Organisers
of the Craigmillar Park Open, the traditional season-opening event on
the Scottish amateur circuit, have made an appeal for more golfers to
enter this year’s edition.
The
Capital club had a total of 117 entries for last year’s event before it
was cancelled for the first time in its history due to course
conditions following a spell of bad weather.
That
also led to the Battle Trophy, another early-season 72-holer at Crail
Golfing Society in Fife, being called off as well last year.
This
year’s Craigmillar Park Open is taking place on 12-13 April - Masters
weekend - but the current entry figure is only around the 40 mark.
This
is just under half of the planned final field of 76 players, leading
the club to send out an email to all those who had entered 12 months
ago.
Scottish
Order of Merit points are up for grabs in the event as well as World
Amateur Golf Ranking points, with the winner picking up £500 in Scottish
Golf vouchers.
“With
fewer entrants, any ballot of higher handicap golfers to bring numbers
down to 76 will have a better chance of success than in previous years,”
said the club’s PGA pro, Alan Wright.
Nick
Faldo turned professional shortly after he landed the title in 1976
while other winners have included Ronnie Shade, Charlie Green, Lloyd
Saltman, Scott Jamieson, Marc Warren and Graeme Robertson.
To enter this year’s Craigmillark Park Open, click here https://www.craigmillarpark.co.uk/open_events
