EIGHT SEEDS NAMED FOR NEXT WEEK'S SCOTTISH AMATEUR AT ROYAL DORNOCH

The draw for next week's Scottish amateur championship at Royal Dornoch GC has been released by the SGU.
The eight players who have been seeded are:
1 Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie)
2 Brian Soutar (Leven GS)
3 Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie)
4 Paul Ferrier (Baberton)
5 Fraser McKenna (Balmore)
6 Paul Shields (Kirkhill)
7 Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm)
8 Ross Bell (Downfield).

Ross Bell is currently No 1 in the SGU Order of Merit, ahead of No 2 Graeme Robertson and No 3 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) who is not seeded.
Neither is Daniel Kay (Dunbar), last year's finalist beaten by David Law, now a professional.
In fact there is a host of dangerous "floaters," in the draw, including men of the calibre of Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe), former Scottish champions Graham Gordon (Newmachar) (2003) and Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (2005), James Ross (Royal Burgess), winner of the Sutherland Chalice at Dumfries and Galloway a couple of weeks ago, former Scottish youths champion Scott Borrowman (Dollar) who has been playing better this summer than he has done for a year or two, Scott Crichton (Aberdour), Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar).
The most dangerous "floater" of all might well be the Royal Dornoch GC general manager Neil Hampton, a former North District team stalwart and still a scratch golfer although he does not play in so many open tournaments these days.