The Provost of Fife Francis Melville has once again lent her support to the Scottish Disability Golf Partnership in their endeavours to promote golf for the disabled across Scotland.

The SDGP will host the Scottish Pan-Disability Open Golf Championship at the celebrated Scotscraig Golf Club in Tayport Fife, from Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 September, where some thirty of the top disabled golfers will participate in the second Fife staging of the Open.  The Provost has very kindly provided a Dinner at the Open venue, for all players and coaches, on the day prior to the
competitors practise round.

Jim Gales, Chairman of the SDGP said, "We are very lucky to receive such support in these difficult times and the Provost has been a great supporter of disabled golf for many years.  Fife Council and the 2010 Culture Project have also assisted with funding, and to be able to stage our event at Scotscraig Golf Club is a great honour, as it's the thirteenth oldest golf club in the world and an Open qualifying course".

The SDGP were the first group in the United Kingdom to host an all inclusive pan-disability golf event.  That was held at St Michaels Golf Club in 2008 and the Open Championship Trophy sponsored by Sidey Windows Ltd, thanks to the assistance of the Provost, is on display at the St Andrews Town Hall

The Open will be preceded by a free PGA supervised golf training day, at Wellsgreen near Kirkcaldy, for people who would like to "Give It A Go" and is open to beginners, novices or established golfers, who have a disability, serious health issue or mobility problem and their coaches.  The SDGP will provide a 30-minute lesson, practise facilities, golf on the adjacent course and catering to participants on Sunday 5 September from 10:00.

The SDGP has an extensive annual competition and training fixture list, and is the only group in Scotland which actively encourages and involves anyone of any age, with a disability, serious health problem or mobility issue and their coaches, who wish to play golf and includes amputees, the blind, deaf, those with learning difficulties, downs syndrome, stroke and heart attack victims, wheelchair users and anyone with other similar issues, who wish to learn or play the sport

You can find out more about the Scottish Open, the SDGP's free training days and much more about golf for the disabled at www.sdgp.co.uk.