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Thursday, July 19, 2007

SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - 33 Ayrshire players in starting field

33 Ayrshire players will line up amongst the 254 competitors when the 2007 Scottish Amateur Championship is played at Prestwick Golf Club, from 30th July to 4th August.

The 2007 Championship will be the 8th occasion that the Scottish Amateur has been played at Prestwick, the last being in 1998 when Graeme Rankin was the winner.

Prestwick has historically been a happy hunting ground for local players in the championship with John Wilson (Prestwick St. Nicholas) - 1931, Hammy McInally (Ardeer/Irvine) - 1939, Cammy Gibson (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) - 1950, Dick Smith (Selkirk/Prestwick) - 1958 all winning over the historic links, whilst the 1979 winner at Prestwick, Keith Mcintosh (Cardross), now plays his golf there too.

Ayrshire will be assured of at least 5 players in the second round, with 5 all Ayrshire first round matches scheduled.

Detailes of first round ties involving Ayrshire players are :-

MONDAY 30TH JULY 2007

Match 1 - 06.45 - Lindsay Miller (Cawder) Vs. DAVID STRACHAN (Turnberry)
Match 13 - 08.21 - George Finlay (Ballumbie Castle) Vs. JOHN CAIRNEY (Irvine Ravenspark)
Match 14 - 08.29 - Craig Watson (East Renfrewwshire) Vs. STEPHEN MURRAY (Troon Welbeck)
Match 17 - 08.57 - JAMES BUNCH (Prestwick) Vs. Andrew McLachlan (Bonnyton)
Match 19 - 09.13 - ALEX. GOURLAY (Irvine) Vs. Paul O'Hara (Colville park)
Match 28 - 10.25 - STEVEN McEWAN (Caprington) Vs. Mark Dickson (Alwoodley)
Match 30 - 10.41 - Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) Vs. CRAIG HAMILTON (Ballochmyle)
Match 38 - 11.49 - Neil cameron (King James VI) Vs. EUAN BROWN (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Match 40 - 12.05 - KEVIN FERGUSON (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) Vs. Malcolm davidson (Craigie Hill)
Match 41 - 12.13 - CAMERON GRAY (West Kilbride) Vs. Anthony Bewes (Murcar Links)
Match 42 - 12.21 - Graham Molloy (Wishaw) Vs. CRAIG McLAUGHLIN (Largs)
Match 44 - 12.37 - Liam McGowan (St. Andrews New) Vs. BRIAN MOORE (Largs)
Match 50 - 13.29 - Richard Elrick (Kilmacolm) Vs. GRAEME GIMSON (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)
Match 52 - 13.45 - Ross Kellett (olville Park) Vs. ROSS DIXON (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Match 66 - 15.41 - CHRIS HARKINS (Ayr Belleisle) Vs. Steven Higgins (Gourock)
Match 71 - 16.21 - ALLAN THOMSON (Prestwick) Vs. PAUL MOULTRIE (Troon Portland)

TUESDAY 31ST JULY 2007

Match 77 - 07.01 - BERT FERGUSON (Royal Troon) Vs. STEPHEN SPENCE (Irvine)
Match 88 - 08.29 - STEPHEN McBLAIN (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) Vs. John Miller (Gullane)
Match 91 - 08.57 - WARREN BLAIR (Troon Portland) Vs. Derek Paton (Dunnikier Park)
Match 94 - 09.21 - Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) Vs. DAVID ADDISON (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Match 95 - 09.29 - ROBERT McKNIGHT (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. DAVID CURRIE (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Match 99 - 10.01 - Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) Vs. STEVEN WALLACE (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)
Match 101 - 10.17 - KEVIN BROCK (Prestwick St. Nicholas) Vs. ALAN McLEAN (Kilbirnie Place)
Match 108 - 11.17 - John Gallagher (Swanston New) Vs. GEORGE ROBERTSON (Irvine Ravenspark)
Match 110 - 11.33 - Colin Colraine (Windyhill) Vs. IAIN BROWN (West Kilbride)
Match 117 - 12.29 - Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) Vs. JAMIE MACKAY (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Match 121 - 13.05 - MICHAEL STEWART (Troon Welbeck) Vs. KYLE SMITH (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Match 128 - 14.01 - MICHAEL SMYTH (Royal Troon) Vs. Euan McIntosh (Newmacher)

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