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Musselburgh pro and amateur partner 

win trip to the Algarve

Musselburgh professional Norman Huguet and his amateur partner Shaun Tiffney have won themselves a trip to Portugal to play in the Lombard Trophy Grand Final at Pestana Vila Sol, Vilamoura on September 20-21.
They pipped Paul Jamieson (Dunblane New) and amateur Gary Aitken on a countback after both pairs had returned 65s with matching halves of 33-32 in the first Scottish qualifying round at Crieff Golf Club today.
Huguet and Tiffney had eight better-ball birdies while Jamieson and Aitken had seven gains. The decisive birdies for Huguet and Tiffney came at the 16th, 17th and 18th. James and Aitken finished bogey, par, birdie.
Huguet earned £450 and Jamieson £375 from the prize fund of £2,060.
Mel Douglas (Inverness) and amateur Alistair Fraser finished a close-up third on 66. Douglas earned £325.
Another Lombard Trophy Scottish qualifying round will be played at Blairgowrie on Wednesday.

FINAL TOTALS
65 N Huguet (Musselburgh) (£450) and S Tiffney (am), P Jamieson (Dunblane New) (£375) and G Aitken (am). Huguet and Tiffney won countback.
66 M Douglas (Inverness) (£325) and A Fraser (am).
67 J Montgomery (Dunbar) (£225) and A McKinlay (am), T Eckford (Ranfurly Castle) (£225) and B Campbell (am), M Huish (North Berwick) (£225)and A Madin (am).
68 S Morrison (Tain) (£58) and A Kennedy (am), S Reekie (East Renfrewshire) (£58) and G Doherty (am), G McBain (Newmachar) (£58) and B Robson (am), D Orr (Estwood) (£58) and D Sibbald (am).
69 M Piggott (Loch Ness) and R Miller (am).
70 I Taylor (Drumpellier) and C Clark (am), S Milne (Ballumbie Cstle) and P Reilly (am), G King (Easter Moffat) and J Brown (am).
71 S McLean (Airdrie) and B Beattie (am), I Graham (Crow Wood) and C Campbell (am).
72 R Farrell (Cardross) and H Clark (am).
73 A McHardy (Pitlochry) and E Dunbar (am), D Torrance (Nairn Dunbar) and D Pitchforth (am), D Murchie (Crieff) and K Guntley (am).
74 R Fyie (Baberton) and I Snedden (am).
78 J Boyd (Montrose Links) and W McKenzie (am), I Darroch (West Kilbride) and D Lothian (am),  A Erskine (Ratho Park) and D Lothian).

AYRSHIRE WINTER GOLF ASSOCIATION

GLASGOW GAILES PRO-AM 
TUESDAY, MARCH 20

8.30		Steven Maxwell	Eastwood
	1	Steven Maxwell	John Rushbury
		John Watt	Alasdair Malcolm
8.40		John Henry	Clydebank and District
	2	John Henry	Adrian Orton
		Peter Thomson	Allan Paterson
8.50		Michael Patterson	Kilmacolm
	3	Michael Patterson	Steve Forest
		Fergus Maitland	Jonath d'Aguilar
9.00		Jonny Mullaney	Unattached
	4	Jonny Mullaney	David Wordsworth
		Reg Short	John Greene
9.10		Mark O'Donnell	Stirling
	5	Mark O'Donnell	Alan McCaw
		Jim Shearer	tbc
9.20		Fraser McKenna	Caldwell
	6	Fraser McKenna	Tom Rogers
		Ian McConnochie	James McPherson
9.30		Stephen Gray	Airdrie
	7	Stephen Gray	Alan Williams
		George Crawford	John Cameron
9.40		Campbell Elliott	Haggs Castle
	8	Campbell Elliott	Neal Stewart
		Iain Ross	George Higgins
9.50		Stephen McAllister	The Renaissance
	9	Stephen McAllister	John Leitch
		Thomas Thomson	David Allan
10.00		Paul O'Hara	North Lanarkshire Leisure
	10	Paul O'Hara	Duncan Scott
		Chris McKenzie	Chris Currie
10.10		Stephen Wilson	Dundonald Links
	11	Stephen Wilson	Jim Johnston
		Alex Fallis	John Tanner
10.20		Craig Ross	Kirkhill
	12	Craig Ross	Eric Ewart
		Jim McEwan	Scott Chisholm
10.30		Bryan Wharton	Clydeway Golf
	13	Bryan Wharton	Colin Peddie
		Scott Bissett	Alan Auld
10.40		Stuart Houlden	East Kilbride
	14	Stuart Houlden	Peter Miller
		Stuart Ross	Colin McLatchie
10.50		Jonathan Lomas	Caprington
	15	Jonathan Lomas	Raymond Christian
		Alistair Kyle	Robbie Muir
11.00		Alyson McKechin	Glasgow
	16	Alyson McKechin	Scott Miller
		Gordon Clark	Alistair Connell
11.10		Craig Ronald	Carluke
	17	Craig Ronald	Harry Miller
		Frank Craig	Blair Anderson
11.20		Nick Walton	Glasgow
	18	Nick Walton	George Hanson
		Steve Banks	Joe Devlin
11.30		Jonny Sharp	The Carrick
	19	Jonny Sharp	Donald Mackay
		Steven Shaw	David Cooper
11.40		David-Ross Nicol	Dundonald Links
20		David-Ross Nicol	Anthony Cecchini
		Mark Lappin	Alistair Nicol
		Paul McKechnie	Braid Hills Golf
11.50        21		Paul McKechnie	Bill McMahon
		Tom McGill	Keith Ross

Link to website for entries to European pairs championship

Hill Valley Golf Club, Shropshire.

Professional and amateur mixed categories

SITUATION VACANT

HEAD PGA GOLF PROFESSIONAL

 @ Lochgelly Golf Club, Fife

 

Lochgelly Golf Club is a beautifully presented parkland course located in the heart of Fife with stunning views of the Ochil and Lomond hills. Situated just off the A92, Lochgelly has excellent transport links to the Central Belt and is only 30 minutes from Edinburgh and Perth, 40 minutes from Dundee and Stirling and only 60 minutes from Glasgow.

 

The club is seeking an ambitious and motivated Head Professional with a track record of delivering excellent customer service and successful golf development initiatives.

 

This is an exciting opportunity for a fully qualified PGA Professional to join the Lochgelly team.

 

The Club is looking to franchise the role with the following caveats:-

Remuneration:

An annual Winter Retainer will be offered at £4,000 per year, five payments of £800, paid monthly as follows:-

November 1 - £800 inclusive of VAT

December 1 - £800 inclusive of VAT

January 1 - £800 inclusive of VAT

February 1 - £800 inclusive of VAT

March 1 - £800 inclusive of VAT

You will be paid 20% of all green fees taken.

You will receive the sum of 10 pence per Competition Card.

The hours of opening will be agreed by both parties. You may be required to work additional hours as necessary to perform your duties.

 

Accountabilities:

· Maintain a professional and welcoming approach at all times when dealing with Members, Guests and Visitors.

· To keep the shop open for the hours agreed with the Committee, and open all days (except any days that the Club is closed) so that members of the Club will be able to purchase and/or hire golf equipment.

· Ensure you demonstrate first rate customer service and communication skills.

· Deal effectively with all enquiries from Members, Guests and Visitors.

· Ensure that the shop has appropriate cover when it is open to assist and advise customers.

· Manage all bookings within the Club to a high standard, this includes, but is not limited to, Members and External / Visiting parties.

· To run all golf competitions and events.

· Provide coaching to Members and Visitors to the Club at fees agreed with the Committee.

· Provide a golf repair service for Members and Visitors.

· Ensure the shop has appropriate stock required to provide an efficient service to Members, Guests and Visitors.

· Ensure general housekeeping duties are undertaken daily (Pro Shop & Changing Rooms).

· Comply with Club Policies, Rules and Procedures at all times.

· Ensure the Professional Shop is safely secured and locked prior to leaving the premises.

 

How to Apply:

To apply please email covering letter and your CV to Peter McMullen, Vice Captain

peter.mcmullen@tritec-marine.com

 

Closing Date:

Friday, 2nd March 2018.

Peter McMullen

Vice-Captain

Lochgelly Golf Club

Tel.07740193329

Ayrshire Winter Golf Association fixture at Troon Portland

Watters and McKechnie joint winners with 67s

Gourock pro Derek Watters (67) was the early leader at Royal Troon (Portland) but was eventually joined in the pole position by Braid Hills' Paul McKechnie.
Difficult  conditions with a strong wind and near freezing conditions made for a testing day on the Ayrrshire links. McKechnie’s joint win follows on from his victory in the previous fixture at West Kilbride .
The amateur winner of the Kernel Rosebowl was Cathkin Braes' John Cameron. John’s  net 65 gave him a four-shot victory from John Green (Cowglen).

LEADING SCRATCH SCORES

	PROFESSIONALS                                                                               (INCLUDING TRAINEE ASSISTANT PROFESSIONALS)
	NAME	NAME	CLUB	Score	MERIT POINTS
	PAUL	McKECHNIE	Braid Hills	67	9
	DEREK	WATTERS	Gourock G C	67	9
	PAUL	O’HARA	N Lanarkshire Leisure	69	5
	FRASER	McKENNA	Caldwell G C	69	5
	MICHAEL	PATTERSON	Kilmacolm G C	70	2
	JOHN	HENRY	Clydebank and District G C	71
	KEN	MONAGHAN	Stirling G C	71
	ANTHONY	O’DONNELL	Largs G C	72
	IAIN	McNAB	Trump Turnberry	72
	MARK	O’DONNELL	Stirling G C	73
	CAMPBELL	ELLIOTT	Haggs Castle G C	74
	EUAN	CAMPBELL	Paisley G C	74
	STUART	HOULDEN	East Kilbride G C	75
	NICK	WALTON	Glasgow G C	75
	David-Ross	NICOL	Dundonald Links	76
	STEPHEN	McALLISTER	The Renaissance	76
	STEPHEN	WILSON	Dundonald LINKS	77
	JONATHAN	MULLANEY	unattached                    NR

AMATEURS CLUB GROSS H’CAP NET Merit Pts JOHN CAMERON Cathkin Braes 81 16 65 10 JOHN GREEN Cowglen 82 13 69 8 JOE DEVLIN West Kilbride 73 3 70 4 JOHN TANNER Kilmacolm 79 9 70 4 JOHN WATT Prestwick St C 86 16 70 4 DONALD MACKAY Cowal 74 3 71 GERRY SMITH Royal Troon 76 5 71 Full results at  https://ayrshirewintergolf.com/2018/02/06/royal-troon-portland-results/

Link to current Algarve Pro Tour event's Round 1 scores

Boavista Classic II

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Big Johnson's Tour events at Scotscraig, Troon Darley

FROM JOHN HENRY

  We have two Big Johnson's Tour competitions left for 2017 at the following:

1 Scotscraig GC, Fife on  Wednesday, December 6

and

2  Troon Darley, Ayrshire on  Wednesday, December 13

Both courses are in full playing conditions so where else better to improve your game and stay competitive as a professional this winter than Big Johnson's Tour!

Entries to johnhenry92@hotmail.com

Big Johnson's Tour at Archerfield Links on November 20

FROM JOHN HENRY

  Our next Big Johnson's Tour event is at Archerfield Links' Fidra Course on Monday, November 20 with 9.30-11am tee times.

The event is open to ALL pros, male, female, seniors, so where else would you develop your golf this winter!  The event will be sponsored by Golf Finance Ltd ,a great supporter of the Big Johnson's Tour.

  For entries please contact:

johnhenry92@hotmail.com

Paul Casey rejoins European Tour, eyes Ryder Cup return   

By Will Gray, Golf Channel

 

Paul Casey has announced his intentions to rejoin the European Tour, a move that immediately puts the Englishman back on the radar for Thomas Bjorn's European Ryder Cup team next fall.
Casey finished T-11 at the WGC-HSBC Champions, his third top-20 finish in as many events on the PGA Tour's Asian swing. The points accrued over those events give him a healthy start to the wraparound season, and he told the Associated Press that he is once again ready to craft a two-tour schedule.

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"I have missed it too much," Casey said. "I have missed my contribution to British golf, my contribution to Europe. My Ryder Cup experiences have been the highlight of my career. I want to be - and need to be - part of the European Tour, and then obviously that puts me in line to hopefully, possibly, play another Ryder Cup, which I would dearly love to do."
Casey played in three Ryder Cups from 2004-08 but was notably left off Colin Montgomerie's 2010 squad at Celtic Manor despite being ranked No. 7 in the world. In 2015 and with his family settled in Arizona, Casey opted to rescind his European Tour membership to instead focus solely on the PGA Tour.
That decision yielded immediate dividends, as he experienced a career resurgence and now ranks No. 15 in the world. But it also made him ineligible for the 2016 Ryder Cup, given the stipulation that all 12 players on the European team must be members of the European Tour.
The circuit's chief executive, Keith Pelley, took steps last year to loosen the requirements for membership which now necessitate only four starts outside of the top worldwide events like majors and World Golf Championships. Casey is expected to make his 2018 European Tour debut in January at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.