STONEHAVEN MEN'S OPEN PLACES
AVAILABLE FOR SUNDAY
SOME places are still available in the draw for the 36-hole Open tournament at Stonehaven Golf Club on Sunday (August 26), an event sponsored jointly by Aberdeen Industrial Finance and Accenture, the management consultants.
Late entries will be accepted on 01569 762124.
Prize vouchers on offer are the largest allowed in amateur golf in Scotland and range fom a £500 voucher for the winner of the scratch-only event to a £50 voucher for eighth place.
Among a number of leading amateurs from the North-east who have entered is Bryan Innes of Murcar Links, a former Scotland international team player and still a +3 handicapper, who knows his way round the tricky Stonehaven course better than most.
Bryan, pictured right, grew up in Stonehaven and was club champion six times between 1992 and 1998 before moving to Murcar.
But he will face strong local opposition led by 49-year-old Neil Irvine, a one-handicapper who equalled the course record of 60 (six-under-par) in a club medal last Saturday.
Stonehaven's captain, David Callaghan, said: "If the weather is kind and the wind doesn't blow, that record could be under threat on Sunday as our greens are beautiful this year and putts are being holed. Whatever, we are looking forward to welcoming some of the best players in the area to Stonehaven and we anticipate a superb day's golf."
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Note from Colin Farquharson: Editor of Scottishgolfview.com
The first golf tournament I reported on as a very raw cub reporter with Aberdeen Journals was the Stonehaven 36-hole men's open in 1955. I remember catching the bus out to Stonehaven from Aberdeen.
Aged 17, I was nervous and, dare I say it, "shy" .... so I declined the invitation of the Stonehaven club officials to "come in and have something to eat."
I spent the whole day outside the clubhouse, jotting down scores from a scoreboard and not speaking to anyone, not even the players, before catching the bus back into the city in the evening.
I do remember the name of the winner of the tournament - Wallace Anderson who played football for Falkirk, if I remember correctly.
Golden days.
AVAILABLE FOR SUNDAY
SOME places are still available in the draw for the 36-hole Open tournament at Stonehaven Golf Club on Sunday (August 26), an event sponsored jointly by Aberdeen Industrial Finance and Accenture, the management consultants.
Late entries will be accepted on 01569 762124.
Prize vouchers on offer are the largest allowed in amateur golf in Scotland and range fom a £500 voucher for the winner of the scratch-only event to a £50 voucher for eighth place.
Among a number of leading amateurs from the North-east who have entered is Bryan Innes of Murcar Links, a former Scotland international team player and still a +3 handicapper, who knows his way round the tricky Stonehaven course better than most.
Bryan, pictured right, grew up in Stonehaven and was club champion six times between 1992 and 1998 before moving to Murcar.
But he will face strong local opposition led by 49-year-old Neil Irvine, a one-handicapper who equalled the course record of 60 (six-under-par) in a club medal last Saturday.
Stonehaven's captain, David Callaghan, said: "If the weather is kind and the wind doesn't blow, that record could be under threat on Sunday as our greens are beautiful this year and putts are being holed. Whatever, we are looking forward to welcoming some of the best players in the area to Stonehaven and we anticipate a superb day's golf."
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Note from Colin Farquharson: Editor of Scottishgolfview.com
The first golf tournament I reported on as a very raw cub reporter with Aberdeen Journals was the Stonehaven 36-hole men's open in 1955. I remember catching the bus out to Stonehaven from Aberdeen.
Aged 17, I was nervous and, dare I say it, "shy" .... so I declined the invitation of the Stonehaven club officials to "come in and have something to eat."
I spent the whole day outside the clubhouse, jotting down scores from a scoreboard and not speaking to anyone, not even the players, before catching the bus back into the city in the evening.
I do remember the name of the winner of the tournament - Wallace Anderson who played football for Falkirk, if I remember correctly.
Golden days.
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