This week, Ayrshire played host to 12 junior golfers from Reykjavik Golf Club in Iceland, who arrived on Friday 29th September, to sample some of the links and inland courses in South Ayrshire before returning home on Tuesday 3rd October.
The trip for the group of 9 boys and 3 girls was organised by club member Halli Heimisson who himself, as a junior, was part of a similar group who visited Ayrshire in 1997 and played a number of courses throughout the county, culminating in a match against a county select on their final day at Prestwick Golf Club.
Once again, as in 1997, Prestwick Golf Club were happy to actively support junior golf, and the group played the historic links on the day of their arrival this year.
South Ayrshire Council also ensured that the trip would be an enjoyable and memorable one for the visiting party, arranging for the group to play at the Darley, Fullarton and Seafield courses during their visit, whilst South Ayrshire Depute Provost, Clr. Mary Kirkpatrick, welcomed the visitors on their arrival in South Ayrshire and handed over small momentoes to the visiting players.
In a busy schedule, the party also intended to take in a visit to Turnberry as well as playing at nearby Brunston castle.
During the 1997 visit, Ayrshire presented a salver for competition between the visiting juniors, and on that occasion the prize was won by Halli Heimisson, who organised this years trip.
The Ayrshire Golf Association were glad to repeat this gesture in 2006, and Alasdair Malcolm took the opportunity to hand over the salver on behalf of the Ayrshire Golf Association when the Reykjavik party arrived at Prestwick Golf Club on Friday.
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