East Lothian Schools Golf Order of Merit

Open to players with handicaps in S1 - S6 

2024/25 East Lothian Schools Golf Order of Merit Events

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To book in please email kgreen@eastlothian.gov.uk confirming players:

• Name
• Current handicap index
• CDH number
• Date of Birth
• School
• Home town
• Contact number for parent 

Entry Criteria

• Players must have an official handicap
• Attend school in East Lothian
• Be a member of a golf club in East Lothian

Format

• Strokeplay Stableford
• Closing date for entries:  a week prior to the competition date
• If we are oversubscribed places will be allocated based on handicap and position in Scratch Order of Merit
• Each event will count towards handicap so is an opportunity for players to get an official card in
• There will be 3 competition divisions – Scratch, Handicap and Team (2 net scores per school count to school team total)
• Points will be awarded at each competition towards the Junior Golf East Lothian Order or Merit (1^st: 100, 2^nd:  75, 3^rd: 50, 4^th: 25, 5^th: 10, Attendance: 5)
• Entry: Free

2024/25 EAST LOTHIAN SCHOOL ORDER OF MERIT

1. Mon 16th September @ Musselburgh GC (Monktonhall)
2. Fri 27th September @ Winterfield GC
3. Fri 4th Oct OR Fri 18^th Oct @  Longniddry GC
4. Fri 11th October @ The Glen GC
5. Mon 21st October @ Royal Musselburgh GC
6. Fri 1st November @  Musselburgh Old (9 holes)
7. Fri 8th November @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes)
8. Fri 22nd Nov or Fri 29th Nov @ Haddington GC (9 holes)
9. Fri 6th December @ NB Wee Course
10. Fri 17th January @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes)
11. Fri 31st January @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes)
12. Tues 11th February @ North Berwick GC
13. Fri 7th March @  Gifford GC (9 holes)
14. Fri 14th March @ Gullane Golf Club
15. Mon 14th April @ Kilspindie GC
16. Fri 21st March @ Craigielaw GC
17. * Mon 21st April Final @ the Renaissance Club

*Players will qualify for our final based on their final position in the Scratch Division of the Order of Merit

We run these events free of charge from September to May with the support of our local clubs.  These events are open to juniors that attend high school in the first instance and are a great opportunity to play with golfers from across East Lothian on a variety of local courses free of charge. 

We use the Schools Golf Order of Merit to select players for opportunities such as East Lothian performance squads and opportunities offered to the council  at the Scottish Open. 

You can book in for just one, as many as you like, or all as a block booking then just let me know which you can't attend by a week prior.

The number of entrants is restricted by the number of tee times we are given by each host club.

If we do need to create a waiting list entry will be based on handicap (i.e lowest to highest handicap).

Players clock up points at each competition in both the Handicap and Scratch divisions based on their placing at each event.

The SCHOOLS TEAM ORDER OF MERIT Division is the best 2 net combined at each event.

The top 27 players in the Scratch Division will qualify for our final event in May as well as any places we get at the Scottish Open etc.