The Elmwood College students who are in the Race to Spain pictured with Graeme McDowall (left), Donald McKay (second from right) and Gary Reilly of AMsportstours.
Elmwood College students chase Spanish trip prize

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The race is on for 80 golf students at Elmwood College, Cupar, who are bidding to secure one of 12 places for a trip to Spain that could help them in their quest to becoming professional golfers.
The students, on National Certificate, Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma courses at Cupar, are now playing in an order of merit 'Race to Spain' competition to book a seat on the all-expenses-paid trip.
It has been made possible through a130,000 Euros grant from the European Commission's Leonardo da Vinci Fund.
The grant was awarded through a partnership involving Cupar-based AMsportstours and the college.
Last April a similar grant allowed a party of sports coaching students from Elmwood to travel to Sweden to work with the Swedish Football Academy for two weeks.
Graeme McDowall, lecturer in Performance Golf at Elmwood, said the trip to Spain would allow the 12 students to play golf in fine weather and to take part in Spanish tournaments.
"It will be a fabulous opportunity for the students to experience a high level of competition and to test themselves against some of the best players in Spain.
"We are really excited and have created an order of merit in which only the top 12 student players will qualify from the weekly competitions we hold at Elmwood Golf Course.
"It's created a massive buzz and raised the stakes for the students, knowing they can play themselves into a place through the Race for Spain.
Donald McKay, sports and fitness coordinator at Elmwood, described it as a "fantastic experience" for the students involved.
AMsportstours managing director, Austin MacPhee, said that his company's expertise in creating international sporting relations around the world allowed them to "match-make" with direct benefit for Elmwood College.
He said: "The Leonardo funding offers local students a tremendous opportunity to improve their vocational skills and, more importantly, their employability.
"We currently employ 22 young people and are delighted to have full-time and part-time members of staff who have improved their skills due to the benefits of the Leonardo programme."