World Hickory Festival developments
NEWS RELEASE
Just three months away from the 2009 World Hickory Festival, there is news of some exciting developments in the shape of a totally new tournament to be played over the historic Old Musselburgh Links in East Lothian, the first time this famous course will have hosted a professional tournament since Harry Vardon took home the honours in 1906.
The venerable Links has, of course, hosted one of the most popular tournaments on the schedule. Previous winners include Willie Park Jr, James Braid & J H Taylor.
The new tournament has been created to help promote the ‘Old Links’, recognised officially as the world’s oldest course. It will be sponsored by the Scottish Homecoming and the East Lothian Council. And like the World Hickory Open, this event will be run under the auspices of the Scottish PGA Tartan Tour.
World Hickory’s Chairman Lionel Freedman also says he is delighted to announce that the racecourse complex that surrounds the course will host the event. Players and visitors are most welcome, he adds.
The format is an 18 hole medal for professionals and amateurs to be played on Sunday 20th September. Twenty professionals and twenty amateurs from this tournament will qualify for a match between Scotland and the Rest of the World on the following day, Monday 21st September. This will be played on a ‘Ryder Cup’ format. In parallel, non-qualifiers will have a consolation tournament on Gullane No. 3.
Following this, Tuesday 22nd September will feature an 18 hole medal round over Craigielaw Golf Course.
However, the principal event of the week is the World Hickory Open, to be played this year on Gullane No. 2. But as demand has proved so fierce, the format for this year has changed to a 36 hole tournament. An 18 hole pro-am will be played on the first day on 24th September. While professionals will carry their score forward to the second round on Friday 25th September. Amateurs will play a separate World Hickory medal on this day.
The Musselburgh Hickory International has a prize fund of £10,000 and the World Hickory Open prize fund has been increased to £12,500, with prizes for the pro-am and second day amateurs.
A Gala Buffet will take place at Musselburgh on Sunday 20th September and a Gala Dinner will be held in the Gullane clubhouse on Thursday 24th September.
Full details of all tournaments can be found on the website: http://www.worldhickoryopen.com/
NEWS RELEASE
Just three months away from the 2009 World Hickory Festival, there is news of some exciting developments in the shape of a totally new tournament to be played over the historic Old Musselburgh Links in East Lothian, the first time this famous course will have hosted a professional tournament since Harry Vardon took home the honours in 1906.
The venerable Links has, of course, hosted one of the most popular tournaments on the schedule. Previous winners include Willie Park Jr, James Braid & J H Taylor.
The new tournament has been created to help promote the ‘Old Links’, recognised officially as the world’s oldest course. It will be sponsored by the Scottish Homecoming and the East Lothian Council. And like the World Hickory Open, this event will be run under the auspices of the Scottish PGA Tartan Tour.
World Hickory’s Chairman Lionel Freedman also says he is delighted to announce that the racecourse complex that surrounds the course will host the event. Players and visitors are most welcome, he adds.
The format is an 18 hole medal for professionals and amateurs to be played on Sunday 20th September. Twenty professionals and twenty amateurs from this tournament will qualify for a match between Scotland and the Rest of the World on the following day, Monday 21st September. This will be played on a ‘Ryder Cup’ format. In parallel, non-qualifiers will have a consolation tournament on Gullane No. 3.
Following this, Tuesday 22nd September will feature an 18 hole medal round over Craigielaw Golf Course.
However, the principal event of the week is the World Hickory Open, to be played this year on Gullane No. 2. But as demand has proved so fierce, the format for this year has changed to a 36 hole tournament. An 18 hole pro-am will be played on the first day on 24th September. While professionals will carry their score forward to the second round on Friday 25th September. Amateurs will play a separate World Hickory medal on this day.
The Musselburgh Hickory International has a prize fund of £10,000 and the World Hickory Open prize fund has been increased to £12,500, with prizes for the pro-am and second day amateurs.
A Gala Buffet will take place at Musselburgh on Sunday 20th September and a Gala Dinner will be held in the Gullane clubhouse on Thursday 24th September.
Full details of all tournaments can be found on the website: http://www.worldhickoryopen.com/
Labels: Amateur Ladies, Amateur Men, Pro Men
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