THE AYRSHIRE JUG - One second round result to be confirmed in mixed greensomes knockout competition.

The third round line up in the 2025 mixed greensomes knockout competition for The Ayrshire Jug is almost complete, with just one second round result remaining to be confirmed.

Alistair & Jane Belford (Prestwick St Nicholas) had a single hole home win over Jamie & Maya Wilson (Troon Portland/ Royal Troon) in round two and will visit Cameron & Elizabeth Hosie (Kilmarnock Barassie) in round three.

Neil & Sheila Kennedy (Loudoun) beat their visitors Ian & Judith Pettigrew (Kilmarnock Barassie) by 4&3 in the second round and will now host Bob & Pauleen Cameron (Ayr Belleisle/Ayr Belleisle Ladies) in the last sixteen.

Carol Ann Lennon & Kenny Conway (North Beach) had a 3&2 home win over David Kerr & Jennifer Gunson (Kilmarnock Barassie) in the second round and will now host Catherine & Alasdair Malcolm (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Golf South Ayrshire) in the third round.     

The outstanding result is in the second round tie between Iain & Shirley Campbell (Preastwick St Cuthbert) and neil & carol Scott (Prestwick St Nicholas) with the winners due to host Alyssa Gillies & Andrew Orr (Ballochmyle/Loudoun) in the third round.

All the third round ties are due to be completed by the 22nd of June.

The full list of second round results received, adn thurd round line up, is:-

AYRSHIRE MEN'S FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - Third round line up confirmed

The line up for the third round of the 2025 Ayrshire Men's Fourball Championship has been confirmed, with all second round ties being completed recently.

Paul Kytzia & Joe McSorley (Beith) had a walkover against Douglas Hamilton & James Fyfe (Girvan) and will host Tom Armstrong & David Munn (Moorpark) in the third round after the Moorpark pairing won their home tie in the second round against Scott Anderson & Scott Dunlop (Wallacetown) at the first extra hole.

Glen Martin & Stephen Robertson (Routemburn) won by a single hole in round two away to Alister Dick & David Hunter (Troon St Meddans)  and will now visit Cormac Wright & John Bruce (Rowallan Castle) in round three.

Kyle Hood & Dale Cowan (Portmann) will host Calvin Anderson & Derek Steele (North Beach) in round three, the Portmann pair winning their second round tie away to Alex Patrick & Stephen Bradford (Muirkirk) at the first extr hole while the North Beach due won their home tie against John Stobie & Seeven Holdsworth (Prestwick St Nicholas) by 4&3.

Aston Kerr & Joe Zonfrillo (Ayr Carrick) beat their visitors Scott Baird & George Rodgers (Kilmarnock Barassie) by 7&6 to set up a home tie in round three against Paul Wharton & Nigel Robinson (Prestwick Centre) who had a 5&3 home win over Chris Rimmer & Gordon McAndrew (Ayr Bellesile) in round two. 

Alex Kier & Steven Breen (Ardeer) recorded a 3&2 home win in round two over Ian Lochhead & Derek Kealey (Glacier) and will host Gordon Hope & Andrew Warnock (Annanhill) in round three.

Alan & Stuart Pole (Abbotsford) will host Graham Todd & Graham Anderson (Skelmorlie) in the third round after the Skelmorlie pair had a 3&2 home win over Scott Benzie & Brian Kennedy (Loudoun) in round two.

A two hole home win by John Cairney & George Reilly (Malletsheugh) over Gary Gorman & Michael Henderson (Troon Portland) in round two set up another home tie for the Malletsheugh representatives in the third round, against Hugh Welsh & David Murray (West Kilbride).

The third round matches are due to be completed by the 29th of June.

The full list of second round results, and line up for the third round matches, is:-  

DOC THOM AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - John Haggarty leads the way after first four events

John Haggarty (Loudoun) leads the way in the Ayrshire Order of Merit for The Doc Thom Salver after the results of the first four of the twenty four counting events have been recorded.

The results from the Ayrshire Strokeplay Championship, Ayrshire Matchplay Championship, West of Scotland Strokeplay Championship and West Kilbride Open are included in the latest returns, with the results from the St Cuthbert Open, The Ayr Seafield open, and the Scottish Open Strokeplay to be added by the start of June. 

Ayrshire Strokeplay Champion Harvey broadfoot (Royal Troon) is currently in second place, just ahead of John Shanks (Irvine) in third.

June sees a further seven counting events taking place, including The belleisle Cup, The Ayr Golf Festival, The McGlchrist Cup at Ardeer, The Amateuir Championship at Royal St George's, The Gowf Cup at Loudoun, the Troon Welbeck Open and The Hillhouse Cup at Royal Troon.

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

SCOTTISH MEN'S AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Ayrshire team for second qualifying match at Turnhouse named.

The Ayrshire team for the second round of qualifying matches in the 2025 Scottish Men's Area Team Championship where they face Lothians at Turnhouse Golf Club on Sunday the 8th of June has been announced.

Newly crowned Ayrshire Strokeplay and Matchplay Champions, Harvey broadfoot (Royal Troon) and John Haggarty (Loudoun) will represent Ayrshire alongside Scott Brown (Prrestwick St Cuthbert), Blair Morton (Royal Troon) Steven Stamper (Turnberry) and former Dumbartonshire Matchplay Champion Matt Allen (Western Gailes). 

In a very tough qualifying section Ayrshire drew their first match 4.5 - 4.5 at home to Perth & Kinross at Irvine in May and will be away from home against Glasgow in their final qualifying section match in July, as they bid for a place in the finals weekend at Elgin in September.

The teams play three foursomes matches in the morning and six singles ties in the afternoon.

HILLHOUSE CUP - Entries now being taken for Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of merit counting event at Royal Troon

Entries are now being invited for the 2025 Hillhouse Cup, a Doc Thom Ayrshire order of Merit counting event, which takes place at Royal Troon Golf Club on Sunday the 29th of June.

The event, which has moved to a later date in the calendar this year, is an 18 hole scratch competition which is open to amateur golfers aged 16 and over who are playing members of a recognised Ayrshire golf club and who have a handicap index of 5 or less at the date of entry.

The field is limited to 60 players, with a ballot on handicap taking place if necessary after the closing date.

The entry fee is £30 and entries close 12 noon on Friday the 20th of June.

A link to the entry form can be found on the left of this page, under the 'Gents Entry Forms' heading, and can also be accessed by clicking on the link below

ENTRY LINK FOR HILLHOUSE CUP

PRESIDENT'S PUTTER - Second round matches completed

All the second round matches in the 2025 handicap club team knockout competition for The President's Putter have been completed, and the line up for the third round matches confirmed.

Home wins by 2-1 for Kilbirnie Place and Wallacetown over defending champions Moorpark and Prestwick St Nicholas respectively gave each club a home tie in the third round. Kilbirnie will host Tam O Shanter, who won their home match in the second round against Annanhill by 3-0, while Wallacetown will host Ayr Belleisle.

Kilmarnock Barassie and Troon St Meddans also won 2-1 at home in their second round ties against Beith and Golf South Ayrshire respectively, with Kilmarnock Barassie now travelling to face The Chase in round three and Troon St Meddans hosting Ardeer, who won their home tie in the second round against Stewarton by 3-0.

Alton recorded a 2-1 away win over Portmann in their second round tie and will now host Ballochmyle in round three, while West Kilbride also had a 2-1 away win in round two against Abbotsford, and will no be away to Drongan in round three.

All third round matches are due to be completed by the 29th of June.

The full third round line up is:-

AYRSHIRE WOMEN'S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY - Orla Moran through to semi finals

Orla Moran (Irvine) is the first player through to the semi finals of the 2025 Ayrshire Women's Champuion of Champions Trophy competition.

In her quarter final tie away to Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle Ladies) Orla recorded a 4&3 victory to set up a home tie in the semi finals against either Elaine Thom (Troon Bentinck ladies) or the defending champion Audrey Thompson (Loudoun)

In the top half of the draw, Ava Graham (West Kilbride) received a walkover from Alison Uppal (Prestwick St Cuthbert) in their first round tie and will host Louise Thrippleton (Troon Welbeck) in the quarter finals, with the winner being at home in the semi finals against either Kelly McNee (Loudoun) or Alex Sargent (Skelmorlie)

The remaining quarter final matches are due to be completed by the 29th of June, with the semi finals due to be played by the 1st of August.

The final will be held at Royal Troon on the evening of Friday the 15th of August.

AYRSHIRE WOMEN'S STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Spaces still available for Sunday 1st June at Loudoun

There are still spaces available for the 2025 Ayrshire Women's Strokeplay Championship which will be held at Louodun Gowf Club this Sunday, the 1st of June.

Several places are still available between 09.00 and 11.30 on Sunday morning.

Entry is £10 and entry is open to female members of the 65 clubs in Ayrshire that are affiliated to The Ayrshire Golf Association.

There are trophies and prizes on both a scratch and handicap basis being competed for on the day, as well as a couple of nearesrt the hole prizes.

If anyone is interested in submitting a late entry to the competition, they should email the following details to the Ayrshire Golf Association Secretary at

ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com

NAME:-

CLUB :-

HANDICAP INDEX :-

CDH NUMBER :-

Due to the timescales involved, payment of the entry fee on the day will be accepted. 

BELLEISLE CUP - Draw published for Doc Thom counting event

The draw has been published for the 2025 Belleisle Cup competition, which takes place at Ayr Belleisle golf course on Sunday the 1st of
June.

The 36 hole competition, a Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit counting event is one of the premier scratch competitions in the county.

The draw for order of play is:-

 

AYR DALMILLING LADIES GOLF CLUB - Chat and a snack invite to prospective new members

Ayr Dalmilling Ladies Golf Club are extending an invite to prospective new members to meet for a chat and a snack to meet some of the current members and learn more about the club.

The members are looking forward to the new season and are hoping to encourage more women to take up the sport and jouin the club.

An invitation is extended to anyone who might be interested to join current members for a refreshment and a chat about the club at The Taj restaurant in Main Street, Prestwick, on Monday the 9th of June at 7.00 p.m., to meet members and learn more about the club.

The current membership understand it can be a little daunting coming along to a club for the first time, whether an experienced player or not, but the club cater for all levels of players and extend a sincere invitation to anyone interested to drop in at The Taj on the 9th of June and have a chat. Anyone interested can also message the club through their Facebook page. 

GARY BRYDEN MEMORIAL SALVER - First round matches completed

All the first round matches in the 2025 scratch club team knockout competition for The Gary Bryden Memorial Salver have been completed recently.

Prestwick St Cuthbert progressed to a second round home tie against Ayr Belleisle with a 3-0 home win over Troon St Meddans in the opening round.

Skelmorlie, 2.5-0.5 home winners against West Kilbride in round one, will host Royal Troon in the second round after the Troon team being their first round visitors Ardeer by 3-0.

Caprington had a notable 2-1 home win over Loudoun and will host Girvan in round two, wh received a first round walkover from Prestwick St Nicholas.

The second round matches are due to be played by the 29th of June.

The full line up for the third round is:-

 

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - Freya Russell loses out in final for second successive year

Freya Russell (Royal Troon) lost out in the final of the Scottish Women’s Championship for a second successive year on Sunday the 25th of May when the 2025 championship reached its conclusion at Western Gailes Golf Club, who were hosting the national championship for the first time.

In the morning semi-finals Freya won an all-Ayrshire match against Hannah Ounap (Loudoun), fighting back to win the last four holes for a single hole victory in the match. 

In the final Freya faced Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride), hoping to go one better that in 2024 when she lost the final at Nairn Dunbar to Lorna McClymont.

With strong gusting winds in the afternoon, both players produced some impressive golf and by the turn Susan Woodhouse lead by two holes.

In the inward nine Woodhouse looked to be comfortably progressing to the title with a three-hole lead with four to play, but again Freya Russell showed her fighting spirit, winning the sixteenth and seventeenth to keep the pressure on going to the last hole.

Despite the mounting pressure Woodhouse hit a fine tee shot at the last and played her approach to ten feet from the pin from where she holed a title winning birdie putt to take the national title and consign Freya Russell to a second successive runner up spot in the event.

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY UNDER 18 BOYS' LEAGUE - Winning start for Ayrshire in title defence.

The Ayrshire Under 18 boys' team got their defence of  The Wishart Trophy and West of Scotland Inter County League Championship title off to a winning start on Sunday the 25th of May with victory over Dumbartonshire at Milngavie Golf Club in thier opening match of the 2025 campaign.

Despite several of the senior players from last seasons winning squad moving up to senior level this year, the 2025 Ayrshire squad still fielded a strong team at the match, with several new players moving into contention for places this year.

The Under 16 group laid the foundation of victory with three wins and a half match from their four ties, Alex Horton and Ryan Steven having comprehensive victories in their ties, with Mason Chisholm adding another point and Ollie Kane adding another half point.

The under 18 group added a further 2.5 points, with victories from Finlay Watt and Liam Moran, with a half point from Lyle Vogwell, while Quintin Dunlop was unfortunate to lose two holes late in the match to lose out on the penultimate green, giving Ayrshire a 6 - 2 win overall in a testing away fixture.

Match details (Ayrshire names first)

Alex Horton (Prestwick St Cuthbert) beat Calum McColl (Douglas Park) by 7&5

Mason Chisholm (Irvine) beat Lewis McGlinchey (Clober) by 3&1

Ryan Steven (Ayr Belleisle) beat Luke McColl (Douglas Park) by 6&5

Ollie Kane (Royal Troon) halved with Sam Murdoch (Clober)

Lyle Vogwell (West Kilbride) halved with Cammie Pike (Lenzie)

Finlay Watt (West Kilbride) beat Kyle Casey (Hayston) by 5&3

Quintin Dunlop (Troon Welbeck) lost to Oli Renton (Dullatur) by 2&1

Liam Moran (Irvine) beat Sean Smith (Lenzie) by 2&1

AYRSHIRE   6 DUMBARTONSHIRE   2

In the other two matches played in the first round of fixtures played in May, Glasgow and Renfrewshire drew 4 - 4 at Dougalston while Lanarkshire had a 5 - 3 away win against Stirlingshire at Stirling.

Ayrshire's next match is scheduled for Sunday the 15th of June at home to Glasgow at Irvine.

AYRSHIRE MEN'S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - Second round fixtures completed.

All the second round fixtures in the 2025 Ayrshire mens Champion of Champions Trophy competition have been completed, with the third round line up confirmed.

In the outstanding second round ties, Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) beat Sam Findlater (Braehead) at the first extra hole to progress while Andrew Duncan (Rowallan Castle) received a walkover from Andrew McConnell (Annanhill) who withdrew through injury.

Brian Murray (Redburn) won by 3&2 away to Bob Paterson (Moorpark) while 2024 Ayrshire Strokeplay Champion Gavin Chesney (Kilbirnie Place) had a single hole victory away to Chris Hewitson (Wallacetown).

Gary Jordan (Portmann) beat Sandy Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) at the second extra hole in their tie while Stephen Murray (Troon Portland) recorded a 4&3 win at home to Lewis Higgins (Ardeer).

The full list of second round matches and the line up for the third round is:-

2nd Round	3rd Round
Played By:- 25th May 2025	Played By:- 29th June 2025
ANDREW J GIBSON (Caprington) 4/3	ANDREW J GIBSON (Caprington)
CRAIG HAMILTON (Ballochmyle)
BRIAN McGARRITY (Drongan)	ALASDAIR BERRY (Irvine Ravenspark)
ALASDAIR BERRY (Irvine Ravenspark) 2/1
JOHN R. ANDERSON (Skelmorlie) 4/3	JOHN R. ANDERSON (Skelmorlie)
GRAEME GIMSON (Prestwick St Cuthbert)
SAM FINDLATER (Braehead)	JAMIE HAY (Ayr Belleisle)
JAMIE HAY (Ayr Belleisle) 19th
FRASER INNES (Largs) 2/1	FRASER INNES (Largs)
AIDAN LONG (Holder- Ayr Belleisle)
IAIN GIRVAN (Muirkirk)	HARVEY BROADFOOT (AGA M/play Ch.)
HARVEY BROADFOOT (AGA M/play Ch.) w/o
DARREN YOUNG (Crosshouse) 1 hole	DARREN YOUNG (Crosshouse)
TOMMY McINALLY (Loudoun)
ANDREW McCONNELL (Annanhill)	ANDREW DUNCAN (Rowallan Castle)
ANDREW DUNCAN (Rowallan Castle) w/o
BOB PATERSON (Moorpark)	BRIAN MURRAY (Redburn)
BRIAN MURRAY (Redburn) 3/2
ANDY ARMOUR (Malletsheugh)	PATRICK SMILEY (Prestwick St Nicholas)
PATRICK SMILEY (Prestwick St Nicholas) w/o
GARY BURGESS (Troon Welbeck) 5/3	GARY BURGESS (Troon Welbeck)
JOHN HARGREAVES (Auchenharvie 88)
CHRIS HEWITSON (Wallacetown)	GAVIN CHESNEY (AGA Strokeplay Ch.)
GAVIN CHESNEY (AGA Strokeplay Ch.) 1 hole
SCOTT CHESNEY (Kilbirnie Place) 21st	SCOTT CHESNEY (Kilbirnie Place)
SCOTT BELL (West Kilbride)
GARY JORDAN (Portmann) 20th	GARY JORDAN (Portmann)
SANDY WALKER (Kilmarnock Barassie)
STEPHEN MURRAY (Troon Portland) 4/3	STEPHEN MURRAY (Troon Portland)
LEWIS HIGGINS (Ardeer)
STEVEN CLARK (Tam O Shanter) w/o	STEVEN CLARK (Tam O Shanter)
PAUL CONNOR (Beith)

AYRSHIRE WOMEN'S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - Play under way in both qualifying sections.

Both qualifying sections in the 2025 Ayrshire Women’s Handicap League Championship are under way as clubs bid for a place in the semi finals in August.

In SECTION A, Kilmarnock Barassie lead the way after successive 4-0 home wins over Prestwick St Cuthbert and Troon Welbeck. Caprington presently lie in second place courtesy of 2-2 draws away to Prestwick St Cuthbert and Troon Welbeck in their opening fixtures.

The present positions in Section A are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
KILMARNOCK BARASSIE	2	2	0	0	8.0	0.0	8.0	8
CAPRINGTON	2	0	2	0	4.0	4.0	0.0	4
PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT	2	0	1	1	2.0	6.0	-4.0	2
TROON WELBECK	2	0	1	1	2.0	6.0	-4.0	2

In SECTION B, Largs opened their title defence with successive home wins by 3-1 against Ballochmyle and Loudoun, while Loudoun presently lie in second place following a 3-1 home win over Ballochmyle and an away win by 2.5-1.5 against Ayr Belleisle Ladies.

Present positions in Section B are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
LARGS	2	2	0	0	6.0	2.0	4.0	8
LOUDOUN	3	2	0	1	6.5	5.5	1.0	8
AYR BELLEISLE LADIES	1	0	0	1	1.5	2.5	-1.0	0
BALLOCHMYLE	2	0	0	2	2.0	6.0	-4.0	0