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Scottish Golfers Tee Up For Euro 2008
With Euro 2008 well underway, Scotland's golfing talent is getting set to tee up against their own continental counterparts when the European Team Championship gets underway next month.
The 26th hosting of the event which is now an annual fixture for the golfing Euro stars (previously a biennial event) will take place at the Royal Park Golf & Country Club in Torino, Italy from 1 - 5 July.
The newly crowned St Andrews Links Champion, Keir McNicoll from Carnoustie, the sole standard bearer from last year's European line-up, is one of the team's front runners along with Bidwells Scottish Stroke Play Champion, Wallace Booth, who claimed the biggest title of his career just a week before McNicoll's career highlight.
Scottish Golfer of the Year in 2007, Callum Macaulay - who like Booth helped to impose a convincing win at the Bollanack Trophy in Spain, will help Scotland to spearhead their campaign.
Macaulay, a semi finalist in last year's Amateur Championship will provide experience within the team. Whilst 18 year old Scottish Boys Champion, Michael Stewart, whose birdie, eagle finish at the St Andrews Links Trophy which helped him to a tie for second place, has proven his worth and will be rewarded with his first men's cap.
Providing fresh blood in the mix, the Ayrshire boy will join Scottish internationalists Paul O'Hara and Gavin Dear, currently chasing SGU Order of Merit points on the domestic scene, lying in 5th and 6th place respectively.
Commenting on the team selection after the announcement, SGU National Coach Ian Rae said, “We have selected a strong team which will certainly be deemed to represent a strong overseas challenge to their European cousins. With our best ever result at the European Nations Cup (formerly known as the Grey Goose Cup) taking the team title and with three top ten individual performances, the players can be confident of their proven track record of competing in strong international fields and achieving good results.”
The six man team and two reserves - former Scottish Amateur Champion Glenn Campbell and former Scottish Stroke Play Champion Scott Henry - will need to keep their game on par with some of the world's leading golfing nations to progress from two stroke play qualifying rounds for a much sought after place in the upper flight of the match play phases.
Scotland's performances at their last two outings at the European Team Championship has seen a rise from 5th place in 2005 to a bronze medal finish last year, and this year's line up will be keen to keep the momentum going for yet another improved result.
The newly crowned St Andrews Links Champion, Keir McNicoll from Carnoustie, the sole standard bearer from last year's European line-up, is one of the team's front runners along with Bidwells Scottish Stroke Play Champion, Wallace Booth, who claimed the biggest title of his career just a week before McNicoll's career highlight. Scottish Golfer of the Year in 2007, Callum Macaulay - who like Booth helped to impose a convincing win at the Bollanack Trophy in Spain, will help Scotland to spearhead their campaign.
Macaulay, a semi finalist in last year's Amateur Championship will provide experience within the team. Whilst 18 year old Scottish Boys Champion, Michael Stewart, whose birdie, eagle finish at the St Andrews Links Trophy which helped him to a tie for second place, has proven his worth and will be rewarded with his first men's cap.
Providing fresh blood in the mix, the Ayrshire boy will join Scottish internationalists Paul O'Hara and Gavin Dear, currently chasing SGU Order of Merit points on the domestic scene, lying in 5th and 6th place respectively.
Commenting on the team selection after the announcement, SGU National Coach Ian Rae said, “We have selected a strong team which will certainly be deemed to represent a strong overseas challenge to their European cousins. With our best ever result at the European Nations Cup (formerly known as the Grey Goose Cup) taking the team title and with three top ten individual performances, the players can be confident of their proven track record of competing in strong international fields and achieving good results.”
The six man team and two reserves - former Scottish Amateur Champion Glenn Campbell and former Scottish Stroke Play Champion Scott Henry - will need to keep their game on par with some of the world's leading golfing nations to progress from two stroke play qualifying rounds for a much sought after place in the upper flight of the match play phases.
Scotland's performances at their last two outings at the European Team Championship has seen a rise from 5th place in 2005 to a bronze medal finish last year, and this year's line up will be keen to keep the momentum going for yet another improved result.
Scotland Team
- Wallace Booth (Comrie)
- Gavin Dear (Murrayshall)
- *Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan)
- *Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie)
- *Paul O'Hara (Colville Park)
- **Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck)
Reserves
- Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie)
- * Scott Henry (Cardross)
*denotes SIS supported athlete
** denotes AIS supported athlete