GORDON AND LEE ARE JOINT HEAD PROFESSIONALS AT MONIFIETH

         Gordon McLeod (left) and Lee Sutherland, joint head professionals at Monifieth

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scottishgolfview.com
This time last year Lee Sutherland was professional at Ballumbie Castle Golf Club near Monifieth.
Now he is back at the Monifieth Links where he was an assistant right through the 1990s, working for Ian McLeod.
Lee takes up the story:
"When Ian retired, I joined his son Gordon as joint head professionals, fairly unique I would think. Augusta is one other!

"Ian was the pro at Monifieth for 48 years and took over his father's business, 'Ron McLeod's Golf Shop,' Unfortunatly Ian had been suffering from cancer and he died last month, so he never got to enjoy the retirement he so deserved. 

"So Gordon and I are the third generation owners/pros of the business. We do not receive a retainer and we work in a partnershipo running the shop and teaching at Monifieth.
"I have known Gordon since school days and we both worked together before at Monifieth."
+Lee Sutherland is active in running the Midland Golfers' Alliance who are hosts to this year's Scottish Alliance championship over 54 holes at Monifieth and Arbroath from October 9 to 11.