Scottish & West Lothian golf news, tournaments, courses

No junior joy joy for West Lothian youngsters in Scottish Boys’ Championships

THERE was to be no 2011 glory for West Lothian’s small crop of youngsters in the Scottish Boys’ Championship.Read

Ladies driving for success at opening events

THE 2011 season is currently getting revved up in clubs around West Lothian and golfers are largely taking advantage of the good weather to put in some fine returns.Read

Six county golfers set for Scottish Boys Championships

ONLY six lads from local clubs will compete in the Scottish Boys’ Championship at Dunbar in the coming week - perhaps this is best explained by the costs involved to parents in the current climate.Read

Tie at the top for scratch at Gullane courses

THE Alliance boys got a good day down at the coast for their championship at Gullane’s number two and three courses last midweek — and there was a tie for the top scratch aggregate in the end between former European Tour regular Andy Oldcorn of King’s Acre and Jamie Morris of Eyemouth.Read

Snow fails to put hardy Alliance competitors off

THE last of this winter's Alliance events took place as far away as Goswick in Northumberland last Wednesday and there were 76 brave souls headed down the A1 not at all deterred by the intermittent snow flurries, writes Russell Cameron.Read

West Lothian pro trio share third spot at Whitekirk

WHITEKIRK was a tough proposition for East Alliance members on Wednesday of last week; overnight rain had made it play its full length.Read

Stephen Gallacher continues to enjoy hot-streak of form as he in eyes place in the World Golf Championships

STEPHEN GALLACHER continued his purple patch of form on the greens with an excellent six-under par result in Dubai which earned him a creditable tenth position.Read

Gallacher continues to star on the greens to move up the rankings

STEPHEN GALLACHER took another step closer to participating in the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona next month with a creditable performance in the Commercialbank Qatar Masters last weekend.Read

Stephen Gallacher continues rich streak of form in Dubai

THIS golf thing must seem very easy for Stephen Gallacher at the moment.Read

West Lothian remain pointless after loss at league leaders

A RESUMPTION of the Fife and Lothians Winter League on Sunday did not bring a change in fortune for West Lothian.Read

Excellent turn out for county golfers

THE Alliance lads got 2011 off to a good start at Gullane 3 on Wednesday of last week and there were almost a hundred of them taking advantage of the good conditions.Read

Golf beats snow for Eyemouth event

AGAINST all the odds and against Jack Frost’s latest icy outburst, there was a little window of respite last Wednesday which allowed the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance guys to leap through and play their latest event at Eyemouth — and surprisingly they got a brilliantly sunny day with no frost.Read

Scottish golf legend Colin Montgomerie visits Deer Park Golf and Country Club to hand out junior scholarships

RYDER CUP captain, and the recently crowned BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year, Colin Montgomerie was a very special guest of honour at Deer Park Golf and Country Club this week when the Scottish golf legend swung by the Livingston club to hand out junior section scholarships to local West Lothian youngsters.Read