FirstPoint USA Hall of Fame
Gavin Dear
College:Lynn University, Florida (www.lynn.edu)Sport: Men’s Golf
Inducted:2008
Gavin was placed on scholarship at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. The Murrayhall player had a strong college career before returning to the UK after graduation and making a huge impact at the domestic and international level of amateur golf. A string of excellent performances throughout the year clinched Dear's place in the Eisenhower Trophy side, with the Murrayshall man finishing Scotland's leading points scorer in the recent Home Internationals at Muirfield. An outstanding individual performer and team player for Scotland in 2008, Gavin was nominated to the FirstPoint 'Hall of Fame' that same year. Won the World Amateur Team Championships with Scotland in 2008 at the Adelaide GC, Australia - alongside former FirstPoint client Callum Macauley.