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International Pairs 2008
2007-12-18
International Pairs will head to the Home of Golf to celebrate its tenth anniversary in style after announcing that both the world and UK finals will be held in the East of Scotland next year. Competitors from around 30 countries are set to gather at the Duke's Course in St Andrews for the International Pairs world finals from September 21-23. The 36-hole competition - the world's largest of its kind in the world for club golfers - will return to Scotland less than a month later when the UK finals are staged at Carnoustie for the second year running.
"Next year will be a notable landmark for International Pairs and it seems fitting that the world and UK finals will both be staged in Scotland," said Ross Honey, founder and managing director of International Pairs.
"Scotland has played a pivotal role in the development of the competition and to hold our finals on two such renowned courses shows how far International Pairs has come since 1998.
"The Duke's Course will represent a fantastic challenge and test for the lucky pairs who qualify for the world final, while Carnoustie has a deserved reputation as one of the finest golf links anywhere in the world. We're very excited to be going back there."
Scarborough South Cliff duo Shaun Smith and Simon Deaves won a nail-biting three-way play-off to be crowned 2007 International Pairs world champions in July and the competition is set to be just as fierce next September.
Competitors from as far-a-field as America, China, Israel, South Africa, Australia and Thailand are expected to fly in to compete in the fifth International Pairs world final and they will experience a Duke's Course that has undergone a extensive series of changes over the last 18 months.
Measuring 7,500 yards off the back tees, the majority of the bunkers have been remodelled while the addition of new tees, heather, gorse and trees and the re-design of the closing stretch of holes makes the heathland championship layout one of the 'must play' courses.
Andy Campbell, director of golf at the Duke's Course - which is owned by St Andrews' Old Course Hotel - said: "The Duke's is delighted to be hosting such a prestigious tournament as the International Pairs and we look forward to welcoming the competitors to what we believe is a wonderful and challenging setting worthy of testing the best players."
For more information please visit www.internationalpairs.com
