Scottish & West Lothian golf news, tournaments, courses

County captains gather together for the annual ‘bash’ on the golf course

LINLITHGOWSHIRE Club Captains past and present were out in force at Bathgate on Sunday for their annual ‘bash’ courtesy of the association.Read

Farewell to miserable golfing season 2009

IT has been a very windy week as golfers in the area play in the final events of the 2009 season, a pretty miserable one for weather.Read

Golf courses still giving fine returns

EVIDENCE that courses are still in good nick and maybe playing a bit shorter after recent good weather even in this twilight of the season comes in the form of some very impressive returns all over the county this week.Read

Charity boosted by Burns’ skills

PGA TEACHING professional David Burns of the Kingsfield Golf Centre is giving free golf lessons to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Relief Fund next Friday, September 25.Read

Clark cheered by September Tankard

AT LAST the Indian Summer has arrived and the sun has been enticing golfers out in their hordes in the last week.Read

Uphall and West Lothian golfers play on despite bad weater

SOGGINESS and high winds continue to be the main problem for local golfers though a surprising amount of competitive play has gone on.Read

Golf: Rain brings autumn early to West Lothian

LOCAL courses are playing as long as they have ever done at this time of year because of the deluge we have had to suffer throughout August. Read

Lothian golfers go into a Thai break

WEST Lothian golfers enjoyed a taste of the Far East last week at Deer Park’s Thai Golf Day.Read

Taste of orient on offer for golfer's special day

THE HOME of golf rolled out the green carpet for what has been described as the heaven of golf this week after Thailand came to West Lothian.Read

Heavy rain fails to dampen golfers’ spirits

THE recent heavy rain has made local courses long and soggy but it has not stopped some really spectacular scoring.Read

Golfer Brian will not give up his crown easily

TUESDAY’S second round action in the Weslo Housing Management sponsored-WLBA Seniors Open saw defending champion Brian Holloran of Pumpherston step up his defence of the £200 title with a 21-18 win over John Smith of Armadale.Read

It’s Black Friday as torrential rain plays havoc with golfing tournaments all over the county

FRIDAY was probably the worst ever August day in living memory as the heavy rain disrupted the Saturday fixtures.Read

Golfers are in the swing for charity

GOLFERS from throughout West Lothian swung into action to help charity recently. Read

On-fire Bell weathers the storm to win Bathgate’s ‘open’ trophy

BATHGATE scratch man Graham Bell has won his own club's 36-hole 'open' for the Livingstone Trophy on a day of heavy showers and interruptions to play.Read

Deer Park to offer prizes of a lifetime

GOLFERS in West Lothian have been urged to head for Deer Park next Thursday (August 20) to try and win a trip to the world’s golfing nirvana.Read

Lee Master of the course with stunning final round

THE Deer Park Masters was won by Craig Lee last week who took the prestigious silverware after a stunning final round of five-under-par 67 for a nine-under 135 to take the crown by three shots from Hayston's Stephen Gray.Read