GB SQUAD FOR WORLD UNIVS CHSHPS

TWO SCOTS IN GREAT BRITAIN SQUAD
FOR WORLD UNIVERSITIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

Curtis Cup reserve Heather MacRae from Dunblane and Gordon Yates (Stirling University) have been named in a squad of seven to represent Great Britain in the world universities golf championships at Circolo Golf Torino, Italy from September 5 to 9.
Heather, winner of the British women’s open amateur stroke-play championship last year and a member of the Scotland team for the women’s home internationals next month, attended San Diego State University, California.
Gordon Yates, a member at Hilton Park Golf Club, is a former Scotland boy and youth international. He led the field after 36 holes in the recent Leven Gold Medal before finishing eighth.
The world universities championships will be contested by teams from 18 countries over 72 holes. There will be men’s and women’s individual as well as team titles at stake.
Due to a clash with the men’s home internationals, the new US amateur champion Richie Ramsay (Stirling University), who will be playing for Scotland at Pyle & Kenfig, was not available for the world championships.
The Circolo Golf Torino course regularly hosts the Italian Open
Greg Norman Clothing is providing the GB team kit while Sunderland of Scotland are supplying waterproofs to the team members.
The Great Britain team is:
MEN – Gordon Yates (Stirling University), Jason Palmer (Birmingham University), Ed Parker (Birmingham University), David Willett (Jacksonville State University).
WOMEN – Heather MacRae (San Diego State University), Olivia Briggs (Stirling University), Faye Sanderson (Northumbria University).