Twelve months ago at Cardrona Hotel, James Byrne (Banchory) and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) after they had tied at the end of 72 holes and Byrne had won a play-off for the title and trophy. James is too old to play this week in the Scottish boys' stroke-play at Blairgowrie, so Michael Stewart looks set to go one better. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency, all rights reserved. Click on the image if you wish to enlarge it.Michael Stewart hot favourite
to complete boys' title double
Michael Stewart is a hot favourite to add the Scottish boys' open stroke-play golf championship at Blairgowrie's Lansdowne course over the next three days (Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday) to the Scottish boys' match-play title he won at Southerness in April.
Only four teenagers have done the double since the stroke-play was introduced to the Under-18s' calendar - TV commentator Ewan Murray (1971), Steven Young (1994), Scott Henry (2004) and golf writer John Huggan who won the boys' stroke-play first in 1977 and then became the Scottish boys' match-play champion in 1978.
Troon Welbeck member Stewart lost to James Byrne (Banchory) in a play-off last year when the stroke-play was staged at Cardrona. Since then Stewart has graduated to top men's events like the St Andrews Links Trophy, finishing runner-up to Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie), and competing with distinction for Scotland in the recent European men's amateur team championship.
That does not mean it's a one-horse race over the four rounds at Blairgowrie. One could make out a case for at least half-a-dozen challengers, such as David Law (Hazlehead) who won the North-east District boys' championship a few days ago, Paul Shields (Kirkhill), Oliver Huish (North Berwick) and the King James VI trio of Paul McPhee, Sam McLaren and Ian Redford.
The championship is sponsored by firstpointusa.com, a leading sports scholarship consultancy, providing assistance to boys and girls seeking to pursue playing and academic careers and United States colleges and universities.
Michael Stewart enrols at East Tennessee State University in the autumn.
to complete boys' title double
Michael Stewart is a hot favourite to add the Scottish boys' open stroke-play golf championship at Blairgowrie's Lansdowne course over the next three days (Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday) to the Scottish boys' match-play title he won at Southerness in April.
Only four teenagers have done the double since the stroke-play was introduced to the Under-18s' calendar - TV commentator Ewan Murray (1971), Steven Young (1994), Scott Henry (2004) and golf writer John Huggan who won the boys' stroke-play first in 1977 and then became the Scottish boys' match-play champion in 1978.
Troon Welbeck member Stewart lost to James Byrne (Banchory) in a play-off last year when the stroke-play was staged at Cardrona. Since then Stewart has graduated to top men's events like the St Andrews Links Trophy, finishing runner-up to Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie), and competing with distinction for Scotland in the recent European men's amateur team championship.
That does not mean it's a one-horse race over the four rounds at Blairgowrie. One could make out a case for at least half-a-dozen challengers, such as David Law (Hazlehead) who won the North-east District boys' championship a few days ago, Paul Shields (Kirkhill), Oliver Huish (North Berwick) and the King James VI trio of Paul McPhee, Sam McLaren and Ian Redford.
The championship is sponsored by firstpointusa.com, a leading sports scholarship consultancy, providing assistance to boys and girls seeking to pursue playing and academic careers and United States colleges and universities.
Michael Stewart enrols at East Tennessee State University in the autumn.
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