News Release

For Immediate Release: September 7, 2007

Headline: Alistair Catto Represents Massachusetts Well at 2007 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship

Norton, MA – Congratulations are due to Alistair Catto (The Orchards GC) for advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2007 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

Catto, a veteran MGA competitor who won the 1991 Massachusetts Public Links Championship, advanced to the quarterinals following a 3 & 2 victory over Larry Grant. In the quarterfinals, Catto battled Frank Ford III (Charleston, SC) before falling in 19 Holes.

This year marked the first time that Catto had competed in the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. His wife Bonnie is also enjoying a successful summer of golf as one week earlier she had competed in the 2007 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship.

Here is a copy of the Alistair Catto bio that appeared on the USGA's web site:

Alistair Catto, 55, of South Hadley, Mass.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-and-2 victory over Larry Grant … playing in his first USGA Senior Amateur … also played in the 1987, 1990 and 1995 U.S. Amateurs and the 1990 U.S. Amateur Public Links, where he advanced to the third round … won the 1991 Massachusetts Public Links, the 2003 Vermont Senior Open and the 2002 Cape Cod Senior Open … caddied for 1960 British Open winner Ken Nagle in Champions Tour events … has seven holes-in-one, including one at the New England Amateur … has a career-low round of 67, shot to win the 1995 Western Massachusetts Amateur … born in Scotland … a 1991 graduate of Amherst College … played on the squash team at Amherst … works in golf/racquet sales for Fran Johnsons Inc. … wife Bonnie (played in the 2007 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur this week) … birth date: Oct. 22, 1951.