Stories tagged ‘Alex Salmond’
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
£2 million to promote golf for Scots children
Scottish Government investment worth £2 million between 2014 and 2018 will attract tens of thousands more children to the game of golf .....read the full story »
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
New trophy for 2011 Barclays Scottish Open
A new era in the distinguished history of the Barclays Scottish Open will begin when the championship moves north from Loch Lomond to Castle Stuart Golf Links near Inverness from July 7-10 .....read the full story »
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
RBS partners with clubgolf to drive future of Scottish Golf
A new partnership between The Royal Bank of Scotland and Scottish Golf was launched yesterday at Gleneagles by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus and First Minister Alex Salmond .....read the full story »
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Scotland Aims at Chinese Golfers
The drive to encourage more tourists from China to visit Scotland has been stepped up with the launch of a new Chinese language, golf-focused travel brochure .....read the full story »
R&A Swingzone Welcomed Over 5,000 Youngsters
The Golf Foundation thanks everyone who supported its bid to raise the profile of junior grass roots golf during The Open Championship at St Andrews .....read the full story »
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Bad Weather Hits St Andrews Open Attendance
Official attendance at The 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews was 201,000 (compared to 230,000 in 2000 and 223,000 in 2005) but The Open is still expected to generate £35 million for Scotland in visitor spending .....read the full story »
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Musselburgh to host Scottish Golf Heritage Festival
A celebration of Golf History with Tony Jacklin on Musselburgh Old Course – the World’s Oldest Golf Course .....read the full story »
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
£2m investment in Scottish Golf
Future of golf in Scotland boosted by £1m from sportscotland to provide support for Scotland’s most talented players and another £1m for coaching and the strategic development of the sport .....read the full story »
