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Monday, May 07, 2018

AMATEUR EVENT UPDATE - Walker and Pennycott come close in prestige events


Two Ayrshire players came close to winning two prestigious trophies in recent weeks, on the Scottish amateur circuit.


Euan Walker
In the 72 hole Battle Trophy at Crail on 21st and 22nd April, Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) was runner up to James Wilson (Tyneside), after rounds of 68, 67, 74 & 75 gave him a four round total of 284, 4 under par, to leave him a single shot behind the winner.

Jim Johnston (Ayr Belleisle) finished in sixteenth place on 299 with rounds of 69, 74, 76 & 80, whilst Jack Broun (Ayr Belleisle) was tied 28th on 305 with rounds of 79, 74, 74 & 78.

The other Ayrshire players in the field missed the cut, Shaun Hedger (West Kilbride) having rounds of 76 & 81 and Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie) scoring 75 & 83.

Malcolm Pennycott
In the 36 hole Edward Trophy tournament at Glasgow Gailes on Saturday 28th April, Ayrshire county player Malcolm Pennycott, who now plays out of Royal Burgess whilst retaining his membership of Whiting Bay, was joint runner up to the 2018 winner James Wilson (Balmore) who took the trophy by two strokes with scores of 72 and 70 for a two-under-par total of 142.

Joint runner-up on level part 144 with Malcolm Pennycott was J Brooks (The Mere)
Leading final totals were :-

142 - J Wilson (Balmore) 72 70
144 - M Pennycott (Royal Burgess) 71 73, J Brooks (The Mere) 71 73
145 - S Rennie (Drumpellier 70 75, A McDougall (Elderslie) 73 72
146 - D Dougan (Drumpellier) 72 74, G Brown (Cathkin Braes) 73 73
147 - G Cross (Cawder) 70 77.

Other Ayrshire scores at Glasgow Gailes were:-

148 - Andrew Brown (West Kilbride) 72 76
149 - Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 71 78
151 - Keith Hamilton (Ayr Belleisle) 73 78, Shaun Hedger (West Kilbride) 74 77
155 – Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie) 76 79
156 - Adrian Orton (Kilmarnock Barassie) 79 77
162 - Stuart Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 83 79
163 - P Connell (Troon St Meddans) 81 82 
165 - Sandy Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 79 86
NR - J Johnston (Ayr Belleisle)


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