Lothians win Scottish Boys Area Team Championship

The Lothians team of Aiden Lawson (Bruntsfield Links GS), Hayden Fowler (Bathgate), Oliver Henderson (Bathgate) and Eddie Jackson (Turnhouse) won the Scottish Boys ATC at Hamilton on Sunday. This completed a run of 3 victories for the Lothians which is their second treble in their outstanding record of 14 wins. In addition Aiden Lawson retained the Niagara Trophy for the best individual score (-5) which is the first time that has happened in the 45 years history of the championship.

On a course saturated by significant rainfall in the previous 12 hours the Lothians boys played well in the morning foursomes to lead on 148 with P & K (149), Renfrewshire (150), Fife (151) and North East (153) in close pursuit.  Aiden & Eddie, fresh from their tussle leading their teams in the final of the Edinburgh Junior Summer League, where they finished All Square, teamed up on this occasion and finished 5 over par. Hayden, the Lothians Junior champion, teamed up with long-time friend and fellow Bathgate player Oliver, and produced one of the best scores of the morning at 1 over par.  

In the afternoon singles the players started on the 13th tee, still eating their lunch out of a carry-out box, but got off to a tremendous start with Oliver and Eddie (-3) and Aiden (-2) by the time they reached the 1st tee. The rain then got worse and the course got increasingly difficult however Aiden excelled in finishing in first place on (-5) and Oliver held his ground to finish second on (-3). Eddie secured the third counting score (+2). We will not mention Hayden’s score and just remember his major contribution to that great morning foursomes score. A true team effort nurtured by Team Captain Colin Ramsay, ably assisted by Scott Macpherson.

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