Golf pro spared jail following drugs raid
18th January, 2012 by Emma Williams
An assistant PGA professional who admitted to selling cocaine at the fifth oldest golf club in the world has been spared jail.
The actions of Kenneth Glen led to Royal Musselburgh Golf Club being raided by police last year, although no drugs were found. Glen, who says his career has been “totally trashed” and his wedding plans had to be scrapped by the events, later admitted selling the class-A drug to a chef who worked at the club.
However, judge Lady Clark accepted that Glen, who had no previous convictions, was a minor drug dealer and sentenced him to 300 hours of community service.
Glen had said he had bought around £500 of the drug and had sold it to friends at several locations without making a profit.
Royal Musselburgh Golf Club was established in 1774. Golfers have competed annually for the Old Club Cup at the club since then, and the club believes it is the oldest trophy still competitively played for anywhere in the world.