I have some good news for you, despite all our courses being closed! Subject to confirmation, I have had a text from Gordon Smith that the Craigielaw Team have today finally succeeded in winning the Junior Home Nations Team Championship in Spain. More details will soon be available through our website to juniorteamgolf.org Well done to Craigielaw!
I have sent £150 subscription letters to Secretaries of the 11 participating League Clubs for 2010. Roll on the new season! If any of you have fixtures arranged, let me know dates and times and I will place them on the website.
Dave Warren.
League Secretary
Scottish Junior Golf News - Craigielaw Golf Club young golfers crowned British Champions in Murcia
Monday, 11 January 2010
Pictured - Craigielaw's victorious junior team at Polaris La Torre Resort - Euan Mackay, Gabrielle Macdonald, Jack Dow, Euan Donaldson, Greg Smail (captain), Douglas Maxwell, Grant Forrest.
For the third time in four years, Craigielaw's Junior Golf Team represented Scotland in the annual Home Nations Championship which took place from 6-8 January near Murcia in Spain.
After falling agonisingly short in the 2007 and 2008 finals, the team was crowned British Champions with impressive wins over Maylands (England) and defending champions Rosslare (Ireland). Despite narrowly losing their final match to Welsh side Morriston, the Craigielaw Team was crowned champions by virtue of having won 11 ties to Morriston's 7.
This year's winning team comprised Greg Smail, Grant Forrest, Euan Donaldson, Gabrielle Macdonald, Douglas Maxwell, Jack Dow, Euan Mackay and traveling reserve Ewan Donaldson. Every member of the team contributed at least one victory with Forrest and Donaldson winning all three of their matches.
In presenting the team trophy to junior captain Greg Smail, golf commentator Alec Hay praised the high standard of play and impeccable behaviour of the Craigielaw Team. He also presented individual awards to Grant Forrest (best scratch) and Douglas Maxwell (best handicap).
Forrest and Smail have played in each of Craigielaw's three appearances in the grand final and Forrest has the remarkable record of having won all nine of the ties he has played in these finals. Of the winning team only Douglas Maxwell leaves the junior ranks this year. Forrest has another two years as a junior and will undoubtedly be looking to add other titles to his growing national reputation.
The Craigielaw team qualified for the Scottish final by coming second in the East Lothian Golf League which earned them a place in the Scottish final at Westerwood. Their third victory in the Scottish final secured a place in the Home Nations Final held at the Polaris La Torre Resort near Murcia.
"This is fantastic for the club. It was thoroughly deserved and is another reward for the encouragement given to juniors at Craigielaw." said Gordon Smith, the club's junior team manager. "The high level of competition in the East Lothian League certainly helps us to be competitive when it comes to national events. In addition, the support of the club and parents has a lot to do with
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