Mid Amateur Golf
are pleased to announce that The Scottish Mid-Amateur Stroke Play
Championship will take place at The Turnberry Resort (Kintyre course)
on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th August 2013.
The tournament
will be held over 54 holes with the winner being the player who returns the
lowest gross score for the 54 holes. There
will be numerous scratch and handicap prizes with an expected prize fund of
over £1,000. The event will be open to
all male golfers over the age of 35 and who are in possession of an active handicap
of 12 or less. Entry into this event
will also be on a first come first served basis and forms part of the R&A
USGA World Amateur Golf Ranking events.
“Following on
from the success of our first events in 2011 & 2012, and also the strong
support we had for the event at Dundonald this year, we decided that we would
continue the hosting of the event and next year we will be playing over the
Kintyre course at The Turnberry Resort.
We have also changed the format to 54 holes with 36 holes on day one and
then a cut, with the leading 32 players competing on day 2 over a further 18
holes.” Commented Jason Morris, director of golf at Mid Amateur Golf.
“Our events allow
players the opportunity of competing against the best Mid-Amateurs in the UK
whilst having the opportunity of playing for some great prizes. We are expecting entrants from all over the United
Kingdom and Europe and we are proud to offer the mid-amateur golfers of
Scotland a chance to compete in a national event in their country.”
The Scottish
event is part of a national Order of Merit that includes courses such as West
Lancashire, Hunstanton, Sunningdale, Chart Hills and many more.
Anyone who would
like to register their interest to play in this event is asked to visit www.midamgolf.co.uk and email their details to the Tournament
Secretary.
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