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Gillespie
Leisure Limited's Sponsorship of
the
South of Scotland Golf Academy
is
a real success story.
During
the three golf seasons since it was launched in 2003,
the Brighouse Bay Golf Academy has been one of the most
successful golfing initiatives in Scotland this century.
Sponsored
by Gillespie Leisure Limited, and administered by Brighouse
Bay Golf Club and the South of Scotland Golfers' Association,
the South of Scotland Golf Academy has produced a number
of exceptional young golfers. Some have been included
in Scotland squads, some have won not only Junior, but
Senior Club Championships at some of the region's leading
golf clubs, many have performed to the highest standards
in both Junior and Senior SGU Order of Merit events, and
in so doing these talented young golfers have brought
a great deal of credit to both their mentors and their
sponsors.
Tom
Gillespie, principal of Gillespie Leisure Limited and owner
of Brighouse Bay Golf Club, pictured above at the launch
of the Golf Academy with the then Deputy Minister for Tourism,
Culture and Sport, Dr Elaine Murray, is delighted that the
success of the Academy has justified his commitment to the
initiative.
To
Dr Murray's left in the photograph above is Tom Bartlett,
then Coaching Convener for the South of Scotland Region,
now President of the South of Scotland Golfers' Association,
and the man who together with Tom Gillespie turned the Golf
Academy concept into a reality. On Tom Bartlett's
left is Brian Gemmell, the SGU South Region Coach, whose
input and commitment have also been instrumental to the
ongoing success of the now well established South of Scotland
Golf Academy.
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This
photograph shows the South of Scotland's top six junior
golfers in action during a coaching session at the Brighouse
bay Golf Academy on 18 February 2006.
For
further details of the coaching and practice facilities
at Brighouse Bay Golf Club, contact Alan Irving, Golf Co-ordinator,
on 01556 870509 or email admin@brighousebay.co.uk
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