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Sunday, July 09, 2006

SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - 12 Ayrshire players in the field for the 2006 event

Twelve players from Ayrshire are in the 256 strong starting line up for the 2006 Scottish Amateur Championship, which will be held at Nairn golf club from Monday 31 July to Saturday 5 August.

The Ayrshire contingent will be hoping to emulate fellow Ayrshireman Colin Montgomerie, who won the championship the last time it was held at the West Course in Nairn in 1987, beating fellow Ayrshire player, Alastair Watt (Kilmarnock Barassie) in the final. Indeed the Nairn course seemed to be a favourite for Ayrshire players in 1987, with the county providing three of the four semi finalsits, with Alan Tait (Irvine) also reaching the last four.

Ayrshire will have 5 players in each of the first and second quarters of the championship, with one each in the third and fourth quarters.

John Cairney (Ravenspark) will be the first of the county players in action, teeing off in the second tie of the championship at 0653 hrs on the Monday morning.

Details of the ties featuring Ayrshire players are :-

First Quarter

Monday 31 July

Match 2 (0653) Chris Lawton (Stirling) Vs. JOHN CAIRNEY (Irvine Ravensaprk)
Match 3 (0701) DAVID McCAIG (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. Lee Vettese (Nigg Bay)
Match 9 (0749) MICHAEL SMYTH (Royal Troon) Vs. Clark Riddick (Dumfries & Galloway)
Match 17 (0857) DAVID ADDISON (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. Richard Hyland (Newmacher)
Match 32 (1101) Alasdair McDonald (Craigie Hill) Vs. ANDREW BROWN (West Kilbride)

Second Quarter

Monday 31 July

Match 43 (1229) STEVEN McEWAN (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. Blair Paterson (Stirling)
Match 55 (1409) Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord) Vs. ROBERT McKNIGHT (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Match 59 (1441) Joe Lockie (Tantallon) Vs. ROSS DIXON (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Match 61 (1501) DAVID STRACHAN (Turnberry) vs. Phil Dempsey (Alloa)
Match 64 (1526) GEORGE ROBERTSON (Irvine Ravenspark) Vs. Zak Saltman (Craigielaw)

Third Quarter

Tuesday 1 August

Match 76 (0653) CHRIS HARKINS (Ayr Belleisle) Vs. Alan Carlyle (Monifieth)

Fourth Quarter

Tuesday 1 August

Match 109 (1125) Duncan Stewart (Granton On Spey) Vs. BARRY CRAWFORD (West KIlbride)

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