Barry Hume News

LESS than five years after making the second of two appearances in the Open Championship, Barry Hume is returning to the amateur ranks this weekend.

Teenage amateur from Ayrshire makes a big impression at Castle Stuart as he displays promising ability and admirable composure in esteemed company IT DIDN'T take long out on the course for the inevitable question to be asked.

BARRY Hume sets off on what he hopes will be the road back to the Open in the regional qualifier at Musselburgh today.

SINCE sparking a healthy and, more to the point, much-needed debate about an apparent talent drain in Scottish golf, I've received numerous comments, emails and, perhaps most interestingly of all, one phone call over the past few weeks.