Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Simon spearheads Borders bid for home-turf victory

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Simon Fairburn, the current leader of the SGU Boys Order of Merit, will lead a strong Borders challenge on home soil as they look for their maiden success in the Dunfermline Building Society boys' area team championship at Peebles on Sunday (6 June).
The 18-year-old from Torwoodlee in Galashiels has been in superb form during the first half of the season, notching two victories in the SGU Junior Event series as well as clinching the Junior Champion of Champions Trophy in St Andrews. Having reached the fifth round of the Scottish Boys Championship, the Colin Brooks-coached youngster was also runner-up in the Golf Data Lab Scottish Youths Championship and is looking forward to competing for the Borders team this weekend:
“It’s been a great season so far and my confidence is really building. I didn’t get the chance to play much golf over the winter but came out of the blocks quickly to win the Junior Champion of Champions and I’ve managed to keep it going from there.”
“The Borders have never won this event before but we’ll go to Peebles with a great chance. With Craig Howie and Daniel Flannery in the team playing on their home course, we’ll have good local knowledge and hopefully we can make it count.” he added.
Brora’s Scotland Boys international Calum Stewart is the only representative for the North team from their title-winning side last year and he is joined by Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon), Ross Proctor and Jeff Wright (both Forres). North are looking to become the first back-to-back winners since Lothians in 2002-03.
Scottish boys' champion Grant Forrest leads a strong Lothians contingent alongside Liberton’s in-form youngster Anthony Blaney, while Ian Redford – runner-up to Forrest at West Kilbride - joins Scotland Boys U16s captain Ewan Scott in a Fife side looking for their sixth Championship victory.
Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), the reigning Scottish boys' stroke-play champion, will be looking to drive his Ayrshire team-mates to their second victory in four years, with emerging Southerness star Scott Gibson hoping to help the South record their first win in the Championship.
David Gibb, Affinity Accounts Manager for the event’s official partners Dunfermline Building Society, commented:
“As supporters of junior golf in Scotland over the past four years, it’s encouraging to see so many talented young players coming through the ranks across the whole country. We are very proud to support junior golf through our Fairway Savers Account and look forward to working with the Scottish Golf Union to grow the game further.”
The Dunfermline Building Society Fairway Saver Account offers golf club members in Scotland the opportunity to win a two night stay including golf at the Fairmont St Andrews when a new account is opened from 14 June with full details available in branch.
For a team list by Area for this weekend’s event at Peebles, go to the Scottish Golf Union website.

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