Juniors’ visit to Women’s Open!

The “Skeleton” draw for MD2 at Dunbar is published here, and the span of tee times can be seen. Entries will close at 6 pm on Monday the 23rd March. Use the Golf Genius App to enter.  Any requests for early or late tee times, or requests to be near travelling companions in the draw, please email the Secretaries on [email protected] The draw will be made on Tuesday the 24th March and will appear here. Please access your Golf Genius App then click on “Events,” “MD2 at Dunbar” “Portal,” and then – on the dropdown menu, click on “Players.” You can then see all the entrants, and you can then sort them by their Affiliation. Later you can view the Tee Sheets and Leaderboard on the same menu.  Dave Warren. Joint League Secretary. 07595 301425

Scottish Golf have recently announced by email their new funded pathway for “Girls to enter, stay and thrive in Golf.”  All Convenors should have received this through their Clubs, but I have sent it to all our Convenors just to be sure they see it.  The complete information on how to apply for funding etc is at this link

Thanks to a former League Junior Kate Thomson, our League girls are going to play the St Andrews University Ladies’ Team over the Jubilee Course at St. Andrews on Saturday the 28th March at 1230. The Girls who have been selected to play are Phebe and Lydia Pickett, Louise Martin, Chloe Adam, Maisie Witt and Anna Zonova. This “friendly” match will be fourball better ball, with a handicap strokes to be given or received. There will be soup and sandwiches after the match in the One Under Bar, in the Rusacks Hotel. Jennifer Pickett, Mhairie Witt and Dave Warren will provide transport to and from the venue. Push trolleys will be available. Our golf is complimentary. A return match will be arranged in the Autumn. These matches will give our Girls a taste of Student life at St Andrews!  Dave will meet with Gareth Jack, former Junior Convenor at Longniddry, now working in St Andrews, and they will also have a game, but not quite as “friendly!” 

Ava, a recent Junior at Kilspindie, and now a student at Heriot Watt University, was in touch with me recently. Ava told me she was heading to Dubai, where Heriot Watt have a Campus, for a semester from January till the Spring. Ava’s Mum Eleanor, asked me if I knew anyone in Dubai, as Ava had expressed the wish to help to coach Junior Golfers whilst she is there. I recalled that Euan Bowden, and Ryan Gallacher, both former ELJGL Juniors, were working in Dubai. I viewed the “Tommy Fleetwood Academy” website where I saw that both of them are working there as PGA Professionals – see their full Team here! So, I put them in touch with each other. I believe that Ava will be seeing both soon Ryan and Euan soon, but in the meantime, Ava has met the Boss! Good luck Ava!