62nd Boyd Quaich students' tournament July 20 to 22

By THOMAS MARR
An international field of student golfers will contest the 62nd Boyd Quaich Memorial Tournament which will be held over the Old and New golf courses in St Andrews from 20-22 July. First played in August 1946 in memory of two St Andrews students killed during WW2, the tournament’s aim, as inscribed on the Quaich presented to the winner is, “to foster the lasting friendship of all nations”. The tournament will again be recognised by the RandA as a World Amateur Golf Ranking event.
The standard of play is expected to be very high this year as almost half of the entrants have a handicap of scratch or better. Local interest in the event is keen as last year’s champion, Gordon Stevenson from the University of St Andrews, will be aiming to defend his title.
Also, a number of locally-based golfers who represent other universities are in the field, including Daniel Sommerville (Dundee University), Frazer Ogston (Wesleyan Texas), Sean Thompson (University of Stirling) and Mark Dickson (University of Edinburgh).
As usual there will be players from a wide variety of UK universities, as well as entrants who study in the USA, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, South Africa, and Australia. Play begins at 1330 on Tuesday 20th July with the final round scheduled to begin on the Old course at 0730 on Thursday 22nd July. Spectators are very welcome.