NORTH STAR HEADS SCOTTISH CONTINGENT
BOUND FOR MCGREGOR TROPHY
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY SCOTTISH GOLF UNION
Brora’s Calum Stewart is one of six young players selected to represent Scotland at the McGregor Trophy at the end of this month hosted at Radcliffe on Trent Golf Club. The English Boys U16 Open Stroke Play Championship will take place at the Nottingham based parkland course from 30 June – 2nd July.
Stewart earned his selection following a number of notable successes this season, most recently as part of the North team who claimed their maiden victory in the Scottish Boys Area Team Championship at Ballumbie Castle in Dundee this month.
Earlier this year Stewart was also selected to captain Scotland’s U16 Boys Quadrangular team for the third year in a row, helping to steer the side to victory at Machynys Peninsula against Ireland, Wales and Holland. Within that winning team were Grant Forrest, Liam Johnston and Ewan Scott who are also bound for the McGregor Trophy. Fellow U16 National squad member Daniel Flannery and Ayrshire’s Jack McDonald complete the line up. McDonald, a West Academy player made his mark on the junior scene when he won the second SGU Junior Tour event this season at North Berwick and also made it to the quarter finals of the Scottish Boys Championship held at Royal Aberdeen in April. The 16 year old grandson of former Walker Cup player Gordon Cosh has seen his recent achievements improve his ranking to 4th place in the SGU Boys Order of Merit.
The players will also compete as two teams of three in the Nations Cup which is contested over the first 36 holes of the McGregor Trophy. The best two of three scores from the first two rounds decides the winners of the Nations Cup. In the U16 tournament, only the leading 45 competitors plus ties will make the 36 hole cut to compete in the final 36 holes.
The 72 hole tournament always attracts a strong field and this year is no exception with a number of overseas players in the opening line up. Neill Beattie from St Andrews is among the 132 starters, including Scottish Boys U14 Champion Redbourn’s Nick Ward from St Albans, Harry Whittle from Woburn who held the U14’s title in 2007 and Sebastian Crookall-Nixon (Workington) - who won the McGregor Trophy last year and returns to defend his title.
Past winners of the event include European Tour stars Justin Rose and Graeme Storm.
Team 1:
Calum Stewart - Brora
Jack McDonald – Kilmarnock (Barassie)
Grant Forrest – Craigielaw
Team 2:
Liam Johnston – Dumfries & County
Ewan Scott – St Andrews
Daniel Flannery – Peebles
BOUND FOR MCGREGOR TROPHY
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY SCOTTISH GOLF UNION
Brora’s Calum Stewart is one of six young players selected to represent Scotland at the McGregor Trophy at the end of this month hosted at Radcliffe on Trent Golf Club. The English Boys U16 Open Stroke Play Championship will take place at the Nottingham based parkland course from 30 June – 2nd July.
Stewart earned his selection following a number of notable successes this season, most recently as part of the North team who claimed their maiden victory in the Scottish Boys Area Team Championship at Ballumbie Castle in Dundee this month.
Earlier this year Stewart was also selected to captain Scotland’s U16 Boys Quadrangular team for the third year in a row, helping to steer the side to victory at Machynys Peninsula against Ireland, Wales and Holland. Within that winning team were Grant Forrest, Liam Johnston and Ewan Scott who are also bound for the McGregor Trophy. Fellow U16 National squad member Daniel Flannery and Ayrshire’s Jack McDonald complete the line up. McDonald, a West Academy player made his mark on the junior scene when he won the second SGU Junior Tour event this season at North Berwick and also made it to the quarter finals of the Scottish Boys Championship held at Royal Aberdeen in April. The 16 year old grandson of former Walker Cup player Gordon Cosh has seen his recent achievements improve his ranking to 4th place in the SGU Boys Order of Merit.
The players will also compete as two teams of three in the Nations Cup which is contested over the first 36 holes of the McGregor Trophy. The best two of three scores from the first two rounds decides the winners of the Nations Cup. In the U16 tournament, only the leading 45 competitors plus ties will make the 36 hole cut to compete in the final 36 holes.
The 72 hole tournament always attracts a strong field and this year is no exception with a number of overseas players in the opening line up. Neill Beattie from St Andrews is among the 132 starters, including Scottish Boys U14 Champion Redbourn’s Nick Ward from St Albans, Harry Whittle from Woburn who held the U14’s title in 2007 and Sebastian Crookall-Nixon (Workington) - who won the McGregor Trophy last year and returns to defend his title.
Past winners of the event include European Tour stars Justin Rose and Graeme Storm.
Team 1:
Calum Stewart - Brora
Jack McDonald – Kilmarnock (Barassie)
Grant Forrest – Craigielaw
Team 2:
Liam Johnston – Dumfries & County
Ewan Scott – St Andrews
Daniel Flannery – Peebles
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