Morison Millar Trophy - Glencorse Hosts 2026 Event
On Thursday 2nd July 2026, Glencorse Golf Club is hosting the annual Morison Millar competition, with up to 32 teams taking to Glencorse for 36 holes of golf.
The Morison Millar Trophy is a prestigious event which is hosted by one of the 16 local clubs each year.
History of the competition
The Morison Millar Tournament came about after a brief foray by Ladies in 1927 into the prestigious Dispatch Trophy, previously assumed only to be open to men. These Ladies represented the Dormie Club and comprised a team of 3 Scottish Champions and an 8 times Dalmahoy Club Champion. There was great press interest at the time, but the rules of that particular competition were promptly changed, ensuring the Ladies could not enter again!
However, the Dormie Club’s bid for equality would not end there! It was felt that their actions had shown “a desire to engage in competitive foursomes play” and a group of 5 ladies formed a Committee to create a similar type of competition to the Dispatch Trophy, but for ladies.
Mrs Morison Millar, the first Lady to serve on Edinburgh Town Council and the daughter of Sir Robert Inches, one of the Founders of Hamilton and Inches, agreed to provide a trophy and the inaugural Competition was held on the 11th May 1928. Although not a golfer, Mrs Morison Millar always took a keen interest in the Competition, presenting the trophy every year from 1928 to 1956 with only two exceptions. A member of the family still carries out this duty to this day.
Alphabetical order was adopted for the sequence in which Clubs would host the Competition, starting with Baberton in 1929. The current trophy dates from 1979, after the original one was destroyed in a fire at Craigmillar Park, the 1978 winners.
Over ninety years this unique Competition still satisfies the original purpose of providing an opportunity for Ladies “to engage in competitive foursomes play”.
With thanks to MCLGA (you can read more on the Morison Millar Facebook Page - Here )
Glencorse and the Morison Millar
Glencorse have won the event twice - 1980 & 2011
Here's the press announcemen from 2011:
GLENCORSE A WIN MORISON MILLAR TOURNAMENT
Thirty-two teams of four ladies from 20 Edinburgh golf clubs took part in the double foursomes Morison Millar Trophy Tournament at Mortonhall Golf Club on Thursday 7th July 2011. This year marks the 10th Anniversary of Ladies membership at Mortonhall and it was the first time they had hosted the competition.
Three teams had to be balloted out of this popular tournament for the first time since 2007.
Although rain and thunder had been forecast, the weather turned out to be reasonably dry and sunny with only a few showers in the morning, and the players were challenged to a course in excellent condition with fast greens.
Mrs Jan Paterson, accompanied by her daughter Isabella, presented the prizes and the results were as follows:-
Winners - Glencorse A – Kirsten Blackwood and Emily Dalgetty, Valerie Hallam and Jessica Dalgetty - nett 305
2nd – Comiston Ladies – Anne Brownie and Zandra Mathieson, Alexis Manson and Barbara Lyle - nett 307
3rd – Lothianburn – Viv Curran and Karina Matson, Janet Begrie and Kay Lannin - nett 308
4th – Mortonhall A – Tracy Laughland and Sandra Dickson, Carol Fulton and Carol Brown - nett 310
Best nett 36 holes outwith team prizes
Celia Macintyre and Dee Williamson (Craigmillar Park A) nett 150 (BIH of 2nd round)
2nd best nett 36 outwith team prizes
Denise Mitchell and Fiona Ford (Murrayfield B) nett 150
Dormie Salver - Scratch Score - 36 holes
Kirsten Blackwood and Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse A) gross 167
Hole–in-One
Margaret Keith (Duddingston) at the 10th with a 7-iron
By SARAH LEDINGHAM
Thursday, July 07, 2011