The Scottish Pan-Disability Open Golf Championship 2017.
The Scottish Open
Fairmont Hotel St Andrews
Monday 21 – Thursday 24 August
Over 50 disabled golfers from more than a dozen countries will shortly be arriving in Scotland, to compete over four days at the Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews for the Scottish Pan-Disability Open Golf Championship 2017.
Supported by Scottish Golf, The Provost of Fife and Sidey Limited, the event will see golfers from countries including: Canada, the USA, Denmark, Sweden, France and Spain take on the challenges of the Torrance and Kittocks Golf Courses, in Europes only 54-hole disabled golf event.
The event is part of the European Golf Rankings sponsored by PING and will see golfers compete for the coveted Sidey and Caledonia Trophies.
Jim Gales the event organiser said, “This is a wonderful opportunity not only for disabled golfers from around the world to play in St Andrews, but for the SDGP to get the message out there that having any kind of disability, is not a barrier to playing the game. This will be our sixth hosting of the Open and has become a regular fixture in our diary of events, now totaling over 40 annually.”
The SDGP is also holding a Golf Clinic at the Fairmont on Monday 21 August at 11:00, where anyone, of any age with a disability can come along and get some free tuition from PGA Teaching Professionals. An additional practice round has been arranged for all golfers on Monday 21 August from 13:00
Stephen Gethins MP and Aileen Campbell MSP will attend the Open representing their respective Governments and The Provost of Fife Jim Leishman, who has sponsored elements of the Open, will present the prizes to the winners at the conclusion of the event.
SDGP Parliamentry Motion is at http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2017-19/205
Fairmont Hotel St Andrews
Monday 21 – Thursday 24 August
Over 50 disabled golfers from more than a dozen countries will shortly be arriving in Scotland, to compete over four days at the Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews for the Scottish Pan-Disability Open Golf Championship 2017.
Supported by Scottish Golf, The Provost of Fife and Sidey Limited, the event will see golfers from countries including: Canada, the USA, Denmark, Sweden, France and Spain take on the challenges of the Torrance and Kittocks Golf Courses, in Europes only 54-hole disabled golf event.
The event is part of the European Golf Rankings sponsored by PING and will see golfers compete for the coveted Sidey and Caledonia Trophies.
Jim Gales the event organiser said, “This is a wonderful opportunity not only for disabled golfers from around the world to play in St Andrews, but for the SDGP to get the message out there that having any kind of disability, is not a barrier to playing the game. This will be our sixth hosting of the Open and has become a regular fixture in our diary of events, now totaling over 40 annually.”
The SDGP is also holding a Golf Clinic at the Fairmont on Monday 21 August at 11:00, where anyone, of any age with a disability can come along and get some free tuition from PGA Teaching Professionals. An additional practice round has been arranged for all golfers on Monday 21 August from 13:00
Stephen Gethins MP and Aileen Campbell MSP will attend the Open representing their respective Governments and The Provost of Fife Jim Leishman, who has sponsored elements of the Open, will present the prizes to the winners at the conclusion of the event.
SDGP Parliamentry Motion is at http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2017-19/205
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