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.

2024

On a bright sunny but chilly day at the historic Royal Musselburgh Golf Club, who are celebrating their 250th year, we saw some excellent scoring throughout the day, with a 65 by Jamie Duguid leading the individual low score list. However, this team event is proving a challenge for the three player counting team scores with only one club closing with an under par score. With 203, Craigielaw (Guy Dalziel, Marc Reid & Kenny Glen) have edged over the line to take the longest running competition in the history of the Association. This was closely followed by Silverknowes on 210, with Dunbar third on 212.  In the Walker Trophy, for the Affiliate Clubs, it was  Thorntree (Iain Gordon, Robert McKinnon & Gordon McLay) that narrowly beat George Heriots on countback, with home turf obviously making a huge difference.