New team SSE Scottish Hydro line-up announced
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SSE
Scottish Hydro today announced continued support for the Team SSE Scottish
Hydro programme which provides financial support and advice for emerging
talented professionals on both the European Challenge Tour and the Ladies
European Tour.
2014
was one of the most successful years for the programme which saw Kylie Walker
secure two victories on the Ladies European Tour and Andrew McArthur win for
the second time on the European Challenge Tour.
While
Kylie Walker secured her highest finish (11th) on the LET Order of Merit, McArthur once again narrowly missed out on winning his full European
Tour card and hopes that this year, he can finally turn his consistency into a
top 15 finish and a place on the European Tour.
He said: “I am extremely grateful for the continued support from SSE Scottish Hydro. This will be my fourth year as part of the team and I am hopeful that this year will be the one that sees me secure my Tour card. I have had opportunities to play on the European Tour last year and I hope to have several starts again this year so I know what to expect and I know what I need to do to get there.”
He said: “I am extremely grateful for the continued support from SSE Scottish Hydro. This will be my fourth year as part of the team and I am hopeful that this year will be the one that sees me secure my Tour card. I have had opportunities to play on the European Tour last year and I hope to have several starts again this year so I know what to expect and I know what I need to do to get there.”
This
morning, the six Challenge Tour players and two Ladies Tour players were
announced. For the men, Andrew McArthur, Jamie McLeary, George Murray and
Duncan Stewart return and they are joined by newcomer Wallace Booth and also
Jack Doherty who returns to the Challenge Tour after a tough 2014 on the
European Tour.
In addition to the Challenge Tour players, Chris Kelly will continue to receive support on the Tartan Tour. For the ladies, Pamela Pretswell continues to receive support for a third year and is joined this season by 2014 LET Rookie of the Year runner-up Sally Watson.
In addition to the Challenge Tour players, Chris Kelly will continue to receive support on the Tartan Tour. For the ladies, Pamela Pretswell continues to receive support for a third year and is joined this season by 2014 LET Rookie of the Year runner-up Sally Watson.
Both
McLeary and Doherty are previous members of Team SSE Scottish Hydro who won
their Tour cards in 2014 and are set to benefit once again from the support
provided to them.
McLeary, who qualified and then played all four rounds at The Open Championship at Hoylake in 2014 was one of the first recipients of support in 2011 and is an example of how the programme continues to help players as their career develops.
He said: “I have really benefited from being a part of Team SSE Scottish Hydro and to be offered this support once again is a great boost as I try to win my Tour card back and use the experience I gained last year.
" I know it will not be easy but I felt that I learned a lot from last year’s experience and I am looking forward to the challenge this year.”
McLeary, who qualified and then played all four rounds at The Open Championship at Hoylake in 2014 was one of the first recipients of support in 2011 and is an example of how the programme continues to help players as their career develops.
He said: “I have really benefited from being a part of Team SSE Scottish Hydro and to be offered this support once again is a great boost as I try to win my Tour card back and use the experience I gained last year.
" I know it will not be easy but I felt that I learned a lot from last year’s experience and I am looking forward to the challenge this year.”
For
the ladies, Pamela Pretswell is looking to follow in the footsteps of her close
friend, Kylie Walker, and she has already started well in 2015. With three top
ten finishes already this year, she currently sits in 7th place on
the LET Order of Merit.
Pamela said: “Watching Kylie last year was a real inspiration and my early results this year are hopefully just the start of what I can achieve this year.”
Sally Watson joins Team SSE Scottish Hydro for the first time and she is also looking to improve on her very successful first year on the Ladies European Tour.
Pamela said: “Watching Kylie last year was a real inspiration and my early results this year are hopefully just the start of what I can achieve this year.”
Sally Watson joins Team SSE Scottish Hydro for the first time and she is also looking to improve on her very successful first year on the Ladies European Tour.
Colin
Banks, acting Head of Sponsorship at SSE Scottish Hydro, said: “We are
delighted to continue our support for some of Scotland’s top emerging golf
professionals. Last season was a very exciting one for both Kylie and Andrew and
we hope that this year’s professionals can continue this success.
"Team SSE Scottish Hydro has now provided support to 16 men and women over the past five years and this initiative is a key part of our growing golf programme.”
"Team SSE Scottish Hydro has now provided support to 16 men and women over the past five years and this initiative is a key part of our growing golf programme.”
All the Challenge Tour players will be returning to Aviemore to compete in the
SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge hosted by Macdonald Hotels and Resorts in what
will be the 10th consecutive year that the Challenge Tour event has been
staged in Scotland.
Both Jamie McLeary and George Murray are previous winners of this event in what is universally regarded as one of the headline events on the European Challenge Tour.
Both Jamie McLeary and George Murray are previous winners of this event in what is universally regarded as one of the headline events on the European Challenge Tour.
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