{"id":496981,"date":"2026-02-22T15:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496981\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:13:09","slug":"renowned-golf-club-bestows-honour-for-vital-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496981\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned golf club bestows honour for ‘vital leadership’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Blairgowrie past captain Bonar Watson, 95, served in that role during the period leading up to the opening of the club’s second championship course, Lansdowne, in 1979. Presenting the award,\u00a0current club\u00a0captain Alistair\u00a0Batchen\u00a0said it\u00a0recognised\u00a0Mr Watson’s\u00a0\u201cexceptional service, leadership,\u00a0and lifelong loyalty to Blairgowrie Golf Club<\/a> and to the game of golf more widely.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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\n “Bonar played a vital leadership role during a period of significant development in the club’s history, with the benefits being still enjoyed by members today and long into the future,” he added.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cBeyond titles and offices held, it is\u00a0Bonar\u2019s\u00a0character that has left the greatest impression.\u00a0He has\u00a0always\u00a0represented Blairgowrie\u00a0Golf<\/a> Club with dignity, generosity, and sportsmanship, setting an example admired across generations.”\n<\/p>\n

\n Read more:\n<\/p>\n

\n Mr Watson took up the game as an eight\u2011year\u2011old at Craigie Hill<\/a>, where he would later serve as captain when the clubhouse there opened in 1966. He received his offer of membership from Blairgowrie in 1952 on the same day as he was called up for national service with the Ordnance Corps, but worked most of his life in the family business Watsons of Perth.\n<\/p>\n

\n “I managed to defer joining the club until 1954 as I wasn\u2019t wanting to pay eight guineas and not manage to play any golf for the next two years,” he recalled.\n<\/p>\n

\n Mr Batchen added: \u201cWhether\u00a0through his\u00a0contribution as a competitor, his extensive service on the\u00a0committee, or\u00a0his\u00a0time as\u00a0captain,\u00a0Bonar\u00a0has\u00a0consistently given\u00a0his\u00a0time,\u00a0experience, and judgement for the good of the\u00a0club.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Cabot to break ground on new golf accommodation near Inverness<\/p>\n

\n Stuart McColm of Cabot Highlands says up to \u00a340m could be invested in the next two years (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n

\n With its newest course moving into full operation this year, the Cabot Collection is getting ready to break ground on additional accommodation for golfers visiting the Scottish Highlands<\/a>. In the latest from the Around the Greens<\/a> series, vice president of golf development Stuart McColm explains how the resort\u2019s location and Cabot\u2019s real\u2011estate model are driving construction.\n<\/p>\n

\n Read the full story here.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

For the diary…<\/p>\n

The BIGGA Scotland Conference will be held on February 24 at the Carnegie Conference and Events Centre in Dunfermline<\/p>\n

Scottish Golf Tourism Week will take place from March 10-12 at the Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel in Edinburgh<\/p>\n

The Scottish Golf Tourism Awards will be held on March 12 at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh<\/p>\n

The Scottish Golf Annual Awards will take place on March 27 at voco Grand Central in Glasgow<\/p>\n

\n Click here to sign up for The Herald’s Business of Golf newsletter, out every Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Blairgowrie past captain Bonar Watson, 95, served in that role during the period leading up to the opening…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496982,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-496981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}