MURCAR NOT AVAILABLE,
CHALLENGE TOUR
CHIEFS HUNT FOR
SCOTS VENUE
ON AUGUST 9-12

The European Challenge Tour will have a whistle-stop tournament in Scotland again this summer but it looks unlikely that the 72-hole event on Europe's No 2 men's professional tour will be held again at Murcar Links where Sam Walker (pictured right) was the winner last year.
That's not because the Challenge Tour don't want to play in the North-east and not because Murcar Links don't want to host it ... the only stumbling block has proved to be the dates.
The only slot for a "Scotland Challenge" this year is from August 9 to 12 - and Murcar Links cannot accommodate it at that time of the year.
So it's a question of waiting and wondering which Scottish course is going to be the lucky one as the European Challenge Tour administrators beaver away behind the scenes.
Mid-summer will see a ‘Celtic Swing’ with successive events in Wales, Ireland and Scotland before moving into a ‘Scandinavian Swing’ with two tournaments in Denmark sandwiched between events in Norway and Sweden.
The Ryder Cup Wales Challenge will be held at Vale Hotel Golf & Spa Resort from July 26 to 29, followed by the Challenge of Ireland at Dromoland Castle, County Down from August 2 to 5.
Then comes the Scottish Challenge at the mystery venue from August 9 to 12 when a prize fund of 200,000 Euros will be on offer.
THRIVING SCHEDULE
Alain de Soultrait, Director of the European Challenge Tour, said: “We are delighted to be able to announce a thriving Challenge Tour Schedule for the 2007 season with four new tournaments alongside our established events across Europe, South and Latin America, Africa and Asia.
"It is particularly pleasing to confirm three events in Germany for the first time. Prize money is consistent throughout the season, further underlining the need to perform well week in week out and we are looking forward to an exciting year ahead.”