Introduction

This year’s final is taking place at The Westin Turnberry Resort on 15th and 16th September.  Play will be on the world renowned Ailsa Course.  No1 course in the British Isles and home to The Open in 2009.

After 12 regional qualifying tournaments held all over the UK during the this summer, the three individual group winners from each qualifying stage will gather to battle it out for the three coveted winning places to represent the UK at the 2008 Volkswagen Masters World Final taking place at The Arabella Resort in South Africa at the end of this year.

The UK Final is for each individual group winner at each regional qualifying stage and their respective partner.  This includes 5 star double/twin accommodation for 2 nights (15th & 16th September) with breakfast and dinner included on both days.  A full itinerary of the event is listed below.

Each winner is requested to visit the Registration and Contact Page and enter their details along with the unique registration code which will be supplied seperately.

The Course

Long regarded as one of the finest courses in the world, the Ailsa came to international prominence with the famous duel between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson over the four days of the 1977 Open. It was then, in brilliant sunny weather, that a capacity crowd was treated to an exhilarating display of golf from two of the best golfers the world has ever known.

Scene of some of the most memorable moments in Open history, the Ailsa Championship course is a legend in the world game. Watson, Norman, Price; they’ve all won The Claret Jug, golf’s most coveted trophy at Turnberry.  Another name will join them next summer when the Open Championship returns to the Ailsa.

The first three holes pose a fairly tough opening, particularly when the wind blows from the direction of Ailsa Craig, the dramatic rock 11 miles out to sea.  From the admirable short fourth to the short 11th the Ailsa Course follows the shoreline, the fifth to the eight framed by dunes and the ninth, tenth and eleventh flanked by craggy rocks. It is a thrilling passage full of stout hitting.  Perhaps the ninth is Turnberry's trademark, the remote tee set on a rocky peninsula on the edge of the sea, with the drive across the corner of the bay and a glimpse of the site of Robert The Bruce's Castle.

Event Itinerary

Final Tee Times

Start Sheet
Turnberry Resort Tuesday 16th September	The UK Final 2008 Ailsa Course
Group No Tee Off Name Club Group H'Cap             1 9.40 Rob Sallis Roger Taylor Ann Lewis Notts Aldeburgh Royal St Davids A A A +1 2 2             2 9.48 Hamish McAlpine Daniel Bowerin Dave Lucking Alyth Burhill Cowdray Park A A A 3 4 6             3 9.56 Jonathan Behannah Arnie Pidgeon Jeff Lightle St Mellion St Pierre Slaley Hall A A A 6 5 7             4 10.04 Chris Metcalf Stuart Mather Mohammed Dewji Moortown Hillside Woburn A A A 8 9 9             5 10.12 Ian Hoynes David Murray Ken Harley West Kilbride Hexham Llandrindod Wells A B B 9 10 11             6 10.20 Phil Harrison Colin Wragg Tommy Saunders Cowdray Park Beeston Fields West Kilbride B B B 11 11 12             7 10.28 Geraint Evans Peter Wills John Duncan Pyle & Kenfig Royal Cinque Ports Ladybank B B B 12 13 13             8 10.36 Matthew Willets Robert Ward Daniel Holt Royal Norwich St Annes Old Links Lamberhurst B B B 15 16 17             9 10.44 Ian Parfitt Richard Freedman Shane Smith Hamptworth Liphook Waterlooville B C C 18 19 19             10 10.52 Steve Lowther David Henry Phillipe Servonat-Blanc Blyth Tenby Boston C C C 19 19 20             11 11.00 Warren Butcher Steven Devereux Danny Marino Hillside Conwy Bedford & County C C C 21 22 21             12 11.08 Ronnie Young Dean Sampson Graham Burt Irvine Saunton Dunfermline C C C 20 22 26

Results