WEE WONDERS - Ruben Lindsay wins age 11/12 British title

Ruben Lindsay (Ayr Belleisle) won the 2016 Wee Wonders British Championship for boys aged 11/12 at the Strathtyrum course in St Andrews over the weekend of 27^th and 28^th August.

After an opening round of level par 69, Ruben was four shots adrift of the leader with seven holes to play but finished strongly in tough, windy conditions, to return a one under par 68 in the second round and take first place.

AYRSHIRE CLUB TEAM SCRATCH KNOCKOUT COMPETITION - Prestwick St Cuthbert join Loudoun in inaugural final.

The inaugural final of the Ayrshire Club Team Scratch Knockout competition will be between Prestwick St Cuthbert and Loudoun.

The Prestwick club joined Loudoun in the final courtesy of a 2 - 1 home win over Girvan in their semi final clash recently,

WEST OF SCOTLAND UNDER 18 INTER COUNTY LEAGUE - Slim title hopes for Ayrshire going into final group of matches

Following their defeat away to Lanarkshire in their penultimate match in the 2016 West Of Scotland Under 18 Inter County league, for the David Wishart Trophy, Ayrshire cannot now win the title this year.

Title challengers Lanarkshire face Stirlingshire at Easter Moffat on 4th September whilst Ayrshire take on Dumbartonshire at Annanhill on 11th September.

Defending champions Renfrewshire lead the table at present and face a possible title showdown with Glasgow at Ranfurly Castle on 11th September.

Present position in the competition, with one round of matches to be played, are :-

AREA	P	W	D	L	F	A	Dif	Pts
RENFREWSHIRE	4	2	2	0	19.5	12.5	+7	6
LANARKSHIRE	4	2	1	1	19.5	12.5	+7	5
GLASGOW	4	2	1	1	17.5	14.5	+3	5
AYRSHIRE	4	1	2	1	17	15	+2	4
STIRLINGSHIRE	4	1	0	3	12.5	19.5	-7	2
DUMBARTONSHIRE	4	1	0	3	10	22	-12	2

DOC THOM AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - Stamper still on course for title with one event remaining.

Steven Stamper (Turnberry) remains on course to take the Ayrshire Order Of merit title and Doc Thom Salver, with just one counting event remaining to be played this year.

There was no change at the top of the table following the two most recent counting events. In the Stevenson Trophy at Girvan, William McMeikan of the host club took maximum points with a winning scratch score of 65.

Allan Brownlee (Brunston Castle) was joint second with Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) with a score of 69, with brownlee's day being made even more memorable with a hole in one at the fourteenth hole during his round.

In the Viking Krus competition at Largs, host club member Fraser Innes took maximum points with rounds of 66 and 69 for a total of 135, leaving him six shots ahead of his nearest challengers.

The final counting event of the season is The Arrol Cup at Prestwick St Nicholas on Saturday 17th September.

Present positions in the Ayrshire Order Of Merit, with one event remaining, are :-

426.25		STEVEN	STAMPER	Turnberry
315		MICHAEL	SMYTH	Royal Troon
237.5		STUART	ROBIN	Prestwick St Cuthbert
235		GREG	TELFER	Prestwick St Cuthbert
220.05		KEITH	HAMILTON	Ayr Belleisle
200.8		CRAIG	HAMILTON	Ballochmyle
175		CHARLIE	MACNEAL	Prestwick
165		TOMMY	McINALLY	Loudoun
150		WILLIAM	FLEMING	Ballochmyle
150		FRASER	INNES	Largs
135		GEORGE	ROBERTSON	Irvine
126.25		SHAUN	HEDGER	West Kilbride
113		GAVIN	NIMMO	Troon St Meddans
100		KEVIN	CLARKE	West Kilbride
100		JIM	JOHNSTON	Ayr Belleisle
100		WILLIAM	McMEIKAN	Girvan
87.5		BRIAN	McDONALD	Ardeer
75		JOHN	SHANKS	Irvine
75		PAUL	FERGUSON	Turnberry
63.75		STUART	MILLER	Kilmarnock Barassie
62.5		AIDAN	LONG	Ayr Belleisle
62.5		ALLAN	BROWNLEE	Brunston Castle
53		ALAN	McLEAN	Kilbirnie Place
50	EUAN		FERGUSON	Turnberry
50		MALCOLM	PENNYCOTT	Whiting Bay
38		ALISTAIR	BELFORD	Prestwick St Nicholas
38		IAN	SMITH	Troon Welbeck
35		ADRIAN	ORTON	Kilmarnock Barassie
35		GORDON	BOYLE	Turnberry
35		ALAN	BROWNLEA	Brunston Castle
35		DAVID	ORCHISON	Ballochmyle
35		JAMES	PERRIE	Troon St Meddans
35		KENNETH	HOUSTON	Troon Welbeck
35		SHAUN	RYAN	Ayr Dalmilling
35		WEIR	McCULLOCH	Brunston Castle
32.08		CRAIG	TELFER	Prestwick St Cuthbert
28.75		GRAEME	GIMSON	Prestwick St Cuthbert
28.75		JOHN	KIRKLAND	Ardeer
28.75		WILLIAM	GOODWIN	Ardeer
28.75		GEORGE	CABENA	Ardeer
28.75		SCOTT	AINSWORTH	Ardeer
21.67		IAIN	FRASER	Troon Portland
21.67		IAIN	BROWN	West Kilbride
21.67		SCOTT	WARD	West Kilbride
20		JACK	THOMAS	Irvine
20		IAIN	BROWN	West Kilbride
15		FRANK	MURDOCH	Brunston Castle
15		GORDON	JOHNSTON	Kilbirnie Place
15		NICK	TINDALL	Tam O Shanter
15		ROBERT	McCORMICK	Ayr Seafield
15		JOHN	NEILAN	Brunston Castle
15		KYLE	McCREADIE	Girvan
15		STEPHEN	JOHNSTON	Girvan
5		STEVEN	WALLACE	Prestwick St Cuthbert
5		PAUL	DENIM	Loudoun
5		DEREK	BALLANTYNE	Ardeer
5		IAIN	McKENZIE	Annanhill
5		WILSON	PITT	Turnberry
3.75		JIM	ANDERSON	Troon Welbeck
3.75		STEVEN	MURRAY	Troon Welbeck
3.75		CRAIG	McKENZIE	Troon Welbeck
3.75		CRAIG	DEVLIN	Troon Portland
3.33		GARY	MORRISON	Kilmarnock Barassie
3.33	WILLIAM		WILSON	Ballochmyle
1.25		SCOTT	BROWN	Turnberry
1.25		COLIN	GRAY	Irvine
1.25		CRAIG	O'CONNELL	Troon St Meddans
1.25		DAVID	DALTON	Ayr Belleisle
1.25		STUART	LAWRIE	Ayr Dalmilling
1.25		JAMES	McINTYRE	Moorpark

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT - Present positions with one event remaining.

Although Jack Broun (Ayr Belleisle) has already won the 2016 Ayrshire Junior Order Of Merit title, there is still much to play for at the final event , on Sunday 4th September, in the Prestwick St Nicholas Junior Open, with a number of players still in with a chance of taking second and third places.

John McCracken
Hole in One at the 10th at Lochgreen

In the latest event to be included, the Tom Lehman Trophy event over the Troon Muicipal courses, Jack Broun continued his dominance of the table by taking full points, whilst Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie) moved into third place in the table courtesy of his second place finish in the event.

John McCracken (Irvine) recorded a hole in one at the tenth at the Lochgreen course during the competition.

Present positions in the Ayrshire Junior Order Of merit, with just the Prestwick St Nicholas Junior Open still to be played, are :-

585		JACK BROUN	Ayr Belleisle
242.5		RUBEN LINDSAY	Ayr Belleisle
204.17		ROBBIE MUIR	Kilmarnock (Barassie)
171.67		ANDREW GORDON	Ayr Belleisle
150		JACK ALLAN	Ballochmyle
147.5		EWAN MILLIGAN	Kilmarnock (Barassie)
127.5		DECLAN CHALMERS	Ballochmyle
102.5		LEWIS MacMILLAN	Ballochmyle
85		CALLUM IRVING	Ayr Belleisle
77.5		BEN WATSON	Kilmarnock (Barassie)
76.25		KYLE BROWN	Turnberry
75		EUAN FERGUSON	Turnberry
72.5		ROSS McDONALD	Kilmarnock (Barassie)
62.5		DAVID STARK	Caprington
62.5		CHRISTOPHER HUNTER	Ballochmyle
57.5		CHARLIE CAMERON	Ayr Belleisle
54.55		ALYX MURRAY	Troon Welbeck
54.17		JORDAN SWEENEY	Ayr Belleisle
53.3		LEWIS CADDELL	Kilmarnock (Barassie)
42.5		FRASER RIGBY	Kilmarnock (Barassie)
37.5		BLAIR FLEMING	Troon Welbeck
35		FRASER WALLACE	Kilmarnock (Barassie)
35		CHARLIE CAMERON	Ayr Belleisle
27.5		DANIEL LONG	Turnberry
27.5		JOHN McCRACKEN	Irvine
27.5		BEN FLEMING	Troon Welbeck
15		JORDAN ORR	Ballochmyle
15		MARK WATSON	Ballochmyle
10		BLAIR WAUGH	Turnberry
10		CALUM GILLIGAN	Troon Welbeck
8.75		ROSS MEIKLE	Ayr Belleisle
5		ANDREW SHAW	Prestwick St Cuthbert
5		CHRISTOPHER THOMSON	Ballochmyle
5		KIERAN BEAUCHAMP	Turnberry
3.75		JOHN LOMAS	Ayr Belleisle
2.5		MAX BARCLAY	Turnberry

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Kilmarnock (Barassie) through to league Championship final.

Kilmanrock (Barassie) have booked their place in the final of the Ayrshire Junior Golf league for the third year in succession.

Home wins by 4 - 2 and 4.5 - 1.5 over Ballochmyle and Loudoun respectively, and a 5.5 - 0.5 away win over Prestwick St Cuthbert saw the barassie team win Section B with a game still to play.

Present positions in Section B are:-

TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	Dif	Pts
KIL. BARASSIE	5	4	1	0	22	8	+14	18
PR. ST CUTHBERT	6	2	1	3	13	23	-10	10
BALLOCHMYLE	4	2	0	2	13.5	10.5	+3	8
LOUDOUN	5	1	2	2	11.5	18.5	-7	4

In Section A, Turnberry are favourites to take the other place in the final, in their first season in the competition.

Recent home wins by 5 - 1 and 4 - 2, over West Kilbride and Troon Welbeck respectively, put Turnberry in a strong position and with the slim hopes of Troon Welbeck and West Kilbride ending with their 3 - 3 draw at Troon only Ayr Belleisle can overtake Turnberry, though they will need to win both their remaining fixtures.

Present positions in Section A are :-

TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	Dif	Pts
TURNBERRY	8	4	2	2	27.5	20.5	+7	20
AYR BELLEISLE	6	2	3	1	18.5	17.5	+1	14
TROON WELBECK	6	2	1	3	17.5	18.5	-1	10
IRVINE	6	2	1	3	16.5	19.5	-3	10
WEST KILBRIDE	6	1	3	2	16	20	-4	10

In the JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY competition, Euan Ferguson (Turnberry) is through to the final after beating Andrew Shaw (Prestwick St Cuthbert) in a close semi final match at St Cuthbert, the final winning margin being two holes.

Ferguson now awaits the winner of the second semi final between Graeme Greer (Prestwick St Nicholas) and 2015 Ayrshire Boys Champion Craig McKenzie (Troon Welbeck).

The finals of both the League Championship and Junior Champion Of Champions Trophy are scheduled to take place at Kilmarnock (Barassie) on Sunday 25th September.

In the UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY competition, both semi finals have still to be played, with Ayr Belleisle taking on Kilmarnock (Barassie) and Ardeer playing Turnberry.

In the WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY semi finals, Troon Welbeck hold a 4 - 0 advantage over Turnberry after the first leg match away from home, whilst Ayr Belleisle lead by 2.5 - 1.5 against Kilmarnock (Barassie) following the first leg at Belleisle.

The finals of the Under 16 Knockout Trophy and wallace Thornton Trophy are scheduled to take place at Kilmarnock (Barassie) on Sunday 11th September.