BELLEISLE CUP - Strong field will contest 2007 event

A quality field will compete for the Belleisle Cup, this Sunday, 3rd June and sponsored for the first time by Slater Hogg + Howison Estate Agents.

Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) will defend the 36-hole event which this year has a first prize of £250. The Belleisle Cup is also a qualifier for the Ayrshire Golf Association Doc Thom Order of Merit Award.



The competition details can be viewed on the clubs website : http://www.ayrbelleislegolfclub.com (see link on the left of this page)

There are a few spaces left for late entries, you can enter by telephoning Match Secretary Robert Morrison on 07708 861569.

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - League Championship latest

The quest for the four semi final places in the 2007 Ayrshire Junior Golf League Championship continues, with more results being posted recently.


In SECTION A, Irvine Ravenspark opened their account in style with a 6 - 0 home win over New Cumnock, after the dissappointment of their opening defeat at Ballochmyle. Present placings are :-


CAPRINGTON........2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 9 - 3 - +6 - 8
BALLOCHMYLE.....2 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 8 - 4 - +4 - 6
RAVENSPARK.........2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 7 - 5 - +2 - 4
NEW CUMNOCK.....2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 9 - -6 - 2
ANNANHILL...........2 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 3 - 9 - -6 - 0



In SECTION B, Kilmarnock Barassie atoned for their opening defeat at dalmilling by beating their visitors Prestwick St. Nicholas by 5 - 1 in their second match. Present placings are :-


AYR DALMILLING.....2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 7 - 5 - +2 = 4
WEST KILBRIDE.........1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 3.5 - 2.5 - +1 - 4
KIL. BARASSIE............2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 6.5 - 5.5 - +1 - 4
ST. MEDDANS..............0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
ST. NICHOLAS.............1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 5 - -4 - 0



In SECTION C, Ardeer recorded their second successive 5 - 1 win over Loudoun, this time at home, whilst St. Cuthbert gained a 3 - 3 draw on their visit to Troon Welbeck. Presnt positions are :-


ARDEER.......................2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 10 - 2 - +8 - 8
TROON WELBECK.....2 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 7 - 5 - +2 - 6
ST. CUTHBERT...........2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 7 - -2 - 2
LOUDOUN...................2 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 10 - -8 - 0

In SECTION D, only the one match result has been intimated, with Ayr Belleisle opening with a 4 - 2 home win against Kilbirnie.

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Crowe secures place in last eight

With second round ties due for completion by 3rd June, Callum Crowe (Kilbirnie Place) made sure of a place in the quarter final draw with a one hole victory at home over Jamie Achison (Largs Routenburn).

Crowe joins Michael Roos (West Kilbride) as the first two players into the last eight of the competition.

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Dalmilling through to under 16 quarter final

Ayr Dalmilling are the first team through to the quarter finals of the 2007 Under 16 Knockout Trophy competition.

The Ayr club secured their place in the last eight with a 4 - 0 win away to Largs.

The remaining first round matches are due for completion by 3rd June.

AYRSHIRE SUMMER LEAGUE - results update

No further results have been posted in League 1, with Troon Welbeck, Ayr Belleisle and Loudoun all having one win so far from the matches played.

In League 2, Caprington opened their challenge with a 4.5 - 1.5 home win over West Kilbride, to join Irvine with one win from one match played.

The opening match in League 3 saw Ardeer record a narrow 3.5 - 2.5 home win over defending champions, Ballochmyle.

No further results have been posted in League 4, with St. Meddans still leading by virtue of their opening match win over Turnberry.

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION - Fourball reaches last 16

All the second round matches in the 2007 Ayrshire Fourball competition were completed this week.

In the recently played fixtures, Billy Andrew & James McMurdo (Ballochmyle) beat their visitors Colin Robertson & Alan Howat (Glacier) by 5 & 4. Also winning by the same margin at home, to go into the last 16, were Colin Brown & Martin Gray (Ardeer) and Joe Hobson & Brian Gibson (Ravenspark) who beat J. Houston & R. Kean (Caprington) and Jamie McCrae & Billy Thomson (Tam O Shanter) respectively. In the other outstanding tie, Alan Poole & Gary Tierney (Prestwick St. Nicholas) were awarded a walkover by Charlie Hendren & Dick Lorimer (Abbotsford).

The full third round draw is :-

BRAEHEAD Vs. BRUNSTON CASTLE

MAYBOLE Vs. NEW CUMNOCK

BALLOCHMYLE Vs. AYR BELLEISLE

TURNBERRY Vs. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

DRONGAN Vs. ARDEER

NACCO Vs. LOUDOUN

WEST KILBRIDE Vs. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

TROON ST. MEDDANS Vs. TROON PORTLAND

Third round ties are due for completion by 01/07/2007

SGU JUNIOR TOUR - Stewart second place once again

Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) shared second place in the latest SGU Junior Tour event, which was held at Newmacher on 26th May. This is the third time that Stewart has taken the runner up spot in this years Junior Tour, with 4 events played and one remaining.

Stewart led after round one with a 4 under par 68 but slipped back with a three over par 75 in the afternoon which let the winner James Byrne (Banchory) storm through to a 4 stroke victory with 71 - 68 = 139

Tied with Stewart on 143 was Michael Main (Thornton) with rounds of 76 & 67.

Euan Brown and Kyle Smith (Kilmarnock Barassie) were both joint 8th with 76 - 72 & 75 - 73 respectively.

The two other Ayrshire players taking part were David Currie (Kilmarnock Barassie), who won the last event, and Cameron Gray (West Kilbride).

Currie tied 17th place with 75 - 77 = 152 whilst Gray was well down the field in 34th place with 83 - 80 = 163

The final event in the series takes place at Kilmarnock Barassie on 17th June.

SCOTTISH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP - Turnberry pair best finishers from Ayrshire

Ronnie McLellan and John Broadfoot of Turnberry were the best placed Ayrshire players in the 2007 Scottish Seniors Championship which was held at Drumpellier between 22nd and 24th May.

McLellan was well placed to challenge for the title after two rounds but a disappointing final round saw him drop to joint 17th on +18, 12 shots behingd the winner, Ian Hutcheon.

Broadfoot recovered from a poor opening round to return a total of +19 for a share of 22nd place.

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION - Four more teams book places in last 16 of Fourball Championship

Four more teams have booked their places in the last 16 of the 2007 Ayrshire Fourball competition, after further second round matches played last weekend.

Kevin Nisbet and Robert Ross (New Cumnock) won by 5 & 4 against their visitors, Billy Dunn & Charlie Hamilton (Ayr Carrick) to secure a visit to face Scott McCahill & David Wallace (Maybole) in round 3.

Luke Facchini & Chris Todd (Ayr Belleisle) won by 2 & 1 away to William Hunter & William Brown (Doon Valley) and now face a 3rd round viit to the winners of the Ballochmyle Vs. Glacier tie.

In the other two matches played this week, home wins saw D. McCulloch & G. McCulloch (Brunston Castle) and Gordon & John Mathieson (West Kilbride) through to round 3, at the expense of J. Carruthers & J. Houston (Wallacetown) and G. & R. Purdon (Largs Routenburn) respectfully.

The Brunston Castle pair now face a trip to play Sean Ingle & Andy Paton (Braehead), whilst the West Kilbride team are at home to the winners of the Ravenspark Vs. Tam O Shanter tie.

BRITISH SENIORS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP - Royal Troon to host 2008 event

Royal Troon Golf Club will be the venue for the 2008 Senior Open Championship from July 24th to 27th.

2008 will be the the fourth consecutive year that the Seniors Brituish Open been staged in Scotland with Royal Aberdeen (2005), Turnberry (2006) and Muirfield (2007).

The staging of the championship at Royal Troon will also represent the seventh time that the championship has been held in Ayrshire.

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - League Championship update

A number of results in the four qualifying sections have been posted recently.

In SECTION A, Ballochmyle kept the pressure on leaders Caprington with a 5 - 1 home win over Irvine Ravenspark to folow their opening draw at New Cumnock. Caprington still lead with two wins from two.

After an opening match win in SECTION B, Ayr Dalmilling were just edged out in their second match, losing by 3.5 - 2.5 in their visit to West Kilbride.

No further results have been posted from SECTION C, whilst in SECTION D the opening match of the campaign saw Ayr Belleisle defeat their visitors Kilbirnie Place by 4 - 2.

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Champion Of Champions preliminary round completed

The three preliminary round matches in the 2007 Ayrshire Junior Champion Of Champions competition have been completed recently.



Jamie Achison (Largs Routenburn) had a 3 & 1 home win over 2006 Ayrshire Boys Strokeplay Champion John Shanks and now travels to meet Callum Crowe at Kilbirnie in the first round.



Chris Bennet (Ardeer) used home advantage to the full in an 8 & 7 win over Craig Goodwin (Loudoun) and now travels to meet 2006 Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champion Kyle Smith in round 1.



In the other preliminary tie, Adam Foley (Ayr Belleisle) had a walkover against Chris Kirk (Troon Welbeck) and now has a home tie against Euan Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie) in round 1.



The first player through to the quarter finals is Michael Roos (West Kilbride) who won by 6 & 5 in his visit to play Grant McIlloney (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) in the first round.

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION - Summer League results

With the first series of qualifying matches in the 2007 Ayrshire Summer League due for completion by nezxt week, a number of results have been posted recently.

In LEAGUE 1 Belleisle's 4 - 2 win at home over Loudoun was avenged in the return match when Loudoun ran out winners by 5.5 - 0.5. In the only other match played in the section so far, Troon Welbeck opened with a crushing 5.5 - 0.5 home win over tam O Shanter.

In LEAGUE 2 only one result has been notified so far, Irvine (Bogside) beating Kilmarnock (Barassie) by 5 - 1 at home.

Matches in LEAGUE 3 have still to get under way, with no fixture dates notified so far.

In LEAGUE 4, Troon St. Meddans enjoyed a narrow victory over their visiotors in their opening fixture, beating Turnberry by 3.5 - 2.5, to head the section.

AYRSHIRE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - Draw for third round

The draw has been made for the third round of the 2007 Ayrshire Champion Of Champions competition.



Third round matches are due to be completed by 24th June 2007, with the quarter final draw being made thereafter.



The scheduled third round matches are :-

BARRY McDONNELL (Caprington) Vs. BEN COONEY (Abbotsford)

BARRY CRAWFORD (West Kilbride) Vs. ALAN McLEAN (Kilbirnie Place)

NICHOLAS TINDALL (Tam O Shanter) Vs. ALAN HARRINGTON (Largs Routenburn)

ANDREW KENT (Troon Welbeck) Vs. ANDY CLARK (Carrick Lodge)

DAVID ROBERTSON (Crosshouse) Vs. BERT FERGUSON (Royal Troon)

BRIAN MOORE (Largs) Vs. DAVID GLASS (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)

JOHN CAIRNEY (Irvine Ravenspark) Vs. PAUL MOULTRIE (Troon Portland)

CHARLIE BELL (Braehead) Vs. BILLY CAMPBELL (Ballochmyle)

AYRSHIRE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - second round matches completed

The second round matches in the 2007 Ayrshire Champion Of Champions competition were completed this week.

Bert Ferguson (Royal Troon) maintained his hopes of a semi final match over his home course with a 3 & 2 home win over Kirk Russell (Doon Valley). Also through to round 3 is two time former winner David Glass (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) who travelled to meet Ian Gray (Chase) and returned with a 4 & 3 win.

David Robertson (Crosshouse) is also through to the last 16 after a 4 & 3 win over 2006 beaten finalist Henry Thomson (Irvine), whilst Paul Moultrie (Troon Portland) had a marathon match against Gary Bryden (Girvan) before winning the tie at the 23rd hole.

Alan McLean (Kilbirnie) faced a tricky home tie against Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay) but came through the challenge with a 5 & 4 win, whilst Billy Campbell (Ballochmyle) eased into the third round with a 3 & 2 home win over Tony Stafford (Troon St. Meddans).

Also through to the last 16 are Barry Crawford (West Kilbride) and Barry McDonnell (Caprington), who had away wins over Joe Hobson (NACCO) and Chris Harkins (Ayr Belleisle) respectively, whilst Brian Moore (Largs) and Ben Cooney (Abbotsford) progressed courtesy of walkovers against their opponents, Steven Dunn (Seafield) and R. Marshall (Beith).

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION - Fourball competition results

With less than a week to go until the second round matches are completed in the 2007 Ayrshire Fourball competition, a number of teams have booked their thir round places this week.

Scott McCahill and David Wallace of Maybole enjoyed a 4 & 3 home win over J. Handvige and M. Tod of Beith, and now await the winner of the tie between New Cumnock and Ayr Carrick

John Broadfoot & Duncan McFarlane of Turnberry also used home advantage to record a 3 & 2 win over Gordon Ferguson and Alexander McKenzie of Annanhill, and now await the winners of the match between St. Nicholas and Abbotsford.

The Troon Portland pairing of Alistar Nicol & John Duncan edged through at the 20th hole against John Taylor and Robert Gilchrist of The Chase, over the Portland course. The Portland pair now face a short trip for a local derby in round 3, against Frank Greer & Eamon McFadden of Troon St. Meddans.

In the other three ties played in round 2 so far, the visitors in each case gained a victory away from home.

Ian McKinlay and S. Linwood of Drongan beat their hosts Paul Bryden & Stuart Ross, at Dalmilling by 1 hole, and now look forward to a home match against the winners of the Ardeer Vs. Caprington match.

The NACCO pair of Tom McFarlane & T. McConnell won by 5 & 4 against their hosts, George Ross and Billy Nichol of Malletsheugh and now face a home match against John Bonar and Jim Graham of Loudoun, who secured their place in round 3 with a 3 & 2 win at Troon Welbeck against Bryan Mulgrew & Scott McCartney.

WEST OF SCOTLAND UNDER 18 LEAGUE - Ayrshire snatch draw against holders in opening match

Ayrshire under 18's opened their 2007 bid for the Wishart Trophy and West Of Scotland Under 18 title on Sunday 20 May, with a 4 - 4 draw against the defending champions, Renfrewshire, at Whitecraigs.

With some players opting to play in the Hillhouse Cup at Royal Troon, rather than playing in the county match, the opportunity was taken to bring in some new players from the coaching squads and the newcomers acquited themselves very well to secure a notable point away from home.

Match details were (Ayrshire names first) :-

Andrew Wright (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat A. McLaughlan (Eastwood) by 4 & 3
Lloyd Smith (Kilmarnock Barassie) lost to Jamie Binning (Ranfurly Castle) by 2 & 1
Charles Doyle (Troon Welbeck) beat Daniel Muir (Cochrane Castle) by 4 & 3
Sam Findlater (Troon Welbeck) lost to Lewis Culle (East Renfrewshire) by 2 & 1
Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay) lost to Michael Dailly (Erskine) by 6 & 5
Scott Brown (Brunston Castle) beat Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) by 5 & 4
Adam Foley (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Jonathon Caldwell (Greenock) by 5 & 3
Michael Roos (West Kilbride) beat Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) by 3 & 2

RENFREWSHIRE 4 AYRSHIRE 4

In their next match Ayrshire travel to Kilsyth to meet Stirlingshire on 17th June

SGU AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - Ayrshire crash to South Of Scotland in opening match

Ayrshire were whitewashed 9 - 0 by the South Of Scotland at Stranraer on Sunday 20 May, in the first qualifying match of this years Scottish Area Team Championship.

The team of John Shanks (Irvine), Brian Moore (Largs), Darren Mallinson (Ravenspark), George Robertson (Ravenspark), Kevin Fergusson (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) and Ross Milligan (Troon Welbeck) faced an uphill battle after being defeated 3 - 0 in the morning foursomes but it was the South Team who enjoyed the better of the greens in the afternoon as well, leaving the visiting Ayrshire team with nothing to show for their efforts.

The next match for Ayrshire in the competition is on 5th August against Lanarkshire at Ballochmyle.

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR - Ross Drummond edged out in Italian Open

Former Scottish Professional Champion Ross Drummond, from Prestwick, finished just one shot off the pace in this weeks Italian Seniors Open in Venice.

Drummond, making only his third appearance on the European Seniors Tour, carded rounds of 70, 69 & 70 for a 209 total, which left him one short of the winning mark of 208, shared by Simon Owen (New Zealand), Carl Mason (England), John Benda (USA) and Tony Allen (England).

In the four way play off for the title, Simon Owen birdied the first play off hole to win the event.

SCOTTISH LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP - Ayrshire pair lose in Clark Rosebowl semi finals

Ayrshire interest in the 2007 Scottish Ladies Championship, being held at Kilmarnock Barassie this week, ended on Friday morning when the last two Ayrshire players lost out in the semi finals of the Clark Rosebowl competition.

Lesley Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie) lost by 4 & 3 to Wensy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) whilst Liz Keohone (Loudoun) was defeated 5 & 4 by Pam Williamson (Baberton).

In the final, Nicholson beat Williamson by 2 & 1

In the Championship final on Saturday, Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) beat Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) by 2 & 1.

SCOTTISH LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP - Williamson & Kehone in Clark Rosebowl semi finals

Whilst Ayrshire hopes for a home winner in the 2007 Scottish Ladies Championship at Kilmarnock (Barassie) ended on Thursday, two local players are still on course for silverware in the second flight competition, for the Clark Rosebowl, with Pamela Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Liz Keohone (Loudoun) both through to the semi finals.

Thursdays results, involving Ayrshire players were :-

CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 1

Elaine Moffat (St. Regulus) beat Audrey Thomson (Loudoun) 4 & 3
Krystle Caithness (St. Regulus) beat Rachael McQueen (Bentinck Ladies) 2 & 1
Ros Purdom (Prestwick St. Nicholas) beat A. Bushby (Strathmore) 1 hole

CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 2

Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) bt Rosalind Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) at 19th

CLARK ROSEBOWL

FIRST ROUND
L Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt M Easton (Dalmahoy) 5 & 4
J Harrison (Cruden Bay) bt M Rae (Kilmarnock Barassie) 4 & 3
L Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) bt K Marshall (Baberton) 2 & 1

QUARTER-FINALS
Lesley Williamson (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 1 hole.
Liz Keohone (Loudoun) bt Sarah Herd (Dunblane New) at 20th

FRIDAY MATCHES

CHAMPIONSHIP

0830 Jenna Wilson v Martine Pow
0840 Heather MacRae v Elaine Moffat
0850 Edwina Lowery-Gold v Emily Ogilvy
0900 Claire Hargan v Michele Thomson

Semi-finals at 1330 and 1350

CLARK ROSEBOWL

0920 Lesley Williamson v Lesley Nicholson
0930 Liz Keohone v Pamela Williamson

Final at 1410

SCOTTISH LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

MARTINE POW (SELKIRK) IS SAFELY THROUGH TO THE MATCH PLAY STAGES IN DEFENCE OF HER TITLE IN THE SCOTTISH LADIES’ AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP AT KILMARNOCK BARASSIE GOLF CLUB.

THE STARTING FIELD OF 78, WHICH INCUDED HEATHER MACRAE (DUNBLANE), LAST WEEK’S WINNER OF THE WELSH WOMEN’S OPEN AMATEUR STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP AT NEWPORT AND KRYSTLE CAITHNESS (ST REGULUS), JUST HOME FROM AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE FIVE NATIONS COMMONWEALTH TOURNAMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA WHICH WAS WON BY THE GB & I TEAM, WAS CUT TO 32 AFTER TWO ROUNDS OF STROKE PLAY ON TUESDAY 15TH AND WEDNESDAY 16TH.

THE FINAL WILL BE PLAYED AT 9.00AM ON SATURDAY 19 MAY.

THE FIRST SCOTTISH LADIES AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD AT ST ANDREWS IN 1903. ALEXA GLOVER OF ELIE WON, BEATING MOLLY GRAHAM IN THE FINAL. THE COMPETITORS AT THAT MEETING DECIDED THAT THE SCOTTISH LADIES GOLFING ASSOCIATION SHOULD BE FORMED TO RUN FUTURE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHICH HAVE CONTINUED ANNUALLY APART FROM BREAKS FOR THE WAR YEARS.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN PLAYED AT BARASSIE ONCE BEFORE IN 1985 WHEN LOCAL PLAYER ALISON GEMMILL BEAT DONNA THOMSON FROM PENRITH 2 & 1 IN THE FINAL.

IN THE FIRST ROUND OF MATCH PLAY, THE DEFENDING CHAMPION FACES HEATHER ANDERSON (DOWNFIELD)

THREE AYRSHIRE PLAYERS QUALIFIED IN THE TOP 32, WITH HOST CLUB PLAYER LESLEY WILLIAMSON JUST MISSING OUT IN A THREE WAY PLAY OFF FOR THE LAST TWO PLACES.

IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE MATCHPLAY, RACHAEL McQUEEN (BENTINCK LADIES) FACES ONE OF THE FAVOURITES, KRYSTLE CAITHNESS, AUDREY THOMSON (LOUDOUN) TAKES ON FORMER CHAMPION ELAINE MOFFAT (ST. REGULUS) AND ROS PURDOM (PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS) FACES ALEXANDRA BUSHBY (STRATHMORE).

AYRSHIRE ALSO HAS THREE PLAYERS IN THE COMPETITION FOR THE CLARK ROSEBOWL, PLAYED FOR BY THE PLAYERS RETURNING THE BEST 16 SCORES, OUTWITH THE 32 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIESRS.

LESLEY WILLIAMSON (KILMARNOCK BARASSIE) PLAYS MANDY EASTON (DALMAHOY), MAGGIE RAE (KILMARNOCK BARASSIE) TAKES ON JILL HARRISON (CRUDEN BAY) AND LIZ KEOHONE (LOUDOUN) FACES KAREN MARSHALL (BABERTON)

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Caprington set the early pace

Caprington have got off to a superb start in their bid to qualify from their section in the 2007 Ayrshire Junior Golf League Championship, with back to back wins over their close rivals, Annanhill, in recent weeks.

Following their narrow opening win in their opening fixture of the season, at Annanhill, Caprington completed the double over their rivals in the latest match, with a 5.5 - 0.5 win at home in the return fixture.

With two wins from two, and the only other match in the section so far being drawn, Caprington hold a clear lead in the section at an early stage.

Ayr Belleisle, beaten finalists last season, opened well with a win in the first match in Section D, by 4 - 2 at home to Kilbirnie.

Section matches will be played from May to July, with the section winners progressing to the semi finals in August.

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION - Summer League matches under way

Matches in the qualifying sections of the 2007 Ayrshire Summer League are under way, with opening fixtures in League 1 and League 4 being played recently.

In League 1, Ayr Belleisle got off to a good start with a 4 - 2 win at home to Loudoun.

In League 4, Irvine Ravenspark shared the spoils with their visiotors, New Cumnock, in a 3 - 3 draw in the opening fixture.

Qualifying matches in the four leagues will be played over the summer months, with the league winners progressing to the semi final stages.

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION - Two more through to Champion Of Champions third round

Andy Clark (Carrick Lodge) and Alan Harrington (Largs Routenburn) recently booked their place in the last 16 of the 2007 Ayrshire Champion Of Champions competition, with home wins in their respective second round matches.

Andy Clark was victorios over Martin Riddall (New Cumnock) by 2 & 1 whilst Alan Harrington had a notable but narrow win over Tony Fraser (Saxone), who has a fine record in this event and was the winner in 2002, when he edged through at the 20th hole.

With 6 players through to the last 16 already, there are a number of results expected this week, with the remaining 10 second round ties due for completion by 20th May.

The draw for the third round will be made after completion of round 2.