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The Local Clubs’ Gold Medal Competitions 2024 The Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s Local Clubs’ Gold Medal Competition, regarded as the Strokeplay Championship of St Andrews, was played over The Old Course on Sunday 19 th May 2024. This was the 121 st staging of the Men’s Gold Medal since first played in 1890 (there being no competition during The First and The Second World Wars). The maximum starting field of 60 was made up of 20 Competitors from The St Andrews Golf Club, 23 from The New Golf Club, 8 from The University of St Andrews Golf Club and 9 from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.

At the end of Round 1, the lead was held by Paul Bradshaw and Ewan Farquhar both from the New Golf Club, with a scratch score of 68, one stroke clear of the field. The twelve Competitors with the lowest Round 1 scores, and any ties for twelfth place, qualified for Round 2. The qualifying score was 71, and 14 Competitors made the cut. The Runner-up was Ewan Farquhar of the New Golf Club with a score of 137 (68 + 69). The Winner of the Gold Medal, and the “2024 Men’s Champion of the Links”, was Charlie Gillespie of the St Andrews Golf Club with a score of 136 (70 + 66).

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s Local Clubs’ Women’s Gold Medal Competition, was also played over The Old Course on Sunday 19 th May 2024. This was the sixth staging of the Women’s Gold Medal. A starting field of 21 was made up of 15 Competitors from St Regulus Ladies’ Golf Club, 2 from the St Rule Club, 2 from The University of St Andrews Golf Club and 2 from The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The runner-up was Lucy Simpson of the St Regulus Ladies Golf Club with a Scratch score of 76. The Winner of the Gold Medal, and the “2024 Women’s Champion of the Links”, was Kirsten Brown of the University of St Andrews Golf Club with a Scratch score of 69.

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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s Local Clubs’ Junior Gold Medal Competition, was also played over The Old Course on Sunday 19 th May 2024. This was the third staging of a Junior Gold Medal. There was a starting field of 9 boys and 3 girls. The Runner-Up was Brendan Riff of the St Andrews Golf Club with a scratch score of 71. The Winner of the Gold Medal, and the “2024 Junior Champion of the Links”, was Jamie McDonald of The New Golf Club with a scratch score of 69. The Medals were presented by Neil Donaldson, Captain of The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, who commended the competitors on their outstanding performances.

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