SCOTTISH STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Nine Ayrshire players bid for title

Ayrshire will have nine players bidding for the Scottish Open Strokeplay Championship title when the event begins on Friday 31st May at Southerness Golf Club.

The event has been won twice by players from the county, in 1985 by Colin Montgomerie (Royal Troon) and in 1993 by Alan Reid (Kilmanrock Barassie), and will be played from Friday through to Sunday this weekend.

The Ayrshire players taking part are :-

David Wilson (Troon Welbeck)
Stephen Spence (Irvine)
Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Michael Smyth (Royal Troon)
James Bunch (Prestwick)
Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Charlie Macneal (Prestwick)
Scott Brown (Turnberry)
Kenny Macaskill (Turnberry Staff)