More news from the US Kids – Ryan Killorn finished 4th in the 11 year old section by scoring an impressive 72 round Craigielaw in the final round. Ryan had previously won Gullane’s U14s Club Championship Championship with a gross 66 round No.3! Photos below. Well done Ryan!

Five of East Lothian’s Clubs, The Glen, Longniddry, Craigielaw, Musselburgh and Royal Musselburgh played host to around 600 Juniors from all around the world, who were competing in the US Kids Golf European Championships. The week climaxed in a Match between all the winners and runners-up in the older age categories, for the Van Horn Cup. All the scores can be seen on the US Kids website here.

The draw for the Cup match, and photos can be seen below. Aidan Lawson was playing in the top match in the four ball format, and with partner Jack Conroy, finished 5 under par to score a point for their Team. Aidan’s Dad John was an excellent caddie, especially in the chilly conditions! The League Secretary later met up with the US Kids Golf founder, Dan Van Horn, and Director Chris Vonderkall, who have again kindly promised to make a donation to the League which will be used to subsidise the costs of our League’s next trip to Pinehurst. Thanks Dan and Chris!

Ryan with his trophy from the US Kids and his scorecard from the Gullane Championships showing his 66!

Lynne Malcolm has kindly sent the results of the second GolfSixes event, held at The Glen on Sunday 22/5 at Craigielaw. Gullane had the best total, followed by Craigielaw and The Glen who were tied for 2nd.  The updated League Table will appear here after each event. The Glen remain in the lead after 2 events. 

The new season of Golf Sixes is about to start. There are six Teams competing. The schedule is detailed below and all dates are on our Calendar on our website. The Sixes are an important part of keeping the League refreshed with new Players after they obtain handicaps. so they deserve our support. We already have some 8 and 9 year olds playing in League Matches. We will publish the Golf Sixes results and League Table on our website Katy McNicoll, a professional at The West Links, North Berwick, is organising this years events. Contact Katy at juniorcoaching@northberwickgolfclub.com

Viewing the List of Entrants and Draws – On the App, go to the Match Day concerned and click on it.  As Players enter events through the Golf Genius App, their names appear in the section marked  “Member Portal.” If you click on that, you will then see “Tee Sheets” which is a place where any draws made for our Competitions are  If the event is open for registration, then all the entrants are listed there. But if the event has not yet been opened for registration, you will see the message “No rounds available.” However, you can still see the “Tee Sheets” if you click on “Member Portal,” and then click on “Tee Sheets.” Once the draw has been made, then the Order of Play can be seen under Tee Sheets” in tee-time order, and also in alphabetical order.

Scoring – This link will take you to a very good and brief explanation in a YouTube video on how to record scores on the Golf Genius App in your group during your rounds in our League. Have a look at it and you will feel more confident about using the scoring App all the time. For the rest of the 2022 season however, we will continue to use scorecards but please “double up” by also using the App to practice using it. Next season it will be optional for group to use scorecards or keep the scores on the App. 

Benefits from using the App –

One person in your group can record all the scores on the App  while the other players are teeing off. This will save time and speed up play. You can view the leaderboard. At the scoring desk, all the entered scores can be seen and cross checked more easily and quickly. Arithmetic will be correct. Illegible figures on scorecards, and there shouldn’t be any, can be checked against the App.

Ric Foulner and Dave Warren recently had the pleasure of a game at The West Links with Stuart Clayton, Scottish Golf’s Director of Pathways and Coaching. Stuart has previously worked at the Leadbetter Academy in Florida, has coached Catriona Matthew and many other notable players in the past, and is now focussed on devising improved developmental pathways so that many more young Players can be attracted to the game and presented with the best environment and opportunity to fall in love with the game. Scottish Golf, along with the many key influencers in a young golfer’s journey, will be there to support and add value to help them reach their own individual aspirations and dreams. Even if our Juniors do not attain County, National or International standard, they will hopefully remain playing golf for the rest of their lives. 

The final event in this EL Schools series was held at The Renaissance Club on 2nd May 2022 when 23 finalists turned up to enjoy playing the current venue for The Scottish Open. Ryan Gallagher and Cameron Brown won the Scratch and Handicap sections with 33 and 44 Stableford points respectively For a full report from Kate Green, and results, see this link. The Order of Merit can also be seen at this link. It is run over 12 events at different East Lothian Clubs and was concluded at Renaissance. Scratch Winner Ryan Gallagher, Handicap Winner Ryan Pirie and top scoring girl Louise Martin (North Berwick High School/Gullane Golf Club), will be invited to represent East Lothian in the British Ladies Open ProAm Team at Muirfield in August. Please open up the links in Kate’s report to see the performances of all 40 Players. Big thanks to Kate Green for running all the events and sharing her reports with us! The photo below shows Scratch OOM winner Ryan on the left, runner-up Adam MacDonald on the right, and third placed Jack Collingswood in the centre.

We are now taking entries for our 2022 Junior League Championships, They will be held at Kilspindie on Monday the 15th August. The attached “flyer” gives you all the information. Players already registered on Golf Genius can enter through the GG App. Other Players, provided they are Junior Members of Clubs in East Lothian, may also enter by following the instructions on the flyer. Entry is free.

Our annual Championships will be a qualifier for the Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship to be held in Portugal later in the year. 

The Secretary recently had the pleasure of his first game ever with Freya Constable and Clara Young. Clara is now a Professional on the LET Access Tour Series. Freya and her Dad Graham enjoyed their first game over North Berwick West Links. Clara is a former Scottish Ladies Champion in 2015, and runner up in 2017.  Clara was on 3 occasions, our ELJGL Champion. Clara attended a US college and gained a Masters degree in Accountancy. and was very gracious in advising Freya on what she might expect at Colorado State University where she will start in the Autumn of 2022. Also the ease with which Clara pounds the ball a long way off the tee was delightful to watch! Freya was not far behind. 

Freya, a member at Kilspindie, who currently plays off a handicap of 2.3 and has been a regular supporter of  the League. This is a photo of Freya playing at Mid Pines GC when she was part of a recent League trip to Pinehurst USA.

I am delighted to announce that due to the hard work by Muirfield member David Henderson, the above named event will be held on Tuesday the 18th October 2022. Our Junior League have been invited to enter a Team of Juniors for the event. Part of the proceeds from this fundraiser will be donated to the League to enhance the competitions and other activities we organise. We will select 3 Players, two Boys and 1 Girl, from performances in League events this year. This link explains the format and itinerary for the event. The lower age limit is 18 years old, so selection will be limited to Juniors who have turned 18 in 2022, before the 18th October.