The Lothians Championship is the Lothians Golf Association's flagship event and was first held in 1947 when the local evening newspaper presented the magnificent Evening News Championship Trophy, one of the most impressive trophies in golf. The Evening News sponsored the event for almost 50 years.

The Stuart Cup, which was first used for individual winners in the Team Tournament, has, since 1965, been used as the trophy for the leading qualifying score in the Amateur Championship.

The first winner of the Championship was A S Flockhart, of Royal Musselburgh. He went on to represent Scotland in the Home Internationals in 1948/49, a feat that has since been achieved by 15 other Lothians champions.

Winners have included former Ryder Cup and Walker Cup captains in Bernard Gallacher (1967) and George Macgregor (1968) respectively.

Duddingston has produced the most winners in the event, including five-time Scottish champion Ronnie Shade and Stuart Smith, who shares the record for the most wins - four - with Haddington's Keith Nicholson.

Before 2018, Smith, Nicholson, Gullane’s W C D Hare and Ratho Park's Callum MacPhail were the only players to have successfully defended the title, the former having chalked up a hat-trick of wins from 1993-1995 however they are now joined by Jamie Morris of Glencorse.

Only J Burnside has successfully defended the Stuart Cup (1957/58) and only Stuart Middleton (Glencorse), Lee Morgan (Dunbar), Connor Wilson (Castle Park) and Allyn Dick (Kingsfield) have won both the stroke play and the match play trophies in the same year (1990, 2016, 2020 & 2021 respectively) but 10 others have won both trophies in different years.

The format for the event was reviewed for 2016 and having been successfully completed over the last four years, and the changes, supported by the players, will remain in the revised format for 2024.

A liat of the champions including their photographs and of the leading qualifiers can be seen below.

More detailed information about the trophies and the winners, including the runners-up, venues and scores was included in a hand-out enclosed with a Centenary brochure at the 2021 event.  This can be seen if you click here.

Year	Champion	Image	Runner Up	Venue	Score
2024	Sam Hall (Gullane)		R Colquhoun (Kingsfield)	Baberton	3&1
2023	Stuart Blair (Royal Musselburgh)		C Wilson (Castle Park)	Bruntsfield Links	20th Hole
2022	C Wilson                (Castle Park)		S Blair                   (Royal Musselburgh)	Royal Burgess	3&2
2021	A Dick            (KIngsfield)		S McCandless    (Bathgate)	Mortonhall	2 Holes
2020	C Wilson (Castle Park)		A Benson (West Lothian)	Prestonfield	3&2
2019	M Napier        (Turnhouse)		S McLaren     (Bruntdfield Links)	Broomieknowe	19th Hole
2018	J Morris (Glencorse)		N Saldarov (Craigielaw)	Luffness New	1 Hole
2017	J Morris          (Glencorse)		C Low             (Tantallon)	Bruntsfield Links	2 Holes
2016	L Morgan            (Dunbar)		S Marc    (Broomieknowe)	The Renaissance	8&6
2015	S Marc    (Broomieknowe)		S Smith                  (West Linton)	Monktonhall	1 Hole
2014	D Miller      (Duddingston)		N Free         (Musselburgh Old)	Longniddry	19th Hole
2013	A Anderson    (Bruntsfield Links)		B McLeod    (Musselburgh)	Duddingston	4&3
2012	P Drake      (Pumpherston)		C Deerness       (Harburn)	Dalmahoy	19th Hole
2011	A Anderson    (Bruntsfield Links)		S Smith          (Dalmahoy)	Broomieknowe	4&2
2010	A. Dick (Kingsknowe)		C Elliot (Carrickvale)	Royal Burgess	3&1
2009	K A Nicholson (Haddington)		K G Messer     (Dalmahoy)	Craigielaw	2 Holes
2008	C Orr             (Craigielaw)		S Armstrong   (Turnhouse)	Longniddry	20th Hole
2007	M Hillson        (Craigielaw)		J Ross                   (Royal Burgess)	Bruntsfield Links	2&1
2006	A Culverwell       (Dunbar)		M Kerr            (Dalmahoy)	Dalmahoy	2 Holes
2005	D Warner (Haddington)		G Turner (West Linton)	Monktonhall	4&3
2004	S Armstrong  (Turnhouse)		A M Anderson (Bruntsfield Links)	Mortonhall	4&3
2003	J Gallagher      (Swanston)		M Kerr           (Craigmillar Park)	Gullane	19th Hole
2002	B J Smith    (Duddingston)		N R Shillinglaw (Glencorse)	Duddingston	1 Hole
2001	K A Nicholson (Haddington)		G McCall          (Baberton)	Longniddry	4&3
2000	M D Timmins Prestonfield)		K Reilly      (Silverknowes)	Royal Burgess	19th Hole
1999	C Swanston (Uphall)		D Inglis (Glencorse)	Monktonhall	3&2
1998	K A Nicholson (Haddington)		M Chambers (Carrickknowe)	Bruntsfield Links	1 Hole
1997	K A Nicholson (Haddington)		G Miller          (Newbattle)	Gullane	4&3
1996	D Robertson (Dunbar)		B J Smith (Duddingston)	Newbattle	3&2
1995	S. Smith (Duddingston)		S Walker (West Linton)	Broomieknowe	1 Hole
1994	S. Smith (Duddingston)		S Walker (West Linton)	Mortonhall	2&1
1993	S. Smith (Duddingston)		D Robertson (Dunbar)	Dudingston	4&3
1992	C. Macphail (Ratho Park)		S Middleton (Glencorse)	Gullane	3&1
1991	C. Macphail (Ratho Park)		H Brown (Lothianburn)	Royal Burgess	5&3
1990	S. Middleton (Glencorse)		S Napier (Prestonfield)	Prestonfield	3&2
1989	K. Hastings (Broomieknowe)		J Noon       (Musselburgh)	Longniddry	2&1
1988	B. Shields (Bathgate)		C Binnie (Ratho Park)	Bruntsfield	2&1
1987	D. Kirkpatrick    (Tantallon)		J B Dunlop (Broomieknowe)	Newbattle	4&3
1986	S. Smith (Duddingston)		J Grant (Dunbar)	Duddingston	19th Hole
1985	S. Easingwood (Dunbar)		M Stevenson (Harrison)	Gullane	5&4
1984	P.J. Smith  (Pumpherston)		S Stephen (Broomieknowe0	Mortonhall	1 Hole
1983	A. Roy                    (Royal Musselburgh)		C K Cox                  (West Lothian)	Bruntsfield Links	20th Hole
1982	R.W. Bradley      (Baberton)		W E Middleton (Prestonfield)	Prestonfield	20th Hole
1981	J.B. Dunlop (Broomieknowe)		J J Little      (Kingsknowe)	Monktonhall	2&1
1980	S.T. Knowles (KIngsknowe)		C K Cox                  (West Lothian)	Royal Burgess	2 Holes
1979	C.P. Christy (Duddingston)		J B Dunlop (Broomieknowe)	Longniddry	1 Hole
1978	S. Stephen (Broomieknowe)		A G G Miller    (Glencorse)	Duddingston	2&1
1977	I.D. Stavert (Duddingston)		L A Gordon     (Turnhouse)	Bruntsfield Links	3&1
1976	N.J. Fisher (Lothianburn)		R M F Jack (Liberton)	Prestonfield	1 Hole
1975	R.C.E. Muir (Broomieknowe)		H H Brown    (Lothianburn)	Monktonhall	4&3
1974	L.G.A. Morton   (Baberton)		M Kirk               (Harburn)	Royal Burgess	6&5
1973	W.C. Davidson (Duddingston)		J N Rowberry         (Royal Musselburgh)	Dalmahoy	4&3
1972	P.M.B. Bucher (Bruntsfield Links)		R W Jordan    (Turnhouse)	Longniddry	4&3
1971	A.G.G. Miller (Prestonfield)		R W Jordan    (Turnhouse)	Duddingston	7&6
1970	C. McCulloch (Baberton)		R Gray (Prestonfield)	Prestonfield	4&3
1969	D.F. Campbell         (Royal Bank)		J A Mather (Gullane)	Longniddry	6&5
1968	G. Macgregor  (Glencorse)		G E Robertson (Bruntsfield Links)	Dalmahoy	2&1
1967	B. Gallacher (Bathgate)		G Macgregor (Glencorse)	Monktonhall	1 Hole
1966	G.E. Robertson    (Scottish Widows)		D F Campbell         (Royal Bank)	Mortonhall	37th Hole
1965	A.J. Low (Duddingston)		R W Jordan (Turnhouse)	Duddingston	1 Hole
1964	R.D.B.M. Shade (Duddingston)		D W Alexander (Dalmahoy)	Dalmahoy	1 Hole
1963	A.M. Lourie (Duddingston)		E B Lynch    (Prestonfield)	Royal Burgess	2&1
1962	H.M. Campbell (Carrickvale)		D W Alexander (Dalmahoy)	Prestonfield	2&1
1961	H.C. Brownlee  (Craigmillar Park)		A F D MacGregor (Merchants)	Luffness New	8&7
1960	D.W. Alexander (Dalmahoy)		E Thomson (Duddingston)	Murrayfield	2&1
1959	A.H.H. Campbell (Turnhouse)		A F D Macgregor (Merchants)	Bruntsfield Links	38th hole
1958	J.R. Kyle (Turnhouse)		A B Taylor (Dalmahoy)	Duddingston	5&4
1957	D.W. Alexander (Dalmahoy)		L J Du Long (Dalmahoy)	Prestonfield	4&3
1956	P.R. Bryce (Gullane)		A B Taylor (Dalmahoy)	Gullane	3&2
1955	A.M.M. Bucher (Bruntdfield Links)		S B Williamson (Longniddry)	Bruntsfield Links	3&1
1954	S. Smith          (Edinburgh Thistle)		A M M Bucher (Bruntsfield Links)	Royal Burgess	3&2
1953	W.C.D. Hare        (Gullane)		S B Williamson (Longniddry)	Luffness New	4&3
1952	W.C.D. Hare        (Gullane)		S B Williamson (Longniddry)	Turnhouse	2 Holes
1951	A.B. Taylor (Dalmahoy)		I MacNiven (Mortonhall)	Murayfield	7&5
1950	I. Macniven (Mortonhall)		E Dale-Smith (Dalmahoy)	Dalmahoy	3&2
1949	C.M. Meek (Baberton)		A B Taylor (Dept of Agric)	Baberton	37th
1948	R.M. Lees (Liberton)		I Roberts (Murrayfield)	Bruntsfield	9&8
1947	A.S. Flockhart              (Royal Musselburgh)		E Dale-Smith (Dalmahoy)	Murrayfield	3&2

Lothians Amateur Championship
Leading Qualifier Winner presented with Stuart Cup since 1965