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Thursday 3rd September (another blustery day)
Turnhouse 4 1/2 – Swanston 1 1/2
SEDSGL WEEK 11 Turnhouse v Swanston
SEDSGL 2026 FINAL MATCH RESULTS & STANDINGS

1st Iain McPake – 36 points – £10 minus another one
2nd equal John Hercus and Colin Fraser – 33 points – £4 each
SCORES 03_09_26

Tuesday 1st September (tricky conditions again! PCC 3)
1st Si Mullen – 37 points – £13 minus another one
2nd Rab Knowles – 36 points – £6
3rd Colin Fraser and Brian Scott – 32 points – £3 each
SCORES 01_09_26

Thursday 27th August (Club and Vets Qualifier)
1st Gary Patton – 39 points – £14 minus another one
2nd Eric Bate – 38 points – £8
3rd Derek Rolland – 37 points – £4
4th Derek Lauder – 36 points – £3
5th equal Si Bowman and Ian Tennant – 35 points – £1 each
Congratulations to all the qualifiers and good luck in the Knockouts. Draw below:
HandicapAndVetsDraw2026
SCORES 27_08_26

Tuesday 25 August (“it’ll be quiet” he said!)
Congratualtions to Alex McKenzie on his Hole-in-one  at the 7th and also to John Hercus at the same hole in Saturday’s Bogey Competition.
1st David Logan – 43 points –  £14 minus one (yes David, you can keep the money this time!)
2nd equal Gary McClelland and Si Mullen – 37 points – £6 each
4th equal Brian Scott and Alex McKenzie – 36 points – £2 each
SCORES 25_08_26

Monday 24 August
Summer Outing to Lochgelly
27 Seniors took part in our last outing of the year. The course catering and company were all excellent and the weather could not have been better. Congratulations to Si Mullen  on winning the Outing Trophy with an impressive 37 points. Full list of prize winners bellow:
Lochgelly2026Results

Thursday 20th August
Swanston 2 – Merchants 4 
5 of the 6 matches were decided at the 18th. Close but no cigar!
SEDSGL FIXTURES 2026 @ WEEK 10
SEDSGL WEEK 10 Swanston v Merchants SMRS (1)

And, in other news Andy Dunlop wins the Templar Sheild for the second time and John Hercus wins the Templar Eclectic
Templar Sheild 8
1st Chris Thompson – 38 points – £6
2nd Peter Belcher – 37 points – £3
3rd Andrew Boyd – 35 points – £2
Templar Sheild 8

Tuesday 18th August (blustery again!)
1st on countback Gary Patton – 35 points – £14 minus one
2nd David Logan – 35 points – £8
3rd equal John Hercus and Derek Rolland – 33 points – £4 each
4th Ross Angus – 32 points – £2
SCORES 18_08_26

Thursday 13th August
Small number today as many of us said goodbye to our old friend Bill Steel  who passed away last week.

It’s remarkable how often a  new member wins at the first time of asking….and it happened again today! Well done to Andrew Boyd.
1st Andrew Boyd – 38 points – £7 minus one
2nd Ralph Pirrie – 36 points – £3
SCORES 13_08_26

Jim Macleod Memorial Trophy
44 Ladies and Seniors took part in our final mixed scramble of the season. The conditions were perfect and contributed to some good scoring. Best team score went to Susan Ferguson, Mike Hughes, Rob Thornton and John Ellam with  51.8. The trophy was won by the Lady Captain’s Team by 278.3 to 279.1. Thanks to everyone’s generosity £492 was raised for Marie Curie. Thanks to the Ladies for organising the raffle. Our best wishes go to Alex Plank who had to retire injured. Full scores and prize winners below:
JMMT2026Results

Thursday 6th August
1st Si Mullen – 38 points – £14 minus one
2nd equal Alan Heron and Alan Colburn – 35 points – £6 each
4th equal Derek Rolland, Ian Tennant and Derek Lauder – 34 points – £1 each
SCORES 06_08_26b

Tuesday 4th August (what rain?)
1st Gary McClelland – 37 points – £7 minus one
2nd Derek Lauder – 35 points – £3
3rd  equal Andy Dunlop and Colin Fraser – 32 points – £1 each
SCORES 04_08_26

And in the Friendly Match away at Gogarburn, Swanston maintain their losing run, despite the captain’s advice to hit tee shots onto the fairway (of the hole being played).
And despite playing eight new straight-hitters in the team. Heads will fall, again.
Friendly: Gogarburn 5 1/2, Swanston 1/2.

 

Thursday 30th July (Strong wind and showers PCC-1)
Seniors Gold Medal White Tees Stableford
37 seniors battled strong winds and the odd heavy shower. Well done to Donald Fraser on taking the top prize with an impressive 39 points, full results below:
Seniors_Gold_Medal_Stableford_(White_Tees)_NettScoreSheet_31_07_2026

Tuesday 28th July (Strong wind and showers PCC-3)
1st Gordon Campbell – 36 points – £13 minus one
2nd Nick Armstrong – 32 points – £6
3rd equal Gary Inglis, Rab Knowles and Jim Lennox – 31 points -£2  each
SCORES 28_07_26

Thursday 23 July
Comprehensive win for team Swanston today, well done boys!
Swanston 6 – Craigmillar Park 0
SEDSGL WEEK 08 Swanston 6 Craigmillar Park 0
Templar Sheild 7
Congratulations to Alan Heron on his hole in one at the 5th
1st on countback John Hercus – 34 points – £8
2nd equal Brian Scott and Alan Heron – 34 points £3 each
StartList 23_07_26

Tuesday 21st July
1st Kenny Milner – 43 points – £15 minus one
2nd Derek Lauder – 42 points – £7
3rd equal Malcolm Cutt and Alan Colburn – 41 points – £4 each
SCORES 21_07_26

Friday 17th July Gents Seniors Open Stableford
95 players took part in the Seniors Open Stableford in excellent conditions. Feedback from the visitors was all complimentary. Thanks to the green staff, starters, scorers and bar staff for making it a successful event. Prize money and sponsored hole winners below. Well done to Swanston member Robert Brand on taking the top prize with an impressive 44 points.
SCORES
SSOS 2026 Results & Sponsored Hole Prizes

Thursday 16th July
1st with a scratch 71, new member Johnathan Wellington – 50 points – £10 minus one
2nd Iain Stuart – 40 points – £5
3rd John Hercus – 39 points – £3
SCORES 16_07_26

Tuesday 14th July
1st Spike McCormick – 42 points – £14 minus one
2nd Jim Lennox – 40 points £8
3rd Bill Strachan – 39 points – £4
4th equal Rab Knowles and Kenny Milner – 37 points – £2 each
SCORES 14_07_26

Thursday 9th July (perfect conditions)
1st Ian McPake – 39 points – £14 minus one
2nd Stewart Laird – 38 points – £7
3rd Eric Bate – 36 points – £4
4th equal Stephen Tse and Alex Plank – 35 points – £2 each
SCORES 09_07_26

Tuesday 7th July
Glencorse 5 – Swanston 1
A comprehensive beating for the team today at Glencorse well done to Si Mullen and Ross Angus  on winning Swanston’s only point.
WEEK 07 Glencorse v Swanston

GSTTS Roll Up 
1st Eric Bate – 36 points – £10 minus one
2nd Iain Stuart – 35 points – £6
3rd Chris Thompson – 34 points – £3
SCORES 07_07_26

Thursday 2nd July
Veterans and Supertvets
Congratulations to David J Henderson and Chris Thompson  on winning the Vets and Supervets  respectively.
GSTTS Rollup (Very windy PCC2)
1st David J Henderson – 36 points – £16 minus one
2nd equal Bill Startchan  and Ian McPake – 34 points – £7 each
4th equal Davie Henderson  and Rab Knowles – 32 – points – £3 each
SCORES 02_07_26

Tuesday 30th June
1st Peter Belcher – 38 points – £12 minus one
2nd David J Henderson – 37 points – £6
3rd equal Davie Henderson, Alan Morrison  Alan Colburn and  Malcolm Cutt – 36 points – £1 each
SCORES 30_06_26

Thursday 25th June
Swanston 3 1/2 Haddington 2 1/2
SEDSGL WEEK 06 Swanston v Haddington
SEDSGL FIXTURES 2026 @ WEEK 06

Templar Sheild 6
Poor turnout for today’s Templar (if we don’t use it we’ll lose it)
1st Andy Dunlop – 39 points – £6
2nd Colin Fraser – 33 points – £3
Templar Sheild 6

Tuesday 23rd June
1st on countback Colin MacMillan – 38 points – £12 minus another one
2nd Alan Colburn – 38 points – £6
3rd equal Gordon Campbell – 37 points -£3
4th equal Eric Bate and Brian Lynch – 35 points – £1 each
SCORES 23_06_26b

Thursday 18th June
Nine teams took part in the Jimmy Mitchell Memorial Quaich. Despite the forecast the weather stayed fair. The trophy was won by team Laird, Fraser, Bate and McGee with a nett score of 49.9 beating team Hercus, Thornton, Thomson and Henderson by 0.4. Thanks to our generous members £307 was raised for our charity Marie Curie. Full results and prize winners below.
JMMQ2026Results

Tuesday 16th June 
After a wet start some good scoring conditions.
1st Ross Angus – 44 points – £10 minus one
2nd Chris West – 41 points – £5
3rd Des Fields – 38 points – £3
SCORES 16_06_26

Thursday 11th June
SEDSGL WEEK05 Prestonfield 2 1/2 – Swanston 3 1/5
Fine away win for the team today in testing condiditons.
WEEK 05 Prestonfield v Swanston
SEDSGL FIXTURES 2026 @ WEEK 05
GSTTS Rollup
1st Andy Dunlop – 37 points – £6 minus one
2nd Kenny Milner – 36 points – £3
SCORES 11_06_26

Tuesday 9th June
1st Jim Lennox – 40 points – £13 minus one
2nd Ian McPake – 39 points – £6
3rd equal Nick Armstrong and Ralph Pirrie – 37 points – £3 each
SCORES 09_06_26

Thursday 4th June
The 28 teams that took part in the Seniors Open Texas Scramble experienced tough conditions with some heavy downpours and strong winds in the latter part of the day. The testing conditions didn’t deter the teams and there was some excellent scoring. The Handicap prize was won by team Hunter, McKenzie and Armstrong and the Scratch Prize was won by team Millar, McCallum and Graham. Big thanks to all the organsisers starters and helpers. Prize winners and full results below:
Swanston Seniors Open Scramble 2026 Results & Prize List
Where Did I Finish
£100 was raised for our charity Marie Curie

Tuesday 2nd June
1st  Alan MORRISON – 40 points- £13 minus one
2nd  Ralph PIRRIE – 39 points – £6
3rd equal Eric BATE, Ross ANGUS, GaryPATTON, and  Ian TENNANT – 36 points – £2 each
SCORES 02_06_26

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