East Lothian Junior Golf League

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Winter programme 23/24!

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Keep improving your game through the Winter! See PAIS and U14 Winter Series info below – 

From Kate Green 4th October 2023 – Hi there, just a quick reminder that our 2023/24 (PAiS) Performance Athletes in Sport (Golf) Squad and Winter Development Squads @ Loretto Academy closes for registrations this Friday 6th of October.

Details also online:  Active East Lothian | 2023 PAiS Golf Performance and Winter Development Squads

I am also looking to try to pull together girls that are in P7 – S6 that either have a handicap or the ability to gain one. If you could let me know if you have any girls in this category at your club or ask them to contact me so I can gauge numbers that would be great.

The 2023/23 Junior Golf East Lothian (Schools) Order of Merit is underway.

This is open to any junior who lives in East Lothian and has an official handicap.

Secondary aged pupils are given priority and then if I have space I can include P7’s.

These competitions are a mixture of 9 and 18 holes and count towards handicap.

Details again online:  Active East Lothian | Junior Golf East Lothian Order of Merit

I am also running a series of Winter Stablefords for U14s with or without handicaps.

Flyer attached and below.

To book in families can just email me and let me know which they can attend.

Please see the attached from Kate Green.

Morning All. Please find below details of the 2023/24 Junior Golf East Lothian Order of Merit events. I run these events free of charge from September to May with the support of our local clubs. These events are open to juniors that attend high school in the first instance but primary aged juniors with handicaps can be accommodated if space allows. This information has been circulated to eligible juniors that I have on my register as well as to all high schools. If you can also share this information with your juniors as appropriate this will help raise the profile of these opportunities that will help to ensure that we don’t miss anyone that might like to play. There are a few dates that I’m still firming up venues for which I’ll update online in due course. We are looking for courses that have a measured 9 hole course for these dates which are in the depth of winter so any suggestions would be welcome. The pupils have to be able to get round 9 holes straight after school on a Friday so time is tight if we tee off at 1pm. Any questions just let me know. Best wishes, Kate

2023/24 Junior Golf East Lothian Order of Merit

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:  [email protected]

Closing date for entries:  1 week prior but please book further in advance if possible

Tee times from approx:  1330 – 1430

 2023/24 Order of Merit Events

  1. Mon 18th September @ Musselburgh GC (Monktonhall)
  2. Fri 29th September @ Winterfield GC
  3. Fri 6th October @  Longniddry GC
  4. Fri 13th October @ The Glen GC
  5. Mon 23rd October @ Royal Musselburgh GC
  6. Fri 3rd November @  Haddington GC (9 holes)
  7. Fri 10th November @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes) TBC
  8. Fri 1st December @ NB Wee Course
  9. Fri 12th January @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes) TBC
  10. Fri 26th January @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes) TBC
  11. Tues 13th February @ North Berwick GC
  12. Fri 1st March @ Gifford GC (9 holes)
  13. Fri 8th March @ Gullane Golf Club
  14. Fri 15th March @ Kilspindie GC
  15. Fri 22nd March @ Craigielaw GC
  16. Mon 6th May Final @ Renaissance

These events are a great opportunity to play with golfers from across East Lothian on a variety of local courses free of charge. 

They count towards handicap and are 9 or 18 holes depending on the light.

We use the East Lothian Junior Golf Order of Merit to select players for opportunities such as East Lothian performance squads and teams for opportunities offered to the council such as Pro Ams etc. 

To enter just [email protected] confirming:

–          Name

–          CDH Number

–          Current handicap

–          Home club

–          School

–          Date of Birth

–          Mobile contact number

You can enter all of the events as a block booking and let me know by the closing date (a week prior) if you can’t attend for any reason or you can enter each individually.

Kate Green, Golf Development Officer, East Lothian Council

Website:  Active East Lothian | Golf Development

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/JuniorGolfEastLothian

Instagram:  www.instagram.com/juniorgolfeastlothian

East Lothian Junior Golf League News

MD2 at Dunbar – Skeleton draw

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

 

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

 

 

ELJGL Girls vs St Andrews!

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 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! 

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