Golf superstars support exciting mixed event
SCOTTISH golfing superstars Paul Lawrie and Carly Booth have thrown their support behind a new mixed team event which will see male and female professionals playing together for equal prize money.
The inaugural European Golf Team Championships is backed by both the European Tour and Ladies European Tour and will take place at Gleneagles in Scotland from August 8 to 12 as part of the innovative multi-sport Glasgow 2018 European Championships.
The new format will feature a 50/50 gender split in the field with male and female professionals competing for equal prize money in both a Men’s and Women’s Team match play Championship as well as an 18-hole foursomes stroke play Mixed Team Championship.
Now Lawrie and Booth, two of Scotland’s most successful professional golfers, have welcomed the introduction of the Championships which will break new ground in the sport as well as help to increase the profile of golf as part of an international multi-sport event.
Former Open champion and two-time Ryder Cup player Lawrie was unveiled as an ambassador for Glasgow 2018 at Gleneagles alongside Booth, a two-time winner on the Ladies European Tour and former Curtis Cup player. They join the likes of double Olympic gold medallist gymnast Max Whitlock and Commonwealth Games swimming gold medallist Ross Murdoch as ambassadors for their respective sports.