Inspired by this month's Rio Olympics, the European Senior Tour teamed up with Scottish Archery ahead of this week's Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open, giving members Paul Broadhurst, David J Russell and Andrew Oldcorn a new challenge on the golf course.
The first recorded occupants on the site where Archerfield Links stands today were the bowmen of King Edward I in 1298, giving the location the name Archerfield.
Used to being competitors out on the course, defending Scottish Senior Open champion Paul Broadhurst, DJ Russell, designer of both golf courses at Archerfield, and Scotsman Andrew Oldcorn, winner of the WINSTONgolf Senior Open earlier this year, were paired up with archers from Scottish Archery, each firing six arrows in a competition before Friday's tee-off.
Former Olympian Simon Needham, who participated in the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2010 Commonwealth Games, fellow Commonwealth Games teammate Alistair Whittingham, and Scottish 3D Field champion David Ireland were on hand to introduce the golfers to a new sport.
The 18th fairway was transformed into an archery range with the team with the most points after three ends taking first prize.
The winner of the competition will be revealed in the highlights show of the 2016 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open.
Ticket information for the Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open is available here, and to find out more about Prostate Cancer UK's continued work in golf from hosting a golf day to making mistakes matter by 'Chipping In', click here.
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