SGU END OF SEASON JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS' TOURNAMENT

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The curtain comes down on the Scottish amateur domestic season in St Andrews this weekend when the Scottish Junior Champion of Champions is staged at The Duke’s Course.

Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) ended her year on a high by claiming the girls’ title at the venue last weekend, meaning it’s the turn of the boys on Saturday (19 October). 

In tough conditions, Whyte edged out international team-mate Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) by a shot to win the title with an impressive 73 – following in the spike marks of a notable past winner, Ladies European Tour star Carly Booth.

A star-studded field of 46 male junior winners will now gather for an end-of-year contest to determine who will be crowned ‘Champion of Champions’. 

National winners, Area champions and internationalists from across Scotland will all assemble at the world-renowned Fife venue in pursuit of the prestigious crown, being contested for a seventh time.

Last year, Greg Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) took the title, 12 months after Blairgowrie’s Bradley Neil, the current Scottish Boys champion, was the victor. 

Neil will fancy his chances of a repeat in 2013, with the Perthshire player in perhaps the standout tee grouping at 9.58am. Neil is joined by Bearsden’s Ewen Ferguson, the British Boys champion, and the reigning Scottish Youths and Scottish Stroke Play winner, Robert MacIntyre of Glencruitten.

But a host of other players will also fancy their chances in the East Neuk, among them Niall McMullen from Lundin and Rory Franssen (Inverness) in the first group at 8.30am. 

Stuart Easton (Irvine), Alan Waugh (Cowglen), Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden) and Murray Naysmith, the Paul Lawrie Foundation Junior Jug winner from Marriott Dalmahoy, will also hope to contend.

David Scott, Manager, The Duke’s, said: "The Duke's is thrilled to be welcoming back the junior boys Champion of Champions, and the SGU.

“To have the finest young stars of tomorrow playing our course is an honour and we look forward to a good day of golf." 

The event is played over 18 holes of straight medal play, with the Duke’s staging it for a fifth time.

 

>> Click here for the draw for the Scottish Junior Champion of Champions