GGU Scottish Area Team Championship
Sunday 13th July 2025
On a day of high drama at Cathkin Braes the GGU "A Team" successfully negotiated a very tough section and qualified for the Scottish Area Team Championship Finals at Elgin in early September.
To be able to do so Glasgow had to beat Ayrshire, one of the largest Areas, and hope that The Lothians defeated Perth and Kinross at West Lothian Golf Club.
The Glasgow effort started well winning the morning Foursomes 2.5 - 0.5. This was a significant advantage going into the afternoon six singles. These matches were drawn 3-3 meaning that the overall result was Glasgow 5.5 to Ayrshire's 3.5, an excellent result.
The other part of the equation started very well for Perth and Kinross winning their morning foursomes convincingly 3-0. Very few Areas have been able to recover from such a poor start but full credit to The Lothians, playing a ‘dead rubber’ after losing their initial 2 matches, got stuck in and remarkably won the singles 5-1. This result eliminated Perth and Kinross but also Ayrshire and Glasgow eased to the Finals.
The photo shows the team on duty today plus the Team Manager, John Laurie and the GGU President Vic Skelton all suitably happy about the events of the day.
To be able to do so Glasgow had to beat Ayrshire, one of the largest Areas, and hope that The Lothians defeated Perth and Kinross at West Lothian Golf Club.
The Glasgow effort started well winning the morning Foursomes 2.5 - 0.5. This was a significant advantage going into the afternoon six singles. These matches were drawn 3-3 meaning that the overall result was Glasgow 5.5 to Ayrshire's 3.5, an excellent result.
The other part of the equation started very well for Perth and Kinross winning their morning foursomes convincingly 3-0. Very few Areas have been able to recover from such a poor start but full credit to The Lothians, playing a ‘dead rubber’ after losing their initial 2 matches, got stuck in and remarkably won the singles 5-1. This result eliminated Perth and Kinross but also Ayrshire and Glasgow eased to the Finals.
The photo shows the team on duty today plus the Team Manager, John Laurie and the GGU President Vic Skelton all suitably happy about the events of the day.