St Andrews Links Junior Golf Association celebrated another successful year at its annual prizegiving ceremony. More than 60 prizes were presented by St Andrews Links Trust Chairman Peter Forster to boys and girls aged between 5 and 18 who have competed in a total of 39 tournaments and events throughout the season.
St Andrews Links Junior Golf Association celebrated another successful year at its annual prizegiving ceremony last weekend.
More than 60 prizes were presented by St Andrews Links Trust Chairman Peter Forster to boys and girls aged between 5 and 18 who have competed in a total of 39 tournaments and events throughout the season.
While SALJGA aims to encourage children of all abilities to take up the game and develop their skills there were some noteworthy achievements from SALJGA members.
Ewan Scott became the first Scottish player ever to win the English Boys’ Under-14 Amateur Strokeplay Championship, capping a fine season which saw him reach the Quarter Finals in the St Andrews Boys’ Open and win the SALJGA Order of Merit. Ewan is in the Scottish Boys’ Development Squad.
Rachel Hanlon enjoyed an excellent season, winning the Strathtryum Trophy and the East of Scotland Girls’ championship and being selected as first reserve for the Scottish Girls Home Internationals squad. Rachel also won the award for the Most Improved SALJGA player this year.
Another strong performer was Ian Redford Junior who is now in the Scotland under-18 squad and finished in the top five in the Scottish Under-18’s Strokeplay at Ladybank. Ian represented Scotland Boys in the Home Internationals and won the SALJGA Challenge Tour Matchplay Championship.
“The young boys and girls in SALJGA deserve a huge amount of praise for the way they have played this year. The standard is improving throughout all levels of the association and it is exciting to see some of them starting to make an impact at national level,” said Mr Forster.
“The whole ethos of SALJGA is to encourage youngsters to take up and learn the game of golf and it is pleasing to see more 300 members receiving coaching and playing in events this year. We also have to thank the volunteer coaches and parents who help make the association such a success.”