YOU are invited to vote for Scottish Golf’s 

Player of the Year

NEWS RELEASE

Scotland’s leading Tour professionals and top performing amateurs are to battle it out for the coveted Player of the Year Award honour, with golf fans invited to vote for their favourite. 

One of the highlights of the Scottish Golf Awards, which will take place on Friday 11 March at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, the Aberdeen Asset Management sponsored Player of the Year recognises achievements at the top end of the professional and amateur game over 2015, for both male and female golfers.

Past winners include Catriona Matthew, Paul Lawrie, two-time Scottish Amateur champion David Law and last year’s victor, Stephen Gallacher, with a host of candidates lining up to join the prestigious roll of honour. 

Voting was launched today by former Player of the Year Matthew, who will become the first female recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in March, with Allied Surveyors Scotland announced as sponsors of Matthew’s accolade. The company were title sponsors of the Scottish Amateur Championship between 2005 and 2010 and Managing Director Ian Thomson is delighted to be supporting the event.

“We had a great association with amateur golf in Scotland for a number of years through the Scottish Golf Union and welcome the opportunity to be involved once more through sponsorship of the Lifetime Achievement Award,” said Thomson. 

“Catriona Matthew has been a fantastic ambassador for Scottish Golf throughout her career and Allied Surveyors Scotland are delighted to be joining fellow fans at the Awards to celebrate her receiving this well-deserved honour.”

There is no shortage of nominees this time around, including Russell Knox, who secured one of the biggest titles outside of the Major Championships when he claimed his maiden Tour victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions and now sits at No. 30 in the world rankings. Marc Warren has enjoyed another fine season on the global stage, while Richie Ramsay secured his third European Tour win in Morocco early in the season. 

Pamela Pretswell was a model of consistency on the Ladies European Tour, finishing the season in 14^th place on the money list and the leading Scot.

Colin Montgomerie continued to dominate on the senior circuit, defending the US Senior PGA and winning the European Senior Tour Order of Merit for the second year in a row, while Andrew McArrthur and Jamie McLeary battled hard to regain their European Tour cards after finishing in the top 15 on the Challenge Tour rankings.

There was notable success in the amateur ranks as three Scots – Ewen Ferguson, Grant Forrest and Jack McDonald – played their part in GB and I’s record Walker Cup victory over the USA at Royal Lytham and St Annes, having also helped Scotland to glory in the European Amateur Team Championship.

Nairn’s Sandy Scott burst onto the scene with three wins en route to winning the Boys Order of Merit, while Shannon McWilliam was one of the youngest-ever winners of the Ladies Order of Merit and represented GB and I in the Junior Vagliano Trophy.

 

Online voting is now open at www.scottishgolf.org, with all participating fans going into a prize draw to win two pairs of tickets to the Scottish Golf Awards. Voting closes on Friday 12 February 2016.

 

To vote in the Aberdeen Asset Management Player of the Year poll, visit http://www.scottishgolf.org/who-we-are/golfawards/vote-for-the-player-of-the-year/ and select from the list of candidates below or choose your own candidate:

 

�         Ewen Ferguson

�         Grant Forrest

�         Russell Knox

�         Andrew McArthur

�         Jack McDonald

�         Jamie McLeary

�         Shannon McWilliam

�         Colin Montgomerie

�         Pamela Pretswell

�         Richie Ramsay

�         Sandy Scott

�         Marc Warren

 

Tickets are now on sale for the 2016 Scottish Golf Awards, with a table of 10 costing �950 (inc VAT) or �95 per person, available via the website or by calling 01334 466477.