SCOTTISH GOLF UNION AGM - Iain Harvey installed as SGU Vice President

Ayrshire's Iain Harvey (Kilmarnock Barassie) was elected Junior Vice President of the Scottish Golf Union at the SGU Annual General Meeting held on Sunday 23rd January.

Iain has served in various capacities at club and county level over the past 30 years and has been a member of the Ayrshire Golf Association Executive for over 20 years, serving as President from 1996 to 1998.

Iain joins senior Vice President Maurice Shields (Dumbartonshire) and the newly elected President Gordon Murray (North East) on the Boart of Scottish Golf Union Ltd for the tenure of his office.

Prior to the Annual General Meeting, representatives of the 16 Area Associations had a workshop to discuss the proposed amalgamation of the Scottish Golf Union and the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association into one national governing body, which is presently being considered, and which has a target implementation date of October 2011.
  

Whilst no outcome was reached a number of points for further consideration were raised, with all areas agreeing that amalgamation was the way forward for golf in Scotland.

All local clubs should now have received correspondence inviting them to attand one of 10 roadshows being set up around the country to discuss the proposed amalgamation. Up to four representatives of each club are invited to attend, with representatives of both mens Area Associations and Ladies Counties also being invited to participate.

The local Ayrshire roadshow is scheduled to be held at Kilmarnock (Barassie) GC on the evening of Monday 21st February.

The Ayrshire Golf Association intend convening a meeting of member clubs some time after the local roadshow, to futher discuss the amalgamation proposals and measure the feeling of member clubs, prior to any EGM of the Scottish Golf Union, to approve or reject any final proposals, which is likely to take place around May 2011.