HGL Pro Am 2022 Programme

Sharing true Highland warmth from our home to yours

In 1897 Tomatin was nothing but an isolated and idyllic setting for a distillery. With the new Highland Railway came opportunities, and so the distillery was born. Since then, the distillery has been at the heart of the community and the community at the heart of the distillery. Today, the Tomatin lives on in the form of an exciting and varied of Highland

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Welcome

I am delighted to welcome you to this year's HGL Pro Am on behalf of the Highland Golf Links Partners: Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Castle Stuart, Kingsmills, Culloden House Hotel, and Links House by Royal Dornoch. We wish you the best of luck and hope you thoroughly enjoy this year's event. It is a record year with 75 entries and many more on a waiting list who unfortunately couldn't join us. As ever, we are very grateful to Tomatin Single Malt for their event sponsorship and to our supporters, TaylorMade, Kjus, Scottish PGA, and Kane Partnership. We now look forward to welcoming you to one of the premier golfing events in Scotland.

We are thrilled to be back as headline sponsors of the 2022 Highland Golf Links Pro Am and continue our association with this renowned event featuring three world class golf courses. The Highlands of Scotland are the home of Tomatin Whisky. For us, it is about stories and warm welcomes. That’s why we couldn’t be more pleased to be the Event Sponsor for the HGL Pro Am once again. Over several lifetimes of producing fine whisky, we’ve come to realise that it is experiences and memories that matter. We hope that your play this week brings you something great to look back on, especially when you settle down to savour your own special single cask bottle of Tomatin. Good luck!

Stuart McColm General Manager

Cabot Highlands

Stephen Bremner Managing Director

Tomatin Distillery Co. Ltd.

Welcome to one of the world’s finest links courses

Whether you are no stranger to our historic links, or this event marks your first visit to Royal Dornoch, rest assured the team will be doing everything in our power to ensure the experience lingers long in the memory.

The lure cast by the famous Championship Course entices golfers from around the globe to follow in the footsteps of the greats of the game.

While Royal Dornoch has long been regarded as a destination for golfing pilgrims, we were delighted to move up to third spot in the latest Golf Digest “World’s 100 Greatest Golf Course” rankings.

Legendary golf course architect Donald Ross, of Pinehurst No2 fame, was indebted to his hometown links for inspiring designs across the USA and Canada.

In the wake of unprecedented demand from visitors and members travelling from abroad to play Royal Dornoch this year, we have been inundated with inquiries about the availability of tee-times for the 2023 season.

We are pleased that the reputation of the sister Struie Course has been flourishing in recent years, with the R&A providing its stamp of approval by breaking ground to host the 2022 Women’s and Men’s Senior Amateur Championships side-by-side at the same venue over the summer.

Like so many visitors to Royal Dornoch, an international field discovered the delights of the Struie links during their stay in the Highlands.

We are delighted to once again warmly welcome the Highland Golf Links Pro Am sponsored by Tomatin to Royal Dornoch.

We are sure everyone teeing-up in the event will relish the experience of competing on our famous links and testing their skills over Castle Stuart Golf Links and The Nairn Golf Club.

Welcome to Cabot Highlands

As many readers will know by now, Cabot, the developer and operator of master-planned golf resort communities, recently acquired Castle Stuart Golf Links. The course is the focal point of the iconic property, now known as Cabot Highlands.

Castle Stuart is named among Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses and retains its name. The wider Cabot Highlands resort, similar to all Cabot properties across the globe, has a mission to combine jawdropping surroundings, world-class golf, exciting real estate opportunities and exceptional service.

Ben Cowan-Dewar, CEO and co-founder of Cabot, said:

“Castle Stuart has been synonymous with the region since it first opened thirteen years ago. We are honoured to be a steward of the land and carry the original vision for the property forward.

“Our goal is to create unforgettable memories in magical places, and there are few places in the world more awe-inspiring than the Scottish Highlands.”

Cabot plans to build a second course designed by acclaimed golf course architect Tom Doak. Located on a pristine piece of land, the course will play around Castle Stuart’s 400-year-old castle. The course will have significant water frontage but will sit lower than the first course, with less wind exposure, wide fairways and dramatic-yet-practical bunkers. The course will incorporate natural contours, meandering through hillsides and expansive open land with several holes along the water. Planning for the course begins in late 2022 and construction will begin in 2023 with an estimated completion date of 2024.

Tom Doak said: “I’m thrilled to partner with Ben Cowan-Dewar and the Cabot team. We have been searching for the perfect destination for years. Our goal is to create a distinctly Scottish golf experience that appeals to players at all levels with an authentic linksstyle course that puts the golf holes front and centre.”

Real estate will be a key component of the community with sales expected to begin in 2023. The legacy property will feature houses and cottages with upscale, modern touches inspired by the alluring landscape of the Scottish countryside. When owners are not in residence, their homes will be available as luxury accommodations for visiting guests. The Cabot Highlands property will be completed with retail, restaurants and communal gathering points.

General Manager Stuart McColm and the existing team at Castle Stuart are now part of the Cabot family and continue to play a leading role in the story going forward.

Stuart McColm said: “I’ve been involved with this special property since 2006 and I can’t think of a better partner than Cabot to lead our next chapter. The work they’ve done at Cabot Cape Breton on the courses and within the community speaks for itself. The cultures of Cabot and Castle Stuart are a perfect fit. Together we are committed to providing golfers with fun and enjoyable courses in stunning locations as well as providing top class customer service. The future is hugely exciting and we can’t wait to deliver on the many great plans for Cabot Highlands that will bring a significant boost to the region’s economy while at the same time delivering a very special, world class golfing experience.”

History made at Nairn

Founded in 1887 by Robert B Finlay who was created a Vis count in 1919 following service as Lord Chancellor in the Lloyd George government. Nairn is consistently ranked amongst the leading courses in the UK.

The Club has been very fortunate and indeed honoured to have held an array of Amateur Golf tournaments. The Club is only one of nine clubs who have held the Walker Cup, Curtis Cup and the Amateur Championship.

The Amateur Championship returned to Nairn for the second time in 2021 culminating in one of the most exciting finals in the 126th year history of the Championship. Laird Shepherd (Rye GC) defeating Monty Scowsill (Woodbridge GC) at the 38th hole having been 7 down after 18 holes.

The story of Nairn Golf Club is constantly evolving, and everyone who plays or visits becomes part of that story.

Memories, focus and fun, 2021

From our cover: The 50 year old whisky prize for the top professional.

Following 50 years of maturation here at the Tomatin Distillery, cask number 30040 has been bottled in its most natural form yielding just 125 special bottles to celebrate our distillery’s 125th anniversary.

In true celebratory fashion, this single malt is bursting with aroma. Dried tropical fruits are first to greet the nose before a mix of nuts, dark chocolate and honey. Much like the history of Tomatin itself, the palate is slow to open with gentle hints of fresh orange and apricot, it then becomes more intense with notes of dried fruit and spices before a wave of Oloroso Sherry driven flavours. The flavour recedes, leaving an elegant, rich sweetness to linger.

www.tomatin.com/whisky/50-year-old

Highland Single Malt

Thanks to our headline sponsor, Tomatin Single Malt, each player at the event will be taking away their very own special whisky reminder of the HGL Pro Am 2022.

Distilled in 2006, an exclusive single cask bottle of Tomatin Highland Single Malt is one of the memorable gifts that players will be presented with. There are only 346 bottles in existence from this cask, all dedicated to this year's event. So whether you enjoy drinking your whisky now or saving it for another special occasion, it will be yours to decide.

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The Private Cask Programme

The Private Cask Programme presents an esteemed collection of hand-selected single casks, truly remarkable expressions of the versatile spirit which Tomatin Single Malt offers. It offers an opportunity for retailers, clubs or individuals to purchase a unique single cask bottling from the Tomatin Distillery.

Own a piece of Tomatin's history. Choose from a range of samples from selected years. Various types of cask available.

Ideal for collectors and enthusiasts. High quality packaging with customisable label.

Speak to any member of the Tomatin Team for more information.

Graham Eunson Master Distiller at Tomatin Distillery

The much loved Kingsmills Hotel, situated in four acres of manicured grounds is the perfect mix of luxury and tradition.

With 147 stunning bedrooms, guests can choose from the historic mansion house, the idyllic Garden Rooms or the exclusive Kingsclub with balconies and patios overlooking the neighbouring golf course.

The Kingsmills is an excellent base for guests visiting the iconic golf courses of the Highlands Royal Dornoch long ranked in the world’s top 10 courses; Nairn Golf Club, host to the Curtis and Walker Cups; and Castle Stuart Golf Links,

4 times host of the Scottish Open. Or perhaps some of the lesser known but equally challenging hidden gems.

The Highlands has an outstanding reputation for golf. And should you wish, the Kingsmills team can arrange transfers to the golf courses with our fleet of luxury vehicles.

Our choice of restaurants and the fabulous “Whisky Bar” is a great spot to relax and digest each drive and swing of the day's performance!

www.kingsmillshotel.com

The Links House at Royal Dornoch provides 5 star award-winning luxury accommodation & fine dining with the charm, grace and elegance of the world’s finest boutique hotels, adjacent to the 1st tee at Royal Dornoch Golf Club.

Its fifteen bedrooms have been individually designed and appointed to accentuate their generous size, unique character and views.

We are proud to be rated as one of the top dining experiences in Scotland.

The Highlands is the most magical, beautiful and, yes, remote of the five major golf regions in Scotland, yet it is perhaps the best.

Links House rests in the very heart of the Scottish Highlands, surrounded by pristine coastline, beaches, rivers, lochs, forests and mountains.

www.linkshousedornoch.com

Culloden House is located in the east neighbourhood of Inverness, capital of the Highlands. Our location on the “tourist route” is superb. Within a two – ten mile radius are Culloden Battlefield, Championship Golf (Castle Stuart), Clava Cairns (oldest neolithic site), Ft. George, Cawdor Castle (“most romantic castle in Scotland”), the Airport, City Centre (4 miles), Loch Ness and more.

At the time of the Jacobite uprising in 1745-46, Bonnie Prince Charlie used Culloden House as his lodging and battle headquarters prior to that fateful battle on Culloden Moor.

Today, this historic Inverness luxury hotel stands in nearly 40 acres where you are free to wander about the woodland and private gardens to enjoy the exceptional peace, tranquility and majesty of the grounds.

Undoubtedly our greatest asset is the staff. Here Highland hospitality has been elevated to its highest art form without being “stuffy” nor too “proper” or reserved. After all you deserve, without compromise, the very best.

The Draw

8.30 Golden Weasels - Paul Reilly

8.40 Toogood - Dan Toogood

Colin Black - Nick Walton

8.50

NaIrn GC - Sean Burgess

Withi Wonderers - Steve Marr

Team Foley - Andrew Skinner

GES - Simon Stevenson

PSG Heavy Lift - Jason McCreadie Braemou Bootroom Boys - Albert MacKenzie

Insights - Andrew Jowett

Orion 1 - Murray Urquhart

Orion 2 - Paul McKechnie

PPC Ltd - Gordon Law

Stephen Gardiner Homes - Tom Higson Mathers - Alastair Forsyth

Ed's Team - John Henry

Lockhart Golf - Dan Lockhart Silver Darlings - Murray Patterson

Orion 3 - David Grindell

Quad Centenary 1 - Gareth Hardy

Mackie Motors - Ryan Campbell

Farries, Kirk and McVean - James Erskine

Quad Centenary 2 - Ian Graham

Ron Mackie Cars Brechin - Jamie McLeary Stenson's - Paul Sherman

The Dream Team - Graham Brown TaylorMade - Andrew Humphreys

Quad Centenary 3 - Scott Henderson

Independent Together Ltd - Haydn McCullen Bushnell - Darren Bragg

Smoke Vent Solutions - Scott Houghton Dead Whisky Ltd - David Orr Simpsons Malt - Ross Cameron

Tomatin 1 - Campbell Elliott Royal Winchester - Alastair Hay

Cottesmere Country Club - Stephen Grouwstra

Tomatin 2 - Graham Fox Adidas Golf - Marc Boscott

NN4M - Alastair McNaughton

Martin Roughead - Craig Lee

Tomatin 3 - Stuart Williamson

BMS Southern - Neil Fenwick McCartney - Heather Macrae

Barking Mad - Greig Hutcheon

Tomatin 5 - Scott Herald

Tomatin 4 - Lorne Kelly Norfolk & Chance - Gavin Hay

The Simpsons - James McGhee

Sharpline Solutions - Gareth Davies Glasgow Whisky 1 - Paul Wardell Four Ballers - Ross Kellet

Kerr Investments - Paul O'Hara

Cordova Bay 1 - Jim Goddard Glasgow Whisky 2 - Alastair Kyle

Cordova Bay 2 - Jeff Palmer

Paterson & Rothwell - David Brunton Castle Stuart - Hamish McColm

PGA South Region - Matt Ford Stamford GC Team A - Phil Kelly

The -

Cordova Bay 3 - Brian Hann

Tandridge - Stephen Peters

Team Fylde - Dave Corsby

Special Piping Materials - Chris Doak Riding - Hyundai - Matthew Nixon Majestic Coffee - Ryan O'Neill

Dentex / Link 8 - Andy Thorne

Cosmos -

AbercornSt- Lorne

TaylorMade - Andrew Humphreys

Tomatin - Malt - Ross Cameron - - Alastair - Golf - Marc Boscott - Southern - Neil Fenwick

The Dream Team - Graham Brown Norfolk & Chance - Gavin Hay Majestic Coffee - Ryan O'Neill

The Simpsons - James McGhee Barking Mad - Greig Hutcheon

Bushnell - Darren Bragg

Saltire Conservation - Myles Cunningham Four Ballers - Ross Kellet Tandridge - Stephen Peters

Team Foley - Andrew Skinner Kerr Investments - Paul O'Hara Dentex / Link 8 - Andy Thorne

GES - Simon Stevenson

Castle Stuart - Hamish McColm Cordova Bay 1 - Jim Goddard

PSG Heavy Lift - Jason McCreadie Stamford GC Team A - Phil Kelly Cordova Bay 2 - Jeff Palmer

PPC Ltd - Gordon Law

The Royal Champions - Mark Smith Cordova Bay 3 - Brian Hann Stephen Gardiner Home - Tom Higson West Riding - Hyundai - Matthew Nixon NaIrn GC - Sean Burgess Lockhart Golf - Dan Lockhart Golden Weasels - Paul Reilly Withi Wonderers - Steve Marr Mackie Motors - Ryan Campbell

Toogood - Dan Toogood Insights - Andrew Jowett

Ron Mackie Cars Brechin - Jamie McLeary Colin Black - Nick Walton

Paterson & - David Brunton Bootroom Boys - Albert MacKenzie - -

PGA --

"Back from an absolutely fantastic few days @hglproam … magical golf courses to play, great company with the lads and even the weather behaved!! Massive thanks to @Tomatin1897 for supporting the event and an unbelievable prize."

2021 Winner, Matthew Nixon

Last year's HGL Pro Am was won by Matthew Nixon. He had led by two shots overnight after his opening rounds at Royal Dornoch and Castle Stuart. He then completed his win with a five-under 66. It gave Matthew a final 16-under 197 and a four-shot victory over defending champion Tom Higson.

As reported by Martin Dempster in The Scotsman, Nixon said: “I’ve won the odd one-day event but sleeping on a lead and winning a three-round event is really nice.”

Below - his Stamford Golf Club Team A also won, with 275 points (l to r) Chris Exton, Anthony Cavanagh, Matthew Nixon and Adam Wells.

Matthew was presented with his 50 year-old whisky prize by Stephen Bremner, Managing Director of Tomatin Distillery Co. Ltd.

Scotland’s very own Robert MacIntyre, originally from Oban which is a mere 110 miles from Inverness, landed a significant win when triumphing at the European venue for the next Ryder Cup, the Marco Simone GC (15th-18th September).

He beat US Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick in a play-off to lift the Italian Open in Rome and even had Rory McIlroy calling ‘Bobby Mac’ the “future of the European Ryder Cup team”. It was MacIntyre’s second DP World Tour triumph. And what a way to do it:

• Six under front nine on the final day (29), finishing with a tournament low 64

• New Stealth Driver set up – Stealth Plus 9.0

• 302-yard average driving distance

• Hybrid replacing his normal 5 wood

• Up to 15th in the DP World Tour rankings

Along with his coach and TaylorMade’s Tour representatives, MacIntyre paid particular attention to getting his driver working well for the event, along with his Hybrid. Both clubs were to get him to the green for a play-off birdie which clinched the win.

He said: "At the start of the week I didn't think this week was going to be the one - the style of golf course, the way it was playing. But we worked on a few things on Tuesday and Wednesday and I felt so in control of my golf ball this week - my wedges, my long irons and even that hybrid that came into the bag."

Here at TaylorMade we wish the players a similar taste of success at this year’s HGL Pro Am 2022.

In the Bobby Mac Bag

• Stealth Plus 9.0 Carbonwood driver

• Stealth Plus 15.0 fairway

• Stealth 19.0 rescue

• P·7MC 4-PW

• Hi-Toe 2 52, 60

• TP5X

Itinerary

There is lots to look forward to and savour at this year's HGL Pro Am. As well as golfing on three superb courses there is also the option to attend a whisky tasting dinner at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness, where you will be able to enjoy a three course meal and taste some of Tomatin’s most limited and exclusive whiskies.

07.00 Registration and check-in opens. All teams to collect gift packs. Clubhouse and practice facilities open.

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Tee-times

Breakfast rolls, halfway house, lunch after golf and a drink will be provided at all clubhouses

19.00 Arrival drinks at Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness 19.30 The Tomatin Dinner 22.00 Finish 07.00 Clubhouse and practice facilities open 08.30

Tee-times

TBreakfast rolls, halfway house, lunch after golf and a drink will be provided at all clubhouses 19.00 Arrival drinks at Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness 19.30 The Tomatin Dinner 22.00 Finish 07.00 Clubhouse and practice facilities open 08.30

Tee-times

Breakfast rolls, halfway house, lunch after golf and a drink will be provided at all clubhouses

WFrom No formal prizegiving. Teams free to depart 1pm after lunch.

Firt Hole In One Prize

Thanks to our event sponsor, Tomatin Single Malt, we will be offering an unprecedented chance to be the owner of a new Tomatin Single Malt cask that will be filled by hand and held in bond at The Tomatin Distillery. This opportunity has only been granted a handful of times before so it’s an extremely rare prize. The player to record the first Hole in One of the tournament will be invited to the distillery to fill their cask at a mutually agreed time.

See www.hglproam.com for terms and conditions.

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