ALLY EARNS PLACE AMONG TOP 50 KIDS’ COACHES 

Ally McNaughton with his coaching award at Royal Dornoch. Pic Matthew Harris 

ROYAL Dornoch teaching professional has been doing sterling work with the Highland club’s thriving junior section. 

And that has brought Ally McNaughton to global attention. 

He has received a commemorative plaque from The US Kids Golf Coaches Institute following their awards dinner in Florida. 

It marks out Ally among the organisation’s top 50 “Kids Coaches.” 

General manager Neil Hampton congratulated Ally on behalf of the club and members. 

“It’s a marvellous honour for Ally to be recognised by such an august body in golf. It underlines that word has been spreading just how successful our coaching and junior development programme is proving,” said Neil. 

“We now have more than 150 local youngsters participating, and credit is due to Ally, with valuable support from Erin Herd and our head PGA coaching professional Gary Dingwall. 

“We set out to provide local school pupils with an opportunity to get into golf and we are delighted to see so many enjoying themselves with their friends at the club’s coaching classes, and winning a clutch of trophies playing against clubs from all over the country is an added bonus.” 

Coaches from 10 countries and 20 states in the USA have been honoured in an award ceremony which began more than 20 years ago.