Reigning Senior Open champion Stephen Dodd was in Perth this week to mark the official opening of a model new starters field facility on the North Inch Golf Course.
He was joined by Provost of Perth and Kinross Xander McDade, North Inch Golf Course officer Niall McGill and native golfers on Tuesday for the tee-rific event.
The extremely energy-efficient unit with accessible rest room amenities and a small seating space will make socialising earlier than and after play simpler on the course.
It would additionally present a invaluable house for outreach teams to advertise the bodily and psychological well being advantages of enjoying golf.
Perth and Kinross Council welcomed the addition to the North Inch, whose floor has seen golf performed on it for over 500 years - making it one of many world’s oldest venues for the game.
Provost McDade stated: “I'm delighted to mark this important second within the continued enhancements to what the North Inch Golf Course gives as an actual asset for the group.
“This new facility will enable the crew to proceed to construct on the success the course has already achieved, and can significantly assist initiatives resembling The Get Into Golf programme which allows novice adults to take up the sport, and the North Inch Junior Membership which develops the skills of our younger golfers domestically. No matter age, the brand new starters field will likely be appreciated by all gamers on this historic course.”
Stephen Dodd, who's defending his title at Gleneagles this week, commented: “Perth and Kinross has an ideal popularity for its golf programs and the enhancements made to the North Inch Golf Course are a constructive reflection of the significance of the course and the game on this space.
“It’s a pleasure to be a part of the official opening for this new facility for golfers.”