East Lothian Junior Golf League

Supporting junior golf in East Lothian, Scotland

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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

  1. Fri 2nd September  @ Musselburgh Old GC
  2. Fri 9th September  @ Longniddry GC
  3. Mon 19th September @ Musselburgh GC
  4. Fri 30th September @ Winterfield GC
  5. Fri 7th October @ Royal Musselburgh GC
  6. Fri 28th October @  Craigielaw GC
  7. Fri 4th November @ Haddington TBC
  8. Fri 11th November @ Gifford TBC
  9. Fri 27th January @ Venue TBC
  10. Fri 27th January @ Venue TBC
  11. Mon 13th February @ Venue TBC
  12. Fri 3rd March @ Venue TBC
  13. Fri 17th March @ Kilspindie GC
  14. Fri 31st March @ Venue TBC
  15. Mon 1st May Final @ Venue TBC

East Lothian Junior Golf League News

Junior Open Season!

There are hundreds of Junior Opens every summer and if you are having a  holiday in the UK, and wish to try some different courses, then check out this website – “Golf Empire.”  This link takes you to the page listing JOs in the South East of Scotland which includes 6 of the venues in the ELJGL. These events would love to have your participation. Entering them is easy using the links on the Golf Empire website and entry fees are very affordable. When you are older you will wish you had played these courses – at these prices!  

MD4 at Craigielaw – Results

These are the results of MD4 at Craigielaw. After 2 abandoned Match Days, it was great to see 77 Juniors out playing golf in good weather. Thanks are due to Craigielaw for hosting us and being very welcoming to the League! Thanks also to John Murdoch, Chris Barker, Iain Crawford and Scott Lothian for assisting on the day. We will need similar assistance at every MD this year, usually involving local Junior Convenors and other local volunteers.

Well done to both West Links Teams for consistently high scoring at Craigielaw, and to the Juniors with the best scratch and net individual scores. Prizes will be handed to winners at our next event. Individual and Team Scoring can be seen on your Golf Genius App. The League table, which can be viewed on this website, has been updated. Scores have been submitted to WHS.

Please remember to enter our next 3 events at Kilspindie, Winterfield and Haddington, using your Golf Genius App. Our annual League Championships are going to be held at Haddington on Sunday June the 29th. In view of the increased number of Players now registered with the League – now standing at 217, there may be a surplus of Players wishing to play in that event. There may have to be a ballot of Players by handicap indexes, in the various age groups. So please enter this event if you wish to play. Registration on Golf Genius is now OPEN! In the event of excessive numbers of entries, we may look at hosting the U12s Boys, and the Girls Championships, at other MD venues.

ELJGL Girls vs. St Andrews!

On Saturday the 28th March, a Team of 6 Girls ventured to the Jubilee Course at St Andrews for a match vs. the St Andrews University Ladies Golf Team. The University Team were led by their Captain, Kate Thomson,  a recent ELJGL Player from Dunbar. The 3 pairings consisted of Anna Zonova and Lydia Pickett vs. Louisa Forman and Palakshi Siingh, Chloe Adams and Phebe Pickett vs Helen Boyd and Abi Mitchell, and Maisie Witt and Louise Martin vs. Clara Goldstein and Meili Fabre-Marques. The St Andrews University raised 8 Players so together with Gareth Jack, former Longniddry Junior Convenor, I played against Kate and Jemima Bullock. The overall result was 2 matches each. After a round played in very windy conditions, with sand from the beach stinging our faces, we adjourned to the One Under Bar in the Rusacks Hotel for soup and sandwiches. We were grateful for the support of several parents, George Adam, Chris Martin, David Witt and most of the Pickett family! We anticipate having a return match in 2027 in East Lothian. Photos attached in order as per the Teams listed above with a stand-in from another Pickett sister for a St Andrews Player who had to leave! Dave Warren, Jt. League Secretary.

 

 

 

 

MD1 at Gullane No. 3 Results

Our 1st Match Day was successfully completed last Sunday at Gullane No.3. The weather was kind and the tee sheet was full but a few Reserves missed out!  We will request more tee times next year. The scoring was good as can be seen on this table of results. 

 

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