Lothians Team Tournament

The event

The Lothians Team Tournament is open to all affiliated clubs and societies in the Lothians area of Scottish Golf Ltd. It was first played in 1921, the year the Lothians Golf Association was formally constituted. The Shield for the Team Tournament, was first played for in 1926, making it the oldest trophy in events run by the Lothians Golf Association. In conjunction with this event the Walker Trophy was presented in 1954 and is awarded to the best Society team.

The current format involves teams of 3 players competing over 18 holes on one course. All three scores count and the winning club is the team who return the lowest aggregate score over the three rounds. 

The history of the event and a list of the winners can be seen by clicking the 'History' heading at the bottom of the list at the left hand side of this page.

2025

On an overcast day at Harburn Golf Club with some rain but also some bright periods we saw some excellent scoring throughout the day, with a 66 by Craig Davidson (Longniddry) leading the individual low score list. Defending Champions,  Craigielaw (Guy Marc Reid, Guy Dalziel & Kenny Glen), with a 2 under par score of 211,  just edged out Longniddry and Bathgate (212).  This year sees the retirement of the old shield, for the longest running competition in the history of the Association, and its replacement by the new team cup. The photos show President John Hall presenting the new trophy and exactly the same Craigilaw squad with the old shield in 2024.   In the Walker Trophy, for the Affiliate Clubs, it was  Bank of Scotland (John Nisbet and Andy & Graeme Stevenson) that won the trophy for the 6th time on a score of 224 with BBT in second place on 229.