Martin Dempster
Golf Writer at The Scotsman
Golf Writer at Edinburgh Evening News
Golf writer for The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and Edinburgh Evening News. Wish my own game could be half decent!
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3 days ago |
scotsman.com | Martin Dempster
Ritchie Sinclair enjoys what is a thrill of a lifetime for many golfers twice in quick successionA 12-year-old Scottish golfer has hit two holes-in-one in the space of just 11 days during a spate of aces at his home club. Ritchie Sinclair enjoyed what is reckoned to be the thrill of a lifetime for many golfers twice in quick succession at Turriff in Aberdeenshire.
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3 days ago |
scotsman.com | Martin Dempster
Lee Westwood in stellar field at Ayrshire venue in battle for five coveted spots at Royal PortrushRyder Cup legend Lee Westwood is set to be among the 153rd Open hopefuls teeing up in next week’s Final Qualifier at Dundonald Links. The Englishman, who finished runner-up to Louis Oosthuizen in the Claret Jug event in 2010 at St Andrews, will be part of a star-studded field at the Ayrshire venue.
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3 days ago |
scotsman.com | Martin Dempster
Bob MacIntyre has good reason to feel a contented man as he puts his feet up in Oban for a few days before gearing up for a Genesis Scottish Open title defence in a fortnight’s time. The 28-year-old has reached the halfway point in his season with more than $5 million in the bank after producing some very consistent golf in just his second season as a full card holder on the US circuit.
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3 days ago |
scotsman.com | Martin Dempster
£1.4m in unrestricted funding received last year is now supporting ‘wide range of initiatives’The R&A Foundation has reached a major milestone with £10 million pledged by philanthropic donors around the world since 2022. To date, £5.4 million of the pledged £10 million has already been released to support a wide range of initiatives, including more than £1.4 million in unrestricted funding received last year.
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4 days ago |
scotsman.com | Martin Dempster
Gemma Dryburgh joins Charley Hull, Georgia Hall and Mimi Rhodes in Ayrshire line upScottish No 1 Gemma Dryburgh is set to be joined by Solheim Cup stars Charley Hull and Georgia Hall as well as new English star Mimi Rhodes in flying the British flag in this summer’s ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. Dryburgh, the 2022 TOTO Japan Classic champion, will be making her ninth appearance in the event, which is co-sanctioned by the LPGA and Ladies European Tour.
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