AILSA SUMMERS TO PLAY ON PAUL LAWRIE LADIES TOUR - BUT SHE WILL NEVER TURN PRO

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Ailsa Summers, the 19-year-old St Andrews student from Carnoustie, who put Scottish women's amateur golf centre stage at the weekend by beating a very strong field, including World No 22 female amateur Celine Boutier, to win the St Rule Trophy is going to play on the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Scottish Ladies Open Tour early next month.
Carnoustie Ladies member Ailsa will play in the 18-hole events at Downfield GC, Dundee on Tuesday, July 2 followed by the one-round competition over Carnoustie Burnside on Wednesday, July 3.
She would have played in the following week's PLGC SLOT events at Blairgowrie Rosemount (July 11) and Alyth (July 12) but her well-deserved selection for the Scotland squad to compete in the European women's amateur team championships at Fulford GC, Yorkshire that week has ruled that out.

"I do plan to play some more events on the Paul Lawrie Tour before going back to St Andrews University, probably the ones at Fairmont St Andrews (August 26) and The Duke's (August 27)," said Ailsa who revealed that she is a career amateur who will never become a professional golfer.
"I've completed my first year, studying mathematics and statistics at St Andrews and that's going to be my future. I love it at St Andrews and I never really considered going to an American university. I like to be near home at Carnoustie and St Andrews has become a second home for me."
+Ailsa Summers is pictured with her father-caddie, Graham, and Margaret MacNaughtan, president of the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association at the front door of the St Rule Club, St Andrews on Sunday evening.