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• 30 August 2010

  Gleneagles proves to be the perfect stage

  

  Johnnie Walker Championship finishes in dramatic fashion ahead of Ryder Cup announcement

  Over 10,000 spectators lined the fairways of the PGA Centenary at Gleneagles yesterday to witness one of the most dramatic and impressive finishes the tournament has ever seen.

  The fearless Italian, Edoardo Molinari, clinched the title by one shot and birdying the last three holes to do so. This victory left no doubt in the mind of European Ryder Cup Captain, Colin Montgomerie about his decision to make him one of his wildcard picks for Celtic Manor in October.

  Montgomerie explained at the press conference, “In my time on the European Tour, over 24 years, I have never seen a finish like that. All credit to him, having to win and doing just that. What Edoardo Molinari did this week was incredible; he is the kind of player we need to regain The Ryder Cup."

  Molinari follows Tom Watson as the only other player in European Tour history to record their first two wins on Scottish soil after winning the Barclays Scottish Open in July this year. Only one point off automatic qualification, his victory at the 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with his brother Francesco will bring some valuable experience to the team that comprises six rookies.

  Looking ahead to 2014, Gleneagles will play host to the next European staging of the Ryder Cup when it returns to the ‘Home of Golf’. Players and officials regularly complimented the wonderful condition of the course during the championship week. The hard working team at Gleneagles will continue to maintain this high standard ahead of the Ryder Cup when the course will witness yet more thrilling action from the best in the world.

  Category: International Events
• 27 August 2010

  Over 300 British Age Group Athletes to compete in Edinburgh

  

  On Saturday 4 September, at the 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships in Holyrood Park, over 300 leading British amateur duathletes will compete in one of the largest GE Great Britain Age Group Teams to represent Great Britain at an ITU Duathlon World Championships.  211 men and 111 women (246 from England and 76 from Scotland) aged between 18 and 76 will compete in 23 age categories.

  The GE Great Britain Age Group Team will race over a standard international duathlon course - 10km run followed by a 40km cycle and a 5km run, all completed as a continuous activity.

  Edinburgh's course, consisting of multiple laps around Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat (six times in total by foot, and a further five times on the bike), will be one of the most challenging ever used on the international circuit.

  Britain's top paraduathletes will also race in the elite international event on Friday 3 September with the elite, under-23 and juniors all racing on Sunday 5 September.

  The 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships is the most prestigious duathlon competition ever to be staged in the UK and offers the perfect opportunity for Edinburgh residents, visitors to the city and running, cycling and multisport enthusiasts to watch the best duathletes in the world for free.

  In September the 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships will join two other major international sporting events - the IFSC World Youth Championships for Climbing and the (FITA) Archery World Cup Final - In Edinburgh's Super September of sport - and will welcome thousands of competitors and spectators to the city.

  Category: International Events
• 25 August 2010

  Sam Torrance Takes Scots Count to 23 at Gleneagles

  

  The Johnnie Walker Championship, 26-29 August, is the final qualifying event for The 2010 Ryder Cup and 27 of the top 50 on the current European Ryder Cup Ranking will be in the field - each looking to seize their final chance to claim vital Ryder Cup points, or catch the eye of Captain Montgomerie and his Vice Captains as they ponder the three wildcard picks.

  Former Ryder Cup Captain Sam Torrance has been invited  to play in The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, taking the number of Scottish golfers challenging for the title to 23 of the 156-man field.

  The 23 pretenders include the likes of Tournament Chairman and current Ryder Cup, Captain Colin Montgomerie; Sam’s fellow invitee, George Murray; and 2007 Champion, Marc Warren, the only Scot to date to have won the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.

  Fans will be also be looking forward to watching Stephen Gallacher, who played well in the US PGA Championship and also finished tied fourth in The Barclays Scottish Open; Richie Ramsay, who won his first Tour title in South Africa earlier this season; and the 1999 Open Champion, Paul Lawrie.

  There will be stiff international competition at Gleneagles for the Scots as, joining the 2008 and 2009 Champions, Grégory Havret and Peter Hedblom, will be no fewer than 90 players with wins on The European Tour including America’s Todd Hamilton, the 2004 Open Champion.

  Category: International Events