SGU Junior Tour event over 72 holes at North-east venue

TOP SCOTTISH BOY GOLFERS IN ACTION

AGAIN AT NEWMACHAR THIS WEEKEND

New Scottish match-play boys golf champion Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), pictured right by Andy Forman, failed to survive the halfway cut in the midweek Peter McEvoy Trophy boys' tournament at Copt Heath, as much through tiredness as anything else, but he is still in the field for the SGU Junior Tour event over the two Dave Thomas-designed courses at Newmachar Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday.
Seven of the eight quarter-finalists from last week's Scottish boys' championship at West Kilbride have entered for what will be the first 72-hole SGU Junior Tour event. Normally, they are two-round affairs.
They are: Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), Ian Redford (St Andrews New), Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), Jamie Lynch (Falkirk Tryst), Conor O'Neil (Pollok), Calum Stewart (Brora) and Lawrence Allan (Alva).
The first 36 holes on Saturday will be played over the Swailend course with the final two rounds over the Hawkshill course on Sunday.
The SGU Junior Tour was launched in 2004 to provide leading Scottish boys (under 18 years) with additional opportunites to play in quality competitions and also to provide SGU coachiing staff and selectors with the chance to assess players and their development over challenging courses.
The first event on the 2010 SGU Junior Tour at Monifieth last month was won by Jack Scott (Deeside) who is also in the field at Newmachar.
The remaining SGU Junior Tour events, which count towards a Junior Order of Merit, are at Forrester Park (May 2), Brunston Castle (May 22) and Kilmarnock Barassie (June 13).