Royal occasion on November 14 at De Vere Cameron House

PRINCESS ANNE TO OPEN
THE CARRICK
AT LOCH LOMOND

De Vere Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce the official completion of its long-awaited 18 hole golf course, The Carrick, at De Vere Cameron House, on the banks of Loch Lomond.
The ceremony will be conducted by HRH Princess Anne on November 14.
The new course adds another outstanding golfing destination to the group’s illustrious portfolio. The championship course has breathtaking views, straddling both Highlands and Lowlands, and is destined to take its place among Scotland’s elite.
The tranquility of The Carrick provides a refreshing alternative to Scotland’s other major golf destinations – the still waters of Loch Lomond, in contrast to the busy North Sea, the oak groves instead of wind-blown dunes. The approach to The Carrick, by water taxi from Cameron House, takes golfers past the nature reserve, which forms almost a third of the 350 acre estate in Scotland’s first national park.
The Carrick on Loch Lomond is named after its award-winning archictect, Doug Carrick. However, by coincidence, the word ‘carrick’ also means ‘rocky place’ in ancient Scots – an apt description of the setting – and, if that wasn’t enough, the legendary Robert the Bruce is buried nearby, (one of his titles was The 3rd Earl of Carrick).
The official opening of The Carrick on November 14 will incorporate it into the world-renowned De Vere portfolio of prestigious golf resorts, including: The De Vere Belfry, De Vere Slaley Hall, De Vere Carden Park and De Vere Mottram Hall, all of which have a pedigree in managing golf tournaments.
De Vere Cameron House, EventScotland and partners have already submitted a joint bid to stage the 2011 Solheim Cup.
A major part of that bid is the four-year commitment to bring the Scottish Ladies Open back to the sporting calendar as a specific part of Scotland`s Major Events Strategy and to cement her reputation for delivering exceptional golf events.

Another Scot joins talent drain across the Atlantic

SCOTTISH GIRLS CHAMPION
ROSEANNE TO JOIN
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
IN NEW YEAR

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Another young talented Scottish golfer has been "lost" to the warmer temperatures and superior university golfing facilities in the United States.
Roseanne Niven, 17-year-old winner of the Scottish girls’ match-play title at Peebles this summer, is to join the University of California Berkeley early in the New Year.
Roseanne, a member of Crieff Golf Club, has been one of Scotland’s best young female golfers for a number of years. Her first national title was the Scottish Under-16 girls’ open championship at Strathtyrum, St Andrews.
And she was one of the youngest ever winners of the Perth & Kinross women’s county title in 2004.
Apart from winning the Scottish Under-18 girls title this year, Roseanne was a member of the Scotland team who brought home the girls’ home internationals team trophy from Portstewart, Northern Ireland.
She has been awarded a full golf scholarship by the University of California Berkeley, where Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) and Anne Walker (Strathaven), winner and beaten finalist in the 1997 Scottish girls championship, both spent four years.
Vikki became one of the leading players on the American women’s college circuit and Ann was not far behind her. She won two tournaments.
Miss Walker stayed on at the California college to become the Bears’ assistant women’s golf coach.
The universities of North Carolina, Virginia and Vanderbilt were also prepared to offer Roseanne a golf scholarship and she visited the United States to see what their facilities were like before making up her mind to enrol at the University of California Berkeley.
QUOTE FROM ROSEANNE
Roseanne said last night:
“I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to further my golfing career and to be educated at a top university such as Berkeley. It is a very exciting time in my life and I cannot wait to get started in January.”
Nancy McDaniel, the head women’s coach of University of California Berkeley, said:
“We are delighted to have Roseanne Niven join our women’s golf team. She succeeds two of our most accomplished players, also from Scotland – Anne Walker and Vikki Laing.
“Scottish players seem to love California and really fit into the Cal Golf system. Roseanne brings a great deal of experience on an international level that will undoubtedly impact the team upon her arrival.”
+There are nine Scottish girls currently at college in the United States: Michele Thomson (Jacksonville State), Louise Fleming (Jacksonville State), Carly Booth (David Leadbetter Golf Academy), Sally Watson (David Leadbetter Golf Academy), Ashton Ingram (Belmont Abbey College), Kate O'Sullivan (High Point), Kelly Brotherton (Tennessee-Chattanooga), Katy McNicoll (Lynn University), Gemma Webster (Ohio State).

LONDON GOLF SHOW, APRIL 26-29, 2007

TREATS NOT TRICKS AS TICKETS
GO ON SALE ... BUT FREE ENTRY
FOR TWO JUNIORS PLUS ADULT

It may be Halloween but the London Golf Show is definitely treating its visitors while leaving the tricks to its competitors.
Tickets for next year’s event, which returns to ExCeL from April 26-29, 2007, go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday, November 1) – and there is a tremendous offer for junior golfers.
Every adult attending can bring two juniors – aged under-16 – into the show FREE; an offer applying to tickets bought either in advance or on the door.
And even the adults can enjoy a reduction on last year’s entry price. Tickets bought in advance are £10 for adults - a £2.50 reduction on last year’s ‘early bird’ price. Tickets on the door are £15.
Extra juniors will be charged at £5 per head - the extra tickets available only on the door.
Andy Barwell, the London Golf Show’s marketing director, explained: “It is our intention to make the London Golf Show a real family day out. The expansion of junior golf is at the very heart of their ethos.
“So we decided to increase the junior golf section, with an enlarged tuition area for youngsters and more equipment available. And to encourage youngsters to take advantage of these enhancements we also chose to do away with entry prices for accompanied under-16s.
“In addition to offering an improved experience for the young golfer it also means it’s more cost effective for families to visit the event.”
■ The London Golf Show is at ExCeL London from April 26-29, 2007. Tickets are available from http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/. For further details visit http://www.londongolfshow.com/.

OVERNIGHT COLLEGE NEWS FROM AMERICA

DUNCAN AND RUSSELL WELL TO THE
FORE IN SOUTH CAROLINA

The “Jacksonville Jocks” are on the march again. Duncan Stewart from Grantown on Spey and Russell Knox from Inverness – both senior-year students at Jacksonville University, Florida - are up with the leaders with one round to go in the Charleston Southern Fall Invitational college tournament at Charleston, South Carolina.
In fact, Stewart, pictured right, winner of six individual events on the American college circuit, is homing in on win No 7. Duncan, winner of the Chiberta Grand Prix in southwest France during his summer holidays, is sharing the lead with Matt Cook (West Carolina) on 138, six under par for the 6,928yd, par-72 course.
Both players have had rounds of 68 and 70.
Russell Knox, who played for Scotland in the European youth team championships in Spain during the summer, is sharing third place on the 141 mark with rounds of 73 and 68.
Jacksonville University, bidding for a third team win in the early weeks of the 2006-2006 college golf season, are in second place on 581, three behind leaders South Carolina. Hosts Charleston Southern (583) are third best in a field of 10 colleges.

MICHELE SHARING 13TH PLACE IN ALABAMA

Michele Thomson, the North of Scotland women’s champion from Ellon, is sharing 13th place after one round of the Troy Women’s Invitational college tournament over the 5,888yd, par-72 Arrowhead Country Club course at Montgomery, Alabama.
Michele, a freshman student at Jacksonville State University, Alabama had a round of 75 – six shots behind the leader, Swedish player Elinor Andersson (South Alabama).
Portia Abbott from Wiltshire, one of Michele Thomson’s team-mates, had a 79.
Jacksonville State (305) are in sixth place behind leaders South Alabama (292) in the team event.

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