Scottish & West Lothian golf news, tournaments, courses

Craig Lee wins fourth Deer Park Masters

CRAIG LEE came to the FOUR at the Deer Park Masters this week as he won the prestigious title for the fourth time.Read

Irish joy and six-figure cheque for Stephen Gallacher

STEPHEN Gallacher had his best tournament of what has been a patchy season so far when, in Ireland last week, he finished ahead of all the Irish Open Champions Harrington, Clarke, McDowell and McIlroy.Read

Five West Lothian golfers already through at Western Gailes

THE Scottish Amateur Golf Championship, for once, has been blessed with a good week’s weather and, as if in response to this, there is a good entry from our area.Read

Stephen Gallacher shines in poor weather but falls short in Open dream

THE wind and rain at Sandwich produced a great Open for Royal St George’s with a worthy and popular winner in Darren Clarke.Read

Deer Park ready for Masters

THE prestigious Deer Park Masters is fast approaching on the golf horizon with Scotland’s top club professionals set to cross drivers in a bid to land a share of the largest prize fund of any Tartan Tour Ranking event.Read

Hat trick of titles for Bathgate

THE Linlithgowshire Boys’ Championships were played at Bathgate with the host club taking three of the four titles up for grabs — each of which had been in Uphall hands.Read

West Lothian win Courier Trophy

WEST Lothian have completed a great season by winning the Courier Trophy after a super week's golf at Linlithgow.Read

Fairway to seventh heaven

“I had tried so hard to get it last year but didn’t quite manage it.Read

Golf day for dementia

GOLFERS can hit the fairway, and make a difference, later this month as part of a special golf day for sufferers of dementia.Read

West Lothian beat Bathgate in tight Summer League clash

WEST Lothian won the Linlithgowshire Summer League after a tight final against Bathgate at neutral Dundas Parks.Read

Bathgate prepare to cross clubs with West Lothian in Summer League clash this weekend

BATHGATE have won their section of the Linlithgowshire Summer League and will face West Lothian in Friday's final on neutral ground at South Queensferry's Dundas Parks.Read

Golf by Russell Cameron

QUALIFYING took place for the Championships at both Bathgate and Niddry Castle over the weekend and class, like cream, came to the top. Scott McClory and Simon Lockhart shared top spot at Bathgate while club back marker Hugh Fraser did the business to lead those forward to the match-play stages down Winchburgh way.Read

Golf: Bathgate on course to top league section

BATHGATE seem set to reach the final of the Linlithgowshire League despite defeat last Friday.Read

Steven Gallacher still in the hunt for the US Open

IT has been a couple of tough months on the trot for local favourite Stephen Gallacher on the European Tour.Read

Bathgate edge Linlithgow to inch towards final

BATHGATE’S home win over Deer Park in the Linlithgowshire Summer League on Friday has put them a long way towards winning Section ‘A’ of the league and taking their place in the end of campaign final.Read

Halfway there in Linlithgowshire Spring Handicap

THE Linlithgowshire Spring Handicaps had a good turnout on Saturday though the wind played havoc with the scoring particularly with the higher-handicap competitors in the Third Class at Bo'ness.Read

Semi final run for Pumphy golfer

THERE was no ultimate glory for West Lothian players in the Lothians Championship at Broomieknowe but there was a highly creditable show by 46-year-old Mark Timmins of Pumpherston who went all the way to the semi finals, writes Russell Cameron.Read

Low number of West Lothian golfers make Lothian’s Championship cut

SATURDAY’S qualifying rounds for the Lothians Championship at windy Craigmillar Park and Lothianburn were not ones that too many of the West Lothian contingent amongst the entry will remember for long.Read

Mixed Classic to return to Deer Park Golf and Country Club

DEER PARK Golf and Country Club have announced plans to repeat their hugely popular Mixed Classic event this year in which males and females playing in pairs combine 27 holes of great golf on the Championship Course with food, drink and socialising.Read