Tartan Tour Press Release

Scottish pros to play four-ball

match-play championship


By RON MARSHALL

PGA Scottish Region Press Officer
The growing popularity of the PGA Four-ball Championship, re-introduced three years ago, is being reflected north of the Border, where two new events are being held this season.
An 18-hole tournament will be played over Irvine Golf Club on Monday, April 28, and, running the entire season will be a Scottish four-ball match-play championship.
No details as to the final venue have been sorted out yet, but effectively the event will be run in similar fashion to a club amateur competition, i.e. once partners are chosen a draw will be made, each round will have a closing date, and ties will be played on either of the home-drawn players’ course.
Speaking at today's Press & Sponsors Day at Gleneagles Hotel, regional secretary, Gordon Dewar, pictured above, said “We know the members enjoy getting away from the standard 18-hole format, so this is an opportunity to play in maybe a slightly more relaxed fashion, especially if their partner has just played a cracking shot. We hope to find a sponsor for the season-long event, and it goes without saying that we’re aiming to provide a course of first-class quality for the final.”
Scottish members will be playing for a total pot of around £750,000, with an Order of Merit providing 12 opportunities, from which the best seven will be extracted.
The new season tees off with the 36-hole Callaway/Audi tournament at Monifieth on Wednesday, April 2 and 3.