CHAMPIONS AGAIN - Ayrshire youths team secure third West of Scotland Youth League Championship in four years

The Ayrshire Youth team secured the West of Scotland Inter County Youth League for the third time in four years on Sunday the 1st of November with victory over Stirlingshire at Troon Darley.

The match had been postponed from week two of the championship and resulted in a top of the table, winner takes all, clash with the Stirlingshire team, which Ayrshire took control of early on and eventually ran out winners by 6.5 - 1.5.

Match details (Ayrshire names first) :-

Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) beat Lewis Clark (Stirling) by 5&4

Gregor Hay (Ayr Belleisle) beat Gregor Johnstone (Glenbervie) by 1 hole

Mason Chisholm (Irvine) halved with Liam Graham (Falkirk)

Findlay Andrew (Turnberry) beat Cameron Potter (Glenbervie) by 7&6

Jenson Fergusson (Royal Troon) lost to Kia Dickson (Stirling) by 2&1

Ryan Steven (Ayr Belleisle) beat Louis Anderson (Falkirk) by 7&5

Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) beat Ruari McNeill (Falkirk) by 4&3

Jamie Robertson (Loudoun) beat Ryan Thompson (Falkirk) by 4&3

AYRSHIRE YOUTHS    6.5    STIRLINGSHIRE YOUTHS   1.5

Ayrshire finished the season with four wins and a draw in their five fixtures.

The other two outstanding fixtures resulted in 4-4 draws between Glasgow and Dumbartonshire and Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire

The final placings in the West of Scotland Inter County Youths League for 2026 were:-

In the final A league fixture of the season Ayrshire travelled to Falkirk GC to play Stirlingshire, still with an outside chance of winning the title if they won and Renfrewshire stopped Lanarkshire from winning their final match. 

In the event the Ayrshire side went down 5-3 while Lanakrshire won by the same score to retain the A League championship title.

Match details (Stirlingshire names first)

James Donaldson (Stirling) beat Harvey broadfoot (Royal Troon) by 2&1

Alex Marshall (Grangemouth) beat John Haggarty (Loudoun) by 1 hole

Stuart Murray (Falkirk) beat Blair Morton (Royal Troon) by 3&2

Ed Shanley (Stirling) lost to Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 2&1

Colin Mundie (Glenbervie) beat Alan McLean (Largs) by 1 hole

Mark Hyslop (Glenbervie) lost to Andy Gibson (Caprington) by 1 hole

Lee Wilson (Stirling) beat Louis Alberts (Troon Srt Meddans) by 1 hole

Ben Liddell (Stirling) lost to Steven Stamper (Turnberry) by 4&2

STIRLINGSHIRE A   5  AYRSHIRE  A   3

The final placings in the West of Scotland Inter County A league in 2026 were:-