Scots golf legend Sandy Lyle is to compete in the World Hickory Open at Panmure Medal in Angus.
The two-times major winner will be among the 100 golfers teeing off in the first round of the tournament which is being played at Carnoustie.
“I’ve been playing hickory golf for close on three years,” said Lyle.
“I am really looking forward to playing in the World Hickory Open at Panmure.”
The World Hickory Open is one of the main events in this year’s Carnoustie Country Festival of Golf and will be played over two days.
“We are absolutely delighted to be joined by a golfer of Sandy Lyle’s calibre,” said World Hickory Open founder and director, Lionel Freedman, who explained that the hickory golfers will have a warm-up round at Forfar on Monday, in preparation for the tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“The majority of competitors will be playing with pre-1935 golf clubs,” added Mr Freedman, who said that, in keeping with the traditional ethos of the tournament, most of the competitors will be wearing golf clothing reminiscent of the hickory era.
“For a few of the competitors, this will be their first time playing golf using hickories, while others are highly experienced hickory golfers.
“But whether novice or expert, they all share a common bond a passion for golf in its truest form, which they will certainly experience when they play Panmure, widely considered to be one of the top 100 courses in the world.”
Since 2012, Monifieth Links, Montrose Links and now Panmure have welcomed the World Hickory Open, with many competitors returning year after year, including American Mike Stevens.
He said: “To walk on courses where golf has been played for hundreds of years and to play as they did all those years ago is beyond description.”
The tournament is for amateur and professional golfers and this year, thanks to sponsorship from the World Golf Teachers Federation, a prize fund of £3,000 is on offer.