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East Lothian Junior League and Strokeplay Champions 2009 & Junior League Champions 2012, Scottish Girls Champion 2010, Scottish Amateur 2010, Home of the US Kids European Championship, British Girls Home Internationals and Amateur Champiopnship 2011, Developing Talent & Growing the Game, clubgolf for 7 years, Babe Zaharias & Honor Bright Trophies at Gullane Primary School, Scottish Girl Internationalists, Boys U16 Internationalists, Boys U18 Internationalist,141 Junior Members, St Andrews Boys Open Winner 2011, Scottish Schoolgirls Champion 2012

Wednesday 29 June 2011

CAP FOR BLANEY

SGU NAME SQUAD FOR EUROPEAN BOYS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP


NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION
 

Current SGU Boys Order of Merit leader Greig Marchbank has been rewarded for his fine form this season with a place in the Scotland team for next week’s European boys' team championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia next week (July 5 to 9).

Marchbank, from Dumfries and County GC, won the recent Junior Tour event at Cardrona with an impressive six-under par aggregate of 282 and has built up a significant lead in the boys’ standings after a string of fine performances throughout 2011, including a share of second place in the Golf Data Lab Scottish Youths Championship.

Liberton’s Anthony Blaney, second behind Marchbank in the rankings, also earns his first taste of European team action. The 17-year-old played a key role in the Lothians team’s defence of the Scottish Boys Area Championship earlier this month and also finished runner-up to Marchbank in the Junior Tour event at Cardrona.

Joining him will be Lothians team-mate Grant Forrest, the former Scottish Boys Champion and current Boys Order of Merit number three, while (Kilmarnock) Barassie’s Jack McDonald will be the most experienced player in the six-man team having competed in the previous two European Championships and Boys’ Home Internationals.

Eamon Bradley (Mount Ellen), fourth in the boys’ rankings and who finished seventh in the East of Scotland Open Championship at the weekend, is another debutant in the team, with St Andrews rising star Ewan Scott, winner of the opening Junior Tour event of the season, completing the line-up. Scott, the former English Boys U14s champion, will be the youngest member of the team, having recently turned 16.

The Championship begins on Tuesday at the Prague City Golf Club, with two rounds of stroke play qualifying before the top eight teams compete for the title in the first flight of match play. 

Defending champions Denmark have dominated the tournament in recent years and will be aiming for their fourth win out of the last five years, while the Scots are looking for their first win in the event since 2000, when Martin Laird featured in the winning side and will be hoping to improve on last season’s tenth place finish.

The full Scotland team, sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management and TaylorMade-adidas Golf, is:

Anthony Blaney (Liberton & Gullane )
Eamon Bradley (Mount Ellen)
Grant Forrest (Craigielaw)
Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Greig Marchbank (Dumfries & County)
Ewan Scott (St Andrews)

Well Done Lesley - Leading Faldo Qualifier !

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com 
Adam Dunton from McDonald Ellon Golf Club shot a fine round of 67 - five under par and seven under CSS - to be the lead the field of 64 players in today's Nick Faldo Series' Scottish qualifying round at The Roxburghe Golf Club, Kelso.
Dunton, pictured left, finished a shot ahead of England's Richard Pickard who travelled north from the Mere club in a bid to qualify for the national grand final later in the season.
Joint third on 70 were Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire Co), Sam Lavelle (Lancaster), Jamie Arthur (Mllnathort), Jordan Milne (Elgin) and Patrick Horsting (Royal St George's).
Ayrshire women's county champion Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) and last year's Scottish Under-18 girls champion Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) finished joint first in the girls' section with one-over-par 73s.
Joint third on 74 were Jordana Graham (Southerness) and Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe).
East Lothian's youngest-ever women's county champion, 14-year-old Clara Young (North Berwick), who played for Great Britain and Ireland in the Junior Vagliano Trophy match at Royal Porthcawl last weekend, had a disappointing 78 to finish seventh.

Leading scores
BOYS
Par 72. CSS 74.
67 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon).
68 Richard Pickard (Mere).
70 Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire Co), Sam Lavelle (Lancaster), Jamie Arthur (Milnathort), Jordan Milne (Elgin), Patrick Horsting (Royal St George's).
71 Daniel Kay (Dunbar), Christopher Low (Tantallon), Craig Howie (Peebles), Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie).
72 Cameron Marr (Musselburgh), Alasdair MacDougall (Elderslie), Ben Craggs (Glenbervie).
73 Blair Carnegie (Dunblane New).
74 Jeff Wright (Forres), Rodger Clarke (Moray), Greg Smail (Craigielaw), Richard Robson-Crosby (Ponteland), Kris Rae (Tyneside), Jamie Savage (Cawder), Fraser Lauder (Paisley), Jack Brown (Cathcasrt Castle), Calum Hill (Tantallon.

GIRLS
Par 72
73 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies), Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies).
74 Jordana Graham (Southerness), Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe).
76 Danielle Burrell (Weybrook Park).
77 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey), Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe).
78 Clara Young (North Berwick& Gullane ) 
80 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New).
82 Tara Mactaggart (Minto).
87 Kirsten Pryde (Deeside).

Sunday 26 June 2011

Under 14 Match v The Glen - Friday 25th June

Our under 14 golfers played a match with The Glen on No 3. It was a close game but The Glen came out on top 3.5 - 2.5

William Ladbrooke halved with Neil Bowden
James Fox  lost 3 and 1 to Finlay Goodlad
Sarah Dunlop lost 2 and 1 to Kieran Floyd
Roddy Main  won 2 and 1 against Cameron McIver
Calum Black won 5 and 3 against Murdo Lunn
Ewan Stenton lost 5 and 4 to Ricardo Cucchi

Congratulations to The Glen for their win - were impressed with the spirit in which the game was played,the manners of all the players manners and their friendliness.  The Glen team did their club great credit. 

Many thanks to organisers & helpers - Nicky , Pamela & Martin and to Jim Edgar at The Glen 

Next U14 Match is v Kilspindie on 10th August 

Friday 24 June 2011

Under Armour for Gullane Juniors

GULLANE JUNIORS UNDER ARMOUR POLOS REMINDER

Pamela and I would like you all to think about ordering our new Under Armour Polos Shirts embroidered with Gullane Juniors which will be supplied at 25% discount by the Pro Shop.  These shirts are to be available to all Gullane Juniors so that everyone has a Gullane Polo when representing the Club at whatever level and in addition to the white team polo shirt.

Ladies and Gents sizing  £26.25

Juniors  £22.49.


Shop Under Armour Golf


The boys shirts will be mid blue (the main picture above) and the girls elderberry (as above).

Please call in to or telephone the Pro shop to order asap or email asstpros@aol.com - payment will be required on order. Pros will give sizing advice.

They need to be ordered so please place your order by 26th June so that the first order can be submitted - don't dilly-dally let’s get this done!!

Any queries on this to Pamela please dunlopbeeches@aol.com

Gullane Golf Club Junior Summer Camps 2011

Here is a great Summer Camp programme for our Gullane Junior Members !! A summer golfing "boot camp" to take you to the next level !?

These all take place in July and we hope as many as possible of our Juniors, whether aged 10 or 17, and whether boys or girls, will take up the excellent opportunity. The cost will be £70 which is definitely value for money and includes nine hours professional coaching, lunch on each of the three days and playing in the afternoon with prizes and with course management input from the pros – a key element to playing and scoring better. The cost is kindly subsidised by Gullane GC and Gullane Ladies GC.

I know many of you will be busy with golf and holidays throughout July as well as perhaps playing in some Junior Opens (see the blog for details). However, I think that attendance at least one of these camps would do your game no end of good and increase your longer term enjoyment of the game. Instruction will cater for both novices and experienced players. Ian Rowlands will be leading the pro team with assistance from the other pros as required. Given Ian’s involvement, I am sure there will be a focus on the “Scoring Zone” ie 100 yards in - this is the aspect which makes the most difference in achieving good scores!


If you snooze you lose – please get in touch with the pro shop just as soon as possible either by phone or by e-mail and reserve your slot. I can’t recommend this highly enough.

Iain

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 3 days coaching from Gullane’s PGA Professional Staff covering all aspects of the game

 Play 18 holes on Gullane’s Championship courses including course management

 Prizes/vouchers for various competitions

 Lunch included


Age  10 -13

 Reinforcement of basic skills and movement needed to play.

 A combination of games and drills will help develop technique.

 An introduction to etiquette will be given in this class.

Age 14+

 For players with an understanding of how to play and with some golf experience

 Technique will be reinforced with the aid of video analysis.


Available Dates:

 4-6th July
 18-20th July
 25-27th July

Schedule:

9am-12pm Group coaching sessions
12pm Lunch in clubhouse
1pm onwards - Play 18 holes with Pro’s


To gain the maximum benefit from our summer camp, we recommend your child attends more than one camp.

COST -£70.00 per child

This Summer Camp is kindly subsidised by Gullane Golf Club/Gullane Ladies Golf Club - Developing Talent & Growing the Game.



Please contact the pro shop on 01620 843111 or email asstpros@aol.com to check availability and book places while they last. Payment on booking. Groups will be a maximum of 8 pupils per professional and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Alasdair Good
Making Golf at Gullane "Just That Touch Better"

East Lothian & Other Junior Opens

East Lothian  


 
Tue 05.07.2011Haddington Junior Open B&GHaddington
 
Thu 07.07.2011Winterfield Junior Open B&GWinterfield
 
Thu 14.07.2011Gifford Junior Open B&GGifford
 
Mon 18.07.2011Whitekirk Boys OpenWhitekirk
 
Tue 19.07.2011Monktonhall Junior Open B&G OOMMonktonhall
 
Wed 20.07.2011North Berwick Junior Open B&GNorth Berwick
 
Thu 21.07.2011Dunbar Junior Open B&G OOMDunbar
 
Fri 22.07.2011Gullane No 2 Junior Open B&GGullane (36 hole)
 
Mon 01.08.2011Kilspindie Junior Open B&GKilspindie
 
Wed 03.08.2011Longniddry Junior Open B&GLongniddry
 
Tue 09.08.2011Royal Musselburgh Boys Open OOMRoyal Musselburgh GC
 
Wed 10.08.2011Glen Junior Open B&GGlen
 


Other Junior Opens 


July 2011
 
Mon 04.07.2011Craigmillar Park Junior Open B&GCraigmillar Park
 
Tue 05.07.2011Newbattle Boys Open OOMNewbattle
 
Tue 05.07.2011Peebles Junior OpenPeebles
 
Fri 08.07.2011Swanston New Open B & G OOMSwanston New
 
Mon 11.07.2011Baberton and Kingsnowe Junior Open B&G OOMBaberton & Kingsnowe
 
Mon 11.07.2011Torwoodlee Junior OpenTorwoodlee
 
Tue 12.07.2011Liberton Junior Open B&GLiberton
 
Wed 13.07.2011Pumpherston Junior Open B&GPumpherston
 
Wed 13.07.2011Glencorse Boys OpenGlencorse
 
Thu 14.07.2011Bathgate Boys OpenBathgate
 
Thu 14.07.2011Ratho Park Junior Open B&G OOMRatho Park
 
Fri 15.07.2011Linlithgow Boys Open OOMLinlithgow
 
Tue 19.07.2011Duddingston Boys OpenDuddingston
 
Thu 21.07.2011Prestonfield Junior Open B&GPrestonfield
 
Sat 23.07.2011Eyemouth Junior OpenEyemouth
 
Mon 25.07.2011Bruntsfield Links Boys OpenBruntsfield Links
 
Wed 27.07.2011West Lothian Junior Open B&G OOMWest Lothian
 
Thu 28.07.2011Turnhouse Junior Open B&GTurnhouse
 
Fri 29.07.2011West Linton Boys Open OOMWest Linton



August 2011
 
Mon 01.08.2011Mortonhall Junior Open B&GMortonhall
 
Tue 02.08.2011Aberdour Junior Open B&GAberdour
 
Tue 02.08.2011Royal Burgess Boys Open OOMRoyal Burgess
 
Thu 04.08.2011Harburn Junior Open B&Gharburn
 
Thu 04.08.2011Uphall Junior Open B&GUphall
 
Fri 05.08.2011Murrayfield Junior Open B&GMurrayfield
 
Sun 07.08.2011Hawick Junior OpenHawick
 
Mon 08.08.2011Marriott Dalmahoy Boys OpenDalmahoy
 
Thu 11.08.2011Broomieknowe Junior OpenBroomieknowe
 
Thu 11.08.2011Greenburn Boys Open OOMGreenburn
 
Fri 12.08.2011Merchants Boys Open OOMMerchants
 
Mon 15.08.2011Torphin Boys OpenTorphin

Thursday 23 June 2011

Fun Foursomes - 22 June / Under 14 Match v The Glen

23 of our Juniors were out on No3 last night playing in a fun foursomes event designed to encourage our newer & younger players with assistance from some of our older juniors, particularly Captains Greg & Lara but also Jack, Sarah , Nandini, Lauren , Graham , David, Scott & Duncan. An excellent evening and great too to see a busy course early evening mid-summer.



The younger ones Charlotte, Euan, Roan, Jed, Mollie, Hannah, Cameron, Rohan, Imogen, Lewis and Roddy.
Every younger player was partnered with an older player and played foursomes round the loop, they were given half combined handicap. Greg had to play two balls because we had an extra boy.
 
The winners were David Black and Roddy Main with a net 18.
 


The U14 Team plays a match v The Glen on Friday afternoon

We will be represented by

Sarah Dunlop ( Capt )
James Fox
William Ladbrooke
Roddy Main
Calum Black
Euan Stenton

Good Luck !

Thanks to Nicky, Pamela & Martin for their help with the younger kids !

Junior Championships - 18 /19th July 2011

Loads going on for our juniors on the big stage but plenty going on too back at base for our up and coming players competing for our own Junior Championships last week-end.

Congratulations go to 16 year old  Graham Swan who won the Boys Championship with a measured level par performance to resist the challenge of 14 year old Finn Donaldson . Graham got off to a fast start going 4 ahead early doors and then kept his head with a stream of pars so that Finn was never able to make in roads, with Graham winning 3&2 . Well deserved victory and impressive golf - a reward for excellent work this season

The semi-finals took place earlier on Sunday with Graham winning a marathon match on the 23rd against jaded Jamie Black who'd just returned from his DofE expedition and with Finn dispatching 2011 new member Tom Middlenass. All will be back in 2012.

Under 14 Championship 


Our pathway continues with a keenly contested u14 Championship this year involving some of our younger players. The semi finals took place on Saturday on No 3 with Graeme Chalmers defeating Charlotte Munro on the 19th in a tight match and 10 yo William Ladbrooke coming from behind to defeat Cameron Middlemass.

















The final was off the yellow tees on the big stage of No 1 alongside the other Club finals. William played solid golf to win 4&3 and add to his already impressive collection of trophies - next stop Wee Wonders @ Carnoustie !  Well done to both William & Graeme and thank-you to match referee Nicky Black

Previous winners of the U14 Championship are

2007- Ally Simpson,
2008 -Tom Grey ,
2009 - Duncan McLean
2010 - Oliver Ladbrooke






A good week-end for the Swans with older brother winning the Doctors Trophy too defeating recent junior David McCall in the final.