Dean Robertson reappointed head

coach of Europe's Palmer Cup team

FROM THE PGA E-BULLETIN
Dean Robertson's reputation as one of Scotland's foremost golf coaches has been bolstered by his reappointment as head coach of the European team for this season's Palmer Cup.
The former Italian Open champion from Paisley helped Europe's leading student golfers to a 13-11 victory over their US counterparts in last year's Ryder Cup-style joust at Cherry Hills in Colorado and the selection panel have wasted no time in bringing the Scot (pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency) back on board for June's encounter at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
"I was asked by the panel if I would consider retaining my position and it took me about a nanosecond to say ‘yes’," said Robertson, one of only a handful of players to have won both the Scottish amateur and professional titles.
"The US side last year featured players who went on to form the backbone of their Walker
Cup team and, while I've experienced many great things in my own career, our victory that
week was up there with the best of them."
Robertson has also taken up a new post as
head golf consultant at College Sport USA, a
Stirling-based company specialising in
securing golf and football scholarships for
emerging talent at universities in the US.
With the Scottish Junior Golf Tour for under-
14s that he runs in partnership with his
colleagues Kendal McWade and Steven Orr
also flourishing - it has grown from six
members in 2007 to well over 100 now - the
39-year-old admits that his own playing
career is very much on the backburner as he
pours his energy into new areas of the game.
Robertson, who teamed up with McWade at
the PGA's Belfry HQ recently to deliver a
presentation to coaches about the long-term
development of elite junior golfers, added:
"The playing side is now dormant but the
passion, energy, drive and belief I had coming
up as a player is now going into these new
chapters of my career. It is all very positive."