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Demise of a Braid Course
 
The James Braid designed course at Galashiels, know locally as Hill at Ladhope held its last competition recently. With effect from the 1st March 2009 the course will become a 9 hole layout. The lower 9 holes will be retained, albeit with an amount of remodelling. No longer will members and visitors be required to struggle up "cardiac hill".
Although sad to see the loss of a James Braid course we would wish Galashiels Golf Club success in the years to come.
 


Steve Toon Interviews
Lorne Rubenstein

Q: Golf has always been part of your life and I believe your father encouraged your interest in the game. How influential was he?
Peter Thomson C.B.E.

Honorary Member of the R & A, and renowned international golf course architect, whose work includes The Duke's Course, St. Andrews.



Open Championship Record

1952 - 2nd Royal Lytham & St. Annes
1953 - 2nd Carnoustie
1954 - 1st Birkdale
1955 - 1st St. Andrews
1956 - 1st Hoylake, Royal Liverpool
1957 - 2nd St. Andrews
1958 - 1st Royal Lytham & St Annes
1965 - 1st Royal Birkdale

LR: My dad loved all sports and in fact he played some professional football with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League. Because of him the atmosphere in the house was thick with sports: football, ice hockey, baseball, horse racing, and, of course, golf. He and I played most weekend mornings at a local public course, up at dawn and soon out together. When he died in 1989 he was carrying one of my golf columns.
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Peter Thompson Receives Honorary Degree

Australia's most successful golfer was honoured today (5th July) by Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh.

At an impressive ceremony at the Festival Theatre, Peter Thompson received a Doctor of Business Administration for his services to the golf and tourism industry.
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