Unique heather gem putters for Royal Dornoch 

prizewinners to make 400 years' Celebration

NEWS RELEASE FROM ROYAL DORNOCH GCTo continue the Celebration of 400 years of Golf in Dornoch,Royal Dornoch Golf Club has commissioned a series of unique heather gem putters for the prizewinners of 17 club competitions and 17 open competitions. 
The first of these were presented on Saturday, April 30 to the winners of the Burghfield three-man team competition.The winners of the first three putters were John Mann (Craigielaw),  Gary Webb (Craigielaw) and Fraser Clark 
(Dunwhinny). 
Fraser Clark commented: “The putter is beautiful and something I will treasure for many years to come. I was unaware of the trophy and am truly delighted to be the first of the winners of the Memorial Heather Gem Putter.”Club Captain Jim Seatter said: "We wanted the winners of our competitions this year to have a lasting memory of their victory at Royal Dornoch in this special year and the putter is the idealmemento. 
"While they have to give the trophy back and will spend their prize voucher, the putter is something they will keep forever and each time they see it will remember their achievement and that they were part of an historic year for golf in Dornoch."The “Heather Gem” putter is made from natural heather stems. The heather is cleaned and then the stems are dyed and compressed into a solid block. This block is then cut into slices and shaped into individual pieces by skilled crafts people.
The piece is then inserted into the face of the putter. Everypiece is hand-made and original. No two are ever the same, making each of the Royal Dornoch Heather Gem Putters a unique prize for our 2016 winners.The winning team won by three shots from the Irish team of John O'Donoghue (Tipperary), Donal Daly (Tipperary) and Tim Kiely (Ballybunion). 
The other excitement from the competition was provided by local Royal Dornoch player Alexander MacDonald who had a hole in one on the 13th.
Heather Gem Putters will be presented to the winners of the following competitions in 2016.Ladies' Open Events Ladies Open Winner Ladies Silver Medal Ladies Pam Lovell Salver 3 Lady Team Winners Ladies Senior Open WinnerJuniors Donald Ross Junior Open WinnerMen's Open Events Burghfield 3 Man Team winners Sutherland County Cup Winner Robbie Grant Seniors Open Winner Duncan Murray Seniors Open Winner Sinclair Cup Winner Taylor Bullock Salver Winner G K MacKay Foursomes Winners Carnegie Shield Winner Davidson Trophy Winner Ellis Fraser Trophy Winner Whyte and MacKay Open Winner Fraser Shield Winner Gardner Trophy Open Winner