SCOTTISH BOYS AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Ayrshire finish mid table at Duff House Royal

The Ayrshire team of Harris Fleming (Royal Troon), Scott Newman (West Kilbride), Quintin Dunlop (Turnberry) and Jack Broadfoot (Royal Troon) finished in 8th place among the 15 teams who contested the 2024 Scottish Boys Area Team Championship at Duff House Royal GC on Sunday the 15th of September.

In the morning foursomes Scott and Jack carded a 7 over par score of 75 while Harris and Quintin returned an 11 over par total of 79. This left Ayrshire in 13th place on 154, behind the morning leaders Stirlingshire on 139.

With three scores from four in the afternoon singles counting towards the team total, Harris Fleming, who was under par for most of his round, was best for Ayrshire with a 3 over par score of 71, one ahead of bot Quintin Dunlop and Scott newman, with Jack Broadfoot's 82 being the non counting score.

The afternoon singles performance moved Ayrshire up to 8th place overall with a team total of 369. Lothians took thew title with a team total of 347 with Renfrewshire finishing in the runners up spot, 12 shots adrift on 359

The final team placings were:-

347 - Lothians (141/206)

359 - Renfrewshire (147/212)

361 - North East (143/218)

363 - Fife (147/216)

366 - Stirlingshire (139/227), Lanarkshire (153/213)

369 - Angus (146/223), Ayrshire (154/215)

375 - Dumbartonshire (150/225)

376 - Perth & Kinross (152/224)

377 - North (149/228)

380 - Borders (154/226)

388 Glasgow (161/227)

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Ayrshire launch bid for 2024 Youths and A league titles this weekend

Fresh from recent success in the West of Scotland Inter County Under 18 Boys' League, Ayrshire teams begin their bid for success in the West Of Scotland Inter County Youths and A leagues this weekend.

The Youths team are bidding to defend the Youtsh league title they won in 2023, and begin with an away match against Renfrewshire at Fereneze on Sunday, 15th September, while the A team, who last won the West League title in 2017, will be at hole to Renfrewshire the same day at Prestwick St Cuthbert GC.

As in previous years the youths league match features eight singles ties while the A league is being played this year under a revised format, with four singles and two foursomes ties.

The matches will be played on Sundays over the next five weeks, to determing the league champions this year.

The full list of fixtures involving the Ayrshire teams are:-

YOUTH TEAM

Sunday 15 September - Renfrewshire (A) Fereneze GC

Sunday 22 September - Dumbartonshire (H) Loudoun GC

Sunday 29 September - Glasgow (A) Cowglen GC

Sunday 6 October - Stirlingshire (H) Royal Troon GC - Portland course

Sunday 13th October - Lanarkshire (A) East Kilbride

A TEAM

Sunday 15 September - Renfrewshire (H) Prestwick St Cuthbert GC

Sunday 22 September - Dumbartonshire (A) Clydebank & District GC

Sunday 29 September - Glasgow (H) West Kilbride GC

Sunday 6 October - Stirlingshire (A) Falkirk (Carmuirs) GC

Sunday 13th October - Lanarkshire (H) Ayr Seafield GC

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION CHARITY GOLF DAY - Inaugural event raises over £4,000 for Ayrshire Cancer Support

The Ayrshire Golf Association held their inaugural Charity Golf day at Rowallan Castle Golf Club on Friday the 13th of September, where the weather was kind, course conditions and post golf catering were excellent and the generosity of those who played resulted in over £4,000 being raised for The Association's partner charity, Ayrshire Cancer Support.

Friends of Rushbury 
Stuart Miller, John Rushbury, Euan Brown, Blair Morton

Played in a four person team texas scramble format, the 'Friends of Rushbury' team of John Rushbury, Blair Morton, Euan Brown and Stuart Miller had the best scratch return of the day with 58 shots.

The President's Men
Stuart Baird, Michael Lappin, Eddie Gilligan, Andrew Gilligan 

Best nett, off their handicap of 6.2, was 'The President's Men' team of Ayrshire Golf Association President Andrew Gilligan, Michael Lappin, Eddie Gilligan and Stuart Baird.

The full list of prizewinners were:-

Best Scratch - The Friends of Rushbury - 58

Best Nett - The President's Men - 64 (6.2) = 57.8

2nd Nett - The Golden Oldies - 60 (1.1) = 58.9

3rd Nett - 3 Johnnies & a Bobbie - 62 (2.6) = 59.4

4th Nett - Big Putts - 67 (6.6) = 60.4

Nearest 2nd in one - Andrew Gilligan (Presidents Men) - 7 inches

Nearest 5th in one - Jamie Mclean (Three And a Half Men) - 10 feet 9 inches

Nearest 8th in one - Adam Cairns (St Cuthbert Hackers) - 10 feet 6 inches

Nearest 10th in one - John Rushbury (Friends of Rushbury) - 15 feet 8 inches

Nearest 13th in three - Blair Morton (Friends of Rushbury) - In the hole

Nearest the 17th in one - John Keohone (3 Johnnies & a Bobbie) - 29.5 inches

Nearest the 19th in one - Craig Milby (Big Putts) - 8 feet 10 inches

The Ayrshire Golf Association would like to thank all the clubs, businesses, and individuals who generously donated prizes, rounds of golf, bottles and other items for the competition, fundraising auction and the raffle held on the day. Particular thanks go, in no particular order, to the following generous contributors to a very succesful and enjoyable inaugural event:-

Rowallan Castle Golf Club, Prestwick Golf Club, Western Gailes Golf Club, Amer Sports (Wilsons), Glasgow Gailes Links, Trump Turnberry, Royal Troon Golf Club, Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club, Golf South Ayrshire, Ballochmyle Golf Club, Irvine Golf Club, Largs Golf Club, Wee Troon Candy. Many others have also supported this event, to which The Association are very grateful.

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Scott Newman wins Champion of Champions trophy and finalists of all other events confirmed

Ayrshire Boys Champion

Scott Newman (West Kilbride) added the Ayrshire Junior Champion of Champions title to his impressive 2024 record on Saturday the 31st of August when he beat Finlay Watt (West Kilbride) by a single hole in the final held at Prestwick St Nicholas GC.

Scott birdied the short par three second to take an early lead in the match and his lead was extended to three holes when Finlay three putted both the fourth and fifth holes.

finlay rallied quickly however, a birdie at the sixth and an excellent approach leaving a tap in at the seventh securing him both holes and reducing the defecit to one.

A long putt for birdie at the eighth gave Scott a two hole lead once more which he held to the turn when the ninth was halved in birdie threes.

The first three holes on the inward nine were halved before Finlay reduced the defecit to one again at the thirteenth with a winning par four. 

After the fourteenth was halved in pars, finlay had an excellent birdie putt at the fifteenth to win the hole and tie the match for the first time since the first hole.

After finding a bush from the tee and taking a penalty drop, Finlay found himself one down again after sixteen when Scott secured a regulation par four.

Once again Finlay showed his matchplay prowess, finding the green with a three wood at the seventeenth and despite narrowly missing his putt for an eagle two, his birdie three was good enough to win the hole and tie the match once more with just the eighteenth hole to play.

At the difficult par three final hole Scott took the title in dramatic fashion chipping in for a birdie two to win the hole, and the match, by the narrowest of margins.

The finalists in the other three Ayrshire Junior Golf League competitions have now been confirmed, with the finals provisionally scheduled to be completed by the end of September.

The AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP final between Turnberry & West Kilbride will take place on Saturday the 21st of September at Prestwick St Nicholas GC.

The WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY will be held on Sunday the 29th of September at Prestwick St Nicholas GC between Turnberry, who won their semi final at home to Troon Welbeck by 4-0, and Kilmarnock barassie.

The UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY final will also be held at Prestwick St Nicholas GC on Sunday the 29th of September, between Troon Welbeck and the host club Prestwick St Nicholas, who won theire recent semi final against near neighbours Prestwick St Cuthbert by 3-1.

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT - Jack Broadfoot in pole position with two events remaining

Jack Broadfoot (Royal Troon) is in pole position in the chase for the Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit title with just two counting events remaining.

After the recent Tom Lehman and Turnberry Junior Open competitions Quintin Dunlop (Turnberry) edged closer to Jack broadfoot at the top of the table, with less than twenty points seperating the two.

The two remaining events are the Prestwick St Nicholas Junior Open on Sunday the 8th of September and the Irvine Junior Open on Monday the 23rd of September.

Present positions in the Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit are:-

DOC THOM AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - Gavin Chesney still leads the way with just three events remaining

Gavin Chesney (Kilbirnie Place) still leads the Ayrshire Order of Merit for the Doc Thom Salver, with just three scheduled events remaining.

Following the recent Mainholm Cup and St Meddans Open competitions, Alan McLean (Largs) moved up into second place ahead of Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle).

The remaining events are the Troon Welbeck Open on the 7th of September and the Arrol Cup at Prestwick St Nicholas on Saturday the 21st of September, along with the Ballochmyle Rosebowl which will still hopefully be reschedule dbefore the end of the season.

Present positions in the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit are:- 

SCOTTISH SENIOR MEN'S AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Ayrshire side for Monifieth announced

The six strong team for the 2024 Scottish Senior Men's Inter Area Team Championship , to be held at Monifieth Links on Thursday the 17th of October, has been announced.

Brian Fisher, Robert Jenkins, Alistair Belford, George Robertson, Andrew Marshall, Paul Moultrie

Royal Troon's Scottish senior men's internationalist duo of Paul Moultrie and Robert Jenkins will be joined again in the team by George Robertson (Irvine) and former Ayrshire Senior Men's matchplay winner Alistair Belford (Prestwick St Nicholas, along with Ayrshire Champion of Champions semi finalist Andrew Marshall (Prestwick St Nicholas) and current Ayrshire Senior Men's Matchplay title holder Brian Fisher (Largs).

The players will play eighteen holes of strokeplay with five of the six scores counting towards the team total, with the sixth score being taken into account in the event of a tie.  

SCOTTISH BOYS' AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Ayrshire team announced for Duff House Royal

The Ayrshire team for the Scottish Boys' Area Team Championship, which will be held this year at Duff House Royal GC on Sunday the 15th of September, has been announced.

Harris Fleming, Quintin Dunlop, Jack Broadfoot & Scott Newman

Ayrshire Boys Champion Scott Newman (West Kilbride) and Boys Matchplay Champion Quintin Dunlop (Turnberry) will be joined in the four man team by The Royal Troon pairing of Harris Fleming and Jack Broadfoot, the present leader of the Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit.

The team will play foursomes in the morning, with both scores counting, and singles in the afternoon with five scores from six counting towards the team total.

Ayrshire last won the Boys' Area Team Championship title in 2021 at Dullatur. 

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES - Title winners and final league positions confirmed

The three title winners and final league positions have been confirmed in the three Ayrshire Golf Association Scratch Leagues, following completion of the remaining league matches recently.

In DIVISION 1 Prestwick St Cuthbert took the league championship trophy ahead of Kilmarnock Barassie, while Ballochmyle and Loudoun drop down to division two next season.

Final positions in Division 1 are:- 

CLUB	P	W	D	L	F	A	DIFF	PTS
Prestwick St Cuthbert	6	5	1	0	26.5	9.5	+17	22
Kilmarnock Barassie	6	3	2	1	21	15	+6	16
Irvine	6	3	1	2	19.5	16.5	+3	14
Royal Troon	6	2	1	3	16.5	19.5	-3	10
Largs	6	1	2	3	15.5	20.5	-5	8
Ballochmyle	6	2	0	4	13	23	-10	8
Loudoun	6	1	1	4	14	22	-8	6

In DIVISION 2, Ayr Belleisle won the championship trophy and will be promoted to Division 1 alongside league runners up Turnberry, while Ardeer and Troon St Meddans drop down to Division 3. The final fixture of division 2 saw caprington beating West Kilbride 4-2 at caprington.

Final positions in Division 2 are:-

 

CLUB	P	W	D	L	F	A	DIFF	PTS
Ayr Belleisle	6	5	1	0	29	7	+22	22
Turnberry	6	4	1	1	22	14	+8	18
Troon Portland	6	3	1	2	19	17	+2	14
Caprington	6	3	0	3	17	19	-2	12
West Kilbride	6	2	0	4	16	20	-4	8
Ardeer	6	1	1	4	10	26	-16	6
Troon St Meddans	6	1	0	5	13	23	-10	4

In DIVISION 3. The final three fixture results saw Redburn losing by 6-0 at Girvan and  by 3.5 - 2.5 at Troon Welbeck while Rowallan Castle had a 4.5-1.5 win away at Irvine Ravenspark, which confirmed Prestwick St Nicholas as Division 3 champions, who will be promoted to Division 2 alongside league runners up Irvine Ravenspark.

Final positions in Division 3 are:-

 

CLUB	P	W	D	L	F	A	DIFF	PTS
Prestwick St Nicholas	5	4	1	0	20.5	9.5	+11	18
Irvine Ravenspark	5	2	1	2	14.5	15.5	-1	10
Troon Welbeck	5	2	1	2	14	16	-2	10
Rowallan Castle	5	2	0	3	15	15	0	8
Girvan	5	2	0	3	14	16	-2	8
Redburn	5	1	1	3	12	18	-6	6