Ryder Cup man Coltart happy to help a friend

TWO of Guernsey golf's brightest young stars have been learning from a former Ryder Cup player.

Aimee Ponte and James Hamon both enjoyed one-to-one sessions with Andrew Coltart, who also taught another group of 10 teenagers from the Guernsey Junior Golf Club when visiting the island.

The trip came about from Coltart's lifelong friendship with Chris Douglas, who is the club professional at the Royal and he was delighted with the tutelage that the 41-year-old Scot gave.

'It was phenomenal and all the kids are now incredibly motivated,' Douglas said.

'To get someone like Andrew over is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these guys and I know he really enjoyed it too.'