RENFREWSHIRE NAME SIDE FOR AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

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 RENFREWSHIRE GOLF UNION

Don Bremner: e-mail- donbremner@ranfurly9.freeserve.co.uk

Renfrewshire Golf Union’s “A” team captain, Ronnie Clark, has announced the team which has been entrusted to maintain the high standards achieved by previous teams in the Scottish Area Team Championship. The event will be held at Old Prestwick and Prestwick St Nicholas courses on the weekend of May 14.
Over the past three years, the Renfrewshire team has reached the final at each of the championships and became Scottish champions in 2009 at Crail Golf Club.
The chosen players are:

Sam Binning – Ranfurly Castle
Matt Clark – Kilmacolm
Ronnie Clark - Erskine
Andy Farmer - Kilmacolm
Gordon Stevenson - Whitecraigs
Craig Watson - East Renfrewshire

Youth player Sam Binning, pictured above, will be making his first appearance in the Area Team Championship and Ronnie Clark said that his selection was based on a combination of a sound season in 2010 and a start to the 2011 season which includes an opening round of 67 at the Champion of Champions at Leven and the equalling of the Ranfurly Castle Golf Club course record of 64. 

"The team selection is a gradual inclusion of youth to compliment the obvious experience," said Ronnie Clark.
This year it is likely that North-east, last year’s champions, and Ayrshire with 2011 Scottish boy' match-play championship winner David Wilson on its team will be the teams to beat.

Editor's Note: Area officials are invited to send their team selections to Colin@scottishgolfview.com for publication on the website.