A huge thanks to all at Dunbar GC for hosting the 37 Juniors who braved the 40 mph winds at Dunbar today. The course was in great condition. Our thanks are due to Dunbar’s Junior Convenor, Assistant Professional James Gill and the rest of the staff at Dunbar. As usual, Shona Paton and Ric Foulner assisted with the running of the event, and John Anderson was our excellent Starter, and our thanks are also due to all of them. The lower than usual turnout was partly due to many of our regular Juniors being employed at that other event down the road – the Scottish Open! This clash will be avoided in future years. The leading Team on the day was West Links Bass scoring 114 points, only 1 point more than Kilspindie. The League table has been updated – see this website. The Bass Team move further ahead of their closest rivals, the Fidra and Kilspindie Teams. Well done to the leading Teams and the individual winners who are listed below. There was a 4-way tie in the Net scoring, so after count back, they all win a prize. The home Team’s Kai Laing won the scratch prize with a gross 76, equating to 31 points. Winners can collect their prizes at future MDs. The Orders of Merit have been updated and can be seen on your Golf Genius App under “Season Points. All scores have been posted to WHS so any handicap changes will be made overnight. Please register asap for our annual Championships at Longniddry, as well as for the final 3 Match Days.
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.







