Kintore, Sanquhar and Aegon (Edinburgh)
joint first-round leaders in Turkey with 74s
FROM THE SGU WEBSITE
Three clubs lead the way after day one of Scottish Golf’s first-ever overseas event, the grand final of the Belhaven Best Scottish Club Handicap Championship in Turkey.
Being staged for the first time at the superb Regnum Carya Golf
and Spa Resort in Belek, 20 club pairings from across Scotland are chasing the sought-after title, having battled through regional finals in Scotland last year.
Their quest for glory on foreign fields began today over the National National Golf Course, a recent former venue for the Turkish Airlines Open on the Ladies European Tour. The 36-hole championship concludes on Sunday over the Carya lay-out, a venue that will host the European Tour’s biggest names in November.
On a breezy day that made scoring tricky on a course design finalised by ex-European Ryder Cup player David Feherty, a trio of clubs battled to three-over-par 74s.
HERE'S THE HALFWAY SCOREBOARD
par 71
The early starters from the North-east, Kintore, share top spot with Border side Sanquhar and Edinburgh club Aegon.
On a bunched leaderboard, the teams from Hayston, Cruden Bay, Dalbeattie, Strathpeffer Spa and Torrance Park lead the chasing pack after 76s in search of the national crown.
Kintore’s Brian Gilbert, a two handicapper who fired a glorious shot close at the par-3 11th to aid the team score, said: “It was difficult to score out there, but it was a great challenge. My partner Robbie Lawrence and I look forward to tomorrow.”
The Sanquhar duo of Ian MacFarlane and Stuart Biggar will look to maintain their challenge at the top on Sunday, along with Aegon’s Steven Ede and Steven Hislop.
“It was quite hard in the wind today, that was a major factor,” said Pitlochry’s Ewan Dunbar, who was in the first match out with playing partner Grant Stewart. “It’s a lovely course, especially the second nine holes we played.”
Caldwell’s William McGuire put the challenge on a par with the Open Championship lay-out at Carnoustie and added: “It was a tough as anything I’ve played, but this is a brilliant event and we all loved it. The greens were excellent.”
The move to hosting an event abroad is part of Scottish Golf’s ongoing campaign to provide exclusive benefits and unique golfing experiences to its 222,000 member golfers
This is being achieved, thanks to a ground-breaking new sponsorship deal, involving Turkish Airlines, the Regnum Carya resort, Belhaven Best and GolfKings, Scottish Golf’s official travel partner.
The Belhaven Best Scottish Club Handicap Championship has been the country’s biggest participation event since it launch in 1999, with around 20,000 club members taking part in local qualifying each year.
Belhaven Best has been Scottish Golf’s official partner since the inception of the event, making it one of the longest standing sponsorships in the domestic game.
joint first-round leaders in Turkey with 74s
FROM THE SGU WEBSITE
Three clubs lead the way after day one of Scottish Golf’s first-ever overseas event, the grand final of the Belhaven Best Scottish Club Handicap Championship in Turkey.
Being staged for the first time at the superb Regnum Carya Golf
and Spa Resort in Belek, 20 club pairings from across Scotland are chasing the sought-after title, having battled through regional finals in Scotland last year.
Their quest for glory on foreign fields began today over the National National Golf Course, a recent former venue for the Turkish Airlines Open on the Ladies European Tour. The 36-hole championship concludes on Sunday over the Carya lay-out, a venue that will host the European Tour’s biggest names in November.
On a breezy day that made scoring tricky on a course design finalised by ex-European Ryder Cup player David Feherty, a trio of clubs battled to three-over-par 74s.
HERE'S THE HALFWAY SCOREBOARD
par 71
The early starters from the North-east, Kintore, share top spot with Border side Sanquhar and Edinburgh club Aegon.
On a bunched leaderboard, the teams from Hayston, Cruden Bay, Dalbeattie, Strathpeffer Spa and Torrance Park lead the chasing pack after 76s in search of the national crown.
Kintore’s Brian Gilbert, a two handicapper who fired a glorious shot close at the par-3 11th to aid the team score, said: “It was difficult to score out there, but it was a great challenge. My partner Robbie Lawrence and I look forward to tomorrow.”
The Sanquhar duo of Ian MacFarlane and Stuart Biggar will look to maintain their challenge at the top on Sunday, along with Aegon’s Steven Ede and Steven Hislop.
“It was quite hard in the wind today, that was a major factor,” said Pitlochry’s Ewan Dunbar, who was in the first match out with playing partner Grant Stewart. “It’s a lovely course, especially the second nine holes we played.”
Caldwell’s William McGuire put the challenge on a par with the Open Championship lay-out at Carnoustie and added: “It was a tough as anything I’ve played, but this is a brilliant event and we all loved it. The greens were excellent.”
The move to hosting an event abroad is part of Scottish Golf’s ongoing campaign to provide exclusive benefits and unique golfing experiences to its 222,000 member golfers
This is being achieved, thanks to a ground-breaking new sponsorship deal, involving Turkish Airlines, the Regnum Carya resort, Belhaven Best and GolfKings, Scottish Golf’s official travel partner.
The Belhaven Best Scottish Club Handicap Championship has been the country’s biggest participation event since it launch in 1999, with around 20,000 club members taking part in local qualifying each year.
Belhaven Best has been Scottish Golf’s official partner since the inception of the event, making it one of the longest standing sponsorships in the domestic game.
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