BIG OVERSEAS ENTRY FOR 39th EAST OF SCOTLAND OPEN
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The 39th East of Scotland Open Amateur Championship, which is being presented for the next three years by Golf in DUBAi, begins at Lundin on Saturday June 25 with a large overseas entry.
Although entries do not close until midnight on Monday 13 June, the new name sponsor has helped the organisers to attract an appreciable world-ranked overseas entry. This is essential to the standing of “The East” as many of the top Scots are nominated by SGU to play in the English Stroke Play Championship which starts on the Thursday prior.
In addition to the strong GB and I entry, the field presently includes amateur golfers from Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Switzerland and USA – all vying for the coveted Denholm Trophy and WAGRanking points.
Past US Open Champion, Geoff Ogilvy, USPGA Tour winners, Mathew Goggin and Martin Laird, and present European Tour players, Scott Jamieson, George Murray, Gary Orr, Richie Ramsay, Elliot & Lloyd Saltman and Lundin member, Peter Whiteford, have all played in “The East”.
Last year another Lundin member, Peter Latimer, who plays out of St Andrews New, was triumphant, having lost to Australian, Rohan Blizard, “the Blizard of Oz”, two years earlier in a three man play-off with former Amateur Champion, Craig Watson.
This win resulted in Latimer being chosen to represent Scotland in the 2010 Home Internationals at Ashburnham in Wales. He also played for Fife in the victorious Scottish Area Team Championship win at Prestwick earlier this year.
Come the 25 June, Peter and fellow Fife team members, Kevin Blyth (Lundin), Scott Crichton (Aberdour), Brian Soutar (Leven GS) and Scott Stewart-Cation (The Dukes) will be striving to keep the title of East of Scotland Champion in The Kingdom of Fife.
Alistair McDonald, Secretary, Lundin Golf Club - +44 (0) 1333 320202
David Moir, East of Scotland Championship Convener - +44 (0) 7789 373216
The 39th East of Scotland Open Amateur Championship, which is being presented for the next three years by Golf in DUBAi, begins at Lundin on Saturday June 25 with a large overseas entry.
Although entries do not close until midnight on Monday 13 June, the new name sponsor has helped the organisers to attract an appreciable world-ranked overseas entry. This is essential to the standing of “The East” as many of the top Scots are nominated by SGU to play in the English Stroke Play Championship which starts on the Thursday prior.
In addition to the strong GB and I entry, the field presently includes amateur golfers from Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Switzerland and USA – all vying for the coveted Denholm Trophy and WAGRanking points.
Past US Open Champion, Geoff Ogilvy, USPGA Tour winners, Mathew Goggin and Martin Laird, and present European Tour players, Scott Jamieson, George Murray, Gary Orr, Richie Ramsay, Elliot & Lloyd Saltman and Lundin member, Peter Whiteford, have all played in “The East”.
Last year another Lundin member, Peter Latimer, who plays out of St Andrews New, was triumphant, having lost to Australian, Rohan Blizard, “the Blizard of Oz”, two years earlier in a three man play-off with former Amateur Champion, Craig Watson.
This win resulted in Latimer being chosen to represent Scotland in the 2010 Home Internationals at Ashburnham in Wales. He also played for Fife in the victorious Scottish Area Team Championship win at Prestwick earlier this year.
Come the 25 June, Peter and fellow Fife team members, Kevin Blyth (Lundin), Scott Crichton (Aberdour), Brian Soutar (Leven GS) and Scott Stewart-Cation (The Dukes) will be striving to keep the title of East of Scotland Champion in The Kingdom of Fife.
Alistair McDonald, Secretary, Lundin Golf Club - +44 (0) 1333 320202
David Moir, East of Scotland Championship Convener - +44 (0) 7789 373216
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