Hamish Grey Appointed CEO of Scottish Golf
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The Board of Scottish Golf has appointed Hamish Grey to be Chief Executive of the new organisation.
Hamish, pictured,
was Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Golf Union (SGU) until it
merged with the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association (SLGA) on 1
October, creating a single administrative body for the game in its home
country. He takes up his
position with immediate effect.
Karin
Sharp, the former SLGA Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed to
the role of Corporate Services Director within Scottish Golf, heading up
the organisation’s finance, HR, IT and office management operations.
Eleanor
Cannon, Chair of Scottish Golf, said: “The coming together of men and
women’s golf is a landmark moment for the sport and brings with it a
once-in-a-generation opportunity to change and modernise a game that has
its roots in Scotland
and to think carefully about the legacy this generation leaves the
next.
“The
Board looks forward to working together with Hamish, Karin and the
wider team to create a long-term strategy that builds on the game’s
strong position in Scotland, attracts new golfers to the sport and
develops more home-grown talent
that can compete with the best golfers in the world.”
Grey
added: “It is a privilege to be asked to lead Scottish Golf as this
exciting chapter in the game’s story begins. We start from a good
position, but there is an important job to do to support our clubs and
to grow this important sport
to the benefit of every part of society.
“More
than a quarter of a million people now regularly play golf in Scotland
and we are determined that number will grow, giving more people the
opportunity to play this great game and strengthening its foundations as
we do so.”
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A native New Zealander, Hamish Grey has worked in
sports management throughout his career, starting out at the Hillary
Commission for Sport in a number of sports’ governing body development
roles. Hamish then became private secretary
to New Zealand’s Minister for Sport and Tourism before moving to the UK
as the first participant in an exchange programme between New Zealand
and Scotland’s government sport’s agencies. He joined the Scottish Golf
Union in 1998.
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Scottish Golf is the new unified governing body for
amateur golf in Scotland, representing golfers and golf clubs to
champion the game in Scotland. It represents 606 affiliated golf clubs
across the country and a total membership
of approximately 223,000 golf club members, the largest membership of
any sport in Scotland.
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Based at offices in St Andrews and Edinburgh,
Scottish Golf’s responsibilities span across all areas of the game in
Scotland, including encouraging more young people and adult beginners to
play golf, providing increased support
services to member clubs, staging national amateur championships for
players of all ages and
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