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The James Smith Shield

 

St Andrews Burgh School
James Smith Memorial
Junior Golf Challenge Shield
Presented by
Mr & Mrs George Smith
in memory of their son James
who was a pupil of this school
from 1920 to 1922
6th May 1924


 James Smith was the only son in a family of six.  His father was a painter who had a business where Low & Co now have their shop (now Tesco in Market Street). 
He died very suddenly, supposedly of appendicitis but this disease was not proved at that time. His parents wished to keep his memory.  As golf had been his hobby they gifted the shield to the school, to be played for annually.
After the parents died the money to but the medal was presented by his sister Jenny who was a teacher in Dundee.   After her death the prize ceased to arrive.
The conditions of play for this shield were approved by the St Andrews School Management Committee.
The players are not to exceed 12 years of age according to the school leaving dates.  The final has to be played on the last week of May.

From the Abbey Times number 4, 6th May 1964


Awarded to the Junior Boys' Strokeplay Champion
Awarded to:

1924 Thomas Kerr   1925 William Cunningham   1926 Charles King
1927 James Geddes   1928 William Lamond   1929 David Deas
1930 David Deas   1931 John Grant   1932 Robert Cunningham
1933 Joseph Faux   1934 Joseph Faux   1935 Harry Matheson
1936 Alex Faux   1937 Andrew Thom   1938 Geo. Melville
1957 Alex Soutar   1958 Brian Nicholson   1959 Colin Balsillie
1960 Thomas Mackie   1961 David Joy   1962 Thomas Melville
1963 Hugh Paterson   1964 Peter Gillespie   1966 Lennox Fenton
1967 Graeme Seeley   1968 Graeme Seeley   1969 David Crichton
1970 Alistair Napier   1971 John Crichton   1972 Eric Gillespie
1974 Graham Murray   1975 Stephen Finlay   1976 Malcolm Gibbs
1978 Mark Ballantyne   1979 Stuart MacArthur   1980 Stuart MacArthur
1981 Andrew Cruickshanks   1982 Brian Moffat   1983 Ross Watson
1984 Clark Christie   1985 Andrew Greenwood   1987 Alan McAndie
1988 David Crichton   1990 Daren Liddle   1991 James Grieve
1992 Michael Aitken   1993 Ruairidh McQueen   1994 Jamie Farmer
1995 Colin Donaldson   1996 Calum McQueen   1997 Barrie Field
1998 Richard Haygarth   1999 Joe Neilson   2000 Scott Fletcher
2001 Fraser Renwick   2002 Clark Simpson   2003 Scott Ronaldson
2004 Paul McGregor   2005 Andrew Ford   2006 Neil Beattie
2007 Neil Beattie   2008 Brandon Smith   2009 Ben Kinsley
2010 Jonathan Price   2011 Cameron Campbell   2012  
2013     2014     2015 Finlay Sey
2016 Ben Hunter