3 September 2026 · 2026/27 Swifts Schools Golf Tour
The 2026/27 Swifts Strokeplay season began at Royal Musselburgh with individual victories for Archie Palmer, Arianna Virik and Douglas Brown, while Loretto School won both school team divisions.
Palmer sets the opening standard
Archie Palmer of Durham Sixth Form College returned a level-par 70 to win the U18 boys’ division by two shots. Loretto’s Bernardo Nava Domingues was second with 72, with Ben Miller and Jay Emmerson sharing third on 74.
Virik goes under par; Brown wins U15
Loretto’s Arianna Virik shot 71, one under par from the girls’ tees, to finish five shots clear of Alexa Eskauriatza on 76. Philippa Runzheimer was third with 80.
Dollar Academy’s Douglas Brown won the U15 boys’ division with 73. Mwathi Gicheru was one shot back on 74, followed by Brody MacIver on 76.
Loretto take both team titles
Loretto’s U18 team finished on six over par, ahead of Durham Sixth Form on +12 and St Leonards on +26. In the U15 team competition, Loretto’s +23 led St Leonards (+32) and Merchiston Castle (+39). Team results used the best three scores from four.
Division winners
U18 boys: Archie Palmer — 70 (level par).
U15 boys: Douglas Brown — 73 (+3).
Girls: Arianna Virik — 71 (−1).
U18 school team: Loretto School — +6.
U15 school team: Loretto School — +23.
Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who represented their school. Thank you to the host club and the school staff who supported the event.