SCOTTISH AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Ayrshire six man team announced for Blairgowrie

The names of the six players who will represent Ayrshire at the Scottish Area Team Championships at Blairgowrie from 15th to 17th May have been announced.

Ayrshire, who last won the title in 2008, have a strong team of experienced players in the side this year, lead by current Scottish internationalist Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie).

2015 Ayrshire Strokeplay Champion Tommy McInally (Loudoun) and the 2014 winner John Shanks (Irvine), who were both in the last winning Ayrshire team in 2008 and also played in the side 12 months ago, bring a wealth of experience to the side again this year.

Stuart Robin (Prestwick St Cuthbert) and Keith Hamilton (Ayr Belleisle), who were also in the team 12 months ago alongside McInally & Shanks, have also secured a place in the 2015 side.

The sixth member of the side this year is former Ayrshire Matchplay and Champion Of Champions title holder Scott Brown (Turnberry).

TOP (L - R) - Jack McDonald, John Shanks, Stuart Robin
BOTTOM (L - R) - Keith Hamilton, Scott Brown, Tommy McInally

The full team to represent Ayrshire in the championship this year is :-

JACK McDONALD (Kilmarnock Barassie) (+4.3)
JOHN SHANKS (Irvine) (+3.1)
STUART ROBIN (Prestwick St Cuthbert) (+2.2)
KEITH HAMILTON (Ayr Belleisle) (+2.5)
SCOTT BROWN (Turnberry) (+1.6)
TOMMY McINALLY (Loudoun) (+0.9)

Team Manager - John Rushbury

AYRSHIRE MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Prestwick St Cuthbert to host 2015 event

The 2015 Ayrshire Matchplay Championship will be held at Prestwick St Cuthbert Golf Club from Monday 4th to Thursday 7th May.

The 16 qualifiers were decided at the Ayrshire Strokeplay Championship at Loudoun on Sunday 26th April, with the cut falling at 150, with one from three players getting into the championship on that mark.

Defending champion Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) succesfully qualified to defend his title.

Matches begin each day at 5.00 p.m.

The full draw for the first round matches is:-

 

Tommy McInally (Loudoun) Vs Sandy Walker (Ardeer)

Greg Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert)  Vs Stuart Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie)

Scott Brown (Turnberry) Vs Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay)

Steven Stamper (Turnberry) Vs Scott McCahill (Turnberry)

Stuart Robin (Prestwick St Cuthbert) Vs Barrie McDonnell (Caprington)

Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) Vs Michael Smyth (Royal Troon)

John Shanks (Irvine) Vs Paul Denim (Loudoun)

John Haggarty (Loudoun) Vs Steven Wallace (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

Any player who becomes unavailable for the event is requested to contact the Area Secretary as soon as possible, to allow arrangements for a reserve to be introduced.

AYRSHIRE STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - McInally completes hat trick of wins over home course

2015 Ayrshire Strokeplay Champion
Tommy McInally

Host club player Tommy McInally made it a hat trick of Ayrshire Strokeplay Championship titles on Sunday 26^th April when he led from start to finish in the 2015 event held at Loudoun Gowf Club.

In breezy and testing conditions, McInally returned a best of the day 68 in the opening round and added a 72 in round two for a 140 total to take the title by a single shot from former winner Stuart Robin (Prestwick St Cuthbert) and defending champion John Shanks (Irvine)

The 2015 win came 12 years after McInally’s first win at West Kilbride in 2003 and five years after his second triumph at Prestwick St Cuthbert in 2010.

Keith Hamilton took fourth place on 142 with successive rounds of 71 whilst Scott Brown 

(Turnberry) claimed fifth place on 143, just ahead of club mate Steven Stamper, by virtue of the best inward half of the second round.

Full results:-

Ayrshire Strokeplay Championship

Loudoun Gowf Club

Sunday 26 April 2015

CSS – Rounds 1 & 2 both 73 (+3) Reduction Only

140	Tommy McInally	Loudoun	68	72
141	Stuart Robin	Prestwick St Cuthbert	71	70
141	John Shanks	Irvine	70	71
142	Keith Hamilton	Ayr Belleisle	71	71
143	Scott Brown	Turnberry	73	70
143	Steven Stamper	Turnberry	73	70
143	John Haggarty	Loudoun	70	73
144	Craig Hamilton	Ballochmyle	72	72
144	Greg Telfer	Prestwick St Cuthbert	71	73
145	Stuart Miller	Kilmarnock Barassie	73	72
146	Michael Smyth	Royal Troon	71	75
146	Steven Wallace	Prestwick St Cuthbert	71	75
147	Scott McCahill	Turnberry	75	72
148	Steven McEwan	Loudoun	76	72
148	Malcolm Pennycott	Whiting Bay	73	75
149	Paul Denim	Loudoun	77	72
149	Barrie McDonnell	Caprington	75	74
150	Sandy Walker	Ardeer	76	74
150	Euan Brown	Kilmarnock Barassie	75	75
150	Jim Johnston	Ayr Belleisle	73	77
151	Jack Thomas	Irvine	78	73
151	Graeme Gimson	Prestwick St Cuthbert	78	73
151	J. Gordon Boyle	Turnberry	75	76
151	Bruce Travers	Loudoun	75	76
151	Stuart Easton	Irvine	75	76
151	Scott Bell	West Kilbride	74	77
152	Ross Hannah	Loudoun	79	73
152	Gary Cochran	Irvine Ravenspark	74	78
152	Sandy Buchanan	Prestwick St Nicholas	74	78
153	Darren Mallinson	Irvine Ravenspark	74	79
153	Gavin Nimmo	Troon St Meddans	74	79
153	Stuart Brown	Loudoun	74	79
153	Adam Sweeney	Largs Routenburn	73	80
153	Adrian Orton	Kilmarnock Barassie	71	82
154	Stephen Spence	Royal Troon	77	77
154	Craig Telfer	Prestwick St Cuthbert	75	79
154	Chris Bone	Loudoun	75	79
155	Colin Gray	Irvine	79	76
155	George Higgins	West Kilbride	78	77
156	Mark McMillan	Turnberry	79	77
156	Scott Gilchrist	Loudoun	77	79
157	Gareth Lamb	Irvine	77	80
157	Neil Black	Rowallan Castle	75	82
157	William Fleming	Ballochmyle	75	82
159	Brian Yates	Prestwick St Cuthbert	79	80
159	Joe Gilligan	Troon Portland	80	79
159	Iain Fraser	Kilmarnock Barassie	78	81
160	Luke Murdoch	Loudoun	81	79
161	Alan Barbour	Irvine	81	80
164	Robbie Fitzpatrick	Irvine	83	81
N/R	Calum Nairn	Prestwick St Nicholas	N/R	72
N/R	Gary Allison	Rowallan Castle	N/R	75
N/R	Stuart McClements	Kilmarnock Barassie	N/R	81
N/R	George Robertson	Irvine	75	N/R
N/R	Gordon Johnston	Kilbirnie Place	78	-
N/R	Mark Anderson	Irvine	78	-
N/R	Kenny Milliken	Troon St Meddans	80	-
N/R	David Longair	Prestwick St Cuthbert	83	N/R
N/R	Stephen Murray	Troon Welbeck	N/R	-
N/R	Barry O'Rourke	Kilbirnie Place	N/R	-