Sam Locke picture on Banchory Golf
Club’s 'Wall
of Fame'
A
photograph of Open Championship Silver Medal Winner Sam Locke is the latest
addition to Banchory Golf Club’s incredible “Wall of Fame.”
Sam, a
former junior club champion at Banchory GC, posed for photos with his Silver Medal,
awarded to the low-amateur in The Open Championship, in front of Banchory’s
iconic “Doocot.”
After
winning the Scottish Amateur Championship of 2017, Sam was granted honorary
membership at Banchory and he continues to make use of the course and
facilities at the club. In fact, in the week before Carnoustie this July, Sam
was out playing with friends at Banchory, fine-tuning his game.
Sam
finished as low-amateur in the 147th Open Championship and as the leading
Scottish player. In winning the Silver Medal, Sam joined an illustrious list of
golfers to receive the award, including: Tiger Woods, Justin Rose and Rory
McIlroy.
Sam’s
picture will sit alongside photographs of an impressive selection of great
players and champions who have an association with Banchory Golf Club. The Banchory
GC “Wall of Fame” also includes:
Paul Lawrie
– The 1999 Open champion began his professional career at Banchory, working as
an assistant under Doug Smart from 1986 to 1989. A commemorative stone from
Aberdeenshire Council recognising Paul’s achievement sits by the first
tee at Banchory and the 14th hole was re-named “Paul Lawrie.”
Harry
Bannerman – Club professional at Banchory GC between 1970 and 1974, Harry was
one of Scotland’s finest players in the second half of the 20th
Century. He was three-times a winner of the Northern Open and represented
GB and I in the 1971 Ryder Cup, winning 2.5 points out of 5.
Greig
Hutcheon – A Scottish internationalist as an amateur representing Banchory,
Greig has gone on to become one of the country’s most successful domestic
professional players. He is twice a Northern Open winner and a six-time winner
of the Tartan Tour Order of Merit. He played for GB and I in the victorious
2017 PGA Cup team.
James Byrne
– As an amateur, James enjoyed great success, reaching the final of the British
Amateur Championship of 2010 and then playing in the victorious GB and I 2011
Walker Cup team at Royal Aberdeen. As a professional, he won the Northern Open
in both 2012 and 2013.
Mark
Lothian – Mark won the Senior Men’s World Deaf Golf Championship of 2016 in
Copenhagen, Denmark. Mark, a long-time member at Banchory, proved that
achievement was no fluke by finishing as runner-up in the event at Carton House,
Ireland this summer.
For a
small, town club Banchory GC can boast an impressive list of alumni and Sam
Locke is the latest on the roll of honour.
+Pictures of Sam Locke by courtesy of Dave Cowe, Banchory
+Pictures of Sam Locke by courtesy of Dave Cowe, Banchory
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