Champs will tee off at Lundin

Following a season-long hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 schedule will offer thousands of golfers the opportunity to play some of Scotland’s top golf courses and bid to become a National Champion.

The Scottish Medal Finals will make its debut as a combined event in 2021 with affiliated clubs invited to enter three of their top-performing male and female players from both the 2019 and 2020 season’s monthly medals into one of six regional finals taking place during May and July.

On the day of the regional final, male and female players will play alongside each other with the top six net male and female qualifiers booking their place at the grand final which will be played over The Duke’s Course in St Andrews on Sunday, August 15.

The offering for club golfers continues with the hugely successful and free-to-enter R&A 9-Hole Challenge, with Milnathort once again playing host to the two-day Scottish National Final on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 June.

The prize for the top four teams from the national final is the money-can’t-buy experience of playing in the R&A 9-hole Challenge Final over Royal St Georges on the eve of The 149th Open Championship. Completing the portfolio of National Championships for club golfers is the free-to-enter PING Scottish Mixed Championship which will this year be played over former men’s and women’s Scottish Open venue, Gullane number 1 on Friday, September 17.

At elite level, the domestic season tees off with the Scottish Boys’ and Girls’ Open Championships taking place 7-9 April at Lundin and Longniddry.

Scottish Golf’s flagship Women’s and Men’s Amateur Championships will be staged over Gullane (4–6 June) and Murcar Golf Links & Portlethen (27–31 July) with Southerness (28 – 30 May) and the newly announced 2024 Open Championship venue Royal Troon (16-18 April) playing host to the Scottish Men’s Open and Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Championships respectively.

Elsewhere the Scottish Senior Men’s Open Championship will take place at Duff House Royal (16-18 June), Aberdour will host the Scottish Senior Women’s Open Championship (22–25 June) as part of their 125th-anniversary celebrations with the Scottish Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur Championships being held at Bruntsfield Links and Strathaven in July. Kirkcaldy and Stirling complete the offering by hosting the Scottish Boy’s U14 Open and Scottish Girl’s Open (8 – 9 August) respectively.

Entries for all 2021 championships will open on February 1 via the Scottish Golf App and website.