Ailsa Summers ... Carnoustie's rising star (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency).

EWAN AND AILSA TO BE SCOTLAND'S


REPRESENTATIVES IN R and A JUNIOR OPEN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Ewan Scott (St Andrews) and Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) have been selected by the Scottish Golf Union and the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association respectively to be Scotland's representatives in the R&A Junior Open at Lundin Golf Club, Fife during the week of the Open over the Old Course, St Andrews.
The three-day stroke-play tournament for boys and girls under the age of 16 features the stars of tomorrow, nominated by national associations around the world. It will run from Monday to Wednesday, July 12 to 14.
Scott has only recently turned 15 years of age and is arguably Scotland's leading boy golfer in that age group. He captained the Scotland Under-16s in the boys' quadrangular series in Holland earlier this year.
His biggest achievement todate has been to win the English Under-14s boys' open championship - the first Scot to do so. He reached the fifth round (last 16) of the Scottish boys' championship at West Kilbride in early April this year. He is currently 11th in the SGU Boys' Order of Merit which takes in lads up to the age of 18.

Ailsa Summers had her 16th birthday on January 19 this year. She is the rising female golf star in Angus and probably Scotland too. She is the current Angus girls' and women's county champion and this past weekend was the leading light in the Angus women's team who won the North Division title at Blairgowrie and with it a place in the Scottish county finals at Bothwell Castle in September.

At the Scottish women's championship at Craigielaw in May, Ailsa won the SLGA's Clark Rosebowl event for those who just missed out on qualifying for the championship.

Ailsa's mother Mary (maiden name Mackie) was a Scottish girl international and reached the final of the British girls championship at Edzell in 1982. Ailsa is following in her mum's footsteps as Angus county champion, Mary having won the title on at least six occasions.

Other representatives in the RandA Junior Open include:

ENGLAND - Nick Taylor (Redbourn) and Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham).
WALES - Otto Mand (Dewston) and Jessica Jones (Wrexham).
IRELAND - Alex Gleeson. No girl nominated.
UNITED STATES - David Lee and Karen Chung.
CANADA - Kevin Kwon and Alix Kong.
AUSTRALIA - Anthony Murdaca and Emily McLennan