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Saturday 6th July 2024 saw our club host the Musselburgh Challenge. A hickory competition held over 9 holes with invited teams from some of our neighbours but also from some of The Open host clubs. This year saw 12 teams including the R&A Golf Club of St Andrews and Prestwick who together with our course were the 3 original venues of the Open. Other clubs that were based at the course Bruntsfield Links and Royal Musselburgh also took part. After a very competitive competition the winners were a team from the Thorntree GC as seen above with the trophy. The Thorntree are a club within the Royal Musselburgh GC. The victory was by one shot from the runners up a team from Leith Rules as seen below.

Our former captain Steven Hill with our Chairman Brian Weddell playing with a pair from Prestwick

Mark MacWhinnie and Liam Smith with two guests from the British Golf Collectors Society

Our Club Champion Ross Noon and Dave Blackshaw playing with a pair from Bruntsfield Links Golf Society

Kieran Blyth with Matty Craigie playing with guests from Kilspindie

The day was finished off with a lunch served in our clubhouse

The Lewisville was well attended by members and guests for once this year in wonderful sunshine. The scoring reflected the conditions with a Scratch low of 72 that also gave David Read the second lowest net score. However one of our previous C section champions who has shown huge improvements during the year, Liam Smith, won the Competition with a net 64.. As you may see Liam is already waiting for the Scotland EUROs game against Hungary as you can see by his attire. Lets hope he has a double celebration.

The annual match between a team of members that represent the Captain, Billy Alexander, versus a team representing the Vice Captain, Gordon Henderson took place Sunday 16th June. The first meeting of these two as they both have taken over their roles in recent months. A very keenly contested match saw the Captain win by a match score of 577 to 555

The winners of the Invitational Silloth was Mike McVean with his guest from Royal Musselburgh John King

Was won by Nathan Free who also had the lowest gross score.

On Sunday 19th May we welcomed Junior Golf Sixes teams from Gifford GC, Craigielaw GC, Longniddry GC and West Links Juniors from North Berwick to play in a Golf Sixes event at Musselburgh Old Course. 

Teams consisted of 6 players, playing as 3 pairs. Each pair played with another pair from one of the other clubs over 6 shorted holes.

Congratulations to West Links Juniors and Craigielaw for scoring the most points but this event is more about participation and enjoyment, so well done to everyone who took part on the day and thanks to the parents for coming along to support the event.

Sunday 12th May the club had their Qualifier for the R&A competition that allows one pair to play in Regional Finals held at Dundas Park in June. A number of pairs then qualify to the National Final held at the Open venue Royal Troon, just 7 days before the Open commences.

Our Qualifiers this year are Ian Boggie and Mike McGovern, with a combined total of 40 points. A very tight competition as Ross And Anton Larner also had 40 points, however as Mike had the highest individual score which gave them victory.

All the best in the coming weeks.

A bit of decadence from the older members of the Club. Our trip to Turkey ended in a wee match between the football team supporters of Hearts v Hibs. Just to say the team in maroon came out positive in that game . All other games were called a draw.