GREAT SCOTT WINS SGU JUNIOR TOUR OPENER BY FOUR SHOTS

Sunday 27 March 2011

GREAT SCOTT WINS SGU JUNIOR TOUR OPENER BY FOUR SHOTS

Courtesy of COLIN FARQUHARSON

If Ewan Scott from St Andrews can keep the momentum he has established through the winter and spring for another two weeks, he is the one they will all have to beat in the Scottish boys' match-play championship at Dunbar from April 11 to 16.

Scott underlined his prospects by winning the SGU Junior Tour Event No 1 by four strokes over the Arbroath links today.

He had a five-shot lead after sub-par rounds of 68 and 67 but as the conditions became a little stiffer in the afternoon a three-over 73 for a total of two-under 208 saw him home by a comfortable margin from two leading candidates for the Scottish Under-18s title - defending champion Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) and Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie).
Neil had a double bogey 6 in the first round while Forrest had two over the first 36 holes and they never mounted a challenge to Scott who won twice on the Scottish Golf Academy's winter circuit, winning the Under-16s' Order of Merit award.
Scott has maintained the promise he showed a couple of years ago when he became the first Scot to win the English Under-14 boys' open title.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 210 (3x70). CSS 70 70 70
208 Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 68 67 73.
212 Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) 71 70 71, Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 71 70 71.
213 Liam Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 72 68 73, Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 71 72 70, Cameron Farrell (Cardross) 69 72 72, Greig Marchbank (Dumfries and Co) 69 71 73.
214 Alasdair McDougall (Elderslie) 69 71 74.
215 Craig Howie (Peebles) 70 72 73, Fraser Thain (West Linton) 70 75 70.
216 Jamie Savage (Cawder) 73 77 66, Lee Morgan (Newbattle) 72 73 71.
217 Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 74 73 70.
218 Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 74 74 70, Josh Jamieson (St Andrews New) 73 72 73.
219 Freddie Brown (Nairn Dunbar) 74 72 73, Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) 74 72 73, Anthony Blaney (Liberton) 73 75 71.
221 James Steven (Bothwell Castle) 77 75 69.
223 Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) 73 71 79
224 Lawrence Allan (Alva) 77 72 75, Daniel Flannery (Peebles) 75 72 77.
225 Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 77 72 76, Ewen Donaldson (Craigielaw) 75 74 76.

226 Bob McIntyre (Glencruitten) 77 74 75.
227 Ross Proctor (Forres) 76 76 73.

228 Euan Bowden (The Glen) 75 73 80.
231 Ben Craggs (Glenbervie) 79 75 77.
234 Alasdair McDougall (St Andrews) 81 76 77.
239 Calum Stewart (Brora) 82 81 76.

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TOP TIPS FOR YOUNG GULLANE GOLFERS STARTING OUT

1 HAVE A GO ON THE KIDS COURSE WITH YOUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, BROTHERS OR SISTERS OR FRIENDS

2 TAKE PART IN CLUBGOLF COACHING

3 GET A PERMIT FOR NO 3 AND ASK YOUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS OR FRIENDS ETC TO TAKE YOU OUT FOR A GAME

4 IF YOU LIKE COMPETITIONS PLAY IN WEE WONDERS, THE KIDS COMPETITIONS AT NORTH BERWICK KIDS COURSE AND THE CLUBGOLF COMPETITIONS

5 APPLY TO JOIN GULLANE GOLF CLUB OR GULLANE LADIES GOLF CLUB SO THAT YOU CAN GET A HANDICAP AND PLAY IN CLUB COMPETITIONS AND JUNIOR OPENS

6 HAVE FUN !!

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The clubgolf coaching programme has been running in Gullane for 5 years now, enthusiastically backed by a band of 12 volunteer coaches and both Gullane GC and Gullane Ladies GC who provide support and facilities. It is introduced through Gullane Primary School with every child in P5 taking part in firstclubgolf with plastic clubs and then those who are interested progressing to the real thing with regular coaching from the volunteers as well as from Gullane GC pro Alasdair Good and team. Coaching take place on Sunday at 4.15 pm for those in P5 / P6 with the pros taking over for those in P7 and beyond and running sessions on Mondays and Friday afternoons. We currently have nearly 50 children in the programme aged from 9 -14 with just as many boys as girls . Various competitions and trips are also organised including events at Craigielaw South Course, North Berwick Kids Course, Dalmahoy, Gleneagles and Muirfield for the Senior's Open in 2007.

East Lothian Council fully supports this initiative and employs Kate Green as Junior Golf Development Manager.

For further details please contact Andy Walker who is the new Gullane clubgolf Convenor (01620 842135 or walker.andy2@btopenworld.com) , Kate ( 01875 619071 or kgreen@eastlothian.gov.uk) or Iain McLean (ir.mclean@yahoo.co.uk) or visit the link to the clubgolf site above - click the logo

Further volunteer coaches ( parents or other club members ) to help with the P5 group in the spring are very welcome but need to go through training and disclosure procedures. Contact Andy or Kate for details.

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Sunday 27 March 2011