Brora golfer Calum Stewart crowned a season of high achievements by qualifying for last month’s Faldo Series Grand Final in Brazil, carding a score of 240 and finishing 9th in the under-15 boys section.

A member of the SGU National under 16 squad (Development) for three years, Calum slashed his handicap from 3.3 to 0.8 in 2008. 

Equally impressively, he was selected for the Scottish team on four separate occasions. 

“It was an awesome experience and I’d love to get the opportunity to repeat it and go back next year,” said Calum, whose trip to Brazil included a clinic with Nick Faldo (plus a soccer competition against Brazil which Scotland won!)

“It was completely different weather and courses from what I’m used to. I hit the ball quite well in the long game but I struggled a bit getting used to the different grains on the green. “

In the summer he won the North of Scotland Boys matchplay, and in the Faldo series he won the event’s Scottish Qualifying at the Carrick in May and the Regional Final at the Roxburghe in August.

This last victory sealed his place in the team travelling to the Costa do Sauipe Resort in Northern Brazil where he joined talented golfers from Faldo Series tournaments from over 15 countries worldwide.