15/07/2008

Among those competing in the Open golf championship this week, allmediascotland.com will be rooting for one in particular.

Barry Hume - a professional at the Haggs Castle course in Glasgow - managed to squeeze his way through a qualifying round last week, with scores of 70 and 75.

But the main reason why the former Scottish Amateur champion is being hailed by allmediascotland is that he is boyfriend of Lennox Herald reporter, Laura McLachlan.

McLachlan - who has just graduated from the Scottish Centre for Journalism Studies - was, on Friday, a guest of local whisky company, Ballantine’s, as part of its sponsorship of the Scottish Open golf championship at Loch Lomond.

On Friday, Ballantine’s brand director, Peter Moore, so happened to mention his company’s sponsorship of a golf tournament in South Korea.

From what he was saying, it seemed he had formed a good friendship with its winner.....a certain Graeme McDowell, who, on Sunday evening, emerged victorious at the Scottish Open.

Comment: A great wee journo she is too.Check the sport section on Lennox which she has transformed as sports editor..not bad for a junior eh!!!! A Fan

Comment:  I have to agree with the above comment too and many of Laura's former SCJS colleagues will be supporting Barry too. Good luck, Hume! Stacey Mullen.

Comment: I too agree about Laura's writing skills. Well I would, wouldn't I? I'm her editor. And she's going nowhere ...just yet. Alan Woodison.

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