Steve North honoured by University

of St Andrews as 'Coach of the Year'

Steve North, Braemar Golf’s Academies Director, based at the St Andrews Links Golf
Academy, has been awarded the “Coach of the Year” honour by the University of St
Andrews. The award is in recognition of Steve’s outstanding contribution and service to the
University of St Andrews Golf Clubs.
The award was presented by Stephen Stewart, Director of Sport & Exercise. “Steve has had
an enormous input into the development and promotion of golf at the University of St
Andrews over the last three years. His expertise and knowledge have been invaluable in
taking the Men’s and Ladies’ Golf Clubs forward.
"In addition he has taken the R&A Golf Bursary Scheme to a new level. He has provided a strong mentoring role for individual players and was instrumental in leading the men’s team to victory in the Scottish Universities golf tournament at Lossiemouth.”
Mr Stewart also added “Thanks to the generosity of Braemar Golf and the commitment from
Steve, he has travelled internationally with the team, including a visit to the US to compete in
the Stanford Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. He has offered many hours of his own time to
help drive golf forward for the University of St Andrews to become one of the leading golf
programmes in Europe”.
The honour was part of the Athletic Union’s Blues and Colours Awards Ceremony, which
highlights the outstanding achievement of their sportsmen and women and honour the
commitment and dedication of individuals helping to create the vision of sporting excellence
outlined in the University of St Andrews Strategy for Sport.
Steve North commented “The award was totally unexpected and I am delighted to receive
it.” He went on “Braemar Golf, St Andrews Links Golf Academy and I are delighted to be
working with the University of St Andrews and are committed to continuing the development
of the programmes, teams and players. I would like to thank Stephen and his team for
believing in me and what we are trying to achieve and of course the dedication and results of
the team themselves”.
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construction management and advisory services, and are currently involved in projects in St
Andrews, throughout Europe, the Middle East, Russia and North Africa.