ANOTHER READER WHO DOES NOT AGREE WITH
R&A DECISION TO DISCONTINUE BRITISH MID-AM

From A B Lyons:

I take this opportunity to voice my total support in the campaign which should in my view be taken on board by every competing amateur golfer, that the R&A have made a wrong decision in deciding to scrap the British Mid-Amateur, when a perfectly simple solution was to amend the rules regarding qualification by increasing the age to 35 years.
As a competing senior member at club level, I noted the comments made in reply to Mr Innes`s, very fair and elequent appraisal of the R&A decision.
Mr Leslie`s opinions were littered with inaccuracies, as noted in Mr Innes's reply.
I would also say that there are still many divisions already in Amateur golf which have prospered over many years. and the full-time "shamateur" is a relatively new innovation, which would appear is being very well supported rightly or wrongly through the good offices of the SGU.
My final comment is on the same website (Scottishgolfview), I was astounded to read of 1.3 million pounds was being made available to countries including Burundi, Pakistan, Samoa to help their development of golf, plus in addition to financial aid the supply of referees and other officials by the R&A.

A B Lyons

From Editor:

Scroll down, if you have not read it already, to the report from the USGA website on how Tom Watson conducted himself over the final round of the US Seniors Open in which everything went drastically wrong for the long-time leader.
Here is the latest comment from one of our viewers:


From Davie McIntosh:

Enjoyed the article about Tom Watson's final round at Whistling Straits in the US Seniors Open - and the way he held himself together.
Wouldn't it be nice if, probably our best ever Scottish golfer, Mr Montgomerie, had half his class? Of course it was all smiles at the European Open in Ireland on Sunday-because he won.
I've never seen a golfer with such a pathetic baby-like attitude on and off (the 18th) course. I try and support him to win that illusive major but until he learns to control his inner anger, he simply hasn't got the head for it. A pity, because his hands are so talented.

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From Jim MacManus:

I could not agree more with David McIntosh. Big Colin has all the ability to win a Major but he never will until he gets his head right and no longer hears the butterflies that make him back-off when the pressure is on.
Acting like a spoiled baby does him no favours with the gallery and even his supporters are getting brassed off watching him with his bottom lip going down when he misses a putt.

From Garry Campbell:

Tom Watson is class on and off the golf course, I totally agree.
Give Monty a chance. A large majority of winners have attitude. That's what makes them winners.
Let's get behind him at Carnoustie.