There was a fantastic turnout of over 220 P5 pupils from 17 local primary schools participated in the Clackmannanshire Primary Schools Golf Festival on Tuesday 18th March. 

The Festival, which took place in Tullibody Civic Centre, was divided into morning and afternoon sessions.  The school teams went round six stations to accumulate points for their team.  The top three schools in the morning were: 1st Claremont Primary B; 2nd Park Primary A and 3rd Clackmannan Primary.  In the afternoon: 1st Alva Primary A; 2nd Alva Primary B and 3rd Strathdevon Primary.

The winning teams from each venue received shields, which were very kindly donated by the Alloa Rotary Club. Every child received a certificate and a bottle of water which was generously donated by Highland Spring.  Special thanks must also go to the Alloa Rotary Club who helped with the scoring and paid for all the buses which transported the pupils to each venue. 

Councillor Bobby McGill presented the certificates and said; “I was very impressed by the high standard of golfing skill and the way the pupils performed in their teams, supporting, encouraging and cheering each other along.  The schools staff and the active co-ordinators must be commended for preparing their pupils so well before this event and for getting so many to participate.  We have a tremendous junior golfing talent in Clackmannanshire, some of whom have reached excellent heights. We could have been looking at the next Tiger Woods at the event today.”