Schools Golf Order of Merit

Open to pupils in S1 - S6 with an official handicap

2025/26 East Lothian Schools Golf Order of Merit Events

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To book in please email kgreen@eastlothian.gov.uk confirming players:

• Name
• Current handicap index
• CDH number
• Date of Birth
• School
• Home town
• Contact number for parent 

Entry Criteria

• Players must have an official handicap under 36
• Attend one of the 7 state high schools in East Lothian
• Be a member of a golf club in East Lothian

Format

• Strokeplay Stableford
• Closing date for entries:  a week prior to the competition date
• If we are oversubscribed places will be allocated based on handicap and position in Scratch Order of Merit
• Each event will count towards handicap so is an opportunity for players to get an official card in
• There will be 3 competition divisions – Scratch, Handicap and Team (2 net scores per school count to school team total)
• Entry: Free

2025/26 EAST LOTHIAN SCHOOL ORDER OF MERIT

1. Fri 12th September @ Winterfield GC
2. Mon 15th September @ Musselburgh GC (Monktonhall)
3. Fri 3^rd October @ Longniddry GC
4. Fri 10^th October @ The Glen GC
5. Fri 17^th October @ Longniddry GC
6. Mon 20^th October @ Royal Musselburgh GC
7. Fri 31^st October @ Haddington GC (9 holes)
8. Fri 7th November @ Haddington GC (9 holes)
9. Fri 14^th November @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes)
10. Fri 21^st November @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes)
11. Fri 5th December @ NB Wee Course (9 hole Par 3)
12. Fri 16th January @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes)
13. Fri 23rd January @ Musselburgh Old (9 holes)    
14. Tues 17th February @ North Berwick GC (TBC)
15. Fri 6th March @ Gifford GC (9 holes)
16. Fri 13th March @ Gullane Golf Club
17. Fri 20^th March @ Gullane Golf Club
18. Fri 27th March @ Craigielaw GC
19. Mon 13^th April @ Craigielaw GC
20. Thurs 16th April @ Kilspindie GC
21. TBC Mon 20^th April @ Renaissance (Top 32 Scratch players qualify)

*Players will qualify for our final based on their final position in the Scratch Division of the Order of Merit

We run these events free of charge from September to May with the support of our local clubs.  These events are open to juniors that attend high school in the first instance and are a great opportunity to play with golfers from across East Lothian on a variety of local courses free of charge. 

We use the Schools Golf Order of Merit to select players for opportunities such as East Lothian performance squads and opportunities offered to the council  at the Scottish Open. 

You can book in for just one, as many as you like, or all as a block booking then just let me know which you can't attend by a week prior.

The number of entrants is restricted by the number of tee times we are given by each host club.

If we do need to create a waiting list entry will be based on handicap (i.e lowest to highest handicap).

Players clock up points at each competition in both the Handicap and Scratch divisions based on their placing at each event.

The SCHOOLS TEAM ORDER OF MERIT Division is the best 2 net combined at each event.

The top 27 players in the Scratch Division will qualify for our final event in May as well as any places we get at the Scottish Open etc.