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Renowned golf professional and executive Iain Roberts has received the ultimate accolade of his 40-year career in the game by being crowned a PGA Master Professional. Out of more than 7,000 PGA members worldwide, only 38 have achieved the status of Master Professional and Roberts joins an elite group that includes world famous coaches David Leadbetter, Peter Cowan and Bob Torrance. The Professional Golfers’ Association bestows the honour to those who have “demonstrated a significant contribution to the development of golf over many years”. Photo caption: Iain Roberts (left) is pictured with Ryder Cup stars Ian Poulter (centre) and Justin Rose at Mission Hills Golf Club in China, where he is Group Executive Director. Photograph by Power Sport Images Lumine Golf & Beach Club (located at Playa Larga, Salou, in the heart of Costa Daurada, Spain) continues to set the benchmark in creating a welcoming environment to play the game by signing an exclusive deal with the PGA of Belgium and PGA of Holland, to become their official winter home in Spain. The partnership will also promote Lumine’s Pro Group packages to over 800 PGA Professional members in Belgium and Holland, coming on the back of rich praise from hosting winter training camps of leading National Golf Federations; Austria, Denmark and Czech Republic earlier this year. Prestwick Golf Club, the Birthplace of the Open Championship in 1860, has announced its green fee rates for 2016 in conjunction with the launch its new website (www. prestwickgc.co.uk) that provides visitors access to a new on-line booking facility. 18 holes Monday to Friday will cost £165 with a day ticket £225. Weekend rates will be £190 and £250 respectively. For the once in a lifetime visit a must try is The Prestwick Experience – a round of golf followed by lunch in the Club’s famous Dining Room. This is available on Wednesday and Friday mornings and will cost £185 in 2016. w w w.prestwickgc.co.uk The Scottish Golf Union (SGU) is delighted to announce the appointment of Brian Mair as its new Commercial Manager, who began his role earlier this Summer. The 50 year-old will be charged with growing the Scottish Golf Union’s commercial revenue through sponsorship and other revenue streams, working with existing partners and targeting prospective new sponsors. w w w. s co t t i s h g o l f. o r g The impressive reputation of the Troon-managed resort, offering 45 holes of world-class golf; extensive practice facilities; stateof-the-art Golf Performance Centre; an amazing variety of accommodation options nearby; and accessibility from two international airports, in Barcelona and Reus. www.Lumine.com One of Scotland’s top golf hotels, Meldrum House, has unveiled a series of key on and off-course improvements ahead of hosting a senior tournament. The latest phase of projects at Meldrum House Country Hotel in Aberdeenshire has been completed ahead of the the 54-hole strokeplay Aberdeen Masters and a planned multi-million pound expansion that will add a further 28 b