Successful Junior Ryder Cup captain Stephen Gallacher believes 16-year-old Connor Graham is going to be the “next big thing” in Scottish golf after he helped Europe defeat the United States at the Marco Simone Club in Rome.
The Blairgowrie player was undefeated throughout the week as team Europe ended a run of six consecutive defeats, finishing on 20½ to USA’s 9½.
“He is a great kid,” said Gallacher, who knew the teenager from playing in some of the captain’s own foundation events.
“He won my under-12 event at ten years old believe it or not at Gogarburn. I still have the picture in the house so I’ve known Connor since he was a nipper.
“He has a great family. His brother is a good player, as is his father. When he got in the Walker Cup, he just missed out on automatic qualification for this event as he was playing in a division…
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