Former Open champion Paul Lawrie was amongst those in attendance today in his capacity as a golf centre proprietor and he said he was 'blown away’ by the new digital package.
Sunday 2 December 2018
Scottish Golf outlines ambitious plans for future at National Conference
Former Open champion Paul Lawrie was amongst those in attendance today in his capacity as a golf centre proprietor and he said he was 'blown away’ by the new digital package.
Saturday 1 December 2018
LIVE STREAM FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF CONFERENCE TODAY
The meeting today was attended around 450 people of various golfing walks of life, was a largely upbeat and wide-ranging forum which promoted innovation and fresh thinking while attempting to address long-standing issues which continue to make for grim reading.
The well-documented statistic, for instance, that only 13 per cent of Scotland’s membership is female remains a real problem “It’s not good enough,” said McKinlay bluntly. In addition, around 83 per cent of clubs still have their main men’s competition reserved for a Saturday which alienates the working woman. “Women don’t have equal opportunities,” added Ross Duncan, Scottish Golf’s development director. “Change requires a significant shift in attitude.”
The whole LIVE STREAMING is on YOU TUBE and conference begins at 12 minutes - Just move the slider along to catch the different presentations;
Scottish Women players were highlighted during the conference and also the many volunteers including Mary Richardson, Yvonne Dickson and Carol Fell - 1 hour 28.30 minutes approx
Eleanor Cannon -- 20 minutes in
Andrew McKinlay - 27. 40 minutes in
Ross Duncan 49 minutes in and introduces --
David Connor - Visit Scotland - The Solheim Cup 1 hour 33 minutes
Club Panel introduction -- 1 hour 41 minutes and interviews
Ian Forsyth - 2 hours 26 minutes
Our Offering Ian Forsyth and Paul Lawrie 2 hours 46 minutes
OCS App presentation - 2 hours 59 minutes
Prestwick St Nicholas's Junior Member Rachael Foster was also on the club panel -- See below
Friday 30 November 2018
SCOTLAND LADIES GOLFER RANKINGS IN NOVEMBER 2018
SCOTLAND LADIES – WEEK 18/47*New entry this week
1ANNA TURNER (Carluke) 1339 points
2Elizabeth Donaldson (Kirkintilloch) 1281
3Eilidh Henderson (Kirkcaldy) 1249
4Jayne McDougall (Callander) 1224
5Linda Jack (Dumfries & Galloway) 1198
6Fiona Norris (Hamilton) 1180
7Jane Tough (Brechin) 1167
8Carol Fell (Douglas Park) 1149
9Sarah Murray (Nairn Dunbar) 1144
10Orla O’Leary (Torwoodlee) 1143
11Margaret Cairns (Dunning) 1136
12 Jane Clark (Airdrie) 1125
13 Vicki Paterson (Inverurie) 1118
14Corisande Lee (Dumfries & Galloway) 1117
15Jane Grubb (Montrose Mercantile) 1113
16Carina Bunyan (Roxburghe) 1105
17Janet Wilson (Anstruther) 1102
T18Kerry Lockerbie (Crichton), Gillian Wallace (Milnathort) 1096
20Joan Pratt (Moray) 1089
SCOTLAND LADIES – CLUBS
1CARLUKE 968 points
2Torwoodlee 940
3 *Anstruther 938
4Carrickvale 936
5Balbirnie Park 930
6 Palacerigg 929
7Bridge of Allan 921
8Kirkcaldy 917
T9Clober, Minto 913
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Chief executive Andrew McKinlay is looking forward to steering Scottish Golf to an App-ier future in tandem with Eleanor Cannon.
Eleanor Cannon and Andrew McKinlay |
Thursday 29 November 2018
SO WHATS NEW FOR 2019 BECOME A RULES GURU — PART 2 -- PENALTY DROPS
In 2019, ‘water hazards” will be replaced by the expanded concept of ‘penalty areas.’ As now, players will get relief with a one stroke penalty if their ball comes to rest in this area. But, there will no longer be any special restrictions when a ball is in a penalty area.
Here’s the detail:
- There will be two types of penalty area. The first will include all areas currently defined in the Rules as a water hazard or lateral water hazard. The second will include any other areas the Committee chooses to define as penalty areas. Recommended guidelines on this will be provided in the guidebook.
- Penalty areas may therefore include desert, jungle, lava rock fields and so on.
- The two types of penalty areas will be known by the colour of their marking: yellow, which gives two relief options; and red which gives the additional option of lateral relief. Committees will be given the discretion to mark all penalty areas as red so that lateral relief will always be allowed.
- The term “hazard” will no longer be used in the Rules.
- A player will be allowed to touch or move loose impediments and touch the ground with hand or club for any reason. For example, a player can ground the club right behind the ball. However, they must not improve conditions for the stroke.