STEPHEN MURAY TO BE TEACHING PROFESSIONAL AT CRAIBSTONE

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PGA professional Stephen Murray is to join Craibstone Golf Club at Bucksburn, near Aberdeen as teaching professional.

Murray hails from Aberdeen. Having played golf since the age of three, Stephen turned professional at seventeen and had the advantage of beginning his pro golf career under the wing of Bruce Davidson at the Kings Links Golf Shop.
During his early career Stephen, pictured right, had the chance to develop his golfing attributes by shadowing some of Scotland's top teaching and playing staff, professionals like Paul Girvan (ex Walker Cup player), Bruce Davidson (Professional Emeritus), David Thompson (ex-European Tour member), Scott Henderson (European Tour Rookie 1997) and Paul Lawrie (1999 Open champion) picking up invaluable teaching and playing tips.
After spending nearly five years learning his trade, Stephen moved on to Murcar Links Golf Club where he was appointed as Senior Assistant Professional. After two years, the opportunity arose to become the Head Teaching Professional at Kippie Lodge. After an extremely busy year, teaching a broad spectrum of golfing abilities, from fellow PGA Professionals to complete beginners, Stephen was once again on the move. He joined Kemnay Golf Club where he was tasked with looking after the corporate and club members' needs.
In 2005 Stephen joined the Aspire Golf Centre at Ardoe on the South Deeside Road near Aberdeen. He established himself and the reputation of Aspire as being one of the finest teaching facilities in Scotland. S
tephen was appointed Head PGA Professional at Aspire in 2008 when he also became TPI certified.
Murray is acknowledged as one of Scotland’s leading emerging golf coaches. He is recognised for his ability to pinpoint and treat the root cause of what causes inefficient and ineffective golf. Teaching a broad spectrum of players, from tour pros and Scottish amateur internationals to low handicap amateurs, down to beginners.
His straightforward factual approach is based on the philosophy of simplifying the fundamentals of the golf swing and its construction and clearly focusing on the key reason behind why a pupil's golf swing performs as it does. His qualification as a TPI golf fitness instructor as well as the time spent with the European Tour’s leading sports bio mechanist, Dr Paul Hurrion, has further expanded his knowledge.
From experience at all levels, Stephen has recognised that players need consistency and that this is best achieved by simplifying aspects of the game that can often become over complicated.
Stephen also believes strongly in the importance of the short game and putting. Simplifying key areas of the game and using specific improvement techniques to overcome specific weaknesses are among many of the facets of the game that are reviewed.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Murray's appointment is another significant step in the "recovery" of Craibstone Golf Club under the new ownership of Marshall Leisure following the closure of the golf club and course earlier this year when the previous owners went bankrupt.
With Billy Sim attracted back to the North-east from Spain where he was a director of golf at Hacienda del Alamo to be its Golf Operations Manager, the Craibstone Golf Club membership has been rebuilt to a healthy figure between 400 and 500 and the course is being used regularly for corporate ouotings. The catering faciliies at the club have been stepped up and are open to non-members and non-golfers.