Martin Dempster: Build a future in memory of Adam

WHAT a fitting tribute it would be to Adam Hunter if the golfers who attended his funeral in Glasgow last Friday could all sit down round a table some time and give their thoughts on how to take the Scottish game forward.

Rarely can players from so many different eras have been brought together, such was the impact Hunter had, first as a Tour professional himself then, more recently, as a coach.

The likes of Ross Drummond, Mike Miller, Andrew Oldcorn and Stephen McAllister paid their last respects, as did Alastair Forsyth, Marc Warren, Dean Robertson and, of course, Paul Lawrie, who delivered an emotional and heartfelt tribute to the man who helped him become Open champion.

Stephen Gray, the newly-crowned Tartan Tour No 1, was also at Daldowie Crematorium along with a whole host of other PGA professionals. So, too was Challenge Tour player Callum Macaulay. But, for me, it was the presence of the likes of Scottish amateur champion David Law, Philip McLean and Paul Shields that summed up the depth of Hunter’s impact on the game in this country.

Scottish golf has lost an influential figure, not to mention a well-liked individual, but, with some input from all those in attendance on the outskirts of Glasgow, there should be an opportunity to create the sort of future for our game that would have made Adam Hunter more than anyone proud.