STARS OF FUTURE ON PARADE AT FORFAR THIS WEEK
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION
While the golfing spotlight falls on Scotland this week as the world’s best golfers assemble on Castle Stuart, 134 miles south of the Moray Firth venue in Forfar the next generation of young stars will be battling it out for their own headlines in the Scottish boys' Under-16s championship (Tuesday to Thursday).
Among those with an interest in both events will be Paul Lawrie. As the former Open champion goes in search of his second European Tour title of the season, 15-year-old son Craig is eyeing his first national triumph, boosted by a strong showing in his Scottish boys' championship earlier in the year where he reached the third round, pushing one of the title favourites Jack McDonald all the way to the final green.
Another youngster who performed well in the Under-18s' match play was St Andrews’ Benjamin Kinsley, a beaten semi-finalist at Dunbar. This Scottish Golf Academy player will start as one of the favourites to lift the title at Forfar. Kinsley will be aiming to join a notable duo of former winners from Fife, Peter Whiteford (1996) and George Murray (1999), both now plying their trade on the European Tour.
Bradley Neil finished runner-up in the Under-16s event at Auchterarder, just a shot behind Swiss golfer Remo Fueg and the rising start from Blairgowrie will be hoping to go one better this time around to add to his double success in the Scottish Boys Under-14s championship.
Other notable names in the 120-strong field are Glencruitten’s 14-year-old Bob MacIntyre, already a winner this year, having tasted success on the SGU Junior Tour at Rowallan Castle and Fort William’s Alasdair Ross, a successful graduate of the clubgolf programme now coached by David Torrance within the Highlands Academy.
Young Englishman Nick Ward (Redbourn), third in the event last year and also a former winner of the Scottish Under-14s title, leads a strong challenge from south of the border while there is representation from ten different countries, including Barbados, The Netherlands, France and Italy.
This year’s championship will be played over 72 holes for the first time, having been a 54-hole event for the past six years and a 36-hole event prior to 2005. The event gets underway at 7.30am on Tuesday morning with the leading 40 players and ties contesting Thursday’s final two rounds.
Scoring and updates will be available on the SGU website.
Click below for the first round draw.
While the golfing spotlight falls on Scotland this week as the world’s best golfers assemble on Castle Stuart, 134 miles south of the Moray Firth venue in Forfar the next generation of young stars will be battling it out for their own headlines in the Scottish boys' Under-16s championship (Tuesday to Thursday).
Among those with an interest in both events will be Paul Lawrie. As the former Open champion goes in search of his second European Tour title of the season, 15-year-old son Craig is eyeing his first national triumph, boosted by a strong showing in his Scottish boys' championship earlier in the year where he reached the third round, pushing one of the title favourites Jack McDonald all the way to the final green.
Another youngster who performed well in the Under-18s' match play was St Andrews’ Benjamin Kinsley, a beaten semi-finalist at Dunbar. This Scottish Golf Academy player will start as one of the favourites to lift the title at Forfar. Kinsley will be aiming to join a notable duo of former winners from Fife, Peter Whiteford (1996) and George Murray (1999), both now plying their trade on the European Tour.
Bradley Neil finished runner-up in the Under-16s event at Auchterarder, just a shot behind Swiss golfer Remo Fueg and the rising start from Blairgowrie will be hoping to go one better this time around to add to his double success in the Scottish Boys Under-14s championship.
Other notable names in the 120-strong field are Glencruitten’s 14-year-old Bob MacIntyre, already a winner this year, having tasted success on the SGU Junior Tour at Rowallan Castle and Fort William’s Alasdair Ross, a successful graduate of the clubgolf programme now coached by David Torrance within the Highlands Academy.
Young Englishman Nick Ward (Redbourn), third in the event last year and also a former winner of the Scottish Under-14s title, leads a strong challenge from south of the border while there is representation from ten different countries, including Barbados, The Netherlands, France and Italy.
This year’s championship will be played over 72 holes for the first time, having been a 54-hole event for the past six years and a 36-hole event prior to 2005. The event gets underway at 7.30am on Tuesday morning with the leading 40 players and ties contesting Thursday’s final two rounds.
Scoring and updates will be available on the SGU website.
Click below for the first round draw.
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