VisitScotland repeats support of Paul Lawrie 

Match Play at Archerfield Links in August

    Paul Lawrie presents the 2015 trophy at Murcar Link to winner Kiradech Aphibarnrat   (Thailand). Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c).

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
The Paul Lawrie Match Play is delighted to announce that VisitScotland, Scotland’s national tourism organisation, will again support the tournament when it heads to Archerfield Links in East Lothian from August 4-7 this year.
The 64-man knock-out event promises to be extremely popular on Scotland’s ‘Golf Coast’, with ticket prices kept low to encourage families to spend a day out watching some of Europe’s finest golfers.
Adults' tickets cost £15 and anyone aged under 18 can enter free of charge. There will be fun, interactive activities in the public village, as well as local food and drink retailers.
Eight-time European Tour winner Paul Lawrie, who founded the tournament, said: “It’s fantastic for the tournament to have the support of Scotland’s national tourism organisation, VisitScotland, again this year.
“To have a beautiful links course combined with valuable support ensures we’ll have another very extremely exciting week of match play. We look forward to working closely with them to make the most of the event at our new venue on Scotland’s Golf Coast.”
The support is being provided by the EventScotland team within VisitScotland’s events directorate, which supports Scotland’s regular portfolio of world-class golf events across both men’s and ladies’ tours.
Paul Bush, Director of Events at VisitScotland, said: “We are delighted to be able to welcome the Paul Lawrie Match Play back to Scotland for a second year to add to an already fantastic summer of golf events across the country.
“As the only straight knock-out match-play event on the European Tour, it will offer golf fans in Scotland something different and provide a terrific day out for families.
“Paul deserves great credit for providing the impetus behind the event in addition to all the great work he does promoting golf in Scotland, and we are fortunate to have such a great ambassador for Scottish golf.
“We look forward to seeing pictures from one of Scotland’s most famous golfing regions being beamed into homes around the world, showing potential visitors why Scotland is the Home of Golf and encouraging them to visit for themselves.”
The Paul Lawrie Match Play is one of nine major professional golf events taking place across multiple tours in Scotland in 2016, including four full European Tour events.