A DESIRE to reduce environmental impact has been cited as the reason for no scorecards being provided at a 104-year-old golf tournament. 

On July 23 and 25, qualifiers and finals of the Calder Cup and Crawford Cup were held on North Berwick's East Links Putting Green.

Organisers North Berwick Community Council (NBCC) noted that Enjoy Leisure - which runs the facility, along with most sports centres in the county, on behalf of East Lothian Council - did not supply scorecards for participants.  

Enjoy Leisure confirmed to the Courier that it had not supplied scorecards for the competitions but said this was due to its commitment to reducing its environmental impact as it explored more sustainable options. 

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The Calder Cup was first played for in 1920 and has long been a popular event on the town's calendar.

At this month's meeting of NBCC, Kathryn Smith, secretary, said it was "rather odd" that scorecards had not been provided as she read out a letter sent in by a volunteer at this year's competitions. 

It read: "There were problems that occurred during the Calder and Crawford Cups. 

"They seemed to go well this year but we should look into getting more under-14s playing, but there were more participants in this year's tournament than in the past. 

"The problem was that there were no scorecards supplied by Enjoy Leisure, I had to go round to the golf club to get some scorecards."

Bill Axon, chief executive of Enjoy Leisure, said: “The Calder and Crawford Cup was a fantastic success at East Links Putting Green, and we’re pleased that so many locals and visitors enjoyed the competition.

“We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact and are exploring sustainable options for scorecards, which we’re seeing used less by our customers and members.

“We look forward to working with North Berwick Community Council in the future.”