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Monday, February 14, 2011

AYRSHIRE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY COMPETITION - draw for 2011 championship made.

The draw has been made for the 2011 Ayrshire Champion Of Champions Trophy competition.

48 players start out in the competition as they bid for a place in the semi finals and final, which will be played over the Old Course at Royal Troon on Friday 5th and Friday 12th August 2011.

Defending champion Tommy McInally (Loudoun), who is bidding for a second hat trick of wins in the competition, begins his defence in round 2 at home to William McCulloch (Brunston Castle) missing out on being drawn in one of the 16 first round ties.

2010 runner up Scott McCahill (Maybole) returns this year and has also missed a first round tie, although he faces a stiff test in his opening match, in the second round, away from home against John Haggarty (Loudoun).

The full draw for the 2011 competition is :-

ROUND 1
(To be completed by 1st May 2011)

SCOTT MARTIN (Crosshouse) Vs. EWAN McKINNON (Corrie)
MALCOLM PENNYCOTT (Whiting Bay) Vs. NEIL McCORMACK (New Cumnock)
TONY FRASER (Annanhill) Vs. ROBBIE FULKER (Kilmarnock Barassie)
JAMIE McCORMACK (Ayr Dalmilling) Vs. BARRY O'ROURKE (Kilbirnie Place)
JOHN SLOAN (Doon Valley) Vs. THOMAS SMITH (Wallacetown)
ALAN POOLE (Prestwick St Nicholas) Vs. KEITH HAMILTON (Ayr Belleisle)
IAIN McKENZIE (Saxone) Vs. LEE JENKINS (Beith)
PHILLIP REILLY (Ayr Carrick) Vs. JOHNNY O'NEILL (North Beach)
ANDY CARROLL (Drongan) Vs. ALAN CONNERY (Irvine)
IAIN MACDONALD (Largs) Vs. ROBERT McKENZIE (Skelmorlie)
SCOTT BROWN (Turnberry) Vs. KEITH GRANT (Ballochmyle)
ALAN MULHOLLAND (Moorpark) Vs. STEVEN LITTLE (Glacier)
STEVEN McEWAN (Caprington) Vs. KEVIN FERGUSSON (Prestwick St Cuthbert)
STUART ANGUS (Muirkirk) Vs. STEVIE DUNN (Ayr Seafield)
TOM REID (Stewarton) Vs. GAVIN STUART (Braehead)
PAUL GIFFNEY (Ardeer) Vs. ANDREW ARMSTRONG (Auchenharvie)

ROUND 2
(to be completed by th June 2011)

MARTIN or McKINNON Vs. PENNYCOTT or McCORMACK
FRASER or FULKER Vs. McCORMACK OR O'ROURKE
SLOAN or SMITH Vs. POOLE or HAMILTON
McKENZIE or JENKINS Vs. REILLY or O'NEILL
CARROLL or CONNERY Vs. MACDONALD or McKENZIE
BROWN or GRANT Vs. MULHOLLAND or LITTLE
McEWAN or FERGUSSON Vs. ANGUS or DUNN
REID or STUART Vs. GIFFNEY or ARMSTRONG
EWAN McKENZIE (Troon St Medddans) Vs. STEPHEN MURRAY (Troon Welbeck)
ADAM SWEENEY (Largs Routenburn) Vs. JOHN DUFF (West Kilbride)
RICKY TAIT (Chase) Vs. KEIRAN REID (Alton)
GARY BRYDEN (Girvan) Vs. KEVIN LAMMIE (Troon Portland)
HUGH CONNOR (Malletsheugh) Vs. CRAIG ROBERTSON (Abbotsford)
JOHN HAGGARTY (Loudoun) Vs. SCOTT McCAHILL (Maybole)
TOMMY McINALLY (Loudoun - Holder) Vs. WILLIAM McCULLOCH (Brunston Castle)
WILLIE McGILL (Irvine Ravenspark) Vs. MARTIN MOORE (Tam O Shanter)

In a change from previous years, ther will be no redraw this year after round 2, with the draw simply progressing through the rounds as drawn at the start of the competition.

The draw for the 2011 Ayrshire Fourball will be published in the near future.

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