SCOTTISH HYDRO SCRAMBLE A NEW NATIONAL EVENT FOR ALL
McArthur and Pretswell Back Scottish
Hydro Events for Club Members
Left to right: Chris Kelly, George Murray, Duncan Stewart and Andrew McArthur
NEWS RELEASE FROM SGU
Tour
pros Andrew McArthur and Pamela Pretswell are backing two exciting
major events as part of SSE Scottish Hydro’s sponsorship of the SGU
which
will give club golfers the dream chance to tee up alongside leading
professionals on the European Challenge and Senior Tours.
The
Scottish Hydro Scramble is a new national event open to all SGU and
SLGA affiliated club members, giving golfers the opportunity to play as a
team with friends or family members of all ages and abilities, while
the Scottish Hydro Senior Champion of Champions rewards older golfers
for winning their Club Senior Open and the chance to progress to a high
profile national final.
Both
events reflect SSE Scottish Hydro’s continued support across all
aspects of Scottish golf, from the grass roots club level to Team
Scottish
Hydro and professional tournaments, in addition to sponsorship of the
Scottish Golf Membership Card, an exciting new benefit for club members.
Launched
to encourage a more family-friendly approach to golf competitions,
clubs taking part in the Scottish Hydro Scramble will host a qualifying
event locally, with the winning team of three moving onto one of four
Regional Finals held across the country in May.
The glorious south-east
coast setting of Eyemouth welcomes the first event on May 3, followed by
picturesque Pitlochry on May 4 before Balbirnie
Park (May 11) in Fife and Eastwood (May 25) on the outskirts of Glasgow
stage the remaining two qualifying events.
The
victorious teams at each Regional Final will earn a place in the
Scottish Hydro Challenge Pro-Am at Macdonald Spey Valley on Wednesday 25
June,
an event which has seen the likes of Edoardo Molinari, Matteo Manassero
and Richie Ramsay compete in recent years.
Andrew
McArthur, the former Scottish Amateur champion who is seeking to
graduate from the Challenge Tour this season, was involved in the
Scramble
at Pitlochry last year and has encouraged all club members to get
involved in 2014.
“The
Scramble is a good, fun event and it’s great that Hydro is backing it
nationally,” said the 34-year-old, a member of Team Scottish Hydro this
year along with Pretswell. “The more events like this the better for
golf in this country, especially for attracting youngsters into the
game.
“One
of the Pro-Ams on the Challenge Tour, at Kazakhstan, has a Texas
Scramble, and there is a wee bit of pressure on the pro especially if
you
are the last one left trying to hole from eight feet! It would be great
to see all clubs hosting a qualifying event this season.”
A
unique opportunity to compete in the SSE Scottish Senior Pro-Am at the
Fairmont St Andrews alongside a leading European Senior Tour
professional
is the lure for senior club golfers this season, with the winner of
each club senior open in with a chance of this fantastic prize.
Players
with the top 50 leading scores from club senior opens this season will
earn a spot in the Scottish Hydro Senior Champion of Champions final
at Blairgowrie on 28 July, with the leading two players going on to the
rub shoulders with the likes of Sam Torrance, Ian Woosnam and Barry
Lane.
Ladies
European Tour star Pretswell, 24, also part of the Team Scottish Hydro
stable, is eager to see clubs give their older members the chance to
compete in a major event:
“It’s a great event for senior golfers to get
involved and it’s fantastic that female golfers can take part too. It’s
a wonderful benefit of being a member and certainly a reason to
register for the new Scottish Golf Membership Card.”
Colin
Banks, Head of Sponsorship at SSE Hydro, said: “These two events
highlight the Scottish Golf Union’s commitment to adding value to club
membership
and we’re delighted to add our support. We’d encourage clubs across the
country to get involved and give their members the opportunity to
experience playing in a top level Pro-Am, something which is fairly
unique to golf.”
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