Highland golfers were treated to a unique event last Wednesday at the Newton Hotel in Nairn. At the invitation of European Tour professional and coach Gillian Stewart, golfing gurus Dr Karl Morris and Jamie Edwards presented a seminar on how to 'Train your Golf Brain'.

Dr Morris and Jamie Edwards work at the highest level in golf with players of the calibre of Darren Clarke, their aim being to help players manage themselves better on the golf course and get the best out of themselves.

Gillian Stewart said -

"The event far exceeded my expectations with a turnout of 80 people, which just shows the interest that exists in this side of the game. Karl and Jamie did a great job and kept their audience enthralled for the best part of three hours. The seminar was extremely practical, with every person present being able to take away skills and tools that they could immediately implement to help them perform better on the golf course.

Feedback so far has been tremendous. What they do fits in with my belief that to coach effectively, this side of the game has to be integrated with the technical.

Tiger Woods has worked with a sports psychologist since the age of 12, which was an interesting revelation for the youngsters in the audience. What is really exciting is the possibility that this event could act as the catalyst for one of more of these young golfers to commit to developing their mental game early and go on to become great players"

One of the attendees, Alasdair Mackenzie, Fortrose G.C. said, "It was really very good, lots of tips on how to keep focused over a 3 hour round, lots of ways to practice which makes the effort more rewarding, lots of "little snippets" about the techniques used by the famous Pros which I had never heard before. I would definitely go again and recommend it to anyone with a serious interest in improving their game".