ANOTHER LONG ESTABLISHED TOURNAMENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF ENTRIES

A sign of the times and changing values ... The Hands Across the Sea boys' tournament, to be be played at the Kings Links, Aberdeen, on Sunday has been cancelled due to lack of entries.
Many of the North-east of Scotland's leading golfers over the years played in the "Hands Across the Sea" which was regarded as one of the most prestigious junior events in Aberdeen.

On the female side, the Riccarton Rosebowl, an SLGA Order of Merit women's tournament  hosted by Hamilton Golf Club for many years, was cancelled last Sunday ... again because of lack of entries.
Other women's events that have fallen by the waywide over the years include the Ness Trophy at Inverness and the Mary Macallay Trophy at Dumfries.


If anybody has any views on the reasons for this trend all over the country and what can be done to halt it, send them to Colin@scottishgolfview.com 

 RESPONSE FROM ALISON SCOTT

Hi Colin

I know my daughter was very disappointed that the Riccarton Rosebowl was cancelled again this year (the second or third year in a row) as it is an order of merit event.   Perhaps this event could be scheduled earlier in the season to avoid the mass exodus of young players to the USA in August?   I am sure that this would increase the number of entries – I do acknowledge however the difficulties of reorganising an already complex calendar of events.

Alison Scott MSc
Lecturer in Radiography
School of Health Sciences Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Queen Margaret University Drive Musselburgh EH21 6UU