Brodie Good, a member of the Gullane team (image by courtesy of Holyrood PR).

US Kids' Golf European Championship returns to East Lothian

By IAIN McLEAN

Some of the world’s best young golfers descend upon East Lothian for the prestigious U.S. Kids' Golf European Championship next week. More than 400 players from 30 nations will compete in Europe’s premier junior tournament to showcase the next generation of golfing stars. The championship is held on Scotland’s historic golf courses in East Lothian, including Gullane, Craigielaw and Longniddry
The action tees off on Tuesday at Gullane, Craigielaw and Longniddry but the Kids and their entourages are already in Gullane acclimatising and practising hard. Official Practice is on Monday and the Opening Ceremony at the Museum of Flight on Monday evening
There is a fantastic squad of seven Gullane members playing -
Team Gullane
Charlotte Munro - aged 10 - Gullane Ladies GC playing Gullane No 3
Brodie Good - aged 11 - Gullane GC, playing Craigielaw
Sarah Dunlop - aged 13 - Gullane Ladies GC, playing Gullane No 3
Tom Simmonds - aged 14 - Gullane GC, playing Gullane No 2
Duncan McLean - aged 14 - Gullane GC playing Gullane No 2
Scott Gillies - aged 14 - Gullane GC, playing Gullane No 2
Alexander Wilson - aged 15 - Gullane GC, playing Gullane No 2

There are also three other players from East Lothian
Callum Hill from Tantallon
Chris Algeo from Longniddry
Calum Satterly from Longniddry

The Van Horn Cup on Friday, June 4 will be contested at Gullane Golf Club on Course No. 1. The top two European and top two International finishers in the Boys 9-14 and 15-18 year old age groups and Girls 10-14 and 15-18 will make thier respective teams. The competition will be team match play within each age group. One point is awarded for a win and one half point is earned for a tie. The team with the most points upon completion of play will be awarded the Van Horn Cup.
We wish them all well - they'll have a great time meeting young golfers from all over the world and testing their skills on their home patch against some of the best in the world - will they match up?
Good luck to their caddies too!
Follow their progress on http://gullanejuniorgolf.blogspot.com/ - photos too.