TOP SCOTS RULED OUT OF PGAs OF EUROPE TITLE DEFENCE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolview.com
Banchory's Greig Hutcheon, Chris Kelly (Cawder) and Scott Henderson (Kings Links), first, third and fourth in the Tartan Tour Order of Merit for the 2013 season are not in the Scotland team of three to defend the PGAs of Europe team golf championship at Palmares Golf Resort on Portugal's Algarve coastline from December 10 to 13.
PGA of Scotland Tournament Controller Roy Murray explains their omission.
"Selection is based on the Ordet of Merit final standings but to be eligible a player has to fulfil the same PGA criteria that applies for the Glenmuir Club Professional Championship, i.e. work a minimum of 25 hours per week, excluding playing, in a golfing environment such as a club pro's shop," said Murray.
"You may be wondering about how Hutch and Scotty qualified and played in the GB and I PGA Cup team – that was because they got in via the end of season play-offs, after a change in the qualification method in order to strengthen the GB and I team."
The Scotland team that will play in the PGAs of Europe team championship is:
David Orr (Mearns Castle), Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) and Greg McBain (Gamola Golf).
Orr was a member of the trio who won the title for a seventh time at Palmares last year when his team-mates were David Patrick (Kingsfield) and Gareth Wright (West Linton)