...........................................................................................ED WOOD

CLUB PRO IAN GRAHAM

......................................MATCH-PLAY FINALISTS ............................JORDAN GALLAGHER

Crow Wood launch new members' drive on Sunday

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY CROW WOOD GOLF CLUB
Like the majority of golf clubs in Scotland today, Crow Wood has seen a decline in member numbers over the last few years.
Rather than accepting this decrease as the norm, they have taken the initiative and established a marketing sub-committee that has come with a variety of incentives designed to attract new members, which will be launched at an Open Day this coming Sunday, May 9.
Captain John Scott commented “Crow Wood Golf Club has always been at the heart of our community, and we are keen to promote family membership, both golfing and social, and to make it much easier for young people to access to golf in our area.
"Junior golf at Crow Wood is a very attractive option for young people, especially as we have one of the youngest PGA Professionals attached to our club, who invests a great deal of his time coaching and supporting our young aspiring Tiger Woods. Ian is himself a product of our youth system, and is a past Crow Wood Club Champion at both Junior and Senior level”
Current junior club champion, Jordan Gallagher, was recently involved in the Scottish boys' match-play championship at West Kilbride and reached the third round, carrying over his fine form from last season.
Crow Wood can boast a first for any Lanarkshire county club, with the County Order of Merit, stroke-play and match-play champions for 2009 all members of the club.
Starting with back-to-back victories in the Cadzow Cup at Hamilton, with a record breaking score of 65 and 68, and two rounds of 67 and 70 in the Lanarkshire county championship at Colville Park, Ed Wood was crowned stroke-play champion and cemented his place at the top of the Lanarkshire Order of Merit with a record number of points.
Allan McDonald became match-play champion in July 2009, with the match-play stages featuring no fewer than four of the 16 qualifiers from Crow Wood.
For further details about the Open Day, contact
George Blyth, secretary@crowwood-golfclub.co.uk, tel 0141 779 4954 or visit www.crowwood-golfclub.co.uk