East Lothian Junior Golf League

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SJTC 2025 – Results!

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Apologies, this post about the results of the SJTC on Sunday the 28th September has been delayed. But the following message was sent out later on the day of the event to all the participating Team Convenors. The individual scores were posted to WHS on the day of the event so Players’ handicaps were updated. The full prize list can be seen below. 

“Dear Convenors and others, thanks to you and all your Juniors for making the journey to compete in the 2025 SJTC.  It was great to meet you all and see your young Golfers enjoy their experience over the famous links of North Berwick.”

I attach the final Team results on Golf Genius here at this link. Click on the Team names and you can see how the Team scores were tallied. The individual Boys’ and Girls’ leading scratch and net scores can also be seen there. Well done to all the Teams and Individual winners who have been awarded prizes. Some Teams had to leave early so prizes not awarded on the day, have been delivered in person to local Clubs, or sent out by post to those further afield. Regards all, Dave Warren, SJTC Tournament Organiser.

The winning Team were Drumpellier, pictured below with the trophy. L-R Mason Angus, Declan Slavin, Carrick Watson, Matthew O’Neill, Dave Warren (ELJGL Secretary) Alexander Watson, and Kenny McLean (Junior Convenor, Drumpellier.) The individual scores were excellent with 3 scores exceeding 40 points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo of the 3 All-Girls Team who participated from West of Scotland, East of Scotland, and Angus. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for all the positive feedback, which I copy below.

FEEDBACK – Many thanks for everything on Sunday! All our girls enjoyed their day!! Well done to you and all your team for an extremely well organised tournament. Amazing to see so many talented young players from all over Scotland. East of Scotland Girls.

Thanks for all your hard work David. The Borders team really enjoyed coming up  and playing such a great course and I have to say the event was very well run and organised. Borders. 

Many thanks for yesterday, the organisation was first class as always and the course was a fantastic experience for our boys who really enjoyed the day. Dumbartonshire

Really wonderful to see the young players-that is exactly what we set out at the Glen 12 years ago and you and your small team have given your all in taking this from strength to strength.—great work. Ian Howarth. Donor of the Trophy. 

I would just like to thank you and all involved, for having us. Our Juniors really enjoyed the competition and playing North Berwick golf course, great course! Superb job.You are doing thanks so much. Portlethen

Thank you for organising this amazing day. The Juniors loved it. Your hard work and efforts are thoroughly appreciated. Barassie. 

On behalf of the Boys and myself, just a quick thanks for yesterday. The Course was superb, made all the better by the weather, and the competition was so well organised. Thanks again. Great to meet you earlier and thanks for bringing the prizes from the weekend in for the team. Turnhouse.

Thank you for organising. The girls had a great day and the course was fantastic. Angus Girls.

Thanks to you and your team for organising today. Strathmore juniors loved the course and the condition it was in. Please pass on our comments to the North Berwick Golf Club and their green staff. We will certainly be desperate to win our League next season and make next years event.  Strathmore

Once again thank you for the invite and also your time and effort organising a wonderful event. Lenzie

 

Dunbar visit

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The League Secretary had a very enjoyable round at Dunbar recently with 2 local Junior members Noah Craigie (L) and Aidan Byars (R) in the attached photo. ( I think I am shrinking!) We enjoyed spectacular weather for mid-October! During the round, I explained some of the Rules of Golf to both Boys and gave them practical examples of common Rules situations. Thank you to Cameron Byrne and all at Dunbar Golf Club for giving me the chance to play their wonderful course, with Junior Members, both of whom in future, I think, will certainly be very good Players. I can report that construction of the new Clubhouse at Dunbar is well underway. Dave Warren, Secretary, East Lothian Junior Golf League.

Cameron Adam now on the DP World Tour!

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I am sure everyone connected with Scottish Junior Golf will welcome the news that Cameron Adam, who recently played for GB&I in the Walker Cup at Cypress Point, has been granted immediate status as a Professional Golfer on the DP World Tour! Cameron, a member at Royal Burgess, was a key Player for the East Lothian and Edinburgh Junior Golf Leagues when he played in the Tom Watson Cup versus the South Carolina Juniors in 2022. He then went on to win the Scottish Amateur Championship at Royal Dornoch and Tain, shooting course records of 63 on both courses. I then had the pleasure, two years ago, of playing with Cameron at North Berwick before he returned to Northwestern University in Chicago. I can report that Cameron went round North Berwick in 64, off the back tees, with me as his partner, receiving 12 shots! I still cannot believe that we lost the match! Clearly, this was Cameron’s fault for not playing well enough! The 2nd photo below shows our fourball which included my friend Kerr Docherty, and Bryan Lewis, on the right. The network of Golf is wide ranging,  and Bryan recently met Cameron at the Walker Cup, as Bryan is now the Chair of the USGA Rules Committee! We wish Cameron all the best of luck on his debut as a Professional. 

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ELJGL Team Strokeplay 2025 – Results

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Many thanks to Winterfield GC for hosting this event at a Club which formerly had a Junior Team in our League. Hopes are high that they may return to the League soon, as they were able to nominate a Team of 4 for this event. Thanks to all the Winterfield Club Management, Greens Staff, Professionals, and Catering Staff for making us welcome. The weather was a bit unkind, but the good scoring was evidence that the course was in good condition. Thanks as usual to Chris Barker who braved the cold to be our Starter. The scoring and leaderboards can be see on the Golf Genius App using this code – PCYBGQ. The trophy is shared for 6 months each between the Teams with the best 3 out of 4 Scratch scores, and the best 3 out of 4 Net Scores. West Links Juniors romped home in the scratch event with a total of 14 over par, with scratch scores of 69, 70, 70 and 70! (Par was 65) Jack Rutherford scored the 69, so Jack also won the best individual scratch score prize. In the Net section, Gullane Juniors won with a total of 3 under par with net scores of 62, 64, 66 and a non counting 68. Rory McCrossan scored the 62 so Rory won the the prize for the best net score. Other prizes went to other Players and can be seen below this photograph. Any vouchers which were not issued to winners etc on the day, will be delivered to the Pro Shops of the Players’ Home Clubs. That concludes the 2025 season, other than the County Cup event which will continue to be played over the winter. 

Dave presented the trophy jointly to (L) Jack Rutherford of West Links, and to Freddie Bradley of Gullane (R) whose Teams will share the trophy for 6 months.  Well done to everyone! 

 

Engraved trophies delivered!

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All the trophies from the 2025 Championships, the Orders of Merit, and the League Trophy have been engraved and have been delivered to the homes of the Players concerned, or to the Pro Shops at their Clubs.  Well done again if you were a winner this year! I have polished them up for you, and would like them returned next year in similar condition.

Cheers, Dave Warren. 16/9/25

ELJGL Girls & U18/U16 Boys Championships 2025

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Due to Storm Floris, all our 2025 Championships, due to be played at Royal Musselburgh, were postponed. Fortunately, due to the flexibility of Royal Musselburgh, and with cooperation from our Member Clubs at Gifford and The Glen, we were able to hold all of our Championships in conjunction with the Match Days being held at those other 2 venues. 

The results from the U18/U16 Boys, and from the Girls Championships, can be seen on the attached spreadsheet. Arrangements will be made to deliver the prizes and vouchers all the winners if not already issued. All trophies to be awarded are being delivered to the engravers asap!

Dave Warren 07595 301425

MD10 at The Glen/U14 Boys – results and prizes!

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A big thanks to the Glen Golf Club for hosting our 10th and final Match Day (MD 10) of the 2025 season on Sunday the 17th August, on a beautiful day for Golf! And thanks to our helpers the Findlays, Sue, Chris, Shona and Jean. There were 75 Players but sadly there had been 5 call-offs, most of them at very short notice! The Glen Mens’ Captain, Marc Burrows, was present with his wife Paulia, to present the League Championship trophy to some of the winning squad, on the 50th Anniversary of the League! Photo below. Lynne Malcolm, and David Brady, the Glen Juniors Convenors were also present, and all of the Glen’s Officials must have been very proud that their young Glen Team topped the scoring format, the best 4 out of 6 Stableford points totals, amassing 144 points, only 1 point more than Gifford. Gullane and West Links Fidra were also very close, on 140 and 137 points respectively. Well done to Aaron Muldowney of Gifford with 41 points, and Harris Munro, with 34 points, who led the net and gross scores respectively. Golf balls for the named Players will be carried over to next season, except of course for those who turn 18 years old in 2025, and the balls will be delivered to them. The League Table has been updated and can be seen in the RHS column of the website. The scores have now been posted to WHS and handicaps were updated last night.

The final section of our Championships, delayed by Storm Floris, were the U14 Boys Gross and Net, and these have now been played at The Glen during MD10 and there were 27 entrants. These scores can be seen under results on the Golf Genius App. Congratulations to Sholto Lawson, and Harry Black, both Glen Players, who will collect the U14 Trophies. There are 10 prizes and vouchers still to be issued in this event. and I will be soon be in touch to arrange collection or delivery.  

There is a separate report on this website on the outcome of the 2025 League.

 

 

ELJGL League title and OOMs!

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Congratulations to the West Links Juniors Convenors Ric Foulner and Nikki Collingswood, and all of the WL Fidra squad for securing the title for the 2nd consecutive year! The League Table can be seen elsewhere on this website.

The scratch and net Orders of Merit were decided at MD10 and they can be seen under “Season Points” on the Golf Genius app. Attached is a screenshot of all the prizewinners.  The OOM tables for each of the scratch and net prizes were based on Players’ best 6 placings out of 10. One Player won a scratch prize from only 3 attendances!  Congratulations to Kyle Crawford for his victory in the net OOM by only 1 point ahead of Adam Mungall, in the tightest finish ever, as only 14 points separated the top 7 competitors. Jamie Sievwright had a narrow win by 4 points in the scratch OOM over Cameron Brown. The prize vouchers are being issued to the top 6 in each overall category and also to Girls and Boys U14s and U12s, unless they already gained a voucher in the overall listing. In that case, the voucher was awarded to the next eligible Player. The Trophies are ready to be sent to the engravers, and along with the vouchers will be distributed soon. 

The Team Strokeplay will be rearranged for a date in the school holidays in October.  Dave Warren. 07595 301425.

 

 

 

 

 

MD9 at Gifford/U12s – results and prizes!

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In view of the imminent event today (Monday) at Royal Musselburgh, I am only publishing the scores from MD9 at Gifford at this stage without a report, which will appear here in a few days time. Scoresheet – attached. The League Table has been updated and can be seen on this website. Scores were input last night to WHS in time for Monday’s event. The U12s Championship was decided on Sunday at Gifford and the table of scores can be seen below. Well done to all 9 Boys, and congratulations to the Trophy Winners, Rocco and Harvey! The revised Orders of Merit can be seen on Players’ Golf Genius Apps. Dave Warren. 

 

 

 

 

 

MD8 at Dunbar – results and prizes!

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Our thanks are due to the staff at Dunbar GC for hosting Match Day 8 on Sunday the 20th July. In particular, our thanks go to the Professional, James Gill, who coped brilliantly with the fluctuations of the mist which initially delayed play, and then later, caused a 20 minute suspension of play. During the suspension, Players had to mark their golf balls and wait for play to resume when the klaxon was sounded! Thankfully, all the Players managed to finish their rounds. Our Scorers Shona and Sue, and our Starter, Chris and Convenors, Gordon, Ric and Nikki, managed the extra long day with great fortitude.

Sixty four Players took part and the Team and Individual scores can be seen on the attached file below. Congratulations to the Gullane Team with 156 aggregate Stableford points who just pipped the West Links Fidra Team with 154 points.  

The best Individual scores were by Aedan Halliburton with 43 net Stableford points, and Nathan Tait with 37 scratch Stableford points, compiled with a round of  71. Prizes can be collected at the next League event. Scores should be uploaded to WHS on Monday.

The Scratch and Handicap Orders of Merit can be seen on the Golf Genius App under “Season Points 2024.”  Jamie Sievwright of Gullane leads the Scratch OOM and Kyle Crawford of West Links Fidra leads the Net OOM. 

The League Table has been updated and can be seen on the website in the side column. The leaders Glen now with 76 points, were overtaken by both West Links Fidra on 79 points, and Gullane on 77 points. With only two Match Days left, at Gifford and The Glen, the finish to the season should be very exciting! 

Our next event is our annual Championships which will be on Monday the 4th August at Royal Musselburgh. There are 10 trophies, and lots of prizes on offer for both Boys and Girls, in various age groups. We are still accepting entries for that event, and entry can be made through the Golf Genius App or by contacting me. Dave Warren 07595 301425.

 

 

 

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