Monday, January 08, 2007

NEW TARTAN TOUR
SUPREMO GORDON
WILL ASK PAUL
LAWRIE & COMPANY
TO SUPPORT "SCOTTISH"
The centenary year of the Scottish professional championship highlights a season on the Tartan Tour worth around £730,000 to the country’s leading home-based players.
In its ninth year as the Gleneagles Scottish championship, the event, worth £55,000, is scheduled from August 2-5 over the PGA Centenary course in a bid by Scottish Region officials to attract some of the Scots who normally ply their trade on the European Tour.
Speaking at the region’s annual Hangover Lunch today at Gleneagles, the new Scottish Region secretary, Gordon Dewar, pictured above, pointed out that up against the Gleneagles event, won last August by Dean Robertson, is the World Championship at Bridgestone, Ohio, which attracts the world’s leading 64 players, and the Russian Open, one of the lesser events on the European Tour’s calendar.
Players such as Paul Lawrie and David Drysdale (the 2005 winner and runner-up at Gleneagles), Alastair Forsyth and Marc Warren will be approached early in the year to see if they can accommodate the Gleneagles championship within their schedules.
Warren, the 2006 European Tour rookie of the year, spoke enthusiastically during a coaching session at Largs with Bob Torrance, to whom the Cambuslang 25-year-old has given much of the credit for his success so far.

WARREN COMMITMENT
“I’d definitely consider playing if my schedule’s clear”, said Marc, winner of the Scandinavian Open last August. “It would be good to be there, especially for the 100th year of such a long-established championship.”
Marc, currently 120th in the world rankings, makes his first appearance of 2007 in the new Abu Dhabi championship, starting January 18, and continues in the Middle East at Doha and Dubai.
The other 72-hole championship on the Scottish schedule is the Northern Open at Skibo Castle from May 15 to 18.It is again being generously sponsored by a member of the Carnegie Club, who wishes to remain anonymous.
Title holder, Buchanan Castle’s Jason McCreadie, will be aiming for his third win in four years.
For the third successive year, the World Hickory championship will be played in East Lothian, again at Craigielaw, whose top-notch teenage amateur, Zack Saltman, will be defending the title. BUNKERED CHALLENGE BACK
The Bunkered Challenge, a Ryder Cup-style match-play event between Scotland’s top amateurs and professionals, is due to be played – a year later than envisaged – at the new Carrick-on-Loch-Lomond course in mid-October.
Among the other Order of Merit events are the 54-hole Scottish Wateraid pro-am at St Andrews Bay, and the three Callaway 36-holers at Monifieth, Craigielaw and Lanark.
Scotland’s young professionals head for the hills at Muckhart, where their national championship (July 4-6) is sponsored by Clubgolf, the initiative established to encourage young Scots to take up the game. Other young professionals’ events are the 54-hole Shotts/Pro Guide (August 19-20), the Paul Lawrie match-play event at Newburgh-on-Ythan (August 28-29), and the Royal Dornoch Masters (Oct. 7-8).

Full schedules:

ORDER OF MERIT EVENTS
April 4-5: Callaway Challenge (Monifieth).
May 2-3: Callaway Challenge (Craigielaw).
May 8-10: Scottish Wateraid 54 holes (St Andrews Bay, Torrance course).
May 15-18: Northern Open at Skibo Castle.
June 2-3: Wishaw 36 holes.
August 2-5: Gleneagles Scottish Championship (PGA Centenary). August 7-8: Deer Park Masters.
August 13-14: Volvo/Ayrshire Hospice 36 holes (West Kilbride).
August 24-25: Williamwood 36 holes.
September 8-9: Kerr Investments Classic (Dumfries & Galloway).
September 24-25: Callaway Challenge (Lanark).

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS’ ORDER OF MERIT
July 4-6: Clubgolf Scottish young professionals’ championship (Muckhart).
August 19-20: Shotts/Pro Guide 54 holes.
August 28-29: Paul Lawrie young professionals’ match-play (Newburgh-on-Ythan).
October 7-8: Royal Dornoch young professionals’ Masters.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
September 28: World Hickory championship (Craigielaw).
October 11-13: Bunkered Challenge (Carrick-on-Loch Lomond).

COMPLETE TARTAN TOUR SCHEDULE FOR 2007

APRIL
4-5 Callaway Challenge 1 36-hole (Monifieth).
9 Kingsbarns Young Profdessionals.
16 Glenmuir Qualifying (Irvine).
24-25 Northern Open Qualifying (St Andrews Bay, Torrance).
29 John Panton Young Professionals pro-am (Glenbervie).
MAY
2-3 Callaway Challenge 2 36-hole (Craigielaw).
4 Teddy Bear Foundation invitational pro-am (Westin Turnberry, Ailsa).
6 Possible pro-am (to be arranged).
8-10 Scottish Wateraid 54-hole order of merit pro-am (St Andrews Bay, Torrance).
11 Cambuslang Special Olympics shotgun pro-am.
13 Scotscraig pro-am.
14 Powerade PGA assistants championship qualifying (Auchterarder).
14 Northern Open at Skibo Castle Company Day.
15-18 Northern Open at Skibo Castle (Carnegie Club).
20 Brechin shotgun invitational pro-am.
21 Wishaw 36-hole order-of merit qualifying.
23 Ben shotgun pro-am (Cardross).
25 Lochwinnoch pro-am.
26 Portpatrick pro-am.
27 Bishopbriggs pro-am.
29 West Lothian pro-am.
JUNE
1 Eastwood shotgun invitational pro-am.
2-3 Wishaw 36-hole order of merit pro-am.
5 Strathaven pro-am.
6 Pollok pro-am.
8 Cawder pro-am.
9 West Dunbartonshire DC pro-am (Dalmuir).
10 Monklands Masters charity pro-am (Drumpellier).
12 Parkdean Holidays pro-am (Ayr Belleisle).
12-15 Glenmuir club professionals championship (Royal Porthcawl)
15 Eden pro-am (Kingsbarns).
15 Sense invitational pro-am (East Renfrewshire).
16 Free Press & Stena Line pro-am (Stranraer).
18 Brunston Castle pro-am.
19 Professional’s pro-am (Bonnyton).
21 Douglas Park pro-am.
22 Possible pro-am (to be arranged).
23 Portlethen pro-am.
24 Edzell pro-am.
25 Golf Highland pro-am (Nairn Dunbar).
27 Airdrie pro-am.
28 Torrance House pro-am.
30 Hayston pro-am.
JULY
3 Clubgolf young professionals pro-am (Muckhart).
4 Open championship qualifying (various venues).
4-6 Clubgolf Scottish young professionals championship (Muckhart).
7 Clober pro-am.
9-10 Open championship final qualifying (various venues).
11 Patrons pro-am (to be confirmed).
12 Volvo/Ayrshire Hospice 36-hole pro-am qualifying (West Kilbride).
13 Newmachar pro-am.
16 Dumfries & County pro-am.
17 Paul Lawrie young professionals match-play qualifying (West Lothian).
18 Shotts Pro-Guide young professionals 54-hole qualifying (Shotts).
19-22 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (Carnoustie).
20 Prestonfield pro-am.
22 Bothwell Castle pro-am.
23 Deer Park Masters qualifying.
24-25 Gleneagles Scottish championship qualifying (Crieff).
26 Williamwood Centenary 36-hole qualifying.
27 Grampian Houston Junior Fund pro-am (Royal Aberdeen).
28 Montrose pro-am.
29 Murrayfield pro-am.
30 Gulf Air pro-captain qualifying (Crail Craighead).
AUGUST
2-5 Gleneagles Scottish PGA championship (PGA Centenary course).
7-8 Deer Park Masters 36-hole order of merit pro-am.
9 Meldrum House young professionals pro-am.
9-12 Scottish Challenge Tour event (to be confirmed).
10 Container Company Aberdeen Ellon pro-am (McDonald Ellon).
11 Aberdeen Petroleum Club pro-am (Peterculter).
12 Troon Welbeck pro-am (Lochgreen).
13 Volvo/Ayrshire Hospice pro-am (West Kilbride).
14 Volvo/Ayrshire Hospice second round, professionals only (West Kilbride).
16 Kerr Investments qualifying (Dumfries & Galloway).
17 Stirling pro-am.
18 Bathgate pro-am.
19 Sandyhills pro-am.
19-20 Shotts/Pro Guide young professionals 54-hole pro-am.
22 Fraserburgh pro-am.
23 Turriff pro-am.
25-24 Williamwood 36-hole pro-am.
26 Easter Moffat pro-am.
27 Paul Lawrie young professionals match-play pro-am (Newburgh on Ythan).
28 Ben pro-am (Archerfield Links).
28-29 Paul Lawrie young professionals match-play (Newburgh on Ythan).

SEPTEMBER
1 Paisley pro-am.
4 Possible pro-am (to be arranged).
5 Elgin pro-am.
6 Discovery shotgun pro-am (Downfield).
7 Crow Wood company day.
7 Petrofac young professionals (Inchmarlo).
7 Esporta Dougalstown invitational pro-am.
8-9 Kerr Investments Classic (Dumfries & Galloway).
11-12 Carnegie invitational 36-hole pro-am (Carnegie Links).
14 Possible young professionals’ pro-am (to be confirmed).
15 Machrihanish pro-am.
16 Possible young professionals pro-am (to be confirmed).
17-18 Possible young professionals tournament (to be confirmed).
21 VSA Tartan pro-am (Cruden Bay).
23 Ladybank pro-am.
24-25 Callaway Challenge 3 36-hole order of merit (Lanark).
27 World hickory championship pro-am (Craigielaw).
28 World hickory championship (Craigielaw).
30 Royal Musselburgh pro-am.

OCTOBER
1 MHF invitational shotgun pro-am (Prestwick).
6 Royal Dornoch & clubgolf young professionals pro-am.
7-8 Royal Dornoch Young Professionals’ Masters.
11-13 Bunkered Challenge: Professionals v Amateurs (Carrick on Loch Lomond).
25 Monifieth four-ball.

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