Many thanks to Paul Wardell and Euan Bowden who enthusiastically helped Ladies of ELLCGA with various golf skills at the Loretto Golf Academy on the 26th March. Drills for chipping, pitching, bunker and putting were set out and all the ladies came away with a lot to work on for their personal performance. Paul and […]
A great day at Minto Golf Club today where ELLCGA beat The Borders 3 1/2 – 1/2. Thanks to Kay, Dulcie, Gail, Dianne, Sue, Karen, Ann, Alyssa,, Sharon and Mhairi. The course had beautiful views, lots of grass and made it a challenge for all the team. Thank you to the Borders for hosting. Jenni […]
National Club Golfer Top 100 Tour events are running throughout England and Scotland in 2019, these are open to both male and female golfers. The organiser is planning to offer the events, usually £60, at £40 per person to ELLCGA members if booked over the phone and using the code “Scotland”. There are 12 qualifying […]
Ladies the draw for the Hole & Hole 2019 has been made. Can you all please keep to the dates and send your results as soon as possible to kathleeen.lannin@icloud.com so that the sheet can be updated. First round to be played by April 29th. Good luck to all taking part and enjoy the golf. […]
The final of the winter foursomes took place yesterday morning at Gullane number 1. In very windy conditions Liz Millar and Louise Casey won by 4 & 2 on the 16th hole playing against Jan Laing and Wendy Thummamond. Congratulations to Liz and Louise and commiserations to Jan and Wendy. Full results can be found […]
What a delightful way to spend Saturday afternoon. Good food and great company at Haddington golf course. We also had great table decorations and a quiz which involved identifying holes from our East Lothian golf courses, courtesy of our chief organiser Gail McKill. Thanks to all involved in the organisation of today and to the […]
The final of the Winter Foursomes will be between Wendy Thummanond and Jan Laing and Liz Miller and Louise Casey. Well done ladies let’s hope that the conditions remain as favourable in March as they have been in February. The final is to be played by the 31st of March. Updated draw sheet can be […]
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Haddington on Saturday 2nd March at 12.30. Lunch will be seated at 1pm.
Our East Lothian Ladies Squad team played the annual match against the Gullane Men for the Percy Vere Trophy on Sunday. The matches were all very close and it is with great pleasure that I can say that we won the trophy this year 3 1/2 – 2 1/2. Congratulations to Kay Lannin, Jill McNicoll, […]
Many of the East Lothian Clubs host open competitions throughout the year and it was thought that these should be publicised on the ELLCGA website. I have collated information from several websites and this can be found at https://www.ellgolf.co.uk/county-events/open-competitions/ Opens are a great way of playing a variety of clubs in the area, they can be […]
Junior Convenor, Frances Hall sent this photo of the East Lothian Junior League team at Pinehurst. There are more photos and stories on the ELJL website, it makes for a really interesting read. http://eastlothianjuniorgolf.org.uk/socialising-in-pinehurst/
The Winter Foursomes quarter finals are now complete and the semi final line up has been decided. Frances Hall and Lindsey Garden are due to play Wendy Thummanond and Jan Laing. Liz Miller and Louise Casey are taking on Diane Huish and Gwen Stewart. The semi finals are due to be played by the 3rd […]
The squad started training sessions in December with Martin Huish at his Trackman Studio in Fenton Barnes. We will have another session on the short game shortly. We have had a match against Lanarkshire and only just lost 3-2. We have a match against the Borders in March. There are more matches planned against the […]
In case you missed it on Facebook and Twitter. Catriona Matthew and the Solheim Cup paid a surprise visit to one of our local golfers.
The semi final line up is nearly complete. The quarter finals seem to have been tightly contested so far, with one tie going to the eighteenth hole and another needing an extra hole to get a result. The updated draw can be found by following this link: Winter-Foursomes update 2018-19
Ladies, Now that we have packed away our Christmas Decorations, we can relax and start planning our 2019! There is no better way to begin the Golf Season than with the Pre-Season Lunch. This year, in keeping with decision to keep moving round different clubs, we are heading to Haddington Golf Club. The […]
A gentle reminder that your subscription is due by the 31st of January. The subscription remains unchanged at £25 for full membership; £10 for juniors and £10 for non-playing members. Bank details are given in the email you received but if you wish to pay by cheque the renewal form can be found by following […]
The line up for the quarter finals is as follows: Karin Probin and Linda Smith vs Frances Hall and Lindsey Garden Wendy Thummanond and Jan Laing vs Jill McNicoll and Alyssa Balding Gail McKill and Mary Lou Watkins vs Liz Millar and Louise Casey Diane Huish and Gwen Stewart vs Jenni Ray and Jane McMinn […]
A new date for your diaries, unfortunately The Glen are no longer able to host our Summer Meeting on the 10th of June. Tuesday the 25th of June is the new date for our visit to The Glen.
Jill McNicoll has set up a Twitter account for ELLCGA. Just open up Twitter and search for East Lothian ladies County Golf Asssociation, follow us and you will get all the latest news.
The main business of the AGM was the changeover of committee members. Stepping down from the committee were President Janette Buchanan, Captain Elaine Dick, Treasurer Carole Murray and committee member Linda Henderson thanks were given to all of those who have worked very hard for the committee. Janette as president attended a great number of […]
A very good year for our junior golfers among their many successes Grace Crawford won the East of Scotland Girls Order of Merit and Ala Gorka won the Stephen Gallacher Order of Merit with Grace as runner up. The full report can be found at this link:- Juniors report The full list of junior prizewinners […]
Round 2 is underway, here is the updated draw sheet. Winter-Foursomes update 2018-19
The winners of the Babe Zaharias competition were presented with their trophies today at Gullane. The trophies were presented by the Gullane Ladies Captain Barbara Gibb. Leanne Wilson was presented with the Rosebowl for the scratch prize with a gross score of 72. Liz Hilton received the Ultraplast Cup for the handicap prize with a […]
Round one has now been completed and some of the round two ties have already been played. Results can be found by following this link. Winter-Foursomes update 2018-19 The ties have to be played by the 25th of November.