Saturday 31st July 2010
Troon Welbeck’s Michael Stewart is the new Allied Surveyors Scottish Amateur Champion after defeating his close friend Jordan Findlay 3&2 in a superb final at Gullane’s No 1 course.
Thursday 29th July 2010
The Sixth World Hickory Open to be held in East Lothian promises to be an even better event with a strong contingent from the USA and Sweden already on the player’s list.
Friday 23rd July 2010
Finland’s Linus Vaisanen held his nerve in a dramatic finish to clinch the Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship by one shot from Pollok’s Conor O’Neil at Craigielaw this evening.
Friday 2nd July 2010
Sunday 6th June 2010
Lothians stormed to a record ninth title in the Dunfermline Building Society Boys Area Team Championship at Peebles this afternoon with a four-shot victory over Lanarkshire.
Monday 12th April 2010
Craigielaw’s Grant Forrest is the 2010 Scottish Boys Champion after claiming an impressive 3&2 victory over Scotland team-mate Ian Redford this afternoon at West Kilbride.
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Lesley Nicholson is hoping to make it third time lucky when she Captains Scotland at the Women’s Home Internationals at Whitchurch in Wales in September.
Thursday 31st December 2009
Catriona Matthew described her MBE award in the New Year Honours List as "the icing on the cake" following an astonishing 2009.
Monday 14th December 2009
By MARTIN DEMPSTER, click here to read the article in The Scotsman
Saturday 12th December 2009
The Local Qualifying (LFQ) venues for the 2013 Open Championship will be Dunbar, Gullane No. 1 Course, The Musselburgh Golf Club and North Berwick.
The links at Dunbar Golf Club were first laid out in 1857 before being redesigned by Tom Morris Snr in 1894. Dramatically positioned by the estuary of the Firth of Forth, it has hosted many major Scottish championships including the Scottish Amateur and the Scottish Boys as well as the Ladies Home Internationals.
Saturday 12th December 2009
The East Lothian Courier reports - "Catriona honoured"
Friday 6th November 2009
The winners of this year’s Golf Tourism Scotland Gold Standard Awards have been announced at a gala dinner held at the new-look Turnberry Resort. Across 11 categories, exponents of the very best in Scottish golf tourism were recognised from various sectors including travel, hospitality, golf courses and golf services.
The spectacular night came to a crescendo when Helensburgh local Colin Dalgleish, co-founder of international golf tour operator PerryGolf and former Walker Cup captain, received the inaugural Special Achievement Award. Earlier, Sam Adam, assistant front office manager at Rufflets Country House Hotel, was named Young Industry Person of the year - an accolade which this year came with an international scholarship trip.
Other notable winners included Turnberry’s Ailsa Course in the golf course category, Spela-Golf.com which received the award for the top tour operator and Davy Gilchrist from Kingsbarns Golf Links, who was named this year’s top caddie master.
In the hotel division, Cameron House on Loch Lomond came out on top in the resort category while the Macdonald Marine Hotel in North Berwick triumphed in the large hotel group. North Berwick also claimed the best small hotel/guest house in the form of the North Berwick Golf Lodge, and Rufflets Country House Hotel collected its second award of the night in the country house hotel section.
The East Lothian town of North Berwick completed a hat trick of awards when North Berwick Golf Club picked up the golf secretariat accolade. When St Andrews Executive Travel completed the winning line-up by receiving the transport operator of the year award, GTS chairman Nick Hunter commented that the evening had been the best GTS awards yet.
“It’s been a fantastic night during which the best of Scottish golf tourism has been properly recognised,” he commented. “The Gold Standard Awards are a great opportunity to celebrate what we do best, and I think this awards evening has been the best yet in terms of accrediting the practitioners that make our industry shine.”
Since its inception four years ago, the GTS Gold Standard Awards have become a must-attend event for the golf industry in Scotland.
Sunday 27th September 2009
MARTIN DEMPSTER writes "Golf: Hickory dickory dock, time to turn back the golfing clock" in The Edinburgh Evening News
Tuesday 7th July 2009
writes MARTIN DEMPSTER in the Edinburgh Evening News
Tuesday 7th July 2009
The R&A has named Muirfield as the venue for the 2013 Open Championship.