SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Five more from nine negotiate round 1 as Moultrie books first Ayrshire spot in round 3

The first round matches in the 2013 Scottish Amateur Championship, being played this week at Blairgowrie, were completed on Tuesday with five of the nine Ayrshire players involved going through to round 2.

Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) eased through by 1 hole against David Morrison (Duff House Royal) and now plays Darren Hulston (Dollar) in the second round on Wednesday.

Ayrshire Matchplay Champion Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) also won on the final green, by two holes, against Daniel Kay (Dunbar) and now faces David Mitchell (Leven Thistle) in round 2.

The all Ayrshire clash between Charlie Macneal (Prestwick) and Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting bay) went into overtime before Macneal won through at the 21st hole to set up a second round tie with Matthew Reid (Downfield).

Another final green victor was Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert), a one hole winner against Keith Paterson (Kinross). Telfer now plays Chris Lawton (Falkirk Tryst) in the second round.

In the final first round match, James Bunch (Prestwick) was a 4 & 3 victor over Jamie Pryde (Deeside) and now has a second round match against Ryan Campbell (Falkirk)

The results of Tuesday's first round matches in which Ayrshire players bowed out of the championship were :-

Scott Brown (Turnberry) lost to John Duff (Newmacher) at the 21st
Kenny Mackaskill (Turnberry Staff) lost to Colin Edgar (Renfrewshire) by 1 hole
David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) lost to Callum Hill (Muckhart) by 2 & 1.

Two Ayrshire players were involved in the early second round matches on Tuesday afternoon, with mixed fortunes.

Paul Moultrie

Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon) ousted former champion and host club member Glenn Campbell, edging him out on the final green by 1 hole.

Moultrie now plays Ryan Lumsden (Royal Wimbledon) in the third round on Wednesday

Ewam McKinnon (Corrie) did not fare so well however, going down by 3 & 2 to Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden) in their second round tie.

The remaining second and third round ties are scheduled to be completed on Wednesday.

RICOH WOMENS BRITISH OPEN - Only UK major tees off at St Andrews this week

The Ricoh Womens British Open, the only women's major championship in the UK, tees off this Thursday over The Old Course at St Andrews.



Shona Malcolm, Alex Salmond, Connie Jaffrey & Catriona Matthew
On the first tee at The Old Course, St. Andrews

The top professional golfers from throughout the world will be taking part in the championship which is well worth a visit over the weekend.

The weeks events kicked off on Tuesday morning with the Pro Am event. An Ayrshire interest was in evidence with the new Scottish Girls Champion Connie Jaffrey from Kilwinning, a member of the Troon Ladies club teaming up with LGU Chief Executive Shona Malcolm from Prestwick, former Ricoh Womens Bruitish Open Champion Catriona Matthew and Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond. (Photo courtesy of Clubgolf)

SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Moultrie & McKinnon remain from 8 Ayrshire players on day one

Of the eight Ayrshire players in action on day one of the 2013 Scottish Amateur Championship, at Blairgowrie, on Monday 29th July, only Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon) and Ewan McKinnon (Corrie) made it through to the second round.

Paul Moultrie had a one hole win over Ross Kane (Grangemouth) and now faces former winner, and host club member, Glenn Campbell who ended the hopes of Greg Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) with a 4 & 3 win in the first match of the championship.

Ewan McKinnon won an all Ayrshire clash against Stephen Spiers (Brunston castle) at the first extra hole and now faces Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden) in round 2.

The other first round matches played on Monday involving Ayrshire players were :-

Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) lost to Cameron Nelson (Nairn) by 3 & 2
Louis Murray (Troon Welbeck) lost to Christopher Young (Cardross) by 2 holes
Ciar Porciani (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Stuart McKechnie (Greenburn) by 5 & 3
John Robertson (Western Gailes) lost to Christoper Lamb (Newmacher) by 7 & 5

The remaining nine first round matches involving Ayrshire players are scheduled to be completed on Tuesday.

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES - Irvine move further ahead in title bid

Irvine Golf Club boosted their hopes of winning Division 1 of the Ayrshire Scratch leagues this week with  a 5 - 1 win over Troon Welbeck over the Bogside course.

The win allowed Irvine to open a six point gap at the top of the table, ahead of Kilmarnock Barassie.

Present positions in Division 1 are :-

	Played	For	Against	Points
Irvine	7	26.5	15.5	20
Kilmarnock Barassie	6	19.5	16.5	14
Loudoun	5	18	12	12
Troon Welbeck	6	14	22	10
Irvine Ravenspark	6	15	21	8
West Kilbride	6	15	21	8

 In Division 3, New Cumnock had a 4 - 2 home win over Girvan and a 3 - 3 home draw with league leaders Troon St Meddans, leaving the New Cumnock team trailing just behind St Meddans on the chase for the title.

Present positions in Division 3 are :-

 

	Played	For	Against	Points
Troon St Meddans	5	16.5	13.5	12
New Cumnock	5	13.5	16.5	10
Girvan	4	11.5	12.5	6
Prestwick St Nicholas	3	10	8	6
Kilbirnie Place	3	8.5	9.5	6

 

In Division 4, Ayr Dalmilling shocked league leaders Rowallan Castle with a 4.5 1.5 win ay the Ayr course, and another home win, by 5 - 1, against near neighbours Tam O Shanter boosted Ayr Dalmilling's title hopes, leaving them just two points behind Rowallan Castle, with a game in hand.

Present positions in Division 4 are :-
 

	Played	For	Against	Points
Rowallan Castle	5	19.5	10.5	14
Ayr Dalmilling	4	15.5	8.5	12
Maybole	5	12	18	8
Turnberry	3	12	6	8
Tam O Shanter	5	7	23	2

 

 

PAMELA FEGGANS WINS BY FOUR STROKES IN SWEDEN

                                                 

Ayrshire's Pamela Feggans, pictured below by Cal Carson Golf Agency, won the Ingaro Ladies Open at Ingaro Golf Club, near Stockholm today, Saturday 27 July. It was the Doon Valley player's first win on the Ladies European Tour Access Series.

Feggans won the 4,000 Euros first prize by four strokes with a seven-under-par total of 203 for the 54 holes with rounds of 69, 67 and 67 over the par-70 circuit.

Starting the final day one shot off the lead the Scot bogeyed the third but then got into her stride with birdies at the long fourth and 10th. She dropped another shot at the 11th but then came the surge that carried her clear of the field - three 2s down the home stretch.
She birdied the short 14th, got an eagle 2 at the par-4 15th, dropped her last stroke to par at the long 16th, but then completed a hat-trick of 2s at the short 17th.

Feggans, who lives at Patna, Ayrshire, will be 31 next month. She was joint winner with Pamela Prestswell of an 18-hole event on the Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Open Tour at Carnoustie Burnside earlier this month.

Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) finished joint 17th on 216 with scores of 75, 68 and 73.
Kelsey MacDonald (Robert Rock Academy) from Nairn, the only other Scot to survive the 36-hole cut, finished joint 29th on 221 with ronds of 71, 74 and 76.

INGARO LADIES OPEN
Ingaro Golf Club, nr Stockholm, Sweden

203 - Pamela Feggans (Scotland) 69 67 67
207 - Madelene Sagstrom (Sweden) (amateur) 71 69 67, Antonella Cvitan (Sweden) 67 6 72
209 - Lina Boqvist (Sweden) 78 73 66, Mireia Prat (Spain) 70 70 69.

OTHER SCOTS SCORES
216 - Katy McNicoll 75 68 73 (T17)
221 - Kelsey MacDonald 71 74 76 (T29).

SCOTTISH LADIES' JUNIOR STROKEPLAY - Joint fourth place for Connie Jaffrey at Inverness

Scottish Girls Champion Connie Jaffrey (Troon ladies) finished in joint fourth place at the Scottish Ladies' Junior Strokeplay Championship at Inverness this week.

With the championship shortened to three rounds due to thunder and lightning on one of the championship days, Jaffrey returned a total of 221, two over par, for a share of fourth place with Katie Bradbury (Cottrel Park), seven shots behind the winner Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies)

Leading scores :-

214 - Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 68/74/72
216 - Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 75/67/74, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 67/74/75
221 - Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 74/75/72, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 72/74/75
222 - Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 74/75/73 

Other Ayrshire scores :-

237 - Hazel McGarvie (Troon Ladies) 77/78/82
253 - Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) 79/85/89
280 - Lauren Gilbert (Largs) 92/94/94

SCOTTISH BOYS STROKEPLAY - Top ten finish for Walker at The Roxburghe

Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) finished in the top ten in the weather shortened Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship at The Roxburghe this week.

The championship was reduced to 54 holes from 72 and walker finished in joint 7th place on 214, two under par, leaving him a full 16 shots behind runaway winner Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten).

Stuart Easton (Irvine) also finished well up the field, tied in 12th place on 217, one over par.

Leading scores :-

198 (-18) - Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 66/66/66
207 (-9) - Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 69/70/68, Connor Syme (Dumfries & County) 67/70/70
208 (-8) - Oskar Bergqvist (Sweden) 70/70/68, Jack Floydd (Haywards Heath) 70/72/66
209 (-7) - Callum Hill (Tantallon) 72/70/67
214 (-2) - StefanoMazzoli (Italy) 73/72/69, Calum Fyfe (Cawder) 71/73/70, Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 71/71/72
215 (-1) - Jack Harling (Banchory) 72/68/75
216 (Par) - Jarie Volden (Norway) 72/73/71
217 (+1) - Adam Fisher (Newmacher) 76/72/69, Stuart Easton (Irvine) 75/72/70

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES - Update

Results in three of the five Ayrshire Scratch Leagues were posted this week.

In DIVISION 1, a 3 - 3 draw at West Kilbride saw Irvine go clear at the top of the table ahead of Kilmarnock Barassie and Loudoun.

Present positions in Division 1 are :-

	Played	For	Against	Points
Irvine	6	21.5	14.5	16
Kilmarnock Barassie	6	19.5	16.5	14
Loudoun	5	18	12	12
Troon Welbeck	5	13	17	10
Irvine Ravenspark	6	15	21	8
West Kilbride	6	15	21	8

In DIVISION 2, Prestwick St Cuthbert remain in front but Ballochmyle signalled their challenge with a 6 - 0 home win over Ardeer to take them into second place in the table.

Present positions in Division 2 are :- 

	Played	For	Against	Points
Prestwick St Cuthbert	5	17.5	12.5	16
Ballochmyle	4	18	6	12
Caprington	6	17.5	18.5	12
Ardeer	6	16.5	19.5	12
Ayr Belleisle	4	12	12	8
Largs	5	8.5	21.5	0

In DIVISION 3, Prestwick St Nicholas edged into second place in the table with a crushing  home win, by 5.5 - 0.5, over league leaders Troon St Meddans.

Present positions in Division 3 are :- 

	Played	For	Against	Points
Troon St Meddans	4	13.5	10.5	10
Prestwick St Nicholas	3	10	8	6
Girvan	3	9.5	8.5	6
Kilbirnie Place	3	8.5	9.5	6
New Cumnock	3	6.5	11.5	4