Here is a lengthy annual report on the League’s activities for 2022, and a remarkable series of results and some wonderful Players’ performances are all included. If you have time to read it, thank you. It may give you a perspective on the role the League plays in growing the game. Dave Warren, Joint League Secretary.
The Nine Core Values of Golf
A reminder for all our Juniors when the 2026 season starts. “The First Tee” is a Junior Program in the USA. They promote these 9 core values to which all of our Junior golfers should aspire!
SJTC 2022 – Results!
We are grateful to all the Junior Team organisers for giving their time to arranging for their Players’ attendance and participation in the SJTC event at Stirling. There were 120 competitors representing 20 Teams and Areas/Counties from across Scotland, in the recent 5th playing of the Championship. 24 Girls competed, the highest number ever.
Our thanks go to all at Stirling Golf Club for hosting this event. Their welcome, hospitality and assistance, was truly fantastic, and the names of all concerned were mentioned at the prize giving. And thanks are also due to Scottish Golf for supporting this event.
Excellent assistance in setting up this complex event was received from Jenny Potter at Golf Genius. The smooth running of the day could not have happened without the assistance of local Starter Robbie Roy, Assistant Directors Sue Warren and Gareth Jack, and local Junior Convenors Fiona Kelly and Angela Dickson. Our thanks are due also to our Patron, Catriona Matthew, to friends at the R&A for donating prizes, and to some American friends who obtained prizes for the event from the US Masters and from the US Womens Open.
Please see attached list of winners and prizes. The scores can be seen on the Golf Genius App using the access code QXFSEQ. No other info is required to access it. All prizes have now been awarded, some by post to the winners.
Congratulations to the Team from Swanston (photo attached) who, led by David Morrans their Junior Convenor, (photo attached) in their first appearance in the Competition, won the trophy, donated by Ian Howarth, with the best 5 out of 6 points total of 186, narrowly beating Drumpellier and Dumbartonshire on 184 and 183 points respectively. The 3 all-Girls Teams present representing the East or West of Scotland were led by the West of Scotland Girls (Blue) team with 182 points. They were awarded US Masters visors signed by Catriona Matthew, one of our Patrons.
The best individual net scores were 51 points by Olivia Thompson of East Girls, and 48 points by Owen Hayward of Swanston. The best gross points scores were 37 by Jamie Gibb of Aboyne, and 29 by Ava Graham of West Girls.
We look forward to seeing you, or other Teams from your Leagues, at the 2023 event which will be held at Elderslie Golf Club on Sunday September 24th.
Regards, Dave Warren
SJTC Tournament Director.
07595 301425
Photos from recent events!
The following photos show the winners in our recent events. Below, some of the Craigielaw winning Team in the League – L-R, Corey Hagan, LewisRussell, Craigielaw Club Captain John Murdoch, Magnus Braby, Daryl Yuill, Diarmuid Slavin, AdamMcLean, Declan Slavin. The Junior Convenor, Gordon Smith was not available.
Hudson Blair of West Links Juniors with his coach Katy McNicholl, and the Handicap Order of Merit Trophy.
Fergus Brown of Gullane with the Boys Scratch Championship Trophy for Boys U18/U16.
Rory Leitch of Haddington with the Boys U16 Net Trophy.
Corran Fraser of Dunbar with the Boys U18/U16 Handicap Championship Trophy.
Declan Slavin of Craigielaw with his prize as runner-up in the Boys U12 Handicap Championship.
Rory Papakyriakou of West Links Juniors with his trophy for winning the U12 Boys Handicap Championship.
Alex Martin with his prize as runner-up in the Boys U12 Scratch Championship.
Cameron Brown of Musselburgh with his prize as runner-up in the Boys U14 Handicap Championship.
Ryan Killorn of West Links Juniors with his trophy for winning the U12 Boys Scratch Championship.
Charlie Mack of Royal Musselburgh with his trophy for winning the U14 Boys Handicap Championship.
Angus Hill of Gullane with his prize as runner-up in the Boys U14 Scratch Championship.
OOM 2023 and 2022 prize lists
Attached is the list for Team Winners and the Orders of Merit in the East Lothian Junior League, for 2023. In total, 110 Players took part this year but this number was slightly down on previous years. Congratulations to Jack Collingswood who scooped the top Scratch Prize with an amazingly consistent run of scoring with four 1st places. at MDs! Rory McArdle topped the Handicap OOM but was only 4 points ahead of Kole Henderson and Sam Ratcliffe. Both OOM lists, scratch and handicap, can be seen on the Golf Genius App, under “Member Portal,” and then “Season Points.” Choose Scratch or Handicap season standings.
Attached is the prize list for the Orders of Merit in the East Lothian Junior League, for 2022. In total, 113 Players took part this year but this number was slightly down on previous years. Congratulations to Sean Gallacher who scooped the top Scratch Prize with an amazingly consistent run of scoring. Hudson Blair, aged 11, astonished everyone, with totals of 49 and 44 points at the last 2 Match Days, to win the Handicap OOM. He even caught the Secretary napping, as he had assumed that Cameron Brown had won this, so this error has now been rectified. Both OOM lists, scratch and handicap, can be seen on the Golf Genius App, under “Member Portal,” and then “Season Points.” Choose Scratch or Handicap season standings.
Junior Golf East Lothian OOMs
Please see the following note from Kate Green. Playing in these events through the Autumn to the Spring will be good to keep your game in shape! You must attend schools in East Lothian to qualify. Dave Warren.
“Just a quick reminder that the closing date for our first Order of Merit event next Friday 2nd of Sept @ Musselburgh Old is 26th August. Thanks to those that have confirmed they would like to play already. I plan to do the draw on Monday and confirm with the club how many tee times we will require so please could let you me know if you’d like to play next Friday asap. You can enter all the events as a block booking or you can enter them individually by a week prior. You can also enter them all and let me know by a week prior if you can’t play.
2022/23 Junior Golf East Lothian Order of Merit Events (formerly East Lothian Schools Order of Merit).
These events are free to enter and count towards handicap. We use the East Lothian Junior Golf Order of Merit to select players for opportunities such as performance squads and teams for Pro event Pro Ams etc. They are a great opportunity to play with golfers from across East Lothian on a variety of local courses free of charge.”
To enter just email Kate confirming:
– Name
– CDH Number
– Current handicap
– Home club
– School
– Date of Birth
2022/23 Junior Golf East Lothian Order of Merit Events
Format: Stableford (Handicap counting)
Criteria: players must have a handicap and live in East Lothian
Divisions: Scratch and Handicap
Max handicap: 36
Price: FREE
To enter email: kgreen@eastlothian.gov.uk
Closing date for entries: 1 week prior but please book further in advance if possible as times are limited
Tee times from : 1330
2022/23 Order of Merit Events
- Fri 2nd September @ Musselburgh Old GC
- Fri 9th September @ Longniddry GC
- Mon 19th September @ Musselburgh GC
- Fri 30th September @ Winterfield GC
- Fri 7th October @ Royal Musselburgh GC
- Fri 28th October @ Craigielaw GC
- Fri 4th November @ Haddington TBC
- Fri 11th November @ Gifford TBC
- Fri 27th January @ Venue TBC
- Fri 27th January @ Venue TBC
- Mon 13th February @ Venue TBC
- Fri 3rd March @ Venue TBC
- Fri 17th March @ Kilspindie GC
- Fri 31st March @ Venue TBC
- Mon 1st May Final @ Venue TBC
MD10 Glen results!
Congratulations to Craigielaw for winning the League again this year for the 3rd year in succession. The scoring can be seen below. The MD was won by West Links Fidra Team, who finished only 1 point ahead of the home Team, The Glen. The League Table has been updated and is now on this website. Gullane held on strongly to 2nd place, fighting off challenges from West Links Bass and Haddington. So both Craigielaw and Gullane will represent the League in the Scottish Junior Team Championships at Stirling on Sunday the 25th September. Hudson Blair of West Links Fidra Team won his 2nd MD in a row, with 44 points following on from his 49 points at Kilspindie! The Players mentioned below will receive golf balls as prizes. News of the Order of Merit winners and prizes are in a separate post.
EL Juniors v Spanish U16s!
The Match at The West Links on Tuesday the 23rd August was drawn 2.5 – 2.5. Please see photos attached. Report to follow.
MD9 Royal Muss. results!
Here are the results for Sunday at Royal Musselburgh. All scores have been uploaded to WHS. The list of prizes can be seen here. Thanks to all at Royal Musselburgh for making us so welcome, and for having the course in tip top condition. Thanks as usual to the helpers, particularly to Stuart and Helen Findlay, Sue Warren, Ric Foulner and Jack Rogan. SCORES! First see the League Table on the Home Page! Craigielaw, in third place, gathered 10 more points and clinched the title as they now lead 2nd placed Gullane by an unassailable 18 points. Congratulations to Gordon Smith and his Team! The Home Team, Musselburgh Toun, had the best total of points on the day with 164, just ahead of the very young Team representing West Links Fidra on 163. The battle for 2nd place tightened up with the Haddington and West Links Bass Teams now only 2 and 3 points behind Gullane respectively. They have all to play for at The Glen at our final Match Day on Sunday 28th August, as a place in the Scottish Junior Team Championship is assured for the Team finishing 2nd. They will probably be playing together! Please get your entries in on the Golf Genius App and come along and view the final battle and enjoy a great course with superb views. Mention must be made of some fantastic individual net scores – Hudson Blair with 49 points, was 5 points ahead of Stella Walters and Rory McKenzie. In the gross section, Evie McCallum had a great 69 gross, for 40 points, leading Sean Gallacher and Aidan Lawson by 45 points. NOTE – If you won a prize and/or a trophy in our Championships at Kilspindie, these were available at Royal Musselburgh for collection by the winners, a list of whom can be seen on this website. Some of these prizes still need to be collected. Any problems, give me a call. Dave Warren 07595 3901425.
Results – Championships and Team Strokeplay 2022!
The results of the 2022 ELJGL Championships are now available on Golf Genius here. Apologies for the delay. Photos of the prize giving and prizewinners are in a separate post now. There was some spectacular scoring! Our Championships were combined with our Team Strokeplay event for the first time. Sadly, 2 of our 11 member Clubs did not manage to field the minimum of 3 Players to compete in this Team event.
There were 62 players, with the 36 older U16/U18 Boys completing 2 rounds. Everyone played off the medal tees.
Kilspindie was in great shape for our visit, so many thanks to our hosts, Craig and Chris, and to the Kilspindie members, and our Starter John Anderson. Thanks as usual to Shona Paton. The help received on our scoring software, from Jenny Potter of Golf Genius, was invaluable in sorting out the various divisions, age groups and Teams. Provost John McMillan was on hand to present some of the prizes to the younger Boys, and to the Girls. Thanks John! Thanks to the R&A for donating so many lovely prizes, and we have carried some of them over for the upcoming Scottish Junior Team Championships.
It was a very complicated and a long day for the organisers! So much so, that the prize-givings for the U18/U16 Boys and for the Team event, were held over! The final winning scores, and list of prizewinners, are now published below.
Gullane dominated the Boys scratch event and were deserved winners of the Team Strokeplay Trophy, over 18 holes in the morning, with a 5 under par total, best 3 from 4 scratch scores. Craigielaw, helped by Corey Hagan’s 11 under par round of net 58, won the handicap Team event.
There were 10 girls competing in the Championships, and Evie McCallum took the scratch spoils with a gross 70, level par. Kate Thomson of Winterfield, won the net with a 59!
Dunbar’s newest recruit from Bathgate, Corran Fraser, who only joined the Club and the League on the day before the event, scooped the 36 hole handicap event with a great total of 126, playing off a handicap of 8!
Scottish Golf might note some of the Boys’ scratch scores! A 36 hole gross total of 128 by Fergus Brown, and a 2nd round of 62 by Andrew Hendry! Corey Hagan of Craigielaw, aged 13, scored a scratch 67. Our new Scottish Boys U12s Champion, 11 year old West Links Junior member Ryan Killorn, broke par with a 68!
We have now secured a venue for our annual Championships next year. They will be at Longniddry on Friday the 4th August. Please put this in your diary so you don’t miss out!
The Scratch Team Strokeplay event scheduled for July had to be cancelled due to there being very few Teams entering. The schools Summer holidays were probably the reason for that. So, we combined the event with the League Individual Championships in August, when 62 Players turned out. So 9 Teams were able to compete in the Team event. Gullane, in the best 3 out of 4 scores format, scored a gross 5 under par gross Team total. Fergus Brown was their top player with a gross 64, and he was ably supported by Andrew Hendry and Jack Lucas. Longniddry were the closest challengers just 3 strokes behind. In the Handicap event, Craigielaw scored an impressive 13 under par total, led by Corey Hagan off 9, who scored a great 11 under par 58! Adam McLean and Jack Barnes scored net 68s, to push Longniddry into 2nd spot, only 3 strokes behind, despite Ben Austin’s great score of net 63! Many thanks to Kilspindie for hosting the event.
