MAGMA PRODUCTS' FOUR-FIGURE SPONSORSHIP FOR QUAICH

Left to right: Roy Witteveen (Hazlehead GC secretarty), Graham Morrison (Sport Aberdeen) and Paul Rushton (Managing Director, Magma Products).

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Entries are now being taken for the 2011 Hazlehead Quaich tournament, sponsored for the first time by Magma Products, which at Hazlehead next month.

The tournament, which will be held from Thursday, August 4 to Sunday, August 7, returned last year after a two-year absence from the local sporting calendar.

Now organised in a partnership between Hazlehead Golf Club and Sport Aberdeen, the event is open to men, women and juniors.

Entry fees are : £30 for men, £18 for women and £12 for juniors (under 18 years old).

Men will play two rounds of qualifying stroke play on the second day of the tournament (Friday, August 5) before the players with the leading scratch and net aggregates will go on to compete in the next stage of the competition over the next two days. Women will play one qualifying round before progressing to the next round.

The junior tournament will consist of a three-round stroke-play event.

Last year’s winner Doug Elrick and runner up Mike Lynch are both set to return to the tournament and hoping to make the 2011 final.

A spokesman for event organisers Sport Aberdeen said: “We are currently still receiving entries for the 2011 tournament and I would encourage anyone who is interested to sign up now.

“The Magma Products Hazlehead Quaich tournament is a great event and one that everyone who enters thoroughly enjoys.

“The competition made a comeback last year after a two year break and I hope this year sees the event become a firm fixture in the North-east golfing calendar.”

This year’s event is sponsored to the tune of a four-figure sum by oil and gas consultants and commissioning specialists, Magma Products.

Paul Rushton, Managing Director of Magma Products, said: "Sport Aberdeen has a vital role to play in the good health of the city and Magma Products is delighted to support them by sponsoring the Magma Products Hazlehead Quaich golf tournament. We hope all golfers, young and old, have a fantastic time."

For further information, or to enter the tournament, contact Roy Witteveen on 07584 514433 or download an application form from the Hazlehead Golf Club website at www.hazleheadgolfclub.co.uk.