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Project will invest £1m to help talented amateurs turn professional

The five-year sportscotland plan has won the backing of the former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher, who has agreed to become a member of the board of the independent company that is in the process of being established to manage the investment.

Colin Montgomerie, the captain for this year’s match in Wales, Paul Lawrie, the 1999 Open champion, and Catriona Matthew, the defending Women’s British Open champion, have also agreed to advise the board on the merit of potential benefactors.