May 2015 – South of Scotland Golfers' Association

SOUTH U16 v CUMBRIA U16

At Lockerbie Golf Club on Sunday 24 May on a cold, cloudy and windy day a young inexperienced South U16 squad entertained their counterparts from across the Solway Firth. The course was in excellent condition despite the poor start to the growing season and credit must go to the greenkeeper and his staff. In the morning foursomes the South led with the Kirkcudbright pairing of Nathan Watson and William Squires who showed their experience and composure to win by 2 holes. Cameron Gray and Iain Rae fought hard to gain a halved game but the youngsters of…

GOLFKINGS SCOTTISH AREA TEAM CHAMPIOSHIP

This is the premier amateur team championship of Scotland, contested by the 16 Area Associations of the SGU. Each Area is represented by their 6 leading male amateur players, competing in a stroke play qualifying format with the leading 8 teams qualifying for the match play final stages. The competition this year was held at Blairgowrie over both the Rosemount and Landsdowne courses from Friday 15 May to Sunday 17 May. The weather on Friday morning started sunny and cool with a chance of light showers in the afternoon and a light breeze for the 36 hole…

JUNIOR PERFORMANCE SQUAD

WINTER COACHING UPDATE We have successfully held four coaching days over the winter months at Brighouse Bay Golf Club and Development Centre. PGA Professional Chris Robinson has led a full and comprehensive programme focusing on developing performance. He was assisted by fellow PGA Professional David Broadfoot. The first sessio_nFocused on pre-tournament preparations. This included golf fitness, practice techniques and mental preparation which gave players an insight into imagery, using trigger words, creating game plans and establishing rhythm. The group enjoyed a working with TPI trained Russell Jones. Russell is a golf fitness professional, fully certified level 3 personal…