Murrayshall staging Faldo Elite Tour event in June

Murrayshall has been selected to stage a Faldo Elite Tour golf event in June this year.

The Perthshire course will offer the only Scottish challenge for the ambitious amateur players competing at eight prestigious venues chosen in other parts of Europe and the USA.

Part of the global Faldo Series for boys and girls, the Elite Tour provides a pathway for top ranked male players to become professional golfers and gain exemptions for the DP World and Challenge Tour in 2024.

Notable Faldo Series Alumni include Major winners Rory Mcilroy and Danny Willett, plus former Ladies Scottish Open champion Carly Booth, who hails from Comrie.

“Bringing elite young amateur golfers to play in Scotland where I won my three Open Championships was a must for me, because it provides challenges that any young golfer looking to become a top professional will need to take on,” said Sir Nick Faldo.

“And I’m sure that Murrayshall will prove one of the most interesting contests of the Elite Tour.”

On Friday, June 6, the

Murrayshall Championship course will host the 18-hole individual Stroke Play event.

“Being chosen as the Scottish venue to stage a Faldo Elite Tour event this year is a great honour for Murrayshall,” said golf events manager Emma Lester.

“Murrayshall has a proud history of supporting junior golf and we’ll also be hosting the SGU’S U16 Scottish Boys tournament next year as part of our drive to see more young players in Scotland progress in the game.”

Other Faldo Elite Tour event venues this year include Spain’s El Prat golf club in Barcelona, plus challenging English courses at Heswall on the Wirral, Welwyn Garden City, Trentham in Stoke-on-trent and Luton Hoo.

Recent improvements at the two Murrayshall parkland courses are part of a £30 million investment to “upgrade and diversify” its facilities.

They include new bunkers with white sand to reflect a Usstyle across both courses, an enhanced drainage scheme to lengthen the playing season and rough being grown around the greens “unlike other courses in the region”.