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.

The draw and full results on the day will be seen on the Lothians Competition Results section on the Home page of this website.

2026

The tournament returns to Haddington for the fourth time in 2026 having previously been played there in 1969, 1977 and 2013. The first of these was the most remarkable in that the winning Duddingston team had 3 previous Lothians Champions in the team. A Lowrie (1963), A J Low (1965) and G Macgregor (1968). The 4th player, W C Davidson, went on to win the Championship in 1973.

2025 saw 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 in 2025 and exactly the same Craigielaw squad with the old shield in 2024.