Club, Lancashire. Paul, like all the 108 competitors from 68 countries, received his competitor's badge personally from Padraig Harrington, the defending Open champion this week. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency, all rights reserved.

McPhee a leading contender for

R&A Junior Open at Hesketh

Winning the R&A Junior Open, held over the next three days (Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday) at Hesketh Golf Club, would be a considerable compensation to Paul McPhee for letting the English Under-16s’ title for the McGregor slip through his fingers.
And the 16-year-old Perth Academy pupil, who plays off scratch, certainly has a chance of winning the Under-16’s tournament which has drawn a record field of more than 100 representatives from more than 60 different countries.
Every two years the R&A invites its affiliated national bodies in 120 countries to send a boy and a girl (over 12 years but under 16 on January 1) to play in the Junior Open in which the lower handicappers play 54 holes and the higher ones 36 holes.
McPhee led at the halfway stage of the McGregor Trophy but fell back to fourth place on the final day at High Post, Wiltshire.
Recently, he just missed equalling the course record of 63 at his home club, King James VI, uniquely situated on Moncrieffe Island in the middle of the River Tay at Perth.
McPhee won the Scottish Under-14s title at Deeside in 2006 and one of his main rivals at Hesketh is likely to be England’s Harry Whittle (Woburn), winner of the same title last year.
It is well-nigh impossible to evaluate McPhee’s title prospects at Hesketh. There are quite a few unknown quantities in the field such as Jordan Speith from Dallas, Texas. You would have to fell that the United States Golf Association is not going to send a young man (and a young girl) to such a prestigious occasion just to make up the numbers.
The last two winners of the R&J Junior Open have been from the United States – Patrick Reid at Heswall in 2006 and Jordan Cox at Kilmarnock Barassie in 2004.

Competitors at previous R&A Junior Opens who have gone on to make a name for themselves as professionals include Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy. David Inglis won the British boys' title after he won the R&A Junior Open title and went on to play for a winning GB&I Walker Cup team - although success as a professional has evaded him.
Scotland’s girl representative is Annabel Niven (Crieff) whose older sister Roseanne was the only British or Irish player in the last four of the recent British women’s open amateur championship at North Berwick.
England’s girl is their Under-14 champion, Hannah Marie Turland.
Ireland are represented by Daniel Murphy (Portarlington) and Daryl Conroy (Castlebar).
For Wales, it’s Sam Dix (Ham Manor) and Emma Davies (Eaton).
Ireland’s Padraig Harrington brought the Claret Jug along to the opening ceremony at Hesketh and personally gave medals to each of the 108 competitors from 68 countries.

He told the boys and girls to enjoy themselves over the next three days because it would given them memories they would remember for the rest of their lives.

"These are the happiest days of your lives. Enjoy them," said Padraig. "There wasn't an R&A Junior Open in my day. More's the pity."
For some strange reason, which not even R&A Golf Development officer Alison White can explain, neither Sweden nor France have nominated any representatives. That is par for the course as far as these two countries are concerned. They seem to have their own agenda for junior golf. Which is a pity, particularly, as far as Sweden are concerned, a nation that has just provided the winning team in the European boys’ and European girls’ Under-18 championships.

Scottish U-14 boys' champion is England's
choice for R&A Junior Open at Hesketh

Harry Whittle, a member of the England Under 16 Training Squad, has been selected to represent the EGU in the R&A’s Junior Open at Hesketh Golf Club, near Southport on July 14 to 16.
Whittle sprang to prominence last year when he won the Douglas Johns Trophy as well as the Scottish boys' Under-14 open championship. He also finished tied sixth in the English boys' Under-14 Championship for the Reid Trophy.
These successes almost earned him an Under 16 cap, but he was named as reserve for the Under 16 International with Scotland and later played for the England Under-16 side against the England under 18 girls team. Whittle was named in the England Under-16 Squad this year and will celebrate his 15th birthday four days after the R&A Junior Open.
The Scottish Ladies Golfing Association has already nominated Annabel Niven (Crieff) for the girls' event of the R&A Junior open but the Scottish Golf Union has still to name its representative.

LOCH NESS GOLF CLUB HAS

MONSTER JOB ON ITS HANDS

Loch Ness Golf Club which is part of the Fairways complex on the south side of Inverness has a huge success story that just gets better and better. Their junior golf section now totals over 200 members and nearly 150 are actively involved in the weekly coaching provided by the Club.
From fledgling beginnings when the Club was formed at the same time at the Loch Ness Golf Course was opened merely a dozen years ago in 1996 they have taken the junior membership to epic proportions through regular coaching and competitions with a recognised pathway for each junior golfer to work their way to obtaining a senior handicap and competing against the adults.

Such is the popularity of the work that the club does with children that each year a waiting list starts but the wait isn’t for long as the club devises more ways of including more children in the programme.

Richard Treasurer the Junior Convenor of Loch Ness Golf Club said

“When I took over back in 2000 there were only about 30 juniors playing a handful of medals but I realised that if the club was going to progress and the juniors were to have some benefit of being members then giving them as much coaching as we could was vital.

"In the beginning we started with Martin Piggot, our Head Professional, taking them all once a week but as word started to spread we found ourselves dealing with more and more interested children so we had to move on from one coach and now we have six people giving coaching while we have another half dozen helpers out on the course with the more advanced children.

"Each year we say that this will be our maximum but we capped it at 100, then 150, now 200 and I am sure that if the kids keep coming we will keep coaching them. We have developed a timetable that lets almost all the children come to us each week and they are giving technical coaching by Martin and his staff, putting, chipping, bunker play, rules and etiquette from our amateur coaches and organised medal competitions that allow them to obtain handicaps and win prizes.

"It has been very fulfilling to watch the children grow from raw beginners into some very capable golfers and I hope that they will look back on Loch Ness Golf Club with good memories and in time help coach our next batch of aspiring players.”

Tom Smith, Captain of Loch Ness Golf Club, said “I have nothing but admiration for what Richard and his team have done at the Club. I try to come along every week to help out with the Juniors. It is great to see how keen they all are to get out on the course, and how quickly their play improves. I know there will be other sporting and leisure pursuits open to them in the future but I hope that many of them will be become future Loch Ness Golf Club Men and Ladies members.”

Willie Mackay the Area Development Manager of clubgolf commented “I have watched the junior section at Loch Ness grow over the years and the success that the older boys have in competitions around the Highlands is down to the time and effort that Richard and his team have put in. They are willing to give up their time to help the kids to improve and examples like this should be shown around the country and held up as a model for other clubs to copy.”

Picture – Richard Treasurer with some of the many juniors at Loch Ness Golf Club.

Fairways, the home of Loch Ness Golf Club, is a golf and leisure business situated in the south west edge of Inverness. Opened in 1989 it has a host of facilities open to the public 7 days a week including 9 and 18 hole golf courses, lounge bar, restaurant, sports bar, function/conference suite, driving range, golf shop, forest walks and petanque.

ZACK SALTMAN HEADS QUALIFIERS
FOR NICK FALDO SCOTTISH FINAL

Craigielaw's Zack Saltman headed the 24 qualifiers for the Nick Faldo Junior Series' Scottish Final at The Roxburghe Golf Club on Friday, August 22.
Saltman, picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved), had a 73 over Carnoustie and a 75 over The Carrick at Cameron House for a total of 148 to win the Under-21 boys' section by three shots. His total was also the lowest in any of the categories.
The winners of the age groups will go on to the Grand Final in the autumn at an English final yet to be announced.
The Scottish qualifying rounds were held at Carnoustie in April and The Carrick at Cameron House on Wednesday, this week.
Qualifiers and other scores:
UNDER-21 BOYS
148 Zack Saltman (Craigielaw) 73 75.
151 Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie) 76 75.
154 Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) 79 75, Andrew Wallace (Glenbervie) 78 76.
Non-qualifiers
161 Gordon Stevenson (The Golf House) 79 82.
166 Finlay White (Crieff) 82 84.
171 Philip Neil (Craigielaw) 78 93.
172 Robbie King (Cardross) 91 81.
176 Tane Harmer (Scalm Park) 90 86.
UNDER-18 BOYS
149 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) 70 79.
153 Thomas Sharkey (Helkensburgh) 75 78, Jack Bradley (Paisley) 74 79.
155 Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 80 75.
Non-qualifiers
155 Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire) 76 79.
156 Sam McLaren (King James VI) 82 74.
158 Alistair Lauder (Paisley) 80 78.
159 Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) 79 80, Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 76 83, Daniel Fitzpatrick (Greenock) 73 86.
160 Darryn Grant (Renfrew) 81 79, Alasdair Forsythe (Caldwell) 80 80.
161 Tom Spencer (Inchmarlo) 85 76, James Ross (Royal Burgess) 80 81, Andrew Abercrombie (Douglas Park) 79 82, Ian Allan (Hopeman) 77 84.
UNDER-17 BOYS
151 Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) 76 75.
152 Chris Robb (Inchmarlo) 77 75.
155 Matthew Reid (Downfield) 77 78.
159 Stuart Boyle (Harburn) 82 77.
Non-qualifiers
161 Gary Anderson (Flaxby Park) 79 82.
162 Richard Pickard (Loretto School) 80 82.
164 Fraser Clarke (West Hill) 84 80.
169 Jordan Mooney (Burntisland) 82 87.
UNDER-16 BOYS
156 Alan Tulleth (St Andrews) 80 76.
160 Conor O'Neil (Pollok) 81 79.
163 John Henry (Clydebank & District) 87 76, Jack Thorburn (Forrester Park) 85 78.
Non-qualifiers
166 Andrew Pillans (Kirkcaldy) 87 79, Philip Gordon (Paisley) 84 82, Jamie Lynch (Falkirk) 83 83.
167 Scott Gibson (Southerness) 83 84.
171 Ian Redford (King James VI) 84 87.
172 David Gallagher (Glasgow) 88 84.
177 Patrick O'Neil (Pollok 92 85.
UNDER-15 BOYS
161 Callum Stewart (Brora) 81 80.
164 Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 85 79, Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) 79 85.
166 Liam Johnston (Dumfries & Co). 82 84.
Non-qualifiers
171 Shaun Connor (Ralston) 92 79, Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 91 80.
173 Graham Young (Williamwood) 87 86.
GIRLS
162 Gillian Monteith (Dunskey) 85 77.
167 Lesley Atkins (Minto) 83 84.
170 Mhairi Johnstone (Northern) 91 79.
183 Jordana Graham (Southerness) 93 90.

Note: There were only four girl competitors.

Paul Lawrie Aberdeen & District Junior
Pennant League results

April 27

SECTION A
Northern 1.5, Peterculter 4.5.
Murcar Links 6, Kintore 0.
Alford 1, Deeside 5.

SECTION B
Kemnay 0, Westhill 6.
Inchmarlo 6, Oldmeldrum 0.
Inverurie 0, McDonald Ellon 6.

SECTION C
Stonehaven 2, Cruden Bay 4.
Banchory 2.5, Newburgh 3.5.
Craibstone 0, Newmachar 6.

SECTION D
Portlethen 1.5, Peterhead 4.5.
Aboyne 6, Auchmill 0.

Refer to http://www.aberdeenjuniorpennant.co.uk/ for latest league positions

+Aberdeen Schools Golf League results are available on http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/

++If you run a junior league (boys and/or girls) and you want the results published on our websites, just E-mail them to Colin@scottishgolfview.com
If you have an image of a junior team, E-mail it to the same address.

Buchanan Castle Golf Club Junior Open Day

clubgolf Press Release

Buchanan Castle Golf Club, which joined forces with the national junior golf programme, clubgolf, this year to encourage children and their families to play golf, is holding an Open Day for juniors this Sunday (30 March) between 11am and 4pm.

Recognising an absence of facilities in the area, the Club, near Drymen, has developed a six-hole course, which it plans to increase to nine, and a dedicated short-game area.

“Over the last season we have created a six hole Academy course, set up for juniors and we will develop another three, so ultimately we will have a nine hole par 3 course with holes from 60 to 240 yards,” said Keith Baxter, the Club’s professional.

“We’ll have a driving range as well this summer and we already have planning permission for covered bays too.

“It will be ideal for the kids and will give them a place they can come and develop their game without being intimidated on a big course. We hope this will create an environment where they can relax and enjoy it, remain playing golf and become full members.”

By joining forces with clubgolf, Mr Baxter can offer young golfers, particularly primary school-aged children who have experienced the programme’s introductory game, firstclubgolf, in school, a golf coaching programme which could take them right up to area coaching level.

This Sunday’s Open Day is an opportunity to welcome children and families, giving them a taste of what the Academy has to offer.

“The Open Day is primarily for children coming through the schools looking to progress, but if people come that are a bit more established or that are complete beginners we will be delighted to see them,” said Mr Baxter.

“We’ve started an Academy membership so children can join the wee course and use the practise facilities and the clubhouse. There’s coaching included in the first year’s membership so we can encourage and educate them.”

For information on Buchanan Castle GC and this weekend’s Open Day please contact the pro shop on Tel: 01360 660330.

Scottish Golf Union Press Release

Six Clubs Short-listed For Junior Awards

Six of Scotland’s golf clubs have been short listed for the final of the inaugural Dunfermline Building Society Junior Club of the Year Awards with the winners to be announced at the Scottish Golf Dinner later this month.
North-east clubs Alford and Inverurie were selected for final nomination, alongside Turnhouse GC from Edinburgh, Greenock Whinhill, Reay Golf Club in the north of Scotland and Ayrshire club, West Kilbride.
Nominations from 50 golf clubs across Scotland were received by the Scottish Golf Union’s judging panel, who were left with the difficult decision of which clubs to leave out.
“The standard of entry has been excellent, demonstrating the high level of commitment many of our clubs have towards encouraging junior participation and growing the game in their communities.” said Andy Salmon, Development Manager for Scottish Golf.
“Whilst we have short listed six golf clubs, all those who were nominated can all be very proud of their efforts and will undoubtedly become the benchmarks for other clubs to follow. All the entries we have received are reflective of the positive attitude Scottish golf has towards youngsters in the game.” he added.
Following the launch of the Awards in December by leading Tour professionals Peter Whiteford and Clare Queen, clubs have been working hard to complete their nominations, based on their efforts to encourage juniors, provide improved facilities, harness links to their local community and develop talent at their club.
Graeme Dalziel, Chief Executive of sponsors Dunfermline Building Society, was delighted to see the Awards prove so popular in their first year:
“We are very proud to sponsor the Junior Club of the Year Awards and support grass roots golf in Scotland. Much of the hard work done by volunteers in our clubs goes unnoticed and these Awards will help recognise the fantastic efforts of so many people.”
“Dunfermline Building Society’s commitment to junior golf in Scotland will hopefully encourage even more youngsters to get involved in golf across our communities and support the great work being done both locally and nationally.”
The judging panel will select the winning club over the next two weeks, with the announcement of the Junior Club of the Year made at the Scottish Golf Dinner on Friday 28 March in Glasgow.
The winning club will be presented with a cheque for £1000 for their junior section, which will be awarded by former European Tour star Dean Robertson alongside Graeme Dalziel. The five-runners up will each receive £300, with all clubs represented by their junior convenors at the event.
Dunfermline Building Society’s Fairway Saver account, which also supports golf clubs in Scotland, has already attracted nearly 2,000 new customers, with £500 given to any club who signs up 50 of their members.

Dunbar Golf Club strengthens commitment to juniors

Dunbar Golf Club is intensifying its efforts to help clubgolf make the
game accessible to every child in Scotland.

Last weekend the Club strengthened its junior coaching team of five by
sending a further two members on the PGA Level 1 volunteer coaching
course hosted by Craigielaw Golf Club, East Lothian.

Emerging out of Scotland's successful bid to host the Ryder Cup,
clubgolf is a partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, the Scottish
Ladies' Golfing Association, the Professional Golfers' Association, the
Golf Foundation and sportscotland. The strategy has been developed as
a direct result of the Scottish Executive's commitment to introduce
every nine-year-old child in Scotland to the game by 2009.

Dunbar first began delivering clubgolf in 2006 at Winterfield Golf
Course. Coordinated by East Lothian Council, 27 children signed up for
its Stage 1 coaching course delivered by club member, Dave Northcott
and parent, Scott Turner.

In 2007 the programme moved to Dunbar Golf Club. At the same time the
coaching team expanded to five qualified volunteers coaches, in club
members Joe Gillan, Craig Grant, Wilson Morton, Dave Northcott and
Janet Wake. Assisting them were four other members, Alan Grandison,
Billy Hogg and Iain McKane Sandy Wake.

Between them they coached 34 children, 14 of them girls, through
clubgolf's Stage 1 Year 1 and Year 2 programmes.

With the 2008 golf season just weeks away, Dunbar's coaching programme
is set to grow with support from the Club's new manager, John Archibald.

Four more members have come forward to join its Coaching Team and train
as clubgolf Volunteer Coaches to begin coaching in 2008.

"We estimate 20 Primary 5 children will start clubgolf Stage 1 at
Dunbar Golf Club this May, bringing the total children involved in the
club's programme to around 50," said Kate Green, East Lothian Council's
Golf Coordinator.

"This is a fantastic result for the club and the area."

Sandy Wake was a former volunteer assistant at Dunbar but, by
attending the two-day PGA Level 1 training course, is now equipped to
begin coaching Stage 1.

"The course was superb and very well organised," said Mr Wake, one of
four East Lothian golf club members who attended the course. "I have
never done any formal coaching before now but having been on the course
I'm looking forward to making a start in the spring."

Rob Eyton-Jones

clubgolf Media Manager

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HAWICK GOLF CLUB
DOUBLES JUNIOR
COACHING TEAM

By ROB EYTON JONES
clubgolf MEDIA MANAGER
Hawick Golf Club, which took the lead in introducing the town’s children to golf through the national junior golf strategy, clubgolf, has doubled its volunteer coaching team after two club members attended the PGA Level 1 volunteer coaching course at Craigielaw Golf Club, East Lothian last weekend.
Former club champion Stuart Hunter (on left of picture) and past junior captain Graeme Tinlin (on right of picture), will begin introducing the next generation of Hawick players to golf this spring.
clubgolf - the partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association, Professional Golfers’ Association, the Golf Foundation and sportscotland, developed as a lasting legacy to host the Ryder Cup – was launched in the Borders last April.
Since Burnfoot, Drumlanrig, Hobkirk, Newcastleton, Stirches and Wilton Primary Schools became involved, 207 of the town’s children have experienced clubgolf’s introductory game, firstclubgolf.
Hawick Golf Club has provided the second stage of coaching with real equipment after its junior convenor, David Wilson and fellow club member, Dougie Crawford became qualified to coach Stage 1 of the programme through the PGA Level 1 Volunteers course.
This year, with all of the Hawick’s primary schools providing the introductory game, the numbers of children wishing to develop their golf skills at the club is set to rise.
“We’re delighted to bring on board our latest coaching recruits,” said David Wilson. “Graeme and Stuart have both been involved in the recent running of our Junior section and are very enthusiastic, approachable and respected by our youngsters.”
“This March we will run after school sessions of the firstclubgolf program where we can get all schools involved. This will allow us to sign up the interested kids in April to the coaching program and continue throughout the summer.
“Having two new coaches will allow us to get more kids into the program and with Dougie and myself planning to get the clubgolf Level 2 course and Keith Morgan delivering Level 3 we will have a nice coaching set up in place.”
David and team recently secured sponsorship from Carlisle Golf Centre, which donated 24 pairs of childrens golf boots, and have been pledged 75 golf gloves by tour professional David Drysdale. They are also looking at ways to improve the Club’s junior coaching facilities and are hoping to install an artificial putting green, with a bunker and build a couple of coaching nets.

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