SGU Website Survey
The SGU website continues to attract golfers from Scotland and further afield with a record 26,000 visitors last month. Our aim is to continually improve our on-line offering and ensure we offer what our users want to see. We would appreciate if you can spare five minutes of our time to complete our short survey with all participants entered into a draw to win £100 worth of SGU vouchers.
Countdown to Scotland's World Championship Defence
Scotland will defend their World Amateur Team Championship title in Argentina in just over two months time and we reveal the three young men tasked with bringing the Eisenhower Trophy back to the Home of Golf, hoping to follow in the footsteps of Wallace Booth, Gavin Dear and Callum Macaulay who won in Australia two years ago.
East Lothian Hosts the World Hickory Championship
Ever dreamt of becoming a World Champion...? This is your chance. The World Hickory Championship is taking place in East Lothian on 20 - 24 September and is open to all golfers who hold an official handicap. The Championship, now in its sixth year, attracts golfers from around the globe. This unique event is being held at five superb courses - Musselburgh Links, Craigielaw, Archerfield and Gullane No 2 & 3.
Watch the BBC's Coverage of our National Championship
You can now watch highlights of the SGU's flagship event, the 2010 Allied Surveyors Scottish Amateur Championship featuring an exciting final between Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) and Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) on the BBC Scotland website. The broadcast also includes interviews with rising stars James Byrne and David Law, with fantastic footage from the week's events at the spectacular setting of Gullane.
SGU Website Competition Winner Takes on Richie Ramsay
Glasgow's Andy Armour was the lucky man to be drawn from thousands of entries for our 'Win a Round with Richie Ramsay' competition, sponsored by our partners at TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Read all about Andy's memorable experience of challenging the European Tour star and former US Amateur Champion on the Kittocks Course, Fairmont St Andrews.
Read All About It with Global Golf Post
Scottish golfers are being encouraged to tune in to Global Golf Post, a digital-only weekly golf publication providing comprehensive, fast and free coverage of golf from around the world including all the major professional tours as well as Scottish amateur golf.
Great Member Offers for Golf on the Ayrshire Coast
Members of SGU affiliated golf clubs can take advantage of two fantastic offers at two great links golf courses on the famous Ayrshire coast during August and September, with £160 for a tee-time at Gailes Links and £50 per day ticket at Dundonald Links.
SGU Golf Central
Don't forget, there are still some great club open competitions to enter this summer and autumn via SGU Golf Central. Our popular website directory gives you all the information you need to play in Gents, Ladies, Seniors, Juniors and Mixed club events. From the Ladies Tri/Am Open at Vale of Leven on 29th August to the Gents Open on 11th September at Braemar, there's something for everyone.
Keep visiting scottishgolf.org for all the latest news, results, offers and information from the Scottish Golf Union.
The SGU Team
