East Lothian Junior Golf League

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MD9 – Bass Team – League Champions!

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Many thanks to Gifford GC for hosting our MD7  on Sunday 20th August. And thanks are due to our usual helpers, Shona, John, Jack, and Ric. This was Jack’s last event as Joint Secretary before he moves to Aberdeenshire. Thanks for your commitment to the League Jack! We will find a nice gift to mark your departure. Jack will still be involved in arranging the 2023 County Cup, and our Watson Cup Match in the USA in 2024. The results of MD9 can be seen below. The League table has been updated. Scores have been uploaded to WHS. Well done to Musselburgh Toun for winning the event, with West Links Bass close behind. David Ferguson (33) and Harvey Blair (41) had the best scratch and handicap points totals. Sadly, because of conflicting events, several Clubs did not have the minimum of 4 Players to count, so West Links’ strength in depth was very apparent by the Teams finishing 2nd and 3rd on the day. This means that the Bass Team will be the League Champions for 2023. Well done to Ric and his squad! The results enhances the chances of both the West Links Teams qualifying for the imminent Scottish Junior Team Championships on the 24th September at Elderslie. But both Kilspindie and Craigielaw may have something to say about that at MD10! Please get your entries in on Golf Genius for the final MD10 at The Glen on Sunday 27th August. All outstanding prizes can be collected there. Trophies for Championships should also be available there. The Orders of Merit tables have been updated. You can see this on Golf Genius under “Season Points” where there are now quite a few Players who can win! It’s getting very close there! Dave Warren 07595 301425.

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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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