Midlothian Centenary Lunch

The lunch is on Saturday 24th January 2009 in the Roxburghe Hotel Edinburgh.
The cost for the meal and drinks is £35.
Your club rep has a copy of the menu and will be collecting your payment.
Hope you will be able to go to the lunch and join in the celebration of 100 years of County golf.

Greensomes League

Six clubs took part in the new greensomes matches. They were enjoyed by all who played.
The league was won by Deer Park with 7 match points. Prestonfield was second with 6 match points (10 games) and Ratho Park was third with 6 match points ( 7 games).

If your club would like to take part next year, please enter by 12th October.

CSS for East of Scotland Championship

PAR 73, SSS 73 and CSS 73 for competition at Elie Golf Club.

East of Scotland Championship

1.L. Kenney

2.Midlothian Team

3.Gillian Simpson

This was played today at Elie Golf Club. The course was in great condition and the sun shone all day.Thanks to Elie golf club for allowing us to play and to Fife County for organising the competition.

Champion for 2008 L. Kenney( Pitreavie) 72

2nd Jane Turner( Craigielaw) 74

3rd Linda Caine ( Merchants) 76 ( BIH)

1st Handicap Gillian Simpson( Murrayfield) 77( 5) net 72

Team prize Midlothian after countback with Fife.

(Claire Hargan, Rachael Livingstone, Claire MacDonald and Jane Turner)

Commonwealth Spoons

This was played today at Torwoodlea Golf Club. The event was won by a pair from Midlothian, Suzanne Ireland ( Prestonfield) and Diane Moncrieff( Lochend).Their net 74 beat two other couples on the same score with a better inward half. Well done, Suzanne and Diane.

East of Scotland Championship

This is being played at Elie Golf Club on 28th September.
The Midlothian team is
Claire Hargan, Rachael Livingstone, Claire MacDonald and Jane Turner.
Rachael Watton is the reserve.
Good luck to everyone in the team competition and in the individual competitions.

Junior girls squad

The girls re-started their monthly coaching at the Braids driving range today. It was a lovely sunny morning. They were working hard on learning more about the short game.
Sally Naysmith ( Dalmahoy) has joined the squad.
Congratulations to the girls who have been asked to join the Scottish squads for 2008/2009. More details later.