THREE LAWRIES HEAD FOR A SWING IN SUN BREAK IN SPAIN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Paul Lawrie's teenage nephew, Sean, whose name has been figuring prominently in the leading scratch scores at the past few North-east Alliance fixtures - he has one of a handicap at Portlethen Golf Club - will miss next Wednesday's competition at Newburgh ... for the best possible reason!

Son of Paul's older brother Steve, Sean is off to La Cala Golf Resort on Spain's Costa del Sol to play golf with his cousin Craig and his famous uncle, 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie.
Paul explained how this trip has come about:
"I am heading to Spain early Saturday morning from Glasgow with my nephew Sean and my oldest son Craig who finishes his prelim exams on Friday (today) and doesn't go back to school (Robert Gordon's College) until next Thursday.

"It's an ideal time to take him away for a few days of golf. Craig invited Sean to come with us to Spain, which is ideal as it gives me a chance to see Sean play quite a few rounds before his season starts.

"Marian and I have a table at the "Befriend a Child Dinner" at Ardo House on Friday night so will be very tired driving to Glasgow at 3am Saturday morning but looking forward to playing with Sean and Craig."

+Craig Lawrie, who has a handicap of 4, is to make his debut in the Scottish boys' match-play championship at Dunbar Golf Club from April 11 to 16. Paul admits that his handicap was never low enough when he was Under-18 years of age to be able to play in the Scottish boys' championship.

Picture above of Paul Lawrie and son Craig by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

+Message from Davie Wilson, jt sec of the North-east Alliance that Steve Lawrie has been reinstated as winner of Handicap Class 1 at this week's competition at Fraserburgh.
"Steve was disqualified for signing for a wrong score, i.e. a net 66 instead of a net 67. But, on further investigation, it transpired that all the gross scores were correct in boxes on his scorecard. He had just added them up wrongly - which is not a mistake that a taxi driver usually makes!
"So Steve is now officially confirmed as the winner of Handicap Class 1 this week."