Journalism students adding to in-depth coverage at Blairgowrie

<strong><em>By Jenny Cleeton, reporting for europeantour.com</em></strong>

While the Junior Ryder Cup showcases the work of junior golfers from across Europe and the USA, promising journalism students from Glasgow Clyde College have been following the young stars on the course to add to the in-depth coverage of the event from The Blairgowrie Golf Club.<br /><br />The three first year students arrived at 7.30am on the opening day to meet with the media team before being assigned their tasks for the day. Dereck Murdoch, Darren McConachie and Jon Brady, will be spending the two days putting what they have been learning in the early stages of their studies into action.<br /><br />Reporting back to the media team in Blairgowrie, each student will be contributing to the Twitter feed, Facebook and website of PGA with photos and descriptions of what is going on throughout the two days.<br /><br />When asked about the experience, Derek Murdoch one of the three students from Glasgow Clyde College said: “I have only been at college for four weeks. It certainly made me realise how much I should practice my shorthand! I had covered a lot of rugby before but this was my first golf tournament, it was really interesting and both teams were playing exceptionally good golf.”<br /><br />Another journalism student volunteer, Darren McConachie said: “It has such a great sense of community around here. You feel welcomed by everyone and it is so nice to see so much support. The course is fantastic and everything seems so be running smoothly. It is nice to see so many school kids here as well, getting in on the experience. It’s so nice to see the turn out of people overall, especially for Bradley [Neil], everybody is obviously very proud of him.”<br /><br />The third student from Glasgow Clyde College, Jon Brady, was out on the course all day following home favourite Neil and has been soaking up the excitement as he takes notes out on the links.<br /><br />“The atmosphere and home support for Bradley is unforgettable,” he said. “You can see why there is so much buzz around him and Blairgowrie, it has been amazing to see.”<br /><br />Talking about the experience he has been offered, Jon says, “The whole experience has been really good. Just like the other guys, it has really made me realise how important shorthand is and is going to push me to knuckle down.”

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