A 5.5 - 3.5 victory over The North at Moray on Sunday the 9th of July confirmed that Ayrshire topped the qualifying section and secured a place in the semi finals of the Scottish Men's Area Team Championship at Paisley GC in September. 
The winning team at Moray
Blair Morton, Steven McEwan, Steven Stamper, Aidan Long, Calum Nairn & John Haggarty
A 3-0 win in the morning foursomes left Ayrshire needing just two pints from the six afternoon singles matches to progress to the last four in the competition, and although the afternoon singles series was lost 3.5 - 2.5, the Ayrshire side did enough to secure a win in the match and a semi final spot for the second successive year since the championship format was altered in 2022.
Match details (Ayrshire names first):-
Morning Foursomes
Aidan Long (Ayr Belleisle) & Blair Morton (Royal Troon) beat John Campbell & Scott Dingwall by 2&1
Steven Stamper (Turnberry) & John Haggarty (Loudoun) beat Mark Dingwall & Jake Carpenter by 3&1
Calum Nairn (Prestwick St Cuthbert) & Steven McEwan (Caprington) beat Mathew O'Neil & David Joel by 6&5
Ayrshire 3 North 0
Afternoon Singles
Blair Morton beat John Campbell
Steven McEwan halved with Scott Dingwall
Aidan Long lost to Mark Dingwall by 4&3
Calum Nairn halved with Jake Carpenter
Steven Stamper lost to David Joel by 2&1
John Haggarty halved with Mathew O'Neil
Ayrshire 2.5 North 3.5
Match result AYRSHIRE 5.5 NORTH 3.5
In the other tie in the section, Dumbartonshire beat Argyll & Bute by 5 - 4 at Cardross , to finish second in the table.
Ayrshire now join Lanarkshire, Fife, and either Lothians or Borders in the semi finals of the championship, to be played at Paisley (Bushes) Golf Club on the 9th and 10th of September.
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