October Holiday Fun Team Scramble at North Berwick

Thirty-six boys and 13 girls from across East Lothian took part in last week’s Fun Team Scramble Competition at North Berwick’s Children’s course.

The boys’ competition on Tuesday, for a mixture of clubs and range of ages, was booked to capacity and the players returned some fantastic scores.  The winners were Jack Fish (North Berwick), Alistair Armet (Haddington) Lewis Tulloch (clubgolf East Lothian) and Coll Donaldson (North Berwick) who shot a team score of a one over par 28.

The 13 girls who took part in Wednesday’s Girls Team Scramble all received a pink clubgolf “Girls in Golf” t-shirt.  “Girls in Golf” is clubgolf’s recently launched initiative aimed at encouraging girls to take up golf and develop in the sport.

Most of the Team Scramble competitors have completed blocks of clubgolf coaching at clubs across East Lothian this year.  clubgolf coaching starts in school with the modified golf game, firstclubgolf.  Children that enjoy the experience can chose to continue their coaching at a local club where they are taught by clubgolf volunteer coaches. 

Some of these children have now completed three years of the clubgolf player development pathway and have reached an encouraging standard of play.  

The range between nine and 13 years old and attend coaching at North Berwick, The Glen, Tantallon, Gullane, Craigielaw, Dunbar, Musselburgh Old, Haddington Golf Clubs and East Lothian Council led facilities. 

The competitions gave the children, coaches and parents a great opportunity to meet and play with fellow golfers from across East Lothian and it is hoped that as with the Easter Fun Scramble it will now become an annual event.

Organisers would like to thank all the coaches and parents who volunteered their time and enthusiasm to accompany the children round the course.  Thanks also to North Berwick Golf Club for kindly giving use of their fabulous Children’s Golf Course.  The course is ideal for this age group and is available for any child to play on a pay to play basis.