Brumlow, Team Georgia win '25 Kiltie Cup

August 2, 2025

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

Local junior golfer, Bodie Brumlow, was part of Team Georgia that won the 2025 Kiltie Cup on July 27-28 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. 

The international team event, featuring Georgia State Golf Association junior players 18 and under, competed against Scottish Golf representatives. The competition included Mixed Four-Ball, Foursomes, and Singles match play utilizing the Nassau scoring system. Each match was competed for three total points -- one for the front nine, one for the back nine, and one for the total round.

Brumlow, a Cartersville High School junior, partnered with Kylie Chung of Cumming to win three points for Team Georgia in the Mixed Four-Ball on Sunday. The duo won the front nine 2&1, the back nine 3&2, and the overall 4&3 over Kiron Gribble (Edinburgh) and Jodie Graham (Larkhall).

Georgia led Scotland 6-½ to 5-½ following the first day of competition.

On the final day, Scotland rallied in the Foursomes portion to outscore Georgia 7-½ to 4-½ and took a 13 to 11 lead. Brumlow was paired with Grant Odom of Statesboro, and the Georgia pair lost all three points, 1-up, 1-up, and 2&1.

In the singles portion on Monday, Team Georgia rallied to win 16-8 and take the Kiltie Cup by a final score of 27 to 21.

Brumlow was one of four Georgians to win all three points in singles. He defeated Kai Laing of Bonnyrigg 4&3, 2&1, and 6&4. 

Molly Spector of Atlanta, Grace Lee of Suwanee, and Odom also won all three points for Georgia. Bear Dollander of Savannah and Chung added two-point wins for Team Georgia.

THE STORY BEHIND THE KILTIE CUP:

Stewart "Kiltie" Maiden was well-known for his teaching and club building and has been recognized for his expertise of the golf swing.

Maiden was born in Angus (Carnoustie), Scotland, in 1886. Following his brothers, he came to the United States, specifically to be the golf professional at the East Lake facility, in 1908. He spent nearly 40 years in America, mainly in Georgia, before he died in 1948.

Among the many golfing legends whom Maiden taught during his career are the great Bobby Jones, Alexa Stirling, Perry Adair, Watts Gunn, and Charlie Yates, all members of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.

Maiden's most-famous pupil, Bobby Jones, once said, "The best luck I ever had in golf was when Stewart Maiden came from Carnoustie, Scotland, to be the professional at East Lake."

Stewart Maiden was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 2016.