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• More than 300,000 to attend golf events this year
• Nine top pro tournaments on the schedule
• ‘We’ve aways said 2014 is not the end’ says Cantlay 

SCOTTISH GOLF

More than 300,000 golf fans are expected to attend at least one of the nine professional events scheduled to take place in Scotland this year, according to VisitScotland.

On the back of a spectacular year for the home of golf in 2014, which saw over 340,000 fans attend the Ryder Cup, Junior Ryder Cup and five other professional tournaments, the organisation is predicting another bumper year for the sport, with the return of the Open Championship to St Andrews one of the many high-profile tournaments taking place over the next 12 months.

It is joined on the calendar by:

• The Scottish Hydro Challenge (Spey Valley)

• The Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Pre-Qualifier (North Berwick)

• The Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open (Gullane)

• Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open (Dundonald)

• The Ricoh Women’s British Open (Trump Turnberry)

• The Paul Lawrie Saltire Energy Matchplay (Murcar Links)

• The SSE Scottish Seniors Open (Fairmont St Andrews)

• The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns)

Mike Cantlay, chairman of VisitScotland commented: “There’s no doubt that 2014 was a momentous year for golf in Scotland with the hugely successful staging of The Ryder Cup at Gleneagles and more than 340,000 spectators attending golf events across the country.

“The economic impact of these spectators for Scotland is significant and underlines the reasons why Scotland places so much importance on staging the world’s biggest and best golf events.

“We’ve always said that 2014 is not the end and that is illustrated perfectly by the tremendous 2015 we have in store for golf in Scotland. There is simply no better way to follow up 2014 than with The Open at St Andrews, the Women’s British Open at Turnberry and the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Gullane alongside many other top-class events which will bring spectators from all over the world to Scotland to watch and play golf.”

Are you going to a golf event in Scotland in 2015?

Which of the nine professional tournaments scheduled to take place in Scotland in 2015 are you planning to attend and why?

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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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