03/06/2026
Great to be supporting this event
With one day to go to the re-launch of the West Lothian High School Golf Championships at Pumpherston Golf Club on Thursday 4 June 2026, the organisers are thrilled to report that there are 46 confirmed entrants ready to tee off and chase the title.
With prizes for Gross, Nett and Stableford results. The event promises to deliver a day of fair play and positive engagement between players from ten of the thirteen secondary schools in West Lothian. There are also prizes for the longest drive and nearest the pin.
Parents and supporters are welcome to come along on the day and watch the action if they are able, as well as the teachers from each school who have committed to support their students.
Tournament organiser, Colin McLean, Junior Convenor at Pumpherston Golf Club said;
‘We are absolutely delighted with a field of 46 players as we re-launch this long absent schools competition. This puts us very much at an equal level of engagement with other regions that we are aware of and we would have had as many as 60 players but a few have been unable to obtain their official handicaps or the required information in time, and a couple have had to withdraw due to injury and other reasons. We hope we will see those players ready to go next year.
There are definitely procedural changes we’d like to make as we already start looking ahead to next year, and we will aim to fill the tee sheet with the full 72 players in 2027 with entrants from every secondary school in West Lothian. This year though, we are looking forward to seeing the players out on the course, getting to meet and interact with other golfers from across the county as well as spending a school day playing the sport we love. Special mention must be made of the teachers and Active WL co-ordinators in the schools who have helped us get information out to the entrants and feeding information back to us.’
- Entered players will check in at Pumpherston Golf Club between 0830 and 0900 on Thursday 4 June.
- Players and accompanying teachers will receive free breakfast rolls on arrival.
- Players will pre-order their lunch on arrival and will be informed of their tee time on check in.
- All player briefing at 0930 on the first tee.
- First group tee off at 0945
- Final group will tee off at approx. 1140
- Water and a soft drink will be provided between the 9th green and 10th tee.
- Lunch will be provided for all players and accompanying teachers on completion of the round
- Last group expected to finish the round at approx. 1537
- There will be no prize presentation on the day of the competition. We will arrange with schools to present trophies at a convenient time in School.
- With thanks again to the Stephen Gallacher Foundation and to Shot Scope for their sponsorship which has paid for the players entry fees, trophies, and food for the 2026 competition.
- Prizes: Individual Gross Score 1st, 2nd, 3rd : Individual Nett Score 1st, 2nd, 3rd : Team Stableford Score (Top two scores in any team of 2-4 Players), Longest Drive, Nearest the Pin.
