Scottish Boys Champion - Paul Ferrier (Baberton)

Paul Ferrier from Baberton beat Willian Bremner (Edzell) by one hole in an exciting 36 hole final at Dunbar this afternoon.

The morning round was delayed by one hour because of fog, and when they did start Bremner, pictured left, quickly took the upper hand and was 3 up after 4. Ferrier holed a 12 foot putt to avoid going 4 down at the 7th, and then won 8 and 9 to be 1 down at the turn. In fact he won four holes in a row, and by the 11th he was one up. Holes changed hands on the inward half and Ferrier went in for lunch 1 up.

Bremner squared the match with a 4 at the 20th, but Ferrier, pictured right, quickly regained a 1 hole advantage at the short 21st. Bremner won the short 23rd to square again, and then won the 25th after the Baberton boy found a bunker with his second shot. They halved the next three holes, and Ferrier squared the match again with a downhill birdie putt at the 29th.

The next two holes were halved in regulation, before Ferrier took three from the edge at the 32nd to be 1 down with 4 to play. However he did not stay down for long and birdied the 33rd to square the match, and then they both three putted the 16th, to reach the 35th tee all square.

With Ferrier safely on the green in two, Bremner came out to four feet from the bunker in front of the green, but missed the putt and so was 1 down playing the last. He was first to play his second shot to the 36th green, and left it short. His pitch finished four feet from the hole, but Ferrier, safely on in two, lagged his putt to a foot to win the Championship.

NB. The last Baberton player to win the Scottish Boys was Ewan Murray in 1971, over North Berwick.

FERRIER AHEAD IN SCOTTISH BOYS' FINAL

Paul Ferrier from Baberton was one up after 18 holes against William Bremner (Edzell) in the 36-hole final of the Scottish boys' championship at Dunbar today.

Ferrier was still one up after 22 holes.

The start was delayed half-an-hour because of fog.

Scottish boys' match-play championship at Dunbar

TWO SEEDS, BYRNE AND

STEWART, MAKE IT

THROUGH TO LAST 32

Only two of the original eight seeded players, Banchory's James Byrne and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck), made it through to the last 32 by the end of a long third day's play in the Scottish boys' match-play championship at a much calmer Dunbar.
Earlier, the number of surviving seeds was trimmed from three to two on the afternoon when Kyle Smith (Barassie) was beaten in the third round by Germany-based Simon Taylor who won by 5 and 4.

Top seed and title-favourite James Byrne cruised through to the fourth round with a 6 and 5 win over Jonathan Caldwell (Greenock).

Byrne, pictured right, reached the semi-finals last year.

Michael Stewart, the No 2 seed, had to play twice today to get into the last 32 but he did so without being really stretched.

Here's how they line up on Thursday:

First quarter

Gary Meechan v Andrew Campbell.

James Byrne v Jack Bradley.
Ryan Elder v Malcolm Pennycott.

Paul Ferrier v Darryn Grant.

Second quarter

Simon Taylor v Josh Anderson.

Thomas Sharkey v Mark Dickson

Jeff O'Malley v Neil Henderson.

Paul Shields v Oliver Huish.

Third quarter

Neil Beattie v Chris Cox.

Roddy Forgie v Scott Clark.

David Currie v Finlay McAndrew.

William Bremner v Kristopher Harper.

Fourth quarter

Mark Kelly v Chris Gaittens.

Fraser McKenna v Daniel Young.

Michael Campbell v Mark Bonas.

Michael Stewart v David Law.

Results:

THIRD ROUND

First quarter

G Meechan (Dullatur) bt P Neil (Craigielaw) 1 hole.

A Campbell (Dumbarton) bt G Richards (Kingsknowe) 3 and 2.

J Byrne (Banchory) bt J Caldwell (Greenock) 6 and 5.

J Bradley (Paisley) bt J Meechan (Dullatur) 2 and 1.

R Elder (Nairn Dunbar) bt D Ibbotson (Murcar Links) 5 and 4.
M Pennycott (Whiting Bay) bt B Munro (Thurso) 3 and 2.

P Ferrier (Baberton) bt A Potts (Berwick upon Tweed) 4 and 3.

D Grant (Renfrew) bt R Dziennik (Leven Thistle) 2 and 1.

Second quarter

S Taylor (Germany) bt K Smith (Barassie) 5 and 4.

J Anderson (Glenrothes) bt B Jamieson (St Andrews New) 1 hole.

T Sharkey (Helensburgh) bt J McColl (Arbroth Artisans) 5 and 3.

M Dickson (Gullane) bt A MacLennan (Dunfermline) 6 and 5.
J O'Malley (Newbattle) bt D Currie (Barassie) at 19th

N Henderson (The Glen) bt G Ronald (Pumpherston) 6 and 5.

P Shields (Kirkhill) bt M McGinley (Eastwood) 1 hole.
O Huish (The Glen) bt C Ruane (Cardross) 4 and 2.

Third quarter

N Beattie (St Andrews) bt T Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) 4 and 3.

C Cox (Falkirk) bt S Thompson (St Andrews) 1 hole.

R Forgie (Muckhart) bt G Young (Baberton) 2 and 1.

S Clark (Ayr Belleisle) bt A Baillie (Elgin) 3 and 1.

D Currie (Sanquhar) bt A McLachlan (Eastwood) 3 and 1.
F McAndrew (Dalmahoy) bt D Mellon (Carnoustie) 3 and 1.

W Bremner (Edzell) bt M Bell (King James VI) 3 and 2.

K Harper (Carnoustie) bt S Barras (Helensburgh) 3 and 1.

Fourth quarter

M Kelly (Kirkhill) bt C Thompson (Peterhead) 1 hole.

C Gaittens (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) bt A Foley (Ayr Belleisle) 5 and 4.

F McKenna (Balmore) bt M Cunningham (Longniddry) 2 holes.

D Young (Craigie Hill) bt C Baird (Bothwell Castle) 1 hole.

M Campbell (Buckpool) bt G Caldwell (Greenock) 1 hole.

M Bonas (Pumpherston) bt D Fitzpatrick (Greenock) 1 hole.

M Stewart (Troon Welbeck) bt E Brown (Barassie) 4 and 3.

D Law (Hazlehead) bt C Corbett (Dumfries & Galloway) 1 hole.

++Scroll down for earlier news and second round results at Dunbar.

Scottish boys' match-play championship starts at Dunbar

THREE SEEDS MAKE EARLY
EXIT, BUT BYRNE AND
SMITH WIN THEIR TIES

There are no official seeded players in the week-long Scottish boys' match-play championship with started in windy conditions at Dunbar today.
But you can take Scottishgolfview.com's word for it that three players who were earmarked as potential quarter-finalists made an early exit - Scott Fraser (Royal Aberdeen), Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) and Tom Spencer (Inchmarlo), pictured right.
Banchory's James Byrne, the unofficial top seed - he has the lowest handicap in the field, made a solid start with a 2 and 1 win over James Ross (Royal Burgess) who did well to take his international opponent to the 17th green.

Byrne will start a four-year golf scholarship at Arizona State University in August. Last year he became the youngest winner of an SGU Order of Merit 72-hole tournament, the Newlands Trophy at Lanark. He is almost certainly the only boy in the Dunbar field who has his own website.

Kyle Smith (Barassie) was the second seed to progress to the second round. He beat David Millar (Newmachar) by 4 and 3.

Scott Fraser was the first seeded player to be beaten. He lost by 6 and 4 to Paull Ferrier from the Baberton club, Edinburgh.

OLIVER A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Later Cameron Gray met his match in Oliver Huish (The Glen), whose professional father David once led the Open championship field at the halfway stage (Carnoustie, 1975). Oliver won the tie against Cameron by 4 and 2.

Tom Spencer went out to Crieff's Jack Thow who edged a tight one by a single hole.

The three "seeds" who were not in action today - Sam McLaren (King James VI), Michael Main (Thornton) and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) - will come into the thick of things on Tuesday.

Two unfinished Monday ties will resume very early on Tuesday morning. Sean Thompson (St Andrews) and Fraser Moore (Falkirk) Tryst were all square after 18 holes when bad light stopped play.

Ryan Penny (Portlethen) was one up on Justin Coyne (Cowglen) after 16 holes when they too were called in because it was too dark to continue.

Results:

FIRST ROUND
P Neil (Craigielaw) bt D Muir (Cochrane Castle) 3 and 2.
S Brown (Murcar Links) bt B Hamill (Eastwood) 4 and 3.
R Acheson (Routenburn) bt D Melville (Gullane) 1 hole.
G Meechan (Dullatur) bt J Lynch (Falkirk) 2 and 1.
G Nelson (Thornhill) bt E Barrack (Oldmeldrum) 4 and 3.
G Richards (Kingsknowe) bt E Grimes (Cardross) 3 and 2.
R Satterley (Loretto Scholl) bt M Barclay (Alyth) 3 and 2.
A Campbell (Dumbarton) bt A Murdoch (Stranraer) 3 and 1.
E Crawford (Burntisland) bt C Hogg (Bishopbriggs) 2 holes).
J Caldwell (Greenock) bt M Ross (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 5 and 3.
J Byrne (Banchory) bt J Ross (Royal Burgess) 2 and 1.
G Reid (Newbattle) bt M Bookless (Sandyhills) 1 hole.
J Meechan (Dullatur) bt A Scotland (Alloa) 2 holes.
I Redford (King James VI) bt J Foley (Forres) at 19th.

K Godsman (Hopeman) bt J Irving (Strathaven) 2 and 1.

J Bradley (Paisley) bt T Matthews (West Lothian) 5 and 3.
D Ibbotson (Murcar Links) bt M Reid (Downfield) 2 and 1.
D Beaumont (Cruden Bay) bt A Bruce (Barassie) 1 hole.
R Crummey (Mercahnts of Edinburgh) bt M Roos (West Kilbride) 2 holes.
R Elder (Nairn Dunbar) bt G Ratcliffe (East Renfrewshire) 4 and 3.
M Monteith (Longniddry) bt J Acheson (Routenburn) 5 and 4.
B Munro (Thurso) bt P Scanlan (Hamilton) 6 and 5.
M Pennycott (Whiting Bay) bt J Macdonald (Cochrane Castle) 4 and 3.
G Mitchell (Alyth) bt S Boyle (Harburn) 1 hole.
A Potts (Berwick upon Tweed) bt S Deegan (Craigielaw) 4 and 2.
F Ogston (St Andrews) bt G Stirling (Caldwell) 1 hole.
A Wallace (Glenbervie) bt A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 4 and 2.

P Ferrier (Baberton) bt S Fraser (Royal Aberdeen) 6 and 4.
F Fotheringham (Nairn) bt J Mooney (Burntisland) 4 and 3.
R Dziennik (Leven Thislte) bt R McKenna (Cathkin Braes) 3 and 2.

D Grant (Renfrew) bt C Duncan (Lothianburn) 5 and 4.

L Reid (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) bt R Higgins (East Renfrewshire) 1 hole.

K Smith (Barassie) bt D Millar (Newmachar) 4 and 3.

M Smith (Royal Aberdeen) bt E McLeod (Craigie Hill) 2 and 1.

S Taylor (Germany) bt R Asher (Nairn) 6 and 4.

A Forsyth (Drumplllier) bt F Lawrie (Largs) at 23rd.

J Reiss (Alyth) bt S Jackson (Craigmillar Park) at 20th.

B Jamieson (St Andrews New) bt D Ramsay (Elgin) at 19th.

J Anderson (Glenrothes) bt S Fulton (Cathcart Castle) at 19th.

J Reid (Royal Musselburgh) bt J Halliday (Kirkcudbright) at 20th.

A Steven (Easter Moffat) bt K Urquhart (Camperdown) 5 and 3.

J McColl (Arbroath Artisans) bt S Barbour (Milnathort) 3 and 1.

T Sharkey (Helensburgh) bt I Melville (Lothianburn) 4 and 2.

C Wyper (Hayston) bt M Thomson (Grange) 5 and 4.

A MacLennan (Dunmfermline) bt J Lambie (Sandyhills) 1 hole.

M Dickson (Gullane) bt A Lauder (Paisley) 5 and 4.

S Ballingall (Dunston Hall) bt N MacAndrew (Cullen) 4 and 3.

J O'Malley (Newbattle) bt M Fraser (Glencruitten) 7 and 5.

L Muir (Longniddry) bt S Stables (Elgin) 2 and 1.

E McLaren (Dumfries & Galloway) bt J Loughlin (Cowglen) 2 holes.

D Currie (Barassie) bt F Clarke (Westhill) 1 hole.

R Murray (Crieff) bt D Dolan (Shotts) 6 and 4.

G Ronald (Pumpherston) bt C Hill (The Pines) 4 and 2.

R Docherty (Bearsden) bt S King (Eastwood) 1 hole.

N Henderson (The Glen) bt A Abercrombie (Largs) 7 and 6.

R Corrigan (Airdrie) bt G Davidson (Winterfield) 3 and 2.

P Shields (Kirkhill) bt M Shaw (Haggs Castle) 2 and 1.

J Yule (Craigmillar Park) bt G Bissett (Craigie Hill) 1 hole.

M McGinley (Eastwood) bt D Stewart (Campsie) 2 and 1.

C Ruane (Cardross) bt C Doyle (Troon Welbeck) 2 and 1.

M McNally (Monifieth) bt D Arthur (Murrayfield) 5 and 3.

W Russell (The Dukes) bt C Trahan (Inchmarlo) 8 and 6.

O Huish (The Glen) beat Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) 4 and 2.

J Thow (Crieff) bt T Spencer (Inchmarlo) 1 hole.

N Beattie (St Andrews) bt J Salmond (Falkirk Tryst) 4 and 2.

I Young (Vale of Leven) bt R Jamieson (Loudoun Gowf) 2 and 1.
T Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) bt G McDougall (Bishopbriggs) 1 hole.

K McClung (Wigtownshire) bt C Brown (Stonehaven) 2 and 1.

S Thompson (St Andrews) & F Moore (Falkirk Tryst) all square after 18 holes (bad light stopped play).

C Cox (Falkirk) bt M Dickie (Haddington) 8 and 7.

A Sweeney (Carnoustie) bt R McCreath (Kirkcudbright) 3 and 2.

R Penny (Portlethen) one up on J Coyne (Cowglen) after 16 holes (bad light stopped play).

G Young (Baberton) bt D Armstrong (Kirkcudbright).

Thrilling climax to Scottish champion of champions

EAGLE HAS LANDED - LLOYD
SALTMAN WINS PLAY-OFF
WITH 2 AT FIRST HOLE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Walker Cup man Lloyd Saltman rang the curtain down on the Scottish champion of champions tournament – the first 72-hole event of the Scottish amateur golf season –in dramatic style at Leven Links this evening.
After three-putting the 18th hole in a final round 74 to fall back into a tie on one-over-par 285 with John Gallagher (Swanston), the 21-year-old Craigielaw player sensationally holed an approach shot of 93 yards with a 60 degree lob wedge for an eagle 2 to win the sudden-death play-off almost before it had begun.
“It usually takes me a few weeks to get into my stride in a new season but I played well in the Australian stroke-play and match-play championships and I came here in very good nick,” said Lloyd.
“I’ve been working hard through the winter with my coach, Colin Brooks, and this is an early pay-off for that.”
Saltman led by three strokes at halfway after a magnificent second-round of five-under-par 66 – easily the lowest of the tournament – but a 20 to 25mph wind for the final two rounds over very hard greens saw the conditions get very tough indeed, so much so that the CSS for the Sunday rounds rose to 75, compared with 73 for the first two rounds.
Lloyd dropped back to third place as Gallagher and Scottish match-play champion Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) came with strong runs over the final round.
Gallagher three-putted the last two greens a 72 and 285.
McAlpine saddled himself with a triple bogey 7 after losing a ball off the tee at the 10th and even a birdie-eagle burst at the next two holes could not give him a cushion for bogeys at the 14th, 15th and 17th and a 76 for 288, which gave him third place.
Lloyd Saltman’s older brother, Elliot, was well in contention with one round to go but went bogey-bogey-double bogey from the seventh to the ninth and finished fourth on 290 after a closing 78.
+Picture shows Lloyd Saltman receiving the trophy from Leven Golfing Society captain Alistair Rennie.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4 x 71). CSS 73-73-75-75
285 J Gallagher (Swanston) 70 71 72 72, L Saltman (Craigielaw) 72 66 73 74 (Saltman won sudden-death play-off at first hole).
288 K McAlpine (Alyth) 71 71 70 76.
290 E Saltman (Craigielaw) 71 72 69 78.
291 M Clark (Kilmacolm) 77 69 72 73.
293 S Elder (Kirkcaldy) 71 72 77 73, J White jun (Lundin) 73 69 75 76
294 I Colquhoun (Ranfurly Castle) 70 74 72 78.
295 G Campbell (Blairgowrie) 71 70 80 74.
296 A Lynch (Glenbervie) 75 72 76 73, P O’Hara (Colville Park) 71 70 77 78.
298 A Farmer (Kilmacolm) 74 73 72 79, M Kerr (Dalmahoy) 73 72 74 79, S Borrowman (Dollar) 73 71 74 80.
299 G Dear (Murrayshall) 70 73 81 75.
301 J King (Glasgow) 72 74 77 78, K Reilly (Silverknowes) 70 74 80 77.
303 A Dick (Shotts) 76 71 80 76.
304 C Watson (East Renfrewshire) 74 73 83 74, F Pintor (Spain) 75 71 79 79.
305 B Fotheringham (Forres) 78 70 79 78.
306 S Hume (Murrayshall) 80 75 76 75.
307 A Culverwell (Dunbar) 81 75 74 77, R Kellett (Colville Park) 74 79 75 79, P McLean (Peterhead) 75 77 78 77, R Coull (Edzell) 75 73 75 84.
308 S McAllister (Craigielaw) 72 76 79 81.
309 M Grunwell (Powfoot) 75 72 82 80, S Wilson (Forfar) 70 73 82 84..
310 C Checkley (Vale of Leven) 71 74 85 80.
311 S McEwan (Barassie) 74 78 80 79.
312 R McKnight (Barassie) 74 76 75 87.
315 E Moir (Hamilton) 78 76 79 82.
318 R McKenzie (Easter Moffat) 78 79 77 84.
319 D Gillie (Galashiels) 76 82 79 82.
320 N Hamilton (Dumfries & Co) 79 80 79 82.
323 M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 79 78 81 85.
324 C Timms (Rothesay) 79 81 81 83.
326 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 76 80 84 86.
334 M Moir (Hamilton) 88 80 82 84.

No Returns: G Sharp (St Andrews) 77 78 84 - , B Rushford (Grangemouth) 75 77 82 - , K Young (Glencorse) 77 72 77 - , L Miller (Cawder) 75 70 76 - .
Retired: G MacDonald (Callander) 74 76 - , G Taylor (Meldrum House) 70 82 83 - .

BUMPER YEAR FOR SCOTTISH BOYS CHAMPS

SGU Press Release

The Scottish Boys Match Play Championship gets underway at Dunbar next week (9-14 April) boasting a bumper number of entrants, with the Boys crown looking set to be one of the most hotly contested national titles in the SGU’s opening major of the season.
With more than 350 entries, the Championship will harness one of the strongest fields of competitors reflected by the handicap ballot set at a record low of 5.3 and more than 90 reserves anxiously anticipating a late call up to angle for the prestigious title.
Hosted at Dunbar Golf Club for the 18th time, last year’s champion James White is now too old to contest his title, but Thornton’s Michael Main who was left in White’s wake will hope to go one better to improve on his 2006 runner- up finish.
Other hopeful contenders include Scottish Boys cap James Byrne, recently back from the Boys Quads in Rome and a member of last year’s victorious team at St Cyprien. The Banchory player has the lowest handicap in the event with +2.3.
Likely lads and fellow Quad team mates Kyle Smith (Kilmarnock Barassie), Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) and Inchmarlo’s Tom Spencer will also hope to withstand the eliminating rounds to reach a place in the quarter finals for a chance to contest the title.
Along with national squad member, Troon Wellbeck’s Michael Stewart whose handicap of +1.3 places him among the dozen players in the event with plus handicaps.
Boy wonder John Henry – brother of double champion Scott Henry who recently made it to the quarter finals of the Australian Amateur Stroke Play Championship will hope to replicate his brother’s prowess, and Old Ranfurly brothers Jamie and Sam Binning will add sibling rivalry into the mix.
Commenting on the event, SGU Performance Manager Stuart Turner said, “The Boys Championship is the first title to be contested in the SGU domestic season and this year the competition will be fierce.
Not only is it a record year in terms of the growing popularity of the event, we have a record number of Academy players among the competitive field, with nearly all of the year 2 academy players (bar 2) and 16 year 1 academy players adding to the fray, which will hopefully lead to a very exciting championship.”
Kirkhill’s Paul Shields fresh from his Junior Tour event win at Kingsbarns last weekend, will no doubt now be casting his eye over the silverware up for grabs and Perthshire’s jewel in the crown Sam McLaren, current U16 Stroke Play Champion from King James VI is also not to be discounted.
SGU National Junior Coach Spencer Henderson, coach to many of the players involved, said, “The Boys Championship this year really is wide open with a number of our national squad and academy players ready for action, hoping to capitalise on the long winter months of preparation and training camps.
Henderson added, ‘The weather will play a large part next week as windy conditions on the coastal course will test the shot making abilities of all the players.’
Spectators are welcome to come along and support Scotland’s rising stars, hoping to savour their first taste of national success at the scenic par 71 course nestling along the East Lothian Coast. Past champions at the event include European Tour players Andrew Coltart and Steven O’Hara.

SGU CELEBRATES DOUBLE DINNER SPONSOR

The seventh annual Scottish Golf Dinner takes place tomorrow night (Friday 30 March) to celebrate Scottish golf’s amateur success and the event was given a boost with the capture of two new sponsors.

Leading independent financial advisers MDH Hughes and specialist golf surfaces company Golfcrete will sponsor this year’s Dinner, which is a complete sell-out as clubs, golfers and Scottish Golf’s partners gather to toast one of the most successful seasons in the domestic amateur game.

With Richie Ramsay’s victory in the US Amateur Championship, Scottish teams’ quadruple success in the Girls, Boys, Mens and Seniors Home Internationals and numerous other team and individual performances, the Dinner will be glittering with silverware.

Michael Hughes, Managing Director of MDH Hughes, is delighted to be involved in the 2007 Scottish Golf Dinner:

‘Our association with the Scottish Golf Union stretches back many years as the organisation’s employee benefits advisers and we hope that through the sponsorship we can widen our offering throughout the golf industry.’

‘Last season was a fantastic one for amateur golf in Scotland and the Dinner will provide a great showcase to celebrate the achievements of everyone involved,’ he added.

Ian Tittershill, Managing Director of Sportcrete, who provide an environmentally friendly and ecologically sound lining for lakes and bunkers on golf courses, sees sponsorship of the Scottish Golf Dinner as the perfect platform for launching the product in Scotland:

“Golfcrete has already been successful in continental Europe and the States so we hope that our presence at the Scottish Golf Dinner can build our awareness in Scotland.”

“We would like to congratulate the SGU and the SLGA for their efforts on and off the course in 2006 and wish them every success for the year ahead.”

The Scottish Golfer of the Year and SGU Order of Merit winner will be formally announced on the evening, whilst the leading female golfers from 2006 will also receive their awards on the night, as the SGU and SLGA bring both their awards evenings together for the very first time.

Former Scotland rugby star turned BBC radio presenter John Beattie provides the after-dinner entertainment alongside leading guest speaker Brian Voyle-Morgan.

HUGH HUNTER HONOURED BY SCOTTISH SCHOOLS GOLF ASSOCIATION

Former Scottish Golf Union president Hugh Hunter, who lives in Auchterarder, has been honoured by the Scottish Schools Golf Association of which he has been president twice.
“For all Hugh has done for junior golf in general and schools golf in particular over the last 40 years and more, we felt it was only right that he should become the first life member of the Scottish Schools Golf Association,” said secretary Dorothy Scott.
“Since he retired from teaching, he has been able to devote even more of his time to supporting junior golf. Hugh pops up everywhere there’s a tournament on.”
Robin Fyfe, Nairn Golf Club professional for many years, was one of the young lads encouraged to develop his golf when Hugh Hunter was a teacher at Alloa Academy in the late 1960s.
Hugh then moved to Callander and joined the teaching staff at McLaren High School.
The Scottish Schools Golf Association, which stages an annual championship for boys and girls and also organises an annual match against England, was formed in 1972.
Hugh became its president for the first time in 1983-84 and, 10 years later, he served a second term of office.
“He is the only person to have been president of the SSGA twice,” said Mrs Scott.
“I’m thrilled to become the first life member of the Scottish Schools Golf Association,” said Hugh who was president of the Scottish Golf Union in 2006. �