A competitor in July's East regional
final of the Dunfermline Building Society Junior Masters
Highland
Youngsters on the Gleneagles Masters Trail
The
north of Scotland’s young golfers will set off on the
trail of the 2014 Ryder Cup venue next week as the Dunfermline
Building Society Junior Masters regional final (North) takes
place at Kingussie GC (Wednesday 8 August).
More
than 2,500 boys and girls from across the country have
battled their way through the club qualifying stages, with
the leading 350 players making it through to one of five
regional finals taking place in July and August.
The
picturesque Kingussie course – one of the jewels
in the Highland golfing crown – will provide an
enjoyable test for the future stars of the game taking
part in the North qualifying final, on the back of a feast
of golf in Scotland this summer which has included The
Open and the British Women’s Open.
Graeme
Dalziel, Chief Executive of sponsors Dunfermline Building
Society, who are investing £100,000 into Scottish
junior golf over the next two years said: “We
are delighted to be involved with grass roots golf in Scotland,
which is vital to the development of the game in the ‘Home
of Golf’. Our sponsorship of youngsters throughout
the country is important to Dunfermline Building Society
and to our local communities.
“It’s
great to give young golfers of all abilities the chance
to play at Gleneagles and we might discover one talented
junior who goes on to play for Europe in the Ryder Cup
there in 2014.”
Dunfermline
Building Society’s sponsorship also extends to a
new Junior Club of the Year awards, which will reward clubs
for their efforts in promoting the game to Scotland’s
kids.
Willie
MacKay, clubgolf Regional Manager for the Highlands & Islands,
said: “Dunfermline Building Society’s
sponsorship of junior golf in Scotland is vital to achieving
our objective of growing the game. The Junior Masters is
the biggest handicap event for young golfers in Scotland,
giving kids the opportunity to taste their first experience
of national competition.
“Many
of the boys and girls taking part have come through the
clubgolf programme and its great to see them taking the
next steps on the golfing ladder. I’m delighted that
the SGU are bringing an event of this stature to the region.”
The
leading boys and girls from the Kingussie regional final
will qualify for the Grand Final, with players using the
stableford points scoring system. The four other regional
finals take place at Stirling, Dunfermline, Peebles and
Paisley.
For
further information, please visit www.scottishgolfunion.org
