West Links Juniors

You’re never too young to begin enjoying golf so it was encouraging to see the increase in numbers participating in our junior competitions through the first half of the year. We really hope this trend continues and look forward to cheering the next generation of champions.

The first junior event held over the West Links was in February. The East Lothian Council Junior Open was very well supported and the winner was our own Harvey Blair, who scored a fantastic 46 to win by two points!

Andrew Irvine was the scratch winner of the first West Links Juniors Medal in April with an excellent 77 and Jamie Crawford won the handicap event with nett 67.

The May Medal’s scratch winner was Louise Martin, who shot 80 in tough conditions. Jamie Crawford, once again, won the handicap with a nett 66.

The Junior highlight of the first half of the year happened very recently when Louise Martin, who at the age of 14 won the main North Berwick Ladies Club Championship.

She beat Marie Young to lift the Weston Shield, the ultimate trophy in our Ladies section. To add to the fantastic season, Louise has also been selected to represent East Lothian Ladies.

As we move into the next quarter there are several competitions available to our juniors in addition to their monthly medals.

The Vanreenan Trophy takes place on Sunday, July 16. This is a stableford foursomes competition specifically for one adult and one junior.

It would be great to see all of the spaces filled this year and we would encourage both adult and junior Members to seek out a partner for this fun event. Tuesday, July 25, sees another jewel in the crown for junior Members, when The Cranston Cup (scratch) and Thorburn Cup (handicap) will be played for.

The North Berwick Junior Open, meanwhile, will be held on Tuesday, August 1, and is always a very popular competition.

Entries are already coming in from north and south of the Border so, if any juniors wish to play, they should get their names in soon!

Dates for your diary

For all our junior Members under the age of 14 on July 31 we also have three of our five ‘major’ competitions over the Wee Course taking place in late July and August.

Saturday, July 29 The Balfour Melville

Saturday, August 5 The Cree Medal

Saturday, August 12 The Malcolm Cup

Please visit the Members’ area of the website or Wee Course Hub for more details