Scottish Golf Awards

It was a night to celebrate Scottish Golf - and what a night it was! The 2012 Annodata Scottish Golf Awards provided a fitting curtain raiser to the new season.

Staged at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow on 23 March, it was night to honour one of Scotland's most popular players, Sam Torrance, OBE, but also to celebrate winners across the golfing specturm.

Before a sell-out 500 audience, Torrance became the third recipient of the Lifetime Achievement accolade, sponsored by Allied Surveyors Scotland, after former Open champion Paul Lawrie and eight-time Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie were honoured last year.

Torrance, a Ryder Cup hero and European Tour stalwart, received the award in the company of family and friends, among them his father, Bob, his lifelong coach.

Craig Levein, Scotland football team manager, and Richard Hills, European Ryder Cup Director, presented Sam his award on stage, alongside host Andrew Cotter, the BBC sports commentator.

 Torrance remains a fantastic ambassador for Scottish Golf and his contribution was honoured among a   delighted audience in Glasgow, which also featured ex-Scotland rugby captain Jonny Petrie, Walker Cup hero Michael Stewart and former Old Firm footballers Billy Dodds and Bobby Petta.

 A celebration of Scottish Golf’s achievements over the past 12 months, the prestigious event at the Crowne Plaza – hosted by the Scottish Golf Union and the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association - saw all proceeds going towards the development of young golfers in Scotland.

 A unique collection of golf's most-sought after trophies greeted guests on their arrival - the Claret Jug, the Walker Cup, the Solheim Cup and, of course, the Ryder Cup. 

Scotland’s leading male and female amateurs from 2011 – James White and Louise Kenney – were presented with their Awards, while Stewart, now in the professional ranks, collected the Scottish Amateur Golfer of the Year title.

The work of clubs at grassroots level were recognised with the RBS Junior Club and Volunteer of the Year Awards, with special video messages from 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus for the winners.

A new Player of the Year Award - voted by readers of this website - was also awarded to David Law, last year’s Scottish Amateur champion.

A special award was presented in memory of Adam Hunter, the former European Tour player and coach who sadly passed away in October after a two-year battle with leukaemia. In Adam’s memory, one of the country’s most promising young golfers, Euan Walker, from Kilmarnock (Barassie), was awarded a £500 grant towards his coaching and development.

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The full list of award winners read as follows:

•    Team of the Year – Fife
•    Scottish Amateur Golfer of the Year – Michael Stewart
•    SLGA Girls Order of Merit – Eilidh Briggs
•    SGU Boys Order of Merit – Greig Marchbank
•    RBS Junior Club of the Year – Dundas Parks Golf Club (Lothians)
•    SGU Seniors Order of Merit – Bob Stewart
•    SLGA Order of Merit – Louise Kenney
•    The Adam Hunter Award – Euan Walker
•    SGU Men’s Order of Merit – James White
•    RBS Junior Golf Volunteer of the Year – Iain Holt (Turnhouse Golf Club, Lothians)
•    Scottish Golf Player of the Year – David Law
•    Lifetime Achievement Award – Sam Torrance