SCRATCH GOLFER POWELL
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IS NEW PAUL LAWRIE
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FOUNDATION MANAGER

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scratch golfer and successful curler Iain Powell, originally from Brora, has been appointed to take over from Murray Carnie as manager of the Paul Lawrie Foundation.
Carnie, who succeed PGA professional John Caven in the job three or four years ago, has had to give up the demanding post because of pressure of work as a physical education teacher.
Powell is a member of Murcar Links and Brora golf clubs and was a member of the former’s Aberdeen Pennant League-winning team last season. He is also a winner of the Brora four-day open and James Braid Open and has played with five times Open champion Peter Thomson during one of his visits to Brora.
“I have a background in the leisure industry, having worked in my family’s hotel business for many years and have established a great network of contacts through my work at Dick Fleming's but I think the biggest asset I will bring to the Foundation is my passion for golf,” said Iain.
“I love playing and I’m determined to get as many youngsters playing the game as possible so they can realise the benefits too.
“Paul and Marian Lawrie, alongwith the help of Murray and Lynda Carnie have done fantastic job of building the Foundation to what it is now and I want to make sure of its continued success.”
Paul Lawrie, winner of the Open at Carnoustie in 1999, probably does more for junior golf in Scotland than any other PGA professional and, as Murray Carnie found out, the range and depth of the Foundation programme is increasing every year. It has the grant support of the Royal & Ancient.
The Paul Lawrie Foundation runs a full calendar of boys' and girls' golf tournaments, mainly in the North-east of Scotland but also one national event (the Junior Jug), and also supports the annual Scottish schools championship. The foundation is also into football at boys' level.
As if that were not enough, there is also the Paul Lawrie Team - a select group of hand-picked young golfers Paul has taken under his wing to groom and help to climb the ladder.
Paul selected for his team David Law, winner last year of both the Scottish boys and men's amateur match-play championships, before his terrific double whammy last year.