LAURA MURRAY TAKES PAUL LAWRIE ADVICE AND TURNS PRO

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Laura Murray, last year's Scottish women's amateur golf champion, has taken the advice of her mentor Paul Lawrie and decided to turn professional.
She will play on the Ladies European Tour developmental circuit (LETAS) and our new Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Scottish Ladies Open Tour.
"I believe this optimises my chances of gaining a LET players' card at the next Q School in Morocco at the end of the year," said the 24-year-old member of Alford Golf Club.
"LETAS and the PLGC Scottish Ladies Open Tour provide fantastic stepping stones up to the LET, with both tours providing enough tournaments to fill my schedule and give me experience playing alongside lady professionals."
Murray, one of the few players to win the Scottish women's amateur championship and the St Rule Trophy (for a second time) at St Andrews within a week or two of each other last May, added:
"My decision is strongly backed by Paul Lawrie. It was Paul who encouraged me to take the step towards the professional game.
I can't wait to get started with my season. I have a great support group behind me, so this is the time to capitalise on my season last year and move forward."
Laura, who has been a member of the Paul Lawrie Foundation team for three or four years, will have the Paul Lawrie Foundation and Saltire Energy as her main sponsors. She will play out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre. 
Thanks to CEO Mike Loggie, Saltire Energy also sponsor Paul Lawrie, Tartan Tour No 1 Greig Hutcheon and Ross Cameron who recently earned playing rights on the Alps Tour.Murray is almost certain to play in the first two events on the new PLGC SLOT circuit - at Marriott Dalmahoy on April 18 and Ratho Park on April 19. 
Two more dates and venues have now been confirmed - Haggs Castle on September 23 and Drumpellier on September 24. 
Several venues and dates have still to be confirmed and they are marked (tbc) in the following provisional list for our inaugural 2013 season.
All the events are 18 holes except the two-round Tour Championship at Dalmahoy in October.

APRIL
15 Marriott Dalmahoy East Course, Edinburgh.
16 Ratho Park, Edinburgh.

MAY
6 North-east of Scotland venue (to be confirmed)
7 Deeside Golf Club, Aberdeen

JULY
Downfield Golf Club, Dundee (date to be arranged)
Carnoustie Burnside (date to be arranged). 
Gleneagles Queens (venue tbc)
Blairgowrie Rosemount (venue tbc)
  
AUGUST
St Andrews Links Trust course (venue tbc)
The Duke's, St Andrews (date to be arranged)

SEPTEMBER
23 Haggs Castle Golf Club, Glasgow.
24 Drumpellier Golf Club, Glasgow

OCTOBER
Fairmont St Andrews Torrance Course (date to be arranged)
Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel (Tour Championship) (date to be arranged)      
SuperMac registers for PLGC SLOT

E-mail from KELSEY MacDONALD
(Just back from winning on the Orange Blossom Tour, Florida)

I have just registered for the PLGC SLOT and I hope to
include as many as possible when my  schedule allows.
Looks a great schedule with top courses. 
I just want to compete at as many events this year, and if some are in Scotland then that makes life a bit easier.

Kelsey

Stirling University support for PLGC SLOT

E-mail from Raleigh Gowrie

University of Stirling Golf Director

   

I think the concept of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Scottish Ladies Open Tour is very good and I wish you well with this project.

The University of Stirling women’s golf team is planning to be in North Carolina from  April 13 to 20, and if so, our players will be unable to compete in the first two events at Dalmahoy and Ratho Park. 

However, I am confident the players will be participating in the the PLGC SLOT events after that.

Raleigh Gowrie