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Monday, October 17, 2022

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Ayrshire complete 2022 campaign with an A Team win and a Youths Team defeat

Ayrshire completed their 2022 West of Scotland Inter County League campaigns on Sunday the 16th of October with matches against Glasgow.

The A Team were at home at Western Gailes and ran out winners by 5.5 - 2.5 against their visitors.

Match details (Ayrshire names first) :-

Craig Telfer (Turnberry) halved with Greg Telfer (Glasgow)

John Shanks (Irvine) beat Greg Brown (Cathkin Braes) by 5&4

Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) beat Alan Waugh (Cowglen) by 8&6

Steven McEwan (Caprington) beat Neil MacRae (Glasgow) by 2&1

Scott Brown (Turnberry) lost to John Mathers (Haggs Castle) by 6&5

Adam Sweeney (Prestwick St Cuthbert) beat Fraser McNeil (Haggs Castle) by 4&3

Graeme Gimson (Prestwick St Cuthbert) beat Louis Fleming (Haggs Castle) by 1 hole

Steven Stamper (Turnberry) lost to Blair Dalgleish (Ralston) by 4&3

AYRSHIRE   5.5   GLASGOW   2.5

In the other matches played on the 16th of October, Dumbartonshire and Lanakrshire fought out a 4 - 4 draw at Hilton Park whilst Renfrewshire beat Stirlingshire by 5-3 at Greenock to with the league title for the fourth successive time. 

Final placings in the A League for 2022 were:-

 

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

RENFREWSHIRE

5

5

0

0

25.5

14.5

11

20

AYRSHIRE

5

3

0

2

23

17

6

12

STIRLINGSHIRE

5

3

0

2

23

17

6

12

DUMBARTONSHIRE

5

1

1

3

16.5

23.5

-7

6

LANARKSHIRE

5

1

1

3

15

25

-10

6

GLASGOW

5

1

0

4

17

23

-6

4

In the Youths league, the Ayrshire team travelled to Haggs Castle, losing out to their hosts by 6 - 2 in their final fixture of the season.

Ayrshire's hopes received a blow before the start with a late call off leaving no option but to forfeit one point at the outset.

Match details (Glasgow names first) :-

Dean Logan (Bishopbriggs) halved with Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon)

Chris McMillan (Bishopbriggs) lost to Harvey McDonald (Turnberry) by 1 hole

Josh White (Bishopbriggs) halved with Scott Newman (Royal Troon)

Thomas Rankine (Haggs Castle) beat Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) by 1 hole

David Lamond (Haggs Castle) beat David Blythe (Ballochmyle) by 6&5

Sean Falconer (Cowglen) beat Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) by 1 hole

Blair Stewart (Cowglen) beat Jack Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck)  by 8&6

Bobby Gray (Haggs Castle) W/O Chris Hunter (Ballochmyle) Scr.

GLASGOW    6     AYRSHIRE    2

In the other matches played on the 16th of October, Renfrewshire beat Stirlingshire by 6-2 at falkirk Tryst whilst Lanarkshire beat defending champions Dumbartonshire by 5 - 3 at East Kilbride, to win the 2022 league title.

With the postponed fixture between Renfrewshire and Glasgow due to be completed next week, present positions in the Youths League are:-

 

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

LANARKSHIRE

5

4

1

0

29

12

17

18

DUMBARTONSHIRE

5

3

0

2

22.5

17.5

5

12

GLASGOW

4

2

1

1

19

13

6

10

RENFREWSHIRE

4

2

0

2

16

16

0

8

AYRSHIRE

5

2

0

3

18.5

21.5

-3

8

STIRLINGSHIRE

5

0

0

5

7.5

32.5

-25

0

 


Monday, October 10, 2022

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION A.G.M. - Papers forwarded to member clubs

Papers for the 2022 Ayrshire Golf Association A.G.M. have been sent to the secretaries of member clubs on Sunday the 9th of October, by email.

The Annual General Meeting of The Association takes place on Tuesday the 18th of October 2022 at Loudoun Gowf Club with a 7.30 p.m. start time.

In the event that any club secretary has not received the papers, they should contact the Area Secretary by email at 

ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com 

as soon as possible, and the relevant information can be forwarded again.

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES -One win and one defeat for Ayrshire against Dumbartonshire

For the fourth week in a row in the West of Scotland Inter County leagues, the Ayrshire teams recorded a win and a defeat on Sunday the 9th of October against Dumbartonshire.

The A team travelled to Cardross and recorded a good 4.5 – 3.5 win to maintain their mid table position.

Match details (Dumbartonshire names first):-

Hamish Mills (Cardross) lost to John Shanks (Irvine) by 4&3

Iain McCalman (Clober) halved with Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle)

David McComish (Clydebank & District) lost to Steven McEwan (Caprington) by 6&5

Craig Bissett (Dumbarton) beat Scott Brown (Turnberry) by 2&1

Stewart Brown (Clydebank & District) beat Blair Morton (Royal Troon) by 4&3

Scott Moore (Clydebank & District) lost to Adam Sweeney (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 3&2

David Lindsay (Lenzie) halved with Steven Stamper (Turnberry)

Gavin Roger (Clober) halved with John Haggarty (Loudoun)

DUMBARTONSHIRE     3.5    AYRSHIRE   4.5

In the other matches played on Sunday the 9th of October, Renfrewshire had a 5 – 3 away win against Glasgow at Gailes Links whilst Stirlingshire maintained their title hopes with a 5 – 3 home win over Lanarkshire at Falkirk.

Present positions in the A league are:-

 

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

RENFREWSHIRE

4

4

0

0

20.5

11.5

9

16

STIRLINGSHIRE

4

3

0

1

20

12

8

12

AYRSHIRE

4

2

0

2

17.5

14.5

3

8

GLASGOW

4

1

0

3

14.5

17.5

-3

4

DUMBARTONSHIRE

4

1

0

3

12.5

19.5

-7

4

LANARKSHIRE

4

1

0

3

11

21

-10

4

 

Next week the Ayrshire A team play host to Glasgow at Western Gailes whilst Dumbartonshire host Lanarkshire at Hilton Park and Renfrewshire and Stirlingshire meet in a winner takes all title decider at Greenock.

In the Youths League, Ayrshire entertained Dumbartonshire on Sunday the 9th of October at Prestwick St Cuthbert and the match looked to be on a knife edge at the turn with most ties all square and other with just a single hole lead, but in the event it was the Dumbartonshire team that pulled away in the back nine to record a 6.5 – 1.5 victory over their hosts.

Match details (Ayrshire names first):-

Harvey McDonald (Turnberry) lost to Max McCluskey (Lenzie) by 1 hole

Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) lost to Reece Sibley (Hilton Park) by 3&2

Aidan Long (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Calum McTear (Clydebank & District) by 2&1

Scott Newman (Royal Troon) beat Jack Gilles (Hilton park) by 3&1

Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) lost to Chris Clark (Windyhill) by 2&1

Jack Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) halved with Niel Stewart (Carrick) by

Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Jack Clark (Dullatur) by 3&2

Luke Jones (Prestwick St Nicholas) lost to David Hood (Cardross) by 2&1

AYRSHIRE Y   1.5   DUMBARTONSHIRE Y   6.5

In the other fixtures in the youths league, Lanarkshire beat Stirlingshire 7 – 1 at Kirkhill whilst the fixture between Renfrewshire and Glasgow at Gourock was postponed due to the course being closed.

Present positions in the Youths League are:-

 

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

LANARKSHIRE

4

3

1

0

23.5

8.5

15

14

DUMBARTONSHIRE

4

3

0

1

19.5

12.5

7

12

AYRSHIRE

4

2

0

2

16.5

15.5

1

8

GLASGOW

3

1

1

1

13

11

2

6

RENFREWSHIRE

3

1

0

2

10

14

-4

4

STIRLINGSHIRE

4

0

0

4

5.5

26.5

-21

0

Next week the Ayrshire Youths team travel to meet Glasgow at Haggs Castle whilst Stirlingshire entertain Renfrewshire at Falkirk Tryst, and the winners of the championship will be decided at East Kilbride where Lanarkshire host Dumbartonshire.