Tour-bound Scot offered chance at PGA Tour debut

Graeme Robertson has enjoyed quite the season in 2024.

Five wins have crowned him the most succesful player on Scottish soil this year, as well as the Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit winner.

Among the successes was another LLW Scottish PGA Championship and the Northern Open, in June.

His reward? Quite possibly a dream start on the PGA Tour.

The Grangemouth-based pro has been invited to play in the Goslings Invitational in October, a prestigious event that takes place in Bermuda.

Belmont Hills, Mid Ocean Club and Port Royal will play host, some 3,500 miles from Gullane – the site of Robertson’s first triumph of the year.

As well as competing for a $60,000 purse, Robertson has his sights set on the ‘unbelievable’ exemption granted to the winner.

“I fly out a week on Friday,” Robertson told bunkered.co.uk, ahead of the tournament that runs from October 21-24.

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“We’re making a holiday out of it; I’ve been away so much with golf this year that I couldn’t go away this one myself.

“It’s a Pro-Am on Monday and then three tournament days on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday over three different courses.

“The winner gets a start at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in November, so it’s a decent incentive. And it’s the first year they’ve offered the PGA Tour start.”

Robertson has already sealed his Challenge Tour status for next season but will contend DP World Tour Q-School in November.

The second stage is one week after his trip to Bermuda, with the final stage scheduled for the week before the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

It could mean a hectic schedule but is one that Robertson insists “works out really well.”

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“I need to wait and see how I get on in Bermuda and at the second stage of Q-School. I could be playing in both or none.

“But a start on the PGA Tour would be unbelievable, I mean that would be some experience.”

“Going to Bermuda, the timing is perfect. It gets me a good bit of practice before the second stage, so in terms of schedule it works out really well.”

While earning a first PGA Tour start means conquering a 60-man field, Robertson will arrive as one of the form players.

“There are fine margins playing at this level, so once you get a bit of confidence it’s great,” he said.

“The big turning point for me was qualifying for The Open last year. I started winning events after that, and the more you put yourself in those positions, the more comfortable you become in them.”

John Turnbull A graduate of the University of Stirling, John joined the bunkered team in 2023 as a Content Producer, with a responsibility for covering all breaking news, tour news, grassroots content and much more besides. A keen golfer, he plays the majority of his golf at Falkirk Tryst Golf Club. Top of his 'bucket list' is a round of Pebble Beach... ideally in the company of Gareth Bale.