Thanks to all at Craigielaw for hosting our event on Sunday the 23rd April, and to our helpers Steve Austin, Ric Foulner, Stuart Findlay and Colin Leishman. The standard of play was excellent. The Team scores can be seen on the attached table. There was a great battle for 1st place between 5 Teams who were separated by only 3 points! West Links Fidra pipped Longniddry on 150 points with the better 5th score of 31 points to 30 points. Craigielaw edged West Links Bass for 3rd place with their better 5th score after they had both tied on 148 points, and Dunbar were very close behind on 147 points. The League table has been updated. Craigielaw and West Links Fidra have closed in on the leaders, West Links Bass. The best individual net scores were impressive, with 3 Players on 41 net points, and after the back 9 count-back, the winner was Rory Papakyriakou, with Maisie Witt and Rory McArdle in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Michael Coulter, Fraser Walters and Harris Munro all scored 35 scratch points, with rounds of 72, and filled the top 3 scratch positions in that order, after count-back. Prizes can be collected at the next MD. The prize list can be seen at the dropdown on the home page of this website. The Orders of Merit have been updated and Fraser Walters now has an 8 point lead in the scratch OOM with Rory McArdle leading the net OOM by 14 points. These OOMs positions can be seen on the Golf Genius App by accessing “Member Portal” and “Season Points.” Entries are still being accepted until Monday 24th April at 6 pm for MD4 at Longniddry on Sunday the 30th April. Late entries will be accepted if there are spaces. The next MD after that is at Haddington on the 28th May and is also now open for entries through the Golf Genius App. Dave Warren and Jack Rogan.
East Lothian Junior Golf League News

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

Girls’ Junior Framework!
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

Ava Paterson in Dubai!
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!
ELJGL: Older News
- Pinehurst trip Feb 2026
- Goodbye to 50Juniors in 2025!
- Photos of Pinehurst trips!
- SJTC 2025 – Results!
- Dunbar visit
- Cameron Adam now on the DP World Tour!
- MD10 at The Glen/U14 Boys – results and prizes!
- MD9 at Gifford/U12s – results and prizes!
- MD8 at Dunbar – results and prizes!
- MD7 at Longniddry – results and prizes








