The Event

One of the most popular events on the fixture list, it involves both handicap and scratch events. The prize for the overall winner is the Ian Macniven Quaich, which was donated in 2011 by Renton Laidlaw in memory of the late Edinburgh Evening News golf correspondent. Prior to that, the champion received the Buisitron Trophy.

Our recent governance review highlighted the fact that we should do more for players in the higher handicap ranges. This competition caters for all people with a national handicap whose home club is in the Lothians and who are over the age of 55 on the day of the competition so it certainly addresses that issue. There are handicap and scratch prizes in 3 age ranges.

The R M Lees Trophy is the top scratch prize. The leading scratch player gets an automatic invitation to play in the Lothians Seniors team in the Seniors Area Team Championship and this event also influences the other places in that 6 man team. The Lothians won the Scottish event in 2019.

2021

With the event being cancelled in 2020 where Liberton Golf Club were to host in their Centenary year, we are delighted that they have agreed to host the event in 2021.  The event will be held at Liberton Golf Club on Monday, 5 July 2021. It is particularly appropriate since this was for many years the home club of Bobby Lees whose trophy is competed for as the top scratch prize. This is a popular venue for the Lothians Seniors and those interested in playing should get their entries in early in the season.

2020

Due to the World Wide Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), this tournament was unable to be played.

2019

Tom Cannon (Baberton) won the Ian MacNiven Quaich by three shots with a tremendous score of (64 - 3 = 61) over Kilspindie.  Davie Rennie (Liberton) was the runner up with Craig Clarke (Prestonfield) and Stanley Scott (Linlithgow) in third place.

The R M Lees Trophy for the best scratch score also went to Tom Cannon (Baberton) whose gross score of 64 was 5 shots better than Davie Rennie (Liberton) on 69 with Gus Santana (Duddingston) and Alan Hogg (Turnhouse) third on 73.

Lothians Seniors Championship

R M Lees Trophy for he leading Scratch Score.