WILLIE SHARPE'S LANARKSHIRE NEWS
Lanarkshire name their six for Area team finals
Lanarkshire have picked their six-man team for the Scottish men's area team finals at CrailAat Crail on October 3 and 4.
Paul O'Hara is not eligible as he has turned professional but he was a great servant to Lanarkshire and we wish him every success in his chosen career.
Paul Shields is also not available due to work commitments and like Paul he has a tremendous record for Lanarkshire. We hope he has a few more years yet in the county team.
Ross Kellett is now the No 1 player for Lanarkshire and he has performed brilliantly in the past few years on the nternational stage.
Lanarkshire will play Dunbartonshire in the semi-finals while North-east play Renfrewshire on the Saturday
LANARKSHIRE TEAM
Ross Kellett Colville Park
Ed Wood Crow Wood
Andy Fairbairn Kirkhill
Grant Beaton Kirkhill
Steven Rennie Drumpellier
Stewart Henderson Hamilton
**Seventh player to be announced.
ED WOOD HAS EMERGED FROM SHADOWS
As Lanarkshire prepare for their second consecutive trip to the Scottish area team finals, one player has emerged from the shadows to make a major impact in Lanarkshire golf, both in the stroke-play competitions and county representative matches.
At the age of 27, Ed Wood of Crow Wood has come good at the top level in Lanarkshire.
Wood started his career at Sandyhills where he played as a junior and represented Glasgow in the 2000 boys' area finals in which he was in the team that won bronze medals.
When he was 20, he moved to Crow Wood and was recognised by Lanarkshire in 2002 when he played for the youth team.
However it is this year that Ed has really come to the fore, starting with back-to-back victories in the Cadzow Cup at Hamilton with a record score and the Lanarkshire county championship at Colville Park.
His scores of 65 and 68 at Hamilton and 67 and 70 at Colville Park put him way out in front in the Lanarkshire Order of Merit.
Wood continued to play well and reached the fourth round of the Allied Surveyors Scottish amateur championship at Royal Troon as did five of his fellow Lanarkshire players.
His good form continued into the 72-hole Newlands Trophy at Lanark Golf Club where he finished second to Mark Bookless with scores of 70, 70, 71 and 69.
These scores cemented Wood's place at the top of the Lanarkshire Order of Merit for 2009.
Ed's handicap for the season so far has come down from 0.4 to +1.4 and he will be hoping for a further reduction at Carluke on Sunday in the inaugural 36-hole Lanarkshire champion of champions' tournament for club champions and winners of major Lanarkshire events this year.
Wood will, of course, be hoping to win a few points for Lanarkshire at Crail next week.
Willie Sharpe
Vice-president
Lanarkshire Golf Association
Lanarkshire have picked their six-man team for the Scottish men's area team finals at CrailAat Crail on October 3 and 4.
Paul O'Hara is not eligible as he has turned professional but he was a great servant to Lanarkshire and we wish him every success in his chosen career.
Paul Shields is also not available due to work commitments and like Paul he has a tremendous record for Lanarkshire. We hope he has a few more years yet in the county team.
Ross Kellett is now the No 1 player for Lanarkshire and he has performed brilliantly in the past few years on the nternational stage.
Lanarkshire will play Dunbartonshire in the semi-finals while North-east play Renfrewshire on the Saturday
LANARKSHIRE TEAM
Ross Kellett Colville Park
Ed Wood Crow Wood
Andy Fairbairn Kirkhill
Grant Beaton Kirkhill
Steven Rennie Drumpellier
Stewart Henderson Hamilton
**Seventh player to be announced.
ED WOOD HAS EMERGED FROM SHADOWS
As Lanarkshire prepare for their second consecutive trip to the Scottish area team finals, one player has emerged from the shadows to make a major impact in Lanarkshire golf, both in the stroke-play competitions and county representative matches.
At the age of 27, Ed Wood of Crow Wood has come good at the top level in Lanarkshire.
Wood started his career at Sandyhills where he played as a junior and represented Glasgow in the 2000 boys' area finals in which he was in the team that won bronze medals.
When he was 20, he moved to Crow Wood and was recognised by Lanarkshire in 2002 when he played for the youth team.
However it is this year that Ed has really come to the fore, starting with back-to-back victories in the Cadzow Cup at Hamilton with a record score and the Lanarkshire county championship at Colville Park.
His scores of 65 and 68 at Hamilton and 67 and 70 at Colville Park put him way out in front in the Lanarkshire Order of Merit.
Wood continued to play well and reached the fourth round of the Allied Surveyors Scottish amateur championship at Royal Troon as did five of his fellow Lanarkshire players.
His good form continued into the 72-hole Newlands Trophy at Lanark Golf Club where he finished second to Mark Bookless with scores of 70, 70, 71 and 69.
These scores cemented Wood's place at the top of the Lanarkshire Order of Merit for 2009.
Ed's handicap for the season so far has come down from 0.4 to +1.4 and he will be hoping for a further reduction at Carluke on Sunday in the inaugural 36-hole Lanarkshire champion of champions' tournament for club champions and winners of major Lanarkshire events this year.
Wood will, of course, be hoping to win a few points for Lanarkshire at Crail next week.
Willie Sharpe
Vice-president
Lanarkshire Golf Association
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