PAUL LAWRIE PLANS £25,000 TARTAN TOUR INVITATIONAL
FROM THE HERALDSCOTLAND.COM WEBSITE
By Nick Rodger
Paul Lawrie has unveiled plans for a new invitational event on the Tartan Tour which could feature a number of leading names including the Ryder Cup-winning captain Colin Montgomerie.
Lawrie, who came through the PGA ranks and won the national title in 1992 and 2005, has been a staunch supporter of domestic amateur and professional golf through his own foundation and hosted a tournament for assistant pros on the Tartan Tour for almost a decade.
As well as helping our guys on the Tartan Tour, the event is also aimed at helping those players that are in a bit of limbo and are not on the top tour. “Paul was coming back from Hong Kong in November and met Monty in the airport and they got talking about a 54-holer and how they could do something for Scottish golf,” said MacDougall.
By Nick Rodger
Paul Lawrie has unveiled plans for a new invitational event on the Tartan Tour which could feature a number of leading names including the Ryder Cup-winning captain Colin Montgomerie.Lawrie, the former Open champion, met with the Scottish PGA secretary Michael MacDougall at Gleneagles yesterday to continue the development of the 54-hole Paul Lawrie Invitational event.
The three-day championship, which will boast a minimum purse of £25,000, is to be held at a venue in the Aberdeen area during the summer while sponsorship and a television deal have already been sealed.
The event will be made up by a field of around 60 to 70 players with Tartan Tour regulars competing, it is hoped, alongside Scottish European campaigners as well as pros who are still finding their feet in the paid ranks.Lawrie, who came through the PGA ranks and won the national title in 1992 and 2005, has been a staunch supporter of domestic amateur and professional golf through his own foundation and hosted a tournament for assistant pros on the Tartan Tour for almost a decade.
As well as helping our guys on the Tartan Tour, the event is also aimed at helping those players that are in a bit of limbo and are not on the top tour. “Paul was coming back from Hong Kong in November and met Monty in the airport and they got talking about a 54-holer and how they could do something for Scottish golf,” said MacDougall.
“Paul’s really taken the idea forward. He obviously wants to hold it at a time of year when his schedule allows him to play and Monty has indicated that he would also like to support it.
“As well as helping our guys on the Tartan Tour, the event is also aimed at helping those players that are in a bit of limbo and are not on the top tour. When someone like Paul says they are going to do something, people will respond and it’s great for us that he wants to do an event like this. It’s a great opportunity.”
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