Each year, the Club has the opportunity to present the Jack Murray Trophy to a member, or members, who have made a significant contribution to the Club or brought recognition to it throughout the year.
This can be through their playing or representative achievements, or through their involvement and contribution in other areas of our sport. It is a discretionary award decided upon by the Council, and this year’s decision was unanimous.
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2026 Jack Murray Trophy is Calum Morrison.Calum, our current Junior Champion having retained his title this year following his victory in 2025, has represented the Club across the country throughout 2026.
Among his many highlights were winning the Glasgow Boys Strokeplay and finishing runner-up in the West of Scotland Boys Championship as well a scoring the lowest gross score in our own Campbell McMillan Trophy.
He also qualified for the match-play stages of the Scottish Boys Championship, broke through to play for the Brand Putter team, and reached the final of the Men’s Club Championship, eventually losing on the 35th hole.
We are announcing the award a little earlier than usual for a very good reason. Calum has now headed stateside to take up his golf scholarship at Bellevue University, Nebraska, where he will join the University Golf Team.
We look forward to following his progress and hearing all about this exciting new chapter in his golfing life.
In addition to the trophy, we have given Calum some Cowglen-branded items, ensuring that he will always have a little piece of Cowglen with him and can help to “spread the word” about our wonderful course.
We will have the opportunity to formally present the trophy to Calum’s family at the Club Prizegiving in November.
I hope you will all agree that this is a thoroughly well-deserved award for a young man who is a credit to both his family and our Golf Club.
Congratulations, Calum, and best wishes for the exciting journey ahead.
John Gemmell
Captain.