KERRS' CLASSY GESTURE - DONATION OF TROPHY FOR TARTAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT
FROM THE PGA WEBSITE
It's been a while but leading Scottish players from the past 31 years are to finally get their names on a special trophy in recognition of their Order of Merit triumphs.
The inspiration for the trophy came from the sponsors of Hayston's Stephen Gray who were taken aback to discover that there was no trophy on offer to mark his achievement of winning the 2011 order of merit.
Raymond and Jim Kerr, long-standing supporters of the PGA in Scotland including a long-standing sponsorship of the Kerr Investments 36 Hole OOM tournament at Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club, decided that they needed to rectify the situation.
As a result they commissioned a new trophy to be made and engraved, and this was presented to Gray at a ceremony at Mar Hall on April 25.
However, the Kerrs also covered the costs of engraving the names of all the previous winners' right back to 1981 when the Order of Merit, in its current format, was instigated.
Jim Farmer was the very first name to be inscribed, and others whose names have been added to the roll of honour include such luminaries as five time winner Russell Weir, David Huish (three times), Andrew Oldcorn, John Chillas, Ross Drummond (twice) and Greig Hutcheon (another three time winner).
Scottish regional secretary Michael MacDougall said: "This is a magnificent gesture from Kerr Investments who have been great supporters of Scottish golf and I think all the players will appreciate having their names on such a superb trophy."
It's been a while but leading Scottish players from the past 31 years are to finally get their names on a special trophy in recognition of their Order of Merit triumphs.
The inspiration for the trophy came from the sponsors of Hayston's Stephen Gray who were taken aback to discover that there was no trophy on offer to mark his achievement of winning the 2011 order of merit.
Raymond and Jim Kerr, long-standing supporters of the PGA in Scotland including a long-standing sponsorship of the Kerr Investments 36 Hole OOM tournament at Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club, decided that they needed to rectify the situation.
As a result they commissioned a new trophy to be made and engraved, and this was presented to Gray at a ceremony at Mar Hall on April 25.
However, the Kerrs also covered the costs of engraving the names of all the previous winners' right back to 1981 when the Order of Merit, in its current format, was instigated.
Jim Farmer was the very first name to be inscribed, and others whose names have been added to the roll of honour include such luminaries as five time winner Russell Weir, David Huish (three times), Andrew Oldcorn, John Chillas, Ross Drummond (twice) and Greig Hutcheon (another three time winner).
Scottish regional secretary Michael MacDougall said: "This is a magnificent gesture from Kerr Investments who have been great supporters of Scottish golf and I think all the players will appreciate having their names on such a superb trophy."
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