Murrayshall revels in chance to showcase golf offering with order of merit Tartan Tour event
dailyrecord.co.ukIt’s all go at Murrayshall these days.“It feels like we’ve gone from zero to 100 in half a second,” gasped PGA head of golf Clarke Lutton as he reflected on a busy year which has just about created its own g-force.With significant investment being plunged into the Perthshire resort, the opportunity to showcase Murrayshall to a wider audience arrives today (Thursday) as it stages its first 36-hole Order of Merit event on the Arnold Clark Tartan Tour worth £10,000.A fully subscribed Pro-Am will also take place on Saturday after the main event as Murrayshall revels in a festival of golf.“We are really pushing forward here to get Murrayshall on the map and make the improvements that ensure people come up here, see what we have to offer and get involved,” said Lutton.“Events like the Order of Merit tournament and the Pro-Am gives us more profile and showcases what we can offer.”Lutton, an experienced and well-travelled PGA pro, made the short move from Gleneagles to Murrayshall a year past February.
He may not get the opportunity to play as much these days but he’s relishing the chance to test himself against the Tartan Tour regulars over the next couple of days.“This is very much a guest appearance,” chuckled the 34-year-old Aberdonian, who was a full-time touring professional for six years in the Middle East and Asia before forging a new career for himself with his PGA qualification.Murrayshall is now benefitting from Lutton’s expertise while the recent addition of Robin Smith and Nicola Melville to the staff has bolstered the level of PGA proficiency in the ranks.“We have a good team here and we’ve implemented a number of processes which have changed things for the better,” said Lutton. “We increased the budget, for
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