The following summary of changes are effective from April 1st 2024 – more detail is available from your club and on the Scottish Golf website Handicapping – Scottish Golf Most significantly there will be a change in the way
Inter-County Finals 2025 (Jamboree) – Venue confirmed
The 2025 East Division Inter-County Finals (Jamboree) will be hosted by Midlothian and will be played, for the first time in the competitions history at Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society. The 4 day event will run from Saturday 28th June –
Congratulations to MCLGA squad members Karen Ferguson-Snedden and Karen Marshall
Well done to Karen Ferguson-Snedden (Mortonhall) and Karen Marshall (Baberton) who have been selected to represent SVLGA at their annual match versus Ireland for the Mary McKenna Trophy. The match will be played at Portmarnock Golf Club 6th – 8th
2024 World Handicap System Update
The World Handicap Authority (WHA) have been closely monitoring the implementation of the World Handicap System since 2020 and on the back of feedback recently received, the WHA is now bringing forward a number of changes which are to be
Inter County Matches 2024 – 29th June – 2nd July at Balbirnie Park – Schedule and Draw
The East of Scotland Captains met recently to draw the Inter County event later this year. Eight tee times booked, 2.00-3.10pm on Saturday 29th June – Practice Day. The order of play will be Fife, Stirling & Clackmannanshire, East Lothian and
2024 Squad Coaching and Warm-up Matches
Our Squad for 2024, which includes 2 juniors, will start short game clinics on February 3rd at Turnhouse Golf Club run by PGA Professional, Chloe Thackeray. The format of the pre-season clinics has been changed, on the feedback from last
East Division Competitions
The 2024 East of Scotland Championship will be played at Craigielaw Golf Club on Sunday 13th October 2024. 30 tee times will be available. Entries open later this year. The 2024 Cuthbertson Cup (Junior Girls competition) will be hosted by
Celebrating our successes!
More than 85 members arrived at the Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh on Saturday January 13th to celebrate. It had been 15 years, since the Association held a Celebratory event, when back in
Scottish Golf 2024 National Competitions – Entries open ahead of the new season
National Competitions Details of all National competitions can be found on the Scottish Golf website. Many are open now, some require qualification from your clubs local competition. Check details for all, including the Scottish Golf Medal Winners Regional Qualifiers, the
Announcing the 2024 County Squad!
I am delighted to announce our 2024 County Squad: Rachael Livingstone (Baberton) , Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe), Freya Constable(US Uni), Karen Ferguson-Snedden(Mortonhall), Louise Fraser(Kingsknowe), Wendy Nicholson (Baberton), Megan Fallon (Broomieknowe), Nicky Graham (Baberton), Karen Marshall (Baberton), Lucy Fraser (Murrayfield), Anne Hanson