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George Heriot's School
Former Pupils Golf Club
2000s
2000
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: D. S. Livingstone: Vice Captain: G. M. P. Abbott: Secretary: D. R. Campbell: Treasurer: C. M. Murison.
Committee: A. D. J. Cobb, I. L. Crichton, J. C. Liddel, M. W. Livingstone, R. T. Middleton and J. N. Richardson.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings to: The Glen, North Berwick, Muirfield and Kinross Blue and Red Courses.
Muirfield: Thirtyfour attended: Stableford Competition: Linton Medal (handicap) and Morrison Quaich (scratch) were both won by C. Paterson on 37 points, thus retaining the two trophies he won at this outing last year.
Kinross: No details. am Blue Course: pm Red Course.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: D. S. Livingstone.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by S. Lessels
The Club Championship was won by R. W. Bradly.
The Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: B. Donaldson and J. J. Fairbairn.
The Captain's Prize was awarded to D. R. Campbell.
Matches
v Tantallon: lost by three and a half to two and a half.
v Braids United: won.
v Present Pupils for Wallace Cup: lost.
v Caermount: match drawn.
Tournaments
Won Edinburgh Trophy at Charleston.
Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy at Barnton: quarter-finals
Dispatch Trophy: quarter-finals: lost by one hole to Harrison, the eventual winners. Our team was D. S. Livingstone and J. C. Liddel and D. R. Campbell and A. N. Other.
Grafton Morrish: last sixteen.
Championships
J. I. Archibald won the Dunbar Championship.
I. R. Christie won the Craigmillar Park Championship.
Notes
At the AGM, the death was announced of William Moncrieff, a member for many years.
The Summer Extravaganza was again held at Port Royal Golf Range.
The Club was again indebted to Cardinal Sports Ltd. for their sponsorship of the Fixture Cards.
The Annual Dinner at Goldenacre was attended by ninetyfour members and guests. The principal speaker was Bo. Wallace, President of the Lothians Golf Association... and a Herioter! The Dinner Menus were again sponsored by Applecross Developments.
The Club's Funds stand at £2,699.
2001
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: G. M. P. Abbott: Vice Captain: W. G. Burden: Secretary/Treasurer: D. R. Campbell.
Committee: R. T. Middleton, J. N. Richardson, J. C. Liddel, I. L. Crichton, K. Murphy and C. Paterson.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings: Crail, Muirfield/Gullane 3 and Lanark.
Crail: Twentynine members attended. Ross Cup and Scratch Medal: (handicap): D. R. Campbell (3) 64.
Muirfield: Stableford Competition: Linton Medal (handicap): C. Paterson (5) with 34 points won this trophy at Muirfield for the third year in succession. Morrison Trophy (scratch): D. R. Campbell 31 points.
Gullane 3: Stableford Competition: six played. Ronnie Middleton Seniors Memorial Trophy: G. Shand 35 points.
Lanark: Centenary Trophy (handicap) and Tawse Medal (scratch): D. R. Campbell.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: D. R. Campbell.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate Trophy (scratch): D. R. Campbell.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: D. R. Campbell.
Club Championship: J. C. Liddel.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: G. C. A. Macdonald.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: G. C. A. Macdonald and S. W. Paul.
The Captain's Prize was awarded to J. C. Liddel.
Congratulations to David Campbell on winning the aggregate awards and the handicap and scratch trophies at every outing except Muirfield where he was just pipped for the handicap award by....Chris Paterson! David did however equal Chris's 1999 haul of eight trophies by winning the Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole.
Matches
v Tantallon: drawn 3-3.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: lost 2 -1.
v Braids United: won 4 -0.
Tournaments
Dispatch Trophy: lost in the semi-final to the Barnton Hotel, the eventual winners. Our team was J. C. Liddel, G. A. Munro, D. R. Campbell and J. I. Archibald.
Lothian Team Tournament at Prestonfield and Craigmillar Park. The team finished a creditable fourth in the main competition with a four round score of 292.
An early exit in the Sivewright Trophy.
Championships
D. T. Clark won the Mortonhall Championship.
D. C. M. Marshall won the Dalmahoy Championship.
Notes
At the AGM, the death was reported of R. T. Middleton, a committee member. It was also decided that an outing for over 55s would be held on the evening of the Muirfield outing and that the over 55s would play for the Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy.
Life Membership was conferred on Peter Dawson, Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal and Ancient... and a Herioter! This was gratefully acknowledged.
The Summer Extravaganza was held at Kings Acre and was a most enjoyable evening with drinks and snacks in the Clubhouse afterwards.
The Annual Dinner was a great success with over ninety members and guests attending and some highly entertaining speakers.
Thanks were again recorded to Applecross Developments who sponsored the Dinner Menu and to Cardinal Sports for sponsoring the Fixture Card.
The Club's Funds stand at £3,931.
2002
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: G. M. P. Abbott: Vice Captain: W. G. Burden: Secretary / Treasurer: D. R. Campbell.
Committee: I. L. Crichton, K. Murphy, C. Paterson, J. N. Richardson, J. C. Liddel and G. C. A. Macdonald.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings: Gullane 2, Muirfield, Gullane 3, Kingussie, Boat of Garten and Grantown on Spey.
Gullane 2: Ross Cup (handicap): R. Stevenson: Scratch Medal: D. R. Campbell.
Muirfield: Linton Medal (handicap) and Scratch Medal: D. R. Campbell.
Gullane 3: Ronnie Middleton Seniors Memorial Trophy: J. N. Richardson.
September Weekend Trip to Invernesshire.
Boat of Garten: Centenary Trophy (handicap): K. Murphy: Tawse Medal (scratch): D. R. Campbell.
Rounds were also played at Kingussie and Grantown on Spey:
1995 Tantallon Cup: G. C. A. Macdonald.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: G. Boon.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: D. R. Campbell.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: S. Lessels.
Club Championship: D. R. Campbell.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: W. G. Burden.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes C. P. Dempster and J. Wynne.
The Captain's Prize was awarded to the winning Grafton Morrish team.
Matches
v Tantallon: lost by four and a half to a half.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: won 2 -1. The FPs first win since 1995.
v Braids United: lost by two and a half to one and a half.
Tournaments
Grafton Morrish Tournament: Pride of place must go to the Heriot's team of R. W. Bradly, J. I. Archibald, C. Paterson, J. C. Liddel, D. R. Campbell and B. M. Nicholson. The team led the Scottish Qualifiers and then won the main tournament at Hunstanton for the fourth time, beating Berkhamstead in the Final.
First round v Oundle: won 2-1.
Second round v Stamford: won 2-1.
Third Round v St. Dunstans: won two and a half to a half.
Fourth round v Marlborough: won by two and a half to a half.
Semi-Final v Winchester: won 2-1.
Final v Berkhamstead: won by two and a half to a half.
2002 Winners of the Grafton Morrish Tournament at Hunstanton
R. W. Bradly, J. I. Archibald, C. Paterson, B. M. Nicholson (Captain), D. R. Campbell and J. C. Liddel.
Edinburgh Trophy: fourth (last)! Dispatch Trophy: beaten in the third round.
Championships
D. C. M. Marshall retained the Dalmahoy Championship.
S. McCulloch won the Kingsknowe Championship.
B. M. Nicholson won the Little Aston Championship.
Notes
Congratulations to the team on winning the Grafton Morrish Tournament for the fourth time in nine years.
The Secretary, David Campbell, must be feeling the pressures of his duties as he has only won six trophies this year!
J. I. Archibald was, for the second time, in a Westermont team which won the Dispatch Trophy.
The Dinner was well attended and the guest speaker Willie Allen was most entertaining.
Club Funds stand at £5,549.
2003
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: W. G. Burden: Vice Captain: J. N. Richardson: Secretary/Treasurer: D. R. Campbell.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, I. L. Crichton, C. P. Dempster, G. C. A. Macdonald, K. Murphy and C. Paterson.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings: Glen, North Berwick, Muirfield, Gullane 3 and Lundin Links.
Glen: Twentyeight members attended the outing on a windy day with tricky pin positions. Ross Cup (handicap) S. Lessels 65: Scratch Medal: D. R. Campbell 72.
Muirfield: Oversubscribed: fortythree applications to play were restricted to thirtysix members. Stableford Competition: Linton Medal (handicap): Morrison Quaich (scratch):
Gullane 3: Eight over 55s played in the Stableford Competition for the Ronnie Middleton Trophy which was won by G. Shand.
Lundin Links:
Coronation (handicap) Aggregate Trophy: C. Paterson.
Club Championship: retained by D. R. Campbell.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: G. Willins.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: D. Moffat.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: E. Cobb and J. H. H. Groat.
The Captain's Prize was awarded to D. R. Campbell.
Matches
v Tantallon: lost 5-1.
v Braids United: won 3-1.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: won 3- 0.
v Caermount: lost.
Tournaments
Edinburgh Trophy: won.
Dispatch Trophy: lost in
Sivewright Trophy: Semi-finals.
Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy: lost in 1st round.
Grafton Morrish: Quarter-finals.
Championships
C. D. Campbell returned the best net score in the Mauritius Open.
D. R. Campbell won the Ratho Park Championship.
G. D. Carter was the leading Amateur in the Mauritius Open.
B. M. Nicholson retained the Little Aston Championship.
B. M. Nicholson won the Woking Championship for the fifth time.
C. G. Rae won the Mortonhall Championship.
Notes
Once again there was a problem with the results of outings.
The Summer Extravaganza was again held at Kings Acre and was voted a success.
The Annual Dinner attracted a capacity attendance at Goldenacre of over 150 members and guests and was oversubscribed.
Thanks again to our sponsors Cardinal Sports.
The Club has 158 members and funds of £6,576.
- From the Times of 25th October.
Former member Geoff Carter and his 60 inch driver at Foxhills Golf Club, Surrey
2004
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: W. G. Burden: Vice Captain: J. N Richardson: Secretary/Treasurer: C. P. Dempster.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, D. R. Campbell, C. Paterson, D. Clark, G. C. A. Macdonald and A. Slessor.
Auditor: A.S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings to Dunbar, Muirfield, Gullane 3 and Alyth.
Dunbar:
Muirfield: Thirtythree attended: Stableford Competition: Linton Medal (handicap) I. Smith (8) 32 points. Morrison Quaich (scratch): G. A. Munro 30 points.
Gullane 3: Eleven over 55s played for the Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy: Stableford Competition was won by J. Ellis with 36 points.
Alyth: Centenary Trophy (handicap): G. M. P. Abbott: Tawse Medal (scratch): R. W. Bradly.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: R. W. Bradly.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: R. W. Bradly.
Couche Memorial Trophy for the Hole and Hole: J. N. Richardson.
Club Championship: J. I. Archibald.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: G. M. More.
Blamire Trophy for the SummerFoursomes: S. W. Paul and G. C. A. Macdonald.
Captain's Prize was awarded to B. H. Chatham.
Matches
v Tantallon: lost 1.5 v 4.5.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: lost 3-0.
v Braids United: drawn: 2.5 v 2.5.
v Caermount: won 3 -1.
v Border Heriot Club: won 3 -0
Tournaments
Won Edinburgh Trophy.
Early exits in Dispatch Trophy, Sivewright Trophy and Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy.
Grafton Morrish: reached the quarter-final.
Championships
J. I. Archibald won the Merchants of Edinburgh Championship.
D. C. M. Marshall won the Dalmahoy Championship.
K. G. Tait won the Craigmillar Park Championship.
Notes
G. D. Carter was the runner up in the Bermuda Amateur Championship.
The Annual Dinner was a great success with one hundred and thirty members and guests.
Thanks again to our major sponsors, Cardinal Sports Ltd.
The Club has one hundred and fifty-eight members and funds of £6,540.
2005
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: J. N. Richardson: Vice Captain: G. C. A. Macdonald: Secretary/Treasurer: C. P. Dempster.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, D. R. Campbell, T. D. Clark, A. Slessor and G. Boon.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings: Panmure (Barry), Muirfield, Gullane 3, and week end trip to Dornoch.
Panmure (Barry):
Afternoon team competition was won by B. M. Marshall, K. Ireland, A. Dundas and G. Greenhill.
Muirfield:
Gullane 3: Nine over 55s contested the Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy played as a Stableford competition: retained by J. Ellis with 38 points.
Participants in both the Muirfield and Gullane outings enjoyed supper in the main Gullane Clubhouse.
Dornoch Weekend:
Royal Dornoch: twentyone attendees. Centenary Trophy (handicap) and Tawse Medal (scratch): K. Murphy.
Rounds were also played on Dornoch Struie, Brora and Tain.
Tantallon 1995 Cup: K. Murphy.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: J. N. Richardson.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: D. R. Campbell.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: D. S. Livingstone.
Club Championship: D. R. Campbell.
B Championship for Kirkwood Trophy was won by G. Boon.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes was won by A. Slessor and J. Mortimer.
Captain's Prize was awarded to J. S. Barnes.
Matches
v Tantallon: lost by four and a half to one and a half.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: lost 2 -1.
v Caermount: lost by two and a half to one and a half.
v Border Heriot Club: won 2 - 1.
Tournaments
Dispatch Trophy: The team of G. A. Munro, J. C. Liddel, D. R. Campbell and J. I. Archibald reached the semi-final losing to Stewarts Melville.
Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy: reached the semi-final.
Grafton Morrish: reached the semi-final!
Championships
C. G. Rae won the Roehampton Championship.
S. Smith won the Duddingston Championship.
Notes
J. Graham Ewart is to be congratulated on being elected President of the Scottish Golf Union following in the footsteps of the late Bill Sivewright (1966 - 68) and Lindsay Stewart (1991 - 92).
A Social Evening was held at The Old Links, Musselburgh with a six-hole competition using hickory clubs at certain holes. Supper was held afterwards in the Woodside Hotel. The evening was a great success and will be repeated.
The Annual Dinner at Goldenacre was enjoyed by one hundred and seven members and guests. The guest speaker was Craigie Veitch, the former Sports Editor of the Scotsman, who was excellent.
Special mention must be made of the Club's teams reaching the semi-finals of the Dispatch Trophy, the Grafton Morrish and the Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy, the latter two being beaten after extra holes.
G. M. More reached Finals Day of the Lothians Golf Association Handicap Competition losing in the semi-final on the last green at North Berwick.
A Database is being used to try to attract younger members and an article was also placed in the School's Quadrangle magazine.
Cardinal Sports Ltd was again thanked for being our main sponsor.
The Club now has one hundred and sixty-two members and the Club Funds stand at £4,503.
2006
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: J. N. Richardson: Vice Captain: G. C. A. Macdonald: Secretary/Treasurer: C. P. Dempster.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, D. R. Campbell, T. D. Clark, A. Slessor, G. Boon and M. Petrie.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings; Monifieth Medal Course, Monifieth Ashludie, Muirfield / Gullane 3 and Ladybank
Monifieth Medal Course:
Muirfield:
Gullane 3: Seven members played in a Stableford competition for the Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy: G. W. Paul 40 points.
Ladybank: Only nineteen members attended. Centenary Trophy (handicap) J. McKinney: Tawse Medal (scratch) D. R. Campbell.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: C. P. Dempster.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: G. A. Munro.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: G. M. More.
Club Championship: R. Stevenson.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: I. Thomson.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: P. Hill and G. M. More
Centenary Tankard for the Winter Greensomes: J. H. Hawley - Groat and A. P. Bradshaw.
Captain's Prize was awarded to C. P. Dempster.
Matches
v Tantallon: won 3.5-2.5.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: won 2-1.
v Braids United: won 3.5-2.5.
v Caermount: lost 3-1.
v Border Heriot Club: won 3- 0.
3rd in Edinburgh Trophy.
Tournaments
Dispatch Trophy: lost in 3rd round.
Sivewright Trophy: lost in first round to Kingston.
Grafton Morrish: lost in 3rd round.
Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy: reached quarter-finals.
Championships
D. R. Campbell won the Ratho Park Championship.
N. C. Donaldson won the Lochend Championship.
D. C. M. Marshall won the Dalmahoy Championship.
C. G. Rae retained the Roehampton Championship.
Notes
The Club defeated Tantallon for the first time since 1990. The tactic of playing the match on the evening of North Berwick RFC Annual Dinner proved successful and will be tried again in future years!
The Social Evening again held at Musselburgh Old Links was enjoyed by around a dozen members and guests. The format was a
D. A. Imrie was a member of the Turnhouse team which won the
The Club's website was launched and is proving to be successful.
The Dinner was its usual success and attracted one hundred and thirty nine members and guests.
Thanks to Cardinal Sports Ltd for their sponsorship of the fixture card.
The Club now has one hundred and seventy five members and funds of £4,636.
2007
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: G. C. A. Macdonald: Vice Captain: G. A. Munro: Secretary/Treasurer: C. P. Dempster.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, I. M. Thomson, M. Petrie, S. Muir, P. Hill and G. Boon.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings to Goswick, Muirfield / Gullane and Cawder
Goswick: Thirtyseven members attended. Ross cup (handicap): I Thomson (16) 67: Scratch Medal: D. Imrie 78 after a fourway tie and a six hole count back with G. A. Munro, D. R. Campbell and R. W. Bradly.
Greensomes Stableford: K. S. Milne and C. P. Dempster
Muirfield: Thirty seven attended. Linton Medal (handicap) and Morrison Quaich (scratch) were both won by J. C. Liddel with an impressive scratch score of 74.
Gullane 3: Eight members attended and played in a Stableford Competition for the Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy won by P. Hill with 36 points.
Cawder: Only thirteen attendees. Centenary Trophy (handicap) and Tawse Medal (scratch): J. C. Liddel.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: J. C. Liddel.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: J. C. Liddel.
Couche Trophy for the Hole & Hole: J. Mortimer.
Club Championship: G. A. Munro.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B. Championship: J. Mortimer.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: D. R. Campbell and C. Paterson.
Centenary Tankard for the Winter Greensomes: G. McLeod and D. Goodwin.
Captain's Prize was awarded to J. C. Liddel.
Matches
v Tantallon: halved match: 2.5-2.5: trophy retained.
v Braids United: won 4-1.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: halved match: 1-1: trophy retained.
v Caermount: won 4-1.
v Border Heriot Club:
Tournaments
The team of I. M. Thomson, J. Mortimer, G. Boon, A. Slessor, G. M. P. Abbott and G. Greenhill won the Edinburgh Trophy at Kingsacre.
Dispatch Trophy: lost in 3rd round.
Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy: lost in 1st round.
Grafton Morrish: reached the semi-final.
Walker Trophy: The team won the trophy for best
Championships
D. R. Campbell retained the Ratho Park Championship.
D. C. M. Marshall retained the Dalmahoy Championship.
C. Paterson won the Luffness New Championship.
S. Smith won the Duddingston Championship.
Notes
The Annual Dinner was a major disappointment. The Club was badly let down by the new caterer with a totally unacceptable standard of service. The Captain had to write to the top table guests expressing our apologies. He has also written to the President of the Rugby Club expressing his views. It is understood that new caterers have now been appointed.
The Club presented a Heriot Medal to Tantallon Golf Club in recognition of their One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary. It will be presented for the lowest scratch prize at the Heriot Bowl competition.
The Social Evening/Hickory Challenge was again held at Musselburgh Old Links and supper was served afterwards in the Clubhouse.
The Club has one hundred nine members including twenty eight Life Members.
The Club's funds stand at £4,812.
2007 Winners of the Edinburgh Trophy, Kingsacre:
I. M. Thomson, J. Mortimer, G. Boon, A. Slessor, G. M. P. Abbot and G. Greenhill
2008
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: G. C. A. Macdonald: Vice Captain: G. Munro: Secretary and Treasurer: C. P. Dempster.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, I. M. Thomson, M. Petrie, S. Muir, P. Hill and G. Boon.
Competitions
Outings: Leven Links, Muirfield / Gullane and Autumn Tour to Speyside.
Leven Links:
Muirfield: Linton Medal (handicap): Stableford: S. Wallace (15) 43 points: Morrison Quaich (scratch): G. A. Munro 73.
Gullane 3: Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy: Stableford: F. Gillone 42 points.
A total of forty seven members played in the Muirfield/Gullane outings.
Speyside Weekend Trip: Twenty members attended.
Old Course, Lossiemouth: Centenary Trophy (handicap): I. M. Thomson: Tawse Medal (scratch) R. W. Bradly.
Rounds were also played on Elgin, New Course, Lossiemouth and Forres.
Tantallon 1995 Cup (three day trip): C. P. Dempster.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: C. P. Dempster.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: R. W. Bradly.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: P. Hill.
Club Championship: R. W. Bradly.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: K. S. Milne.
Blamire Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: K. S. Milne and G. M. Tait.
Centenary Tankard for the Winter Greensomes: J. Ellis and B. Chatham.
The Captain's Prize was presented to the winning Queen Elizabeth Trophy team of D. R. Campbell, J. C. Liddel, R. W. Bradly, B. D. Reid, I. R. Christie and S. McCulloch.
Matches
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: Lost by four and a half to one and a half.
v Braids United: won 4-1.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: won 2-1 at Mortonhall.
v Caermount : drawn 2-2.
v Watsonians (new fixture):
Tournaments
The Club did well in retaining the Edinburgh Trophy.
Sivewright Trophy: beaten in second round.
Dispatch Trophy: beaten in third round.
Grafton Morrish: reached the quarter-final.
Queen Elizabeth Trophy at Barnton: A marvellous achievement in winning the Tournament.
Championships
D. C. M. Marshall won the Dalmahoy Championship for the third year in succession and for the sixth time in eight years.
A. MacDonald won the Ravelston Championship.
C. G. Rae won the Roehampton Championship.
Notes
Pride of place goes to the victorious Queen Elizabeth Trophy team at the Royal Burgess Golfing Society. This is a most prestigious tournament and winning it once is quite an achievement. The Club has now won it three times having previously been successful in 1980 and 1982. Special mention must be made of Ron "The Legend" Bradly who has been in all three winning teams and Brian Reid who was also in the 1982 team.
Ron Bradly is also to be congratulated on winning the Club Championship for an unprecedented eleventh time.
David Marshall was a member of the Dalmahoy team which won the Summer League, the
An ex darts trophy was presented by G Boon to be competed for in the annual match v Watsonians. Not surprisingly, the trophy is to be known as the “Darts Trophy”.
The Annual Dinner at Goldenacre was back to its normal high standard and Saltire, the new caterers, did an excellent job and the reputation of our Dinner has been
The Hickory Club Challenge evening was played over nine holes at Musselburgh Old Links was enjoyed by all. The winner was D. S. Livingstone (4) 35
It is perhaps worth pointing out that the Club had been in existence for fifty eight years before its first major success - the Dispatch Trophy in 1948. The latest Queen Elizabeth win brings the Club's number of victories in major team tournaments to a most impressive total of ten.
The Club currently has one hundred and eighty members and funds of £3,029.
2009
Office Bearers: Honorary President: G. Blamire: Hon. Vice Presidents: A. L. Stewart, J. G. Ewart and A. G. Hector.
Captain: G. A. Munro: Vice Captain and Secretary/Treasurer: C. P. Dempster. Match Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, I. M. Thomson, M. Petrie, S. Muir and P. Hill.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings: Forfar, Muirfield / Gullane 3 and Irvine Bogside.
Forfar: The maximum number permitted of forty attended. Ross Cup (handicap) and Scratch Medal: D. Imrie (1) 65 with a splendid three under par round of 66. The Captain should also receive "a mention in dispatches" for his level par round of
A coloured ball challenge was played in the afternoon being won by G. A. Munro, G.
Muirfield: Nineteen members and twelve guests played. Linton Medal (handicap): R. Middleton: Morrison Quaich (scratch): G. A. Munro.
Gullane 3: Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy: N. R. Boyd.
Irvine Bogside: Thirteen attended: Centenary Trophy (handicap): J. S. Barnes: Tawse Medal (scratch): R. W. Bradly.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: J. S. Barnes.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: R. W. Bradly.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: J. C. Liddel.
Club Championship: J. C. Liddel
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: G. Boon.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: J. C. Liddel and D. S. Livingstone.
Centenary Tankard for the Winter Greensomes: J. N. Richardson and G. Leslie.
Captain's Prize: J. C. Liddel.
Matches
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: drawn match: 3-3: Trophy retained by Tantallon.
v Watsonians: won 3-2 on the Braids.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: won 2 - 1 on Gullane 3.
v Braids United: won 3-2.
v Border Heriot Club at Gullane: lost!
v Caermount at Gullane: lost 3-1.
Tournaments
Edinburgh Trophy at Duddingston: failed to retain the Trophy.
Sivewright Trophy: lost in third round:
Dispatch Trophy: lost in second round:
Queen Elizabeth Trophy: lost in second round.
The Club's scratch team won the Walker Trophy for
The Club continued its successful run in major tournaments by winning the Grafton Morrish Tournament at Brancaster and Hunstanton in Norfolk in September. This was our fifth win in fifteen years and we are now the second most successful School in the Tournament's history. Only Charterhouse has won it more times (six) and their last win was in 1992. This was a tremendous win for our team of J. I. Archibald, D. R. Campbell, R. W. Bradly, I. R. Christie, C. G. Rae and J. C. Liddel who defeated KCS Wimbledon in the Final. Winning just once is a great achievement with a total of one hundred and six Schools entering this year at seven qualifying venues across the U.K.
Championships
J. I. Archibald won the Merchants of Edinburgh Championship for the fifth time. He has now won the Merchants Championship in his twenties, thirties, forties and fifties!
C. G. Rae retained the Roehampton Championship.
Notes
George Blamire, the Club's Honorary President since 1982 and the Captain in 1966-1968, died in May aged 93. He was a most enthusiastic supporter of the Club and he will be much missed. He was a great character and he was liked and respected by all.
The death was also announced of Eddie Cobb, Captain in 1975-76.
The Annual Dinner at Goldenacre was again a success with one hundred and thirteen members and guests present. Peter C. Brown went down well as the principal speaker.
The Hickory Challenge at Musselburgh Old Links was again successful but lightly attended. The winner was again D. S. Livingstone (4) 38.
The Club has one hundred and seventy eight members and Funds of £2,526.
2009 Winners of the Grafton Morrish Tournament, Hunstanton
Front row: R. W. Bradly, D. R. Campbell (Captain) I. R. Christie.
Back Row: J. I. Archibald, C. G. Rae and J. C. Liddel.
2010
Office Bearers: Honorary President: A. L. Stewart: Hon. Vice Presidents: J. G. Ewart, A. G. Hector, J. H. Hawley - Groat and G. W. Paul.
Captain: G. A. Munro: Vice Captain/Treasurer: C. P. Dempster: Secretary: I. M. Thomson: Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, S. Heggie, M. Petrie, J. N. Richardson and P. Hill.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings: Dunbar, Muirfield / Gullane and Kinross.
Dunbar:
Muirfield: Twenty five members attended: Thirteen members and twelve guests: Linton Medal (handicap) and Morrison Quaich (scratch): C. G. Rae.
Gullane 3: Six members attended to play for the Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy which was won by P. Hill.
Kinross: Only eight attended: Centenary Trophy (handicap) and Tawse Medal (scratch): D. R. Campbell.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: D. R. Campbell.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: D. R. Campbell.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: J. S. Barnes.
Club Championship: G. J. Rosie.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: B. Chatham.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: S. E. Cobb and P. Williams.
Centenary Tankard for the Winter Greensomes: K. Ireland and J. Ellis.
Captain's Prize was awarded to G. Boon.
Matches
v Tantallon: Silver Jubilee Trophy: Halved 3 - 3.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: won 3 - 0.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy on the Braids: won 3 - 1 - three wins in a row!
v Braids United: Richardson Trophy: lost by four and a half to a half.
v Caermount: lost 3 - 1.
v Border Heriot Club: won 2 - 1.
Tournaments
The team won the Edinburgh Trophy at Duddingston.
Sivewright Trophy: lost in
Queen Elizabeth Trophy: lost in second round to Watsonians, the eventual winners.
Dispatch Trophy: lost in 3rd round.
Lothians Team Tournament: finished fourth in
Grafton Morrish Tournament at Brancaster and Hunstanton. The team comprising of J. I. Archibald, D. R. Campbell, R. W. Bradly, I. R. Christie, C. G. Rae and J. C. Liddel were beaten in the Final by Clifton narrowly losing out on retaining the Trophy won last year.
Championships
N. Archibald won the River Forest Club Championship in Atlanta Georgia, breaking the course record in the final round.
C. G. Rae won the Roehampton Championship for the third year in succession.
Steven Smith won the Dalmahoy Championship.
Stuart Smith won the Duddingston Championship for the fifth time.
Notes
Lindsay Stewart was elected Honorary President of the Club in succession to the late George Blamire.
D. A. Imrie and D. C. M. Marshall were members of the Turnhouse team which won the
Two informal social golf afternoons were held:
Ten members played at the Royal Burgess and enjoyed good food and company in the Clubhouse afterwards.
An outing to the Hirsel at Coldstream was lightly attended but enjoyable.
The Annual Hickory Challenge played over nine
The Annual Dinner was again successful with one hundred and twelve members and guests.
The Club website continues to be popular with matchplay results being updated on a regular basis.
The Club has one hundred and seventy-three members and funds of £3,746.
2010 Finalists Grafton Morrish Tournament, Hunstanton:
Front row: R. W. Bradly, D. R. Campbell (Captain), I. R. Christie.
Back row: J. I. Archibald, C. G. Rae and J. C. Liddel.
2011
Office Bearers: Honorary President: A. L. Stewart: Hon. Vice Presidents: J. G. Ewart, A. G. Hector, J. H. Hawley - Groat and G. W. Paul.
Captain/Treasurer: C. P. Dempster: Vice Captain/Secretary: I. M. Thomson. Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, S. Heggie, G. Leslie, J. N. Richardson and P. Hill.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings to Auchterarder, Muirfield/Gullane and Weekend Tour of Dumfriesshire
Auchterarder: Ross Cup (handicap): D. S. Livingstone (4) 64: Scratch Medal: J. C. Liddel 68
Pink Ball Challenge in the afternoon was won by I. M. Thomson, D. R. Campbell, R. Lockhart and J. S. Barnes.
Muirfield: Twenty four members and guests attended: Linton Medal (handicap, Stableford): S. Gilmour (5) 35 points on
Gullane 3 for the Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy was retained by P. Hill (9) 35 points. Seven members attended.
September Tour of Dumfriesshire:
Nineteen members enjoyed a great tour.
Southerness: Centenary Trophy (handicap) and Tawse Medal (Scratch): J. C. Liddel.
Tantallon 1995 Cup for the best
Rounds were also played at Powfoot, Dumfries and County and Thornhill.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: C. P. Dempster.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: J. C. Liddel.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: P. Williams
Club Championship: J. C. Liddel.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: J. N. Richardson.
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: A. D. J. Cobb and D. G. Stewart.
Centenary Tankard for the Winter Greensomes: G. C. A. Macdonald and R. Lockhart.
Captain's Prize shared by C. Paterson and G. Clark.
Matches
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: won 4 - 2.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: won 3 - 0.
v Braids United for the Richardson Trophy. Match drawn: Braids United retain trophy.
v Caermount at Gullane: lost.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy: won (again) The Club is much too modest to highlight the fact that this is the fourth win in a row since the inception of the " match " in 2008!
v Border Heriot Club: won.
Played six: won four: drawn one: lost one.
Tournaments
Heriot’s FP won the Edinburgh Trophy at Duddingston retaining the cup.
Queen Elizabeth Trophy at Royal Burgess Golfing Society: lost in first round to Old Oundelians.
Grafton Morrish: The Captain's report states a
Sivewright Trophy: reached the semi-final but lost to Cramond.
The Club entered two teams in the Dispatch Trophy on the Braids. The first team reached the third round where they again met and lost to Temple. The second team lost in the first round.
In the Lothians Team
In the Belhaven Best Handicap Competition Finals, the team of D. S. Livingstone and J. C. Liddel finished a very creditable tenth.
Championships
S. McCulloch won the Kingsknowe Championship.
Notes
Maurice McIlwrick, a Herioter, published his most interesting,
Steven Smith reached the Final of the Lothians Championship losing to A. Dick of Kingsknowe at Broomieknowe.
The Annual Dinner was again a success with the caterers, McKenzies, excelling.
The annual Hickory Challenge over nine holes at the Old Course at Musselburgh was a good night and the Trophy was won by G. Boon (11) 37.
Social golf meetings were held at Royal Burgess and Bruntsfield Links Golfing Societies and around a dozen members attended on each occasion. These were most enjoyable and will be repeated.
The Club has one hundred and sixty-nine members and funds of £5,175.
2012
Office Bearers: Honorary President: A. L. Stewart : Hon. Vice Presidents: J. G. Ewart, A. G. Hector, J. H. Hawley - Groat and G. W. Paul.
Captain and Treasurer: C. P. Dempster: Vice Captain and Secretary: I. M. Thomson: Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, S. Heggie, P. Hill, G. Leslie and J. N. Richardson.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions
Outings to Goswick, Muirfield/Gullane 3 and Muckhart
Goswick: Thirty members attended. Ross Cup (handicap): P. Williams (12) 70: Scratch Medal: D. Imrie 74.
Afternoon Pink Ball Challenge was won by I. M. Thomson, A. Ballantyne and C. Campbell.
Muirfield: Forty members and guests attended. Linton Medal (handicap): R. Lockhart (15) 37 Stableford points with a
Gullane 3: For the Ronnie Middleton Memorial Trophy: J. S. Barnes (7) 35 points.
Muckhart: Twenty members attended. Centenary Trophy (handicap): P. Williams. Tawse Medal (scratch) : J. C. Liddel 69.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: P. Williams
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: J. C. Liddel
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: P. Williams
Club Championship: D. R. Campbell
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: K. S. Milne
Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: K. S. Milne & G. C. A. Macdonald
Centenary Tankard for the Winter Greensomes: R. Lockhart & I. Thomson
The Captain's Prize was awarded to the winning Sivewright Trophy team.
Matches
v Tantallon: won the Silver Jubilee Trophy 5 -1.
v Present Pupils for the Wallace Cup: Cancelled due to bad weather.
v Border Heriot Club: abandoned due to atrocious weather.
v Braids United: won the Richardson Trophy 3 -2 in the second leg on the Braids after tying the first leg at Gullane by two and a half each.
v Watsonians: lost the Darts Trophy 3-2 : inquest to be held!
v Caermount: drew 2-2.
Tournaments
The Club won the Walker Cup for the top scoring
The Club also won the Sivewright Trophy defeating MCBA by 5 & 4 in the Final at Prestonfield. Congratulations to the team of P. Williams, G. Greenhill, G. Leslie and A. Slessor on the Club's second win in this tournament in memory of our late President, Bill Sivewright.
The Club entered two teams in the Dispatch Trophy, both going out in the second round.
The Club failed to retain the Edinburgh Trophy.
Queen Elizabeth Trophy at Royal Burgess Golfing Society: Another early exit, losing 2 -1 to the eventual winners Glasgow Accies in the first round. The Heriot's team was D. C. M. Marshall, S. McCulloch, J. C. Liddel, S. Johnston, J. I. Archibald and W. Kerr.
The Club's team in the 50th Grafton Morrish Tournament at Brancaster and Hunstanton led the Scottish qualifiers, losing by 2 - 1 to the eventual winners, Uppingham, in the semi-final. The Heriot's team was D. R. Campbell, C. G. Rae, J. C. Liddel, S. Johnston, J. I. Archibald and W. Kerr.
2012 Sivewright Trophy Winners at Prestonfield:
P. Williams, G. Greenhill, G. Leslie and A. Slessor.
Championships
N. C. Donaldson won the Lochend Championship for the sixth time.
S. McCulloch retained the Kingsknowe Championship.
A. MacDonald won the Ravelston Championship in their Centenary year.
Notes
The death was noted with regret of David Dakers, Club Captain in 1977/78 who died in May 2012.
Lindsay Stewart, Club President since 2010 and Honorary President of the Lothians Golf Association and former President of the Scottish Golf Union, died suddenly in September aged 86. Lindsay brought much distinction to the Club in his administrative positions in Scottish, British and European golf. He was also a most generous benefactor to George Heriot's School and its sporting activities.
He left a considerable financial legacy to the Club. He did "distribute
The Annual Dinner at Goldenacre was attended by a smaller number than usual but was again a success with Emil Patcholek an entertaining guest speaker. Unfortunately, the Dinner clashed with a number of other events.
Two informal golf outings were held at Royal Burgess. The first was attended by 16 members and the second by 12 members and on both occasions everyone enjoyed the golf, food and hospitality.
The Annual Hickory Challenge over nine holes at Musselburgh Old Links was won by I. M. Thomson (9) 35.
It is encouraging to note that 31 members played in the Hole and Hole, 62 in the foursomes and 24 in the Winter Greensomes. -
Vice Captain and Secretary Ian Thomson had a hole in one at the 5th hole at Dunbar whilst playing in a Heriot's Winter Greensomes tie.
The Club currently has one hundred and seventy members and funds of £4,409.
2013
Office Bearers: Honorary President: J. G. Ewart : Hon. Vice Presidents: A. G. Hector, J. H. Hawley-Groat, R. Kilgour and G. W. Paul.
Captain: I. M. Thomson: Vice Captain: D. R. Campbell: Secretary and Treasurer: C. P. Dempster: Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, S. Heggie, P. Hill, G. Leslie and J. N. Richardson.
Competitions
Outings to: Leven, Muirfield / Gullane 3 and Lanark.
Leven: Twenty eight members played over a windswept Leven Links. Ross Cup (handicap) : K. S. Milne (12) 74: Scratch Medal: D. R. Campbell 81 on
Muirfield: this outing attracted a full turnout of forty members and guests. There was even a disappointed waiting list of eight members. The course was set up for the forthcoming British Open and was quite a challenge. The Captain, I. M. Thomson, off a handicap of nine, won the Linton Medal (handicap) with 33 Stableford points and the Morrison Quaich (scratch) with a gross 83.
Gullane 3: twelve members attended. Middleton Trophy: F. Gillone 39 points.
Lanark: Seventeen members played on a dull, overcast and windy day at Lanark. Centenary Trophy (handicap) and Tawse Medal (scratch) was won by D. Imrie with a 71 (2) net 69. The afternoon pink ball team game was won by I. L. Crichton, G. Clarke, P. Hill and D. Imrie.
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: R. Bradford
Sivewright Memorial (scratch) Trophy: D. R. Campbell
Couche Trophy for the Hole & Hole: D. S. Livingstone
Club Championship: D. R. Campbell
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: I. L. Crichton
Blamire / Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: A. S. & D. W. Kirkwood
Centenary Tankards for the Winter Foursomes: G. McLeod and D. Imrie
The Captain's Prize was awarded to F. T. Scott
Matches
v Braids United at Gullane: lost first match 1-4.
v Tantallon at North Berwick: lost the Silver Jubilee Trophy 2-4.
v Present Pupils: for the Wallace Cup: won 2-1.
v Braids United at the Braids: lost the return match 1 – 4. Braids United retained the Richardson Trophy.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy: lost 2-3.
v Border Heriot Club at the Hirsel; won 2-1.
v Caermount at Gullane: 2-2 draw.
Edinburgh Trophy: third.
Tournaments
The Sivewright Trophy team made a strong defence losing in the quarter-finals to the eventual winners Buckstone at the third extra hole.
Two teams were again entered into the Dispatch Trophy tournament at the Braids.
The Queen Elizabeth Trophy team lost in the second round at the Royal Burgess to the holders Glasgow Accies.
The Grafton Morrish team failed to qualify for the finals in Norfolk for only the second time in many years.
The Lothian Team Tournament team finished in
Championships
Steven Smith won the Dalmahoy Championship.
Notes
At the AGM the recent death was announced, with regret, of Mike Hutton the Club Captain in the Centenary year.
The annual Hickory Challenge was again held on Musselburgh Old Course. Nine members and their guests played in the competition which was won by the Captain, I. M. Thomson with sixteen Stableford points. The evening was enlivened by the participation of the Club President, J. G. Ewart playing the round very successfully with only one club, a hybrid five wood / sand wedge / putter.
Bob Kilgour is to be congratulated on being appointed Honorary President of the Lothians Golf Association.
The Annual Dinner at Goldenacre was well attended with a total of one hundred and eighteen members and guests. P. C. Brown made an excellent
Two informal outings were held at the Royal Burgess Golfing Society with a total of
The Club acquired new software which should assist the updating of the Club’s website.
I. L. Crichton is to be congratulated in his remarkable achievement of playing all 607 golf courses in Scotland.
The Club currently has one hundred and seventy five members and funds of £5,152 plus £25,000 in the Legacy Fund.
2014
Office Bearers:
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart: Honorary Vice Presidents: J. H. H. Hawley – Groat, R. Kilgour and G. W. Paul.
Captain: I. M. Thomson: Vice Captain: D. R. Campbell: Secretary and Treasurer: C. P. Dempster: Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: J. S. Barnes, R. Bradford, J. N. Richardson and I. Smith.
Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions:
Outings to Panmure, Muirfield, Gullane 3 and Weekend Tour to Speyside.
Panmure: A most enjoyable outing attended by twenty seven members. The Ross Cup (handicap) was retained by K. S. Milne (12) with a net 67. The Scratch Medal was won by D. R. Campbell with a fine 74. The afternoon pink ball game
was won by I. M. Thomson, R. Lockhart, K. Murphy and S. Cobb.
Muirfield: Eighteen members and eighteen guests attended on a balmy evening in July. C. Wilson (11) won the Linton Medal (handicap) with 31 Stableford points. D. R. Campbell won the Morrison Quaich with a scratch 82. A special mention goes to I. R. Christie for his hole in one at the tricky 13th hole… from the Open Championship tee.
Gullane 3: Middleton Trophy: G. Clarke with 38 Stableford points.
Autumn Tour to Speyside: Played over Boat of Garten, Grantown on Spey and Kingussie. Twenty four members attended.
Boat of Garten: Tawse Medal (scratch) and Centenary Trophy (handicap): D. R. Campbell (3) 68.
Tantallon 1995 Cup for the best
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: D. R. Campbell.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: D. R. Campbell.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: P. Hill.
Club Championship: R. W. Bradly.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: Retained by I. L. Crichton
Blamire / Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: S. Dickson and M. Clark.
Centenary Trophy for the Winter Foursomes: G. McLeod and M. Dodgson.
Captain’s Prize: Heriot’s Quad Dispatch Trophy team of I. R. Christie, D. R. Campbell, R. Smith, S. Gilmour and I. Smith.
Matches:
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: won 4-2.
v Braids United at the Braids: won 3 -2: at Gullane, again won 3-2, thus winning back the Richardson Trophy 6 -4.v The School: match not played as the schoolboys were unable to raise a team due to exam leave. Wallace Trophy retained by the FPs.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy: our Auld Enemy pulled out of the match on the Braids being unable to raise a team!
Edinburgh Trophy: Third.
v Border Heriot Club: won 2 – 1.
v
Tournaments:
In the Dispatch Trophy the Club’s two teams had varying fortunes. The A team lost in the first round to Stewarts Melville at the 23rd hole whilst the second string Heriot’s Quad team did very well in reaching the Final where they lost narrowly to Silverknowes by 5 &4. Congratulations to our team of I. R. Christie, D. R. Campbell, R. Smith, S. Gilmour and I. Smith.
The Queen Elizabeth Trophy team lost to Dollar Academy in the first round
In the Grafton Morrish Tournament, the team led the Scottish Qualifiers but lost to Kings Canterbury in the first round of the tournament proper. The Heriot’s team of D. R. Campbell, I. R. Christie, F. Christie, W. Kerr, J. I. Archibald and J. C. Liddell then went on to win both the Committee Bowl and Solihull Salver.
The Sivewright Trophy team lost in the second round.
Notes:
The death is reported with regret of G. A. Scott, Captain in 1985-86 and Club Champion in 1963 and 1964.
Ron “ the Legend” Bradly, is to be congratulated in winning the Club Championship for an incredible twelfth time over a period of
I. L. Crichton kept the Club’s name to the fore in reaching the
The tenth Summer Hickory Challenge was held at Musselburgh Old Links and was attended by eight members and guests. The winner was H.M. Gilmour with fifteen
A special presentation was made after the Muirfield outing by Honorary President Graham Ewart of the 2013 Captain’s Prize to F.T. Scott in recognition of his pulling together the History of the Club which can now be accessed on the Club’s website.
Two successful social outings were held the Royal Burgess with sixteen members attending the first and twelve members attending the second. These social outings are most popular and are quickly becoming highlights in the calendar.
The Annual Dinner was a great success at Goldenacre where one hundred and four members and guests enjoyed a
The Public Schools Old Boys Association has produced a book “The First Fifty Years” to celebrate its Golden Jubilee and, in particular, to record the competitions for the Grafton Morrish Trophy, the Solihull Salver and the Committee Bowl. The book is crammed full of interesting facts and statistics together with photographs of all the successful Grafton Morrish teams. Heriot’s did not enter the tournament until 1984 and since then has by far the best record having won the Grafton Morrish five times and appearing in nine finals. Only Charterhouse, who have been playing in the tournament since 1965, have had more wins with eight, having won seven times before Heriot’s entered the fray! Heriot’s top the percentages having won 80% of all their matches. On the individual front, some 3,673 different players have participated over the years. Ron “the legend” Bradly heads the list of highest points scored with David Campbell in second place. Bert Nicholson and John Archibald also appear in the top ten which is an amazing record.
The Club membership has increased to 178. The funds stand at £4,391 plus £25,061 in the Legacy Fund.
2015
Office Bearers:
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart : Honorary Vice Presidents: J.H. H. Hawley -Groat, R. Kilgour and G. W. Paul.
Captain: D. R. Campbell: Vice Captain: I. R. Christie: Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: C. P. Dempster: Hon. Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: S. Barnes, G. C. H. Clarke, J. N. Richardson, I. Smith and I. Thomson.
Honorary Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions:
Outings to: Elie, Muirfield, Gullane 3 and Weekend Tour to Yorkshire.
Elie: A popular venue attracting twenty three members. The Ross Cup (handicap) was won for the third year running by K.S. Milne, with a net 69. The Scratch Medal was won by G. McLeod with a 73.
Muirfield : Twenty three members and guests attended. S. McIntosh won the Linton Medal (handicap) with 32 Stableford points. Innes Christie won the Morrison Quaich (scratch) with an 80.
Gullane 3 : Five members played for the Middleton Trophy. John Richardson winning with 31 Stableford points. .
Autumn Tour to Yorkshire: Played over Fulford, Ganton and York Golf Clubs:
Ganton: Centenary Trophy (handicap): M. Petrie with a net 76. The Tawse Medal (Scratch) was won by D. R. Campbell with an 80.
Tantallon 1995 Cup for the best
Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy: M. Petrie.
Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy: D. R. Campbell.
Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole: D. R. Campbell.
Club Championship: retained by R.W. Bradly.
Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship: retained by I. L. Crichton.
Blamire / Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes: S. Dickson and M. Clark.
Centenary Tankard for the Winter Foursomes: C. Wilson and G. Hood.
Captain’s Prize: G. Boon.
Matches:
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: lost 4 -2.
v Braids United at the Braids for the Richardson Trophy: won 5.5 to 4.5.
v The School for the Wallace Trophy: lost 2 -1.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy: lost 3 -2.
Edinburgh Trophy: Third.
v Caermount: Heriot’s retained with a
Under 35 Edinburgh Trophy: played at Mortonhall: won.
Tournaments:
The Dispatch Trophy was most disappointing after last year’s appearance in the Final. The first team exited in the first round and the Quadrangle team went out in the second round.
The team in the Queen Elizabeth Trophy did much better, reaching the
The team made a stout defence of the Walker Trophy in the Lothians Team Tournament and finished fourth of the
The Club now organise the Grafton Morrish Scottish Qualifier at Royal Burgess which we appropriately won! The team then had a great run to the semi finals at Norfolk, losing narrowly to the eventual winners, Charterhouse.
Unfortunately, the Sivewright Trophy team lost in the first round to Registers G. C.
Championship:
Rory Smith won the Dalmahoy Championship.
John Archibald won the Gifford Championship.
Notes:
The Club enjoyed a memorable 125th year with the highlights being two ambitious undertakings… a charity golf day and an Autumn Tour involving a 24 aside match against York Golf Club, who were also celebrating 125 years. The Captain presented a specially engraved silver plaque to the Captain of York Golf Club to mark the occasion.
The Club ran a most successful Charity Golf Day at Duddingston in September to mark our 125th anniversary. A modified Stableford scoring system was adopted with a shotgun start. Eighteen teams of four took part including a team from the School. The event was supported by kindred clubs and by many members and finished with a meal and a raffle run by Kenny Milne. The day was a great success and a total of £3,408 was raised and split between The Children’s Hospice Association of Scotland and The Children’s Liver Disease Foundation.
These two ambitious events were most successful and enhanced the reputation of the Club.
Ron Bradly is to be congratulated on winning the Club Championship for the thirteenth time and congratulations also, to Ian Crichton on winning the B Championship for the third year in succession.
Two most successful social outings were again held at the Royal Burgess.
The School Principal, Cameron Wyllie accepted an invitation to become an Honorary Vice- President of the Club.
Peter Dawson retired as the R & A’s Chief Executive after sixteen years at the helm.
The Annual Dinner at Goldenacre was again a great success with 112 members and guests attending. The main guest speaker was George McNeill who confirmed why he is one of the best after dinner speakers in the East of Scotland.
The Club membership stands at a healthy 182 with funds of £4,144 in addition to over £23,000 of the legacy left by the late Lindsay Stewart.
This would appear to be a most appropriate time to quote verbatim from the George Heriot’s School Roll of Honour 1914 -1919.
Heriot Golf Club
“This Club contributed a very large proportion of its membership to the fighting forces of the Crown.
In all, seventy - two past and present members of the Club joined up and many held Commissions. Nine died on active service – Lt. R. G. Bannerman, 2nd Lt. William Brown, 2nd Lt. Ewen J. Campbell, Trooper H. H. Duncan, Private George Dunlop, Cpl. John Ford, Private Walter L. Scott, 2nd Lt. Alexander M. Smith and Private George S. Smith.
Some of these we know to have been very fine exponents of the game. R. G. Bannerman was certainly an outstanding golfer and, had he lived, would have been, we believe, in the first rank of amateur players.”
The above was written in 1921 and is now on the School’s website.
Surely these are the real heroes of the Club.
2016
Office Bearers:
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart: Honorary Vice Presidents: J. H. H. Hawley – Groat, R. Kilgour, G. W. Paul and C. Wyllie.
Captain: D. R. Campbell: Vice Captain: I. R. Christie: Honorary Secretary and Treasurer: C. P. Dempster: Hon. Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: G. C. H. Clarke, G. Hunt, E. J. McIntyre, I. Smith and C. Wilson.
Honorary Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions:
Outings to: Goswick, Muirfield, Gullane 3 and Strathaven.
Goswick: The Spring outing returned to Goswick after four years and thirty two members attended. The Ross Cup (handicap) was won by Robert Simpson (8), with a net 72. The Scratch Medal was won by Doug Imrie with a 71.
Muirfield: Thirty eight members and guests attended. John McKinney (12) won the Linton Medal with a Stableford score of 35 points. The Morrison Quaich (scratch) was won by Rory Smith with a splendid 73.
Gullane 3: Eight members attended and the Ronnie Middleton Trophy was won by Grahame Clarke (15) with 39 Stableford points.
Strathaven: This was a new venue for the Club with nine members participating. Innes Christie won the Centenary Trophy (handicap) with an 82 less 4 and the Tawse Medal (scratch) with an 82.
The Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy was won by the Captain, David Campbell who also won the Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy.
The Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by Stewart Pilkington.
The Club Championship was won by Douglas Livingstone.
The Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship was won by Scott McIntosh.
The Blamire / Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes was won by David Campbell and Chris Paterson.
The Centenary Tankard for the Winter Foursomes was won by Ian Thomson/Peter Hill and Craig Smith.
The Captain’s Prize was awarded to the Queen Elizabeth Trophy team who were the Runners up in the Tournament.
Matches:
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy : lost 4-2.
v Braids United at Gullane for the Richardson Trophy : draw 2.5 each: Trophy retained.
v The School for the Wallace Trophy : lost 2-1.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy : won 4-0.
v Caermount: won 3.5 - 0.5.
Edinburgh Trophy: 4th: sounds better than last!
Under 35s Edinburgh Trophy: A. L. Stewart Trophy: Mortonhall: 3rd.
Grand Match at Bruntsfield
Tournaments :
The Club entered two teams in the Dispatch Trophy. The Quadrangle team reached the third round and the first team did well in reaching the
The team of Willem Kerr, Rory Smith and Scott Dickson won the Walker Cup being Heriot’s sixth victory in this event.
The team reached the final of the Queen Elizabeth Trophy at Royal Burgess losing to Stewarts Melville. The Heriot’s team was Willem Kerr & Fraser Christie, John Archibald & Rory Smith, Scott Dickson & David Rudd.
The Club again won the Scottish Qualifier of the Grafton Morrish but were beaten in the second round of the Finals at Old Hunstanton. The team then took second place in the Solihull Salver competition.
The Sivewright Trophy team went out in the third round.
Championship:
Rory Smith retained the Dalmahoy Championship.
Notes:
The Club had another successful season both in Club competitions and in external tournaments.
Under 35s teams from Heriot’s, Edinburgh Accies,Watsonians and Stewarts Melville played in the second A. L. Stewart Trophy competition over Mortonhall. The new trophy was provided by the Club, funded from Lindsay Stewart’s legacy, and presented after the competition…unfortunately not to Heriots!
It is most encouraging to see an increase in younger members attending Club outings.
Peter Dawson has taken on two very different but exciting new posts. One is as
advisor to the Dubai Government, to help encourage the growth of the game in the Emirate. The other is as President of the International Golf Federation, the organisation responsible for Golf being part of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for the first time since the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis.
The Annual Dinner at Goldenacre was once again a great success with a most entertaining and humorous speech by the main guest speaker, John Robertson of football fame. One hundred and five members and guests attended.
The Club membership has risen to 187 and its reserves show a healthy balance of £3,687 in addition to over £23,500 in the legacy left by the late Lindsay Stewart.
2017
Office Bearers:
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart: Honorary Vice Presidents: J. H. H. Hawley Groat, R. Kilgour, G. W. Paul and C. Wyllie.
Captain: I. R. Christie: Vice Captain: J. I. Archibald: Honorary Secretary & Treasurer: C. P. Dempster: Hon. Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: D. R. Campbell, G. C. H. Clarke, G. Hunt, E. J. McIntyre, I. Smith.
Honorary Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Outings: Leven Links, Muirfield, Gullane 3, Autumn Weekend Tour of Mull of Kintyre.
Leven Links: Thirty five members attended and played in the Spring competition in very windy conditions. Dave Campbell (3) won the Ross Cup (handicap) with 32 Stableford points. Rory Smith won the Scratch Medal with a score of 76.
Muirfield: Thirty nine members and guests played in the Summer
Gullane 3: On the same day, eleven members played for the Ronnie Middleton Trophy which was won by Scott McIntosh (16) with 40 Stableford points.
Autumn Tour to Mull of Kintyre: Sixteen members played Dunaverty,
The Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Cup and the Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy were retained by Dave Campbell.
The Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by Frank Gillone.
Rory Smith won the Club Championship.
The Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship was won by Scott McIntosh.
The Blamire/ Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes was won by Andrew Cobb and Douglas Stewart.
The Centenary Tankard for the Winter Foursomes was won by Dave Campbell and Andrew Dodgson.
The Captain’s Prize was awarded to the winning Dispatch Trophy team of John Archibald, Rory Smith, Dave Campbell and Willem Kerr.
Matches:
The Club did not fare well in matches this year but more than made up for that in their performance in tournaments.
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: draw 3 each.
v Braids United for the Richardson Trophy: lost 6.5 -2.5.
v The School for the Wallace Trophy: lost 2-1.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy: DNP.
v Caermount: draw 2 each.
v Stewarts Melville for the Windscreen Trophy: lost 6-2.
Edinburgh Trophy: 3rd.
Under 35s Edinburgh Trophy for the A. L. Stewart Trophy: 4th (last!).
Tournaments:
This year was one of the Club’s most successful years in external tournaments.
The Dispatch Trophy team won for only the third time, the previous wins being in 1948 and 1979. Congratulations again to the winning team of John Archibald, Rory Smith, Dave Campbell and Willem Kerr who defeated a very strong Silverknowes team at the 19th in a most exciting Final.
The Club’s team of Dave Campbell, Rory Smith and Scott Dickson retained the Walker Trophy in the Lothian Team Tournament for the seventh time.
In the Grafton Morrish Tournament in
Grafton Morrish Team 2017
John Liddel, Colin Rae, Willem Kerr
Rory Smith, John Archibald & Dave Campbell
The Queen Elizabeth Trophy team at Royal Burgess reached the Final for the second year running only to be beaten again by our bogey team, Stewart’s Melville. Our team was David Rudd and Scott Dickson, Dave Campbell and John Liddel and Willem Kerr and John Archibald. Steve McCulloch played in place of David Rudd in the first round.
Dispatch Trophy Winners 2017
J Archibald, R Smith, D Campbell & W Kerr
Queen Elizabeth Trophy Finalists 2017
D. Rudd, D. Campbell, S. Dickson, J. Archibald, W Kerr & J Liddel
Finally, the Club entered two teams in the Sivewright Trophy and both were eliminated in the second round.
Notes:
This was another most enjoyable and successful season.
Special mention must be made of John Archibald’s third Dispatch Trophy win having been in the winning Westermont (Merchants of Edinburgh) team in 1989 and 2002.
The Dinner was attended by
Membership has increased to 190 with reserves of over £3,000 plus £23,295 in the Lindsay Stewart Legacy Fund.
2018
Office Bearers:
Honorary President : J. G. Ewart.
Honorary Vice Presidents: L. Franklin, J. H. H. Hawley – Groat, R. Kilgour & G.W. Paul.
Captain: I. R. Christie: Vice Captain: J. I. Archibald:
Honorary Secretary & Treasurer: C. P. Dempster.
Honorary Fixtures Secretary : G. Boon.
Committee: D. R. Campbell, G. C. H. Clarke, S. Dickson, G. Hunt, E. J. McIntyre and I. Smith
Independent Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Outings: Panmure, Muirfield, Gifford and Muckhart.
Panmure: The Spring outing returned to Panmure with 40 members attending. Steven Sinclair (3), a School leaver, won the Scratch Medal with a 72 assisted by a hole in one. Stewart Barnes (7) won the Ross Cup with a Stableford score of 38 points.
Muirfield: Thirty three played. David Rudd (1) won the Morrison Quaich with a scratch score of 76. The Linton Medal for the best handicap score was won by Kenny Milne (10) with a Stableford score of 34.
Gifford: The Middleton Trophy was played over Gifford as Gullane was unavailable due to the hosting of the Scottish Open. Only three members attended, the winner being Grahame Clarke (16) with 38 Stableford points.
Both competitions were followed by a most enjoyable buffet meal in the Old Clubhouse in Gullane.
Muckhart: The Autumn outing returned to Muckhart with 18 attending. The Tawse Medal was won by Dave Campbell with a scratch 73. The Centenary Trophy for the best net score was won by John Richardson (16) with 39 Stableford points
The Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy was won by Steven Sinclair and the Coronation Aggregate ( handicap) Trophy was won by Stewart Barnes (7).
The Club Championship was won by David Campbell.
The Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship was retained by Scott McIntosh.
The Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by Steven Sinclair (3).
The Blamire / Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes was won by Gordon McLeod and David Goodwin.
The Centenary Tankard for the Winter Foursomes was won by Innes Christie and Fraser Smith.
The Captain’s Prize was awarded to Rory Smith.
Matches:
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: lost 4-2.
v Braids United for the Richardson Trophy: draw 5 all.
v The School for the Wallace trophy: draw one and a half all,
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy; DNP (again). Trophy retained.
v Caermont: won 3-1.
v Stewarts Melville for the Windscreen Trophy: lost 5.5 -2.5.
Edinburgh Trophy: 2nd.
Under 35s Edinburgh Trophy for the A. L. Stewart Trophy: DNP.
Tournaments:
Teams representing the Club again enjoyed some notable successes in 2018,
In the Grafton Morrish Tournament at Old Hunstanton and Royal West Norfolk the team of John Archibald, Rory Smith, Fraser Christie, Steven Sinclair, David Campbell and David Rudd went one better than last year in winning the main event defeating Millfield 2.5 -0.5 in the Final. This was the Club’s sixth success in this prestigious tournament.
The team of Scott Dickson, David Rudd and Rory Smith retained the Walker Trophy in the Lothian Team Tournament winning for the eighth time.
Unfortunately we were unable to retain the Dispatch Trophy with both teams exiting the Tournament in the second round. The Sivewright Trophy teams went out in the third round.
Notes:
The Club goes from strength to strength with membership at a healthy level of 188 including a welcome intake of younger members.
Once again, the members representing the Club in external team tournaments excelled, winning the Grafton Morrish Tournament for the sixth time and the Walker Trophy in the Lothians Team Tournament for the eighth time.
Congratulations to Rory Smith on winning the Champion of Champions at Broomieknowe and the South East District Championship at Duddingston and to David Rudd on winning the Longniddry Open. Club Champions in 2018 include John Archibald at Gifford
A short tour was held in Yorkshire with rounds at Harrogate Golf Club and a match against York Golf Club which was lost 4.5 to 0.5.
The Club has now developed an upgraded website which is now fully functional and will formally be launched in Spring 2019.
The Annual Dinner was attended by 85 members and guests and was again a great success. Jim Robertson provided an enjoyable after dinner speech and Mackenzies again produced an excellent meal.
The Club has again maintained its reserves around £3,000 plus the significant legacy left by the late Lindsay Stewart.
The
2018
Grafton Morrish
Winning Team
Rory Smith Steven Sinclair David Campbell
David Rudd John Archibald Fraser Christie
Rory Smith wins 2018 Chamiopn of Champions
with Club Captain and Caddy
The team that made the trip to York for our match in 2018
2019
Office Bearers:
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart: Honorary Vice Presidents: L. Franklin, J. H. H. Hawley - Groat, R. Kilgour & G. W. Paul.
Captain: J. I. Archibald: Vice Captain: E. J. McIntyre: Honorary Secretary & Treasurer: C. P.Dempster.
Honorary Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: D. R. Campbell, G. C. H. Clarke, S. Dickson, G. Hunt & I. Smith.
Independent Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
Outings: Lundin Links, Muirfield, Gullane 3 and Strathmore.
Lundin Links: Thirty-one members attended. Keith Yuille (4) won the Scratch Medal with a fine round of 72. The Ross Cup was won by John Richardson (16) with 39 Stableford points.
Muirfield: Twentysix played. Muirfield as usual was a stiff challenge with Graeme Hunt (5) winning the Morrison Quaich with a scratch 79 and the Linton Medal ( handicap) with a Stableford score of 34 points.
Gullane 3: There was a good turnout of eleven members with the Middleton Trophy being won by Archie Ballantyne (21) with 39 Stableford points.
Participants in both competitions enjoyed a most enjoyable meal afterward in the Old Clubhouse in Gullane.
Strathmore: Fourteen members attended. The Tawse Medal for the best scratch score was won by David Campbell (2) with a scratch score of 73 while the Centenary Trophy for the best handicap score was won by Ian Thomson (8) with a net 70.
The Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy was won by Keith Yuille and the Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy was won by Ian Thomson (8).
The Club Championship was won by Steven Sinclair.
The Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship was won by John Richardson.
The Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by Ian Thomson (8).
The Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes was won by Kenny Milne and Gregor MacDonald.
Grahame Clarke and Joe Clark won the Centenary Tankard for the Winter Foursomes.
The Captain’s Prize was awarded to Colin Dempster.
Matches: The Club did not do so well this year.
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: lost 3-2.
v Braids United for the Richardson Trophy: lost 7-3.
v The School for the Wallace Trophy: another one and a half all draw.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy: won 3-2.
v Caermont: lost 3-1.
v Stewarts Melville for the Windscreen Trophy: lost 4-1.
v York Golf Club: won 4-1.
v Edinburgh Trophy: 4th (last!).
v Under 35s Edinburgh Trophy for the A. L. Stewart Trophy: 2nd.
Tournaments: After two most successful seasons, it is perhaps not surprising that the Club did not manage to win any major tournaments. The teams were unfortunate to play and lose to the eventual winners in both the Queen Elizabeth and the Grafton Morrish Trophies.
In the Lothians Team Tournament at the Glen we did not manage to successfully retain the Walker Trophy and finished 4th.
Both our Dispatch Trophy teams made early exits on the Braids.
In the Sivewright Trophy, one of our teams lost in the Quarter Finals.
The Queen Elizabeth Trophy team lost in the second round to Merchistonians who went on to win the tournament. Similarly we lost to the eventual winners, Birkenhead, in the third round of the Grafton Morrish.
Notes:
Membership remains healthy with 190 members.
As previously mentioned, the Club did not do so well in matches and external team tournaments and it is hoped that we shall soon return to our recent trophy winning form.
On the individual front, David Rudd had another successful season, a highlight being his round of 60 at Crail during the Scottish Amateur Championship thus creating a new course record.
The Club’s new website was formally launched in 2019 and is proving to be a BOON to our Secretary and the Honorary Fixtures Secretary.
The Annual Dinner was the usual success and was attended by 96 members and guests. The guest speaker, Willie Young, was most entertaining and Mackenzies again supplied an excellent meal.
The Club is in a strong financial position with general reserves of almost £4,000 in addition to the significant legacy left by the late Lindsay Stewart.
2020
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart: Honorary Vice Presidents: L. Franklin, J. H. H. Hawley - Groat, R. Kilgour & G. W. Paul.
Captain: J. I. Archibald: Vice Captain: E. J. McIntyre: Honorary Secretary & Treasurer: P. Rubie.
Honorary Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: D. R. Campbell, G. C. H. Clarke, S. Dickson, G. Hunt & S. Sinclair.
Independent Auditor: A. S. Kirkwood.
This season’s activities were significantly curtailed by the global pandemic, Covid 19.
Outings:
Gullane 2: Thirtytwo members attended the outing in August as the original Spring outing to Barassie had to be postponed due to the pandemic. Doug Imrie (3) won the Scratch Medal with a 72 and the Ross Cup with a net 69.
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Summer Outing to Muirfield and Gullane 3 had to be cancelled.
The Autumn Tour to Moray Old & New (Lossiemouth) and Elgin, however, went ahead as planned with twenty members attending.
Elgin: Steven Sinclair won the Morrison Quaich with a scratch 76. Grahame Clarke (16) won the Linton Medal with a net 69.
Moray New: Dave Campbell (2) won the Tawse Medal with a scratch 70 and the Centenary Trophy with a net 68. Moray Old: A new trophy, the Smithy Salver, was won by Steven Sinclair with a scratch 71. Steven, playing off two, also won the Middleton Trophy with a net 69.
The Tantallon Cup was won by Eddie Clack (14) with the best net score of 213 over the three courses.
The Club Championship was won by Dave Campbell.
The Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship was won by Grahame Clarke.
The Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by Stewart Pilkington.
Dave Campbell won the Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy and the Coronation (handicap) Trophy.
The Blamire/Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes. The Final is still to be played
Stewart Barnes and Fraser Smith won the Centenary Tankard for the Winter Foursomes.
Tournaments: Due to Coronavirus Pandemic, all the usual tournaments were cancelled.
Matches:
The only matches played were:
v Stewarts Melville for the Windscreen Trophy: Lost 4-2.
V Caermont: Lost 2.5 -1.5.
Edinburgh Trophy: 2nd.
Edinburgh Trophy under 35s for the A.L. Stewart Trophy: 1st.
Notes:
There is not a lot to report due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
The Club has a membership of 194 and general reserves of almost £6,000 in addition to the significant legacy left by the late Lindsay Stewart.
Rory Smith won the East of Scotland Alliance at Liberton.
The following may appear to be more suited to a literary review magazine but may be of interest to some of our older members.
“A Valuable Contribution: The Life Story of Bill Sinclair” by Colin Robbie was published this year. Bill was an active member of the FP Golf Club before and after WW2 and was still playing in Club Competitions in his retirement in the late 1970s. He was Club Captain in season 1964/65. It should be of interest to those members of a certain vintage. A fitting tribute to a fine gentleman.
Ken Scotland, a stalwart of the Club, and a true rugby legend, at long last produced his autobiography “Ken Scotland the Autobiography”. This is a fascinating book and should be on your must get list. A most absorbing read.
2021
Office Bearers:
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart: Honorary Vice Presidents: J. H. H. Hawley – Groat, R. Kilgour, L. Franklin and G. W. Paul.
Captain: J. I. Archibald: Vice Captain: E. J. McIntyre:
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer: P. Rubie
Honorary Fixtures Secretary: G. Boon.
Committee: D. R. Campbell, G. C. H. Clarke, S. Dickson, G. Hunt & S. Sinclair.
Independent Accountant: A. S. Kirkwood.
Competitions:
Outings to: Barassie: Muirfield: Gullane 3 and Alyth:
Barassie: Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, the Spring Outing was held in August with 23 members attending. Dave Campbell (1) won the Scratch Medal with a 73 and the Ross Medal with a net 72.
Muirfield: The turnout was excellent with 41 being permitted to play. Muirfield, as always, was a stiff challenge. Dave Campbell had another fine score of 73 to win the Morrison Quaich for the best scratch score. The Linton Medal for the best handicap return was won by Robert Simpson (7) with a Stableford score of 36.
Gullane 3: On the same evening as the Muirfield outing, nine members played Gullane 3 for the Middleton Trophy which was won by Jim Hanson (19) with 39 points.
Both outings were followed by a most enjoyable meal at the Archerfield Clubhouse.
Alyth: The Autumn outing was attended by thirteen members. The Tawse Medal for the best scratch score and the Centenary Trophy for the best handicap score were both won by Dave Campbell (scratch) with a scratch and net 69 with a better inward nine than John Archibald.
Not surprisingly, considering the above returns, the Coronation Aggregate (handicap) Trophy was won by Dave Campbell who also won the Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy.
The Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by Stephen Wallace
The Club Championship was retained by Dave Campbell.
The Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship was won by Grahame Clarke.
The Blamire / Kirkwood Trophy was won by Craig and Fraser Smith.
The Captain’s Prize was awarded to Graham Boon.
The Winter Foursomes were cancelled due to the Covid Pandemic.
Matches:
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: Not played.
v Braids United at Gullane for the Richardson Trophy. 2.5 – 2.5: Drawn.
v The School for the Wallace Trophy: Won 2.5 -0.5.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy: Won 4-1.
v Caermount: Lost 3-1.
v Stewarts Melville for the Windscreen Trophy: Won 4-2.
Edinburgh Trophy: 2nd.
Under 35s Edinburgh Trophy: A. L. Stewart Trophy: Won.
Tournaments: Teams representing the Club had some notable successes in 2021.
The Queen Elizabeth Coronation Tournament
The winning team of Roddy Stevenson, Fraser Christie, John Archibald, John Liddel, Elliot Innes, Scott Johnston and Steven Sinclair defeated Dollar 2-1 in the Final at Royal Burgess.
Walker Trophy (Lothians Team Tournament)
The team of Steven Sinclair, Elliot Innes and Scott Johnston, pictured with John Archibald (Club Captain) won the trophy at Craigmillar Park. This was the ninth time the Club has won this trophy.
The Grafton Morrish team was unfortunately knocked out in the first round.
The Dispatch Trophy was cancelled in 2021.
Our Sivewright Trophy Teams both had early exits.
Notes:
The Club’s activities got back on track in 2021 having been truncated in 2020 due to Covid 19. The only casualties this year were the Dispatch Trophy and the Winter Foursomes which were both cancelled.
The Club has maintained a healthy membership of 195 and the general reserves remain at just under £6,000 in addition to the significant legacy left by the late Lindsay Stewart.
Teams representing the Club in external tournaments had a wonderful season winning the Queen Elizabeth Trophy, the Walker Trophy in the Lothians Team Tournament and the A. L. Stewart Trophy in the Under 35s Edinburgh Trophy.
On the individual front, Dave Campbell cleaned up, winning all three outings and retaining the Club Championship and the Aggregate Trophies.
Martin Dempster, in the Scotsman, devoted a whole page in March to our esteemed Honorary President, Graham Ewart. In an exclusive interview, Graham looked back on his life in Golf, and he also lifted the lid on his love of ice cream. He told the story that one year at the Open the SGU ran the Home Unions tent and there was an ice cream van parked next to it. Many people brought an ice cream in for him and, of course, he had to be polite and eat all of them! Shades of the Vicar of Dibley and her Christmas lunches. Graham was a fine golfer in his day, and he always enjoyed his golf …and his ice creams!
Two of our young stars are progressing in the professional ranks. Rory Smith spent his first year in the PGA Euro Pro Tour making several cuts. He also played on the Tartan Tour and his seven under par score earned him third place in the Blairgowrie Perthshire Masters. Rory has retained his place in the 2022 Euro Pro Tour. David Rudd played in the Jamega Pro Golf Tour and finished 4th in the final order of merit and 29th in the Clutch Pro Tour order of merit. He has qualified to play in the PGA Euro Pro Tour in 2022.
The Annual Dinner was attended by 89 and once again was a great success with McKenzies providing an excellent meal. The guest speaker was Gavin Hastings who gave an interesting and sometimes amusing speech.
2022
Office Bearers:
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart: Honorary Vice Presidents: J. H. H. Hawley- Groat, R. Kilgour, G.W. Paul and G. Warren,
Captain: E. J. McIntyre: Vice-Captain: G. C. H. Clarke
Hon. Secretary: G. M. Tait: Hon. Treasurer: P. Rubie: Hon. Fixtures Secretary: E. J. McIntyre
Committee: S. Robb, G. Hunt, D. R. Campbell, S. Dickson and S. Sinclair.
Independent Accountant: A. S. Kirkwood.
Outings: Goswick, Muirfield, Gullane and Aberdour.
Goswick: The Spring outing to Goswick was held on Sunday 24 th April and was well attended by 24 hardy souls who had to contend with a strong wind on a challenging links course. The Scratch Medal was won by Dave Campbell with a 77 and Tom Pithie won the Ross Medal with a net 76.
Muirfield: The Summer outing to Muirfield was well attended. Ian Thomson won the Morrison Quaich for the scratch prize with a 75 and, also the Linton Medal for the best handicap return with a Stableford score of 39.
Gullane 3: This outing was played on the same evening as the Muirfield outing and the Middleton Trophy was won by John Richardson with 39 points. A most enjoyable meal was held for both outings in the Old Golf Clubhouse in Gullane.
Aberdour: The Autumn outing began in very wet conditions but, fortunately, the skies cleared and the round was completed in sunshine. The Tawse Medal was won by Dave Campbell with a scratch 68 and John Richardson, with a Stableford score of 39 points, won the Centenary Trophy for the best handicap return.
Dave Campbell retained the Sivewright Memorial Aggregate (scratch) Trophy and John Richardson won the Coronation Aggregate (Handicap) Trophy.
The Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by Innes Christie.
The Club Championship was again retained by Dave Campbell who notched up his eleventh Club Championship and he is now fast approaching Ron ‘the Legend’ Bradley who has won the Club Championship thirteen times.
The Kirkwood Trophy for the B Championship was retained by Grahame Clark who beat Peter Hill in a repeat of last year’s final. It has been suggested that, if the same result occurs for a third successive year, Grahame should get to put Peter on his mantelpiece!
The Blamire/ Kirkwood Trophy for the Summer Foursomes was won by Brian Rooney and Jim Hanson.
The Centenary Tankards for the Winter Greensomes were won by John Richardson and Graham Young.
The Captain’s Prize was awarded to the Dispatch Trophy team.
Matches:
v Braids United for the Richardson Trophy: Lost 4 -1.
V Braids United for the Richardson Trophy: Lost 4.5 – 0.5.
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: Lost 4.5 -1.5.
v Watsonians for the Darts Trophy: Lost 4-1
v Stewarts Melville for the: Windscreen Trophy: Won 3-2.
v The School for the Wallace Trophy: Won 3-1.
v Caermount : Won 2.5 -1.5.
Tournaments:
The Club had another most successful season. The Quad team of Dave Campbell, Innes Christie, John Archibald, Scott Johnston and John Liddel won the Dispatch Trophy defeating Mortonhall in the Final. John Liddel played in the earlier rounds and Scott Johnston replaced him for the latter stages. This the fourth time we have won the Trophy following previous successes in 1948, 1979 and 2017. Special mention should be made of John Archibald who has now been in four winning Dispatch Trophy teams, having been in the winning Westermont (Merchants of Edinburgh) team in 1989 and 2002 and Heriot’s in 2017 and 2022.
The Lothian Team Tournament was played at West Lothian Golf Club and the team of Dave Campbell, Stuart Langlands and Scott Dickson retained the Walker Trophy having won it ten times, nine of which have been since 2007. A remarkable achievement.
The 2022 Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy was cancelled as a mark of respect on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 on 8 th September 2022. The Club shall have to wait till next year to defend their win in 2021.
The Grafton Morrish team reached the quarter finals where they were defeated 2-1 by Epsom, the eventual winners.
Our two teams in the Edinburgh Trophy did well with the Club team winning the adult version and the ‘youngsters’ finishing in second place in the under 35s.
Finally, our Sivewright Trophy team went out in the second round.
Notes:
The Club has had another most successful season and is back on track following two seasons heavily disrupted by the global Covid 19 pandemic. Membership remains at a healthy level of 196. The general reserves remain at just under £6,000 in addition to the significant legacy left by the late Lindsay Stewart.
The Dinner was well attended with 109 members and guests. The evening was a great success with Jim Robertson and Kenny Milne delivering excellent after dinner speeches. Once again, McKenzies provided an excellent meal.
2023
Office Bearers:
Honorary President: J. G. Ewart: Honorary Vice Presidents: G. Warren, J. H. H. Hawley- Groat, R. Kilgour and G.W. Paul
Captain: E. J. McIntyre: Vice-Captain: G. C. H. Clarke
Hon. Secretary: G. M. Tait: Hon. Treasurer: P. Rubie: Hon. Fixtures Secretary: E. J. McIntyre
Committee: S. Robb, G. Hunt, D. R. Campbell, S. Dickson and S. Sinclair.
Independent Accountant: C. P. Dempster.
Outings: Lundin Links, Muirfield, Gullane and the Autumn Triennial Tour to Goswick, Alnmouth and Dunstanburgh Golf Clubs..
Lundin Links: The Spring Outing to Lundin Links was held on Sunday 16th April and was attended by 23 members on a warm day. This fine links course was in excellent condition with extremely fast and tricky greens. The Scratch Medal was retained by Dave Campbell with a gross 69 and and Innes Christie won the Ross Cup with a net 69.
Muirfield and Gullane 3: The outings were well attended and it was an excellent evening. Sam Hall won the Morrison Quaich with a magnificent scratch score of 68 at Muirfield. The Linton Medal was won by Rognvald Linklater with 38 Stableford points. Peter Fantom won the Middleton Trophy at Gullane 3 with 42 points.
The Triennial Tour: The tour to Northumberland took place at the end of September. On a blustery day at Goswick, Innes Christie won with a good score of 36 Stableford points. The following day, Innes continued his fine form at Dunstanburgh Castle winning the Tawse Medal with a scratch 74. Gregor McDonald won the Centenary Trophy with an excellent 41 points. On the Sunday, at Alnmouth, on a glorious day, Grahame Clarke won the Smithy Salver with 36 Stableford points. Innes, with his scores at Goswick and Dunstanburgh Castle won the Tantallon 1995 Cup for the best two aggregate scores on another most enjoyable Tour.
Innes Christie added to his haul by winning the Sivewright Memorial ( scratch ) Trophy as well as the Coronation Aggregate ( handicap) Trophy for his scores at Lundin Links and Dunstanburgh Castle.
The Couche Trophy for the Hole and Hole was won by Ian Crichton.
The Club Championship was yet again won by Dave Campbell being his twelfth success in this event.
The B Championship was again retained by Grahame Clarke being his third successive win.
The Summer Foursomes Final was not completed and will be played in 2024.
The Centenary Tankards for the Winter Foursomes were won by Peter Hill and Kenny Milne.
The Captain's Prize was awarded to Grahame Clarke.
Matches:
v Braids United for the Richardson Trophy: Lost 3-2.
v Braids United for the Richardson Trophy: Drawn 2-2.
v Tantallon for the Silver Jubilee Trophy: Won 4-2.
v Watsonians for the Darts Tropy: Lost 4-0.
v Stewarts Melville for the Windscreen Trophy: Lost 3-2.
v The School for the Wallace Trophy: Postponed.
v Caermont: Postponed.
Tournaments:
Another highly successful season.
In the Dispatch Trophy, the defending Champions, the Club's Quad team of John Archibald, Scott Johnston, Dave Campbell and Innes Christie were knocked out in the Semi Final by the Heriot's team of Sam Hall, Steven Sinclair, Scott Dickson and Stuart Langlands (see photo below) . This was an exceptional achievement for the Club but unfortunately the Heriot's team was defeated in the Final by a strong Duddingston side.
Dispatch Semi-final 2023
The Lothians Team Tournament team of Stuart Langlands, Dave Campbell and Elliot Innes (see photo below) were 5th in the competition played over Castle Park GC, Gifford, but they again retained the Walker Trophy as the top placed non course owning team.
Walker Trophy (Lothians Team Tournament)
We successfully defended the Edinburgh Trophy at Prestonfield. The under 25s competition was not played due to lack of numbers.
The Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy was held again this year with our team being defeated by Crieff in the quarter finals.
The Grafton Morrish team reached the semi finals but were defeated by Birkenhead, the eventual winners.
The Sievewright Trophy team was defeated in the second round.
Notes:
The Club had another most successful season. Membership remains at a healthy level of 196 with general reserves of just under £6,000 in addition to the significant legacy left by the late Lindsay Stewart. Attendances at the varios outings remained strong and the various Club competitions were well supported.
Special mention must be made of two outstanding achievements.
Firstly, congratulations to Sam Hall for his incredible scratch 68 over Muirfield. By far the best scratch score since the Club added Muirfield to its rota in 1936.
Secondly, the two Heriot's Dispatch Trophy teams on their both reaching the semi final and unfortunately having to play each other.
The Dinner was again well supported with 89 members and guests. The main guest speaker, Iain Mc Sporran KC, was in excellent form. Once again McKenzies provided an excellent meal.
