WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - One win and one defeat for Ayrshire in week 3

For the third successive week there was one defeat and one win for Ayrshire teams in the West of Scotland inter county leagues on Sunday the 2nd of October, in fixtures against Renfrewshire.

The Ayrshire A team were at home with the match played at Royal Troon. The match was close throughout, with the visitors from Renfrewshire eventually narrowly winning the match by 4.5 - 3.5

Match details (Ayrshire names first):-

John Shanks (Irvine) lost to Alex Ferguson (Paisley) by 2&1

Steven McEwan (Caprington) beat Paul Dorian (Greenock) by 1 hole

Blair Morton (Royal Troon) beat Chris Conroy (Paisley) by 4&3

George Robertson (Irvine) halved with Derek Anderson (Cochrane Castle)

Craig Telfer (Turnberry) lost to Ryan McKenzie (Erskine) by 2&1

Barry O'Rourke (Loudoun) lost to Andy Cunningham (Ranfurly Castle) by3&2

Scott Brown (Turnberry) beat Jack Crawford (Williamwood) by 3&2

John Haggarty (Loudoun) lost to David Miller (Fereneze) by 2&1

AYRSHIRE  3.5    RENFREWSHIRE    4.5

In the other A team matches played on Sunday the 2nd of October, Lanarkshire beat Glasgow 4.5 - 3.5 at Easter Moffat and Stirlingshire beat Dumbartonshire 6.5 - 1.5 at Kilsyth Lennox.

Present positions in the A league after week three are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
RENFREWSHIRE	3	3	0	0	15.5	8.5	7	12
STIRLINGSHIRE	3	2	0	1	15	9	6	8
AYRSHIRE	3	1	0	2	13	11	2	4
GLASGOW	3	1	0	2	11.5	12.5	-1	4
DUMBARTONSHIRE	3	1	0	2	9	15	-6	4
LANARKSHIRE	3	1	0	2	8	16	-8	4

In the Youths league the Ayrshire team travelled to Erskine and recorded a 5 - 3 victory against their Renfrewshire hosts.

Match details (Renfrewshire names first):-

Alexander Farmer (Kilmacolm) beat Harvey McDonald (Ayr Belleisle) by 4&3

Tom Hepburn (Williamwood) lost to Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) by 2&1

Euan Campbell (Paisley) lost to Aidan Long (Ayr Belleisle) by 7&6

Kenan Ingram (Greenock) lost to Chris Hunter (Ballochmyle) by 3&2

Jamie Sinnamon (Gourock) lost to Scott Numan (Royal Troon) by 5&3

Aidan Wilson (Erskine) beat Jack Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) by 6&4

Ross Anderson (Williamwood) beat Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) by 1 hole

Cameron Lyle (Ranfurly Castle) Lost to Lewis Higgins (Ardeer) by 6&5

RENFREWSHIRE  YOUTHS  3   AYRSHIRE YOUTHS  5 

In the other matches in the Youths League, Dumbartoshire beat Stirlingshire 5-3 at Hayston whilst Glasgow and Lanarkshire fought out a 4-4 draw at Bishopbriggs.

Present positions in the Youths league after week three are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
LANARKSHIRE	3	2	1	0	16.5	7.5	9	10
AYRSHIRE	3	2	0	1	15	9	6	8
DUMBARTONSHIRE	3	2	0	1	13	11	2	8
GLASGOW	3	1	1	1	13	11	2	6
RENFREWSHIRE	3	1	0	2	10	14	-4	4
STIRLINGSHIRE	3	0	0	3	4.5	19.5	-15	0

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Irvine win the Under 16 Knockout Trophy for 2022

Irvine GC beat Troon Welbeck at Prestwick St Cuthbert on Sunday the 2nd of October to win the 2022 Ayrshire Junior Golf League Under 16 Knockout Trophy competition, for a third successive win in the event.

Though Aidan Hay lost the lead tie the other three team members of the irvine team won their ties for a 3 - 1 overall win in the match.

Match details (Troon Welbeck names first):-

J McLaughlan beat Aidan Hay by 5&3

C. McFadzean lost to Liam Moran by 6&5

F Ritchie lost to Orla Moran by 7&5

H. Dunlop lost to Callum Duffy by 2 holes

TROON WELBECK   1   IRVINE   3

 

 

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT - Final placings for 2022

Following the completion of the last counting event for 2022 recently, the Irvine Junior Open, the final placings for the season have been confirmed.

Jack Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) was already confirmed as the 2022 winner prior to the final qualifying event with a total of 625 points, but a first place finish by Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) at Irvine, with a scratch score of 77, and a fourth place finish by Ryan Kennedy (Irvine) with an 81 saw the runners up spot shared by these two players for 2022, on 505 points. 

Final placings in the 2022 Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit were:-

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Sam Crozier takes 2022 Junior Champion of Champions title

Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) is the 2022 Ayrshire Junior Golf league Champion of Champions Trophy winner after he defeated Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) in the final at Prestwick St Cuthbert GC on Saturday the 1st of October.

In a day where the players had to battle some really testing conditions, with wind and heavy rain showers, both players produced some fine golf during the round, with Sam's excellent short game in particular contributing much towards his ultimate victory.

A bogey, a par, and two birdies over the opening four holes saw Sam taking an early three hole lead which he maintained until the eighth hole where a par five was enough for Harvey to reduce the deficit to two holes by the turn.

The opening four holes of the inward half were shared, Sam winning the tenth and twelfth with Harvey winning the eleventh and thirteenth, before reducing his deficit to a single hole when he won the short fourteenth with a par three.  

With the fifteenth being halved in par fours, the players exited the loop and moved to the final three holes with Sam one hole up and a par four at the sixteenth was enough for Sam to win the hole and move to dormie two in the match, before closing out the tie at the seventeenth, a half in par threes giving sam a 2&1 victory and the Champion of Champions title for 2022.

At the conclusion of the match Ayrshire Golf Association President Scott Gilchrist presented the Champion of Champions trophy to the new champion.

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Another weekend of mixed results for Ayrshire in week 2

The Ayrshire teams had another weekend of mixed fortunes in week 2 of the West of Scotland Inter County matches for the A and Youths teams on Sunday the 5th of September against teams from Lanarkshire.

The A team, who lost out on the opening weekend, enjoyed an emphatic victory over their visitors on week 2, winning the match over the Troon Lochgreen course by 6.5 - 1.5

Match details (Ayrshire names first):-

John Shanks (Irvine) beat Dylan Burt (Colville Park) by 2&1

John Haggarty (Loudoun) beat Mark O'Donnell (Hamilton) by 1 hole

Graeme Gimson (Prestwick St Cuthbert) beat Scott McPherson (Bothwell Castle) by 3&2

Adam Sweeney (Prestwick St Cuthbert) halved with Greg Watson (Hamilton)

Craig Telfer (Turnberry) beat Willie Steele (Lanark) by 6&5 

Barry O'Rourke (Loudoun) beat Shaun Philbin (Cambuslang) by 2 holes

Darren Mallinson (Irvine) beat Callum MacLean (Hamilton) by 5&4

Blair Morton (Royal Troon) lost to Callum Connacher (Wishaw) by 1 hole

AYRSHIRE   6.5   LANARKSHIRE   1.5

In the other matches played on the 25th of September, Renfrewshire beat Dumbartonshire 5 - 3 at Ranfurly Castle and Glasgow beat Stirlingshire 4.5 - 3.5 at Cowglen.

The present positions in the A League are

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
RENFREWSHIRE	2	2	0	0	11	5	6	8
AYRSHIRE	2	1	0	1	9.5	6.5	3	4
STIRLINGSHIRE	2	1	0	1	8.5	7.5	1	4
GLASGOW	2	1	0	1	8	8	0	4
DUMBARTONSHIRE	2	1	0	1	7.5	8.5	-1	4
LANARKSHIRE	2	0	0	2	3.5	12.5	-9	0

On Sunday the 2nd of October, week three of the five week series, the Ayrshire A team play host to Renfrewshire at Royal Troon.

The Youths team travelled to Strathaven on Sunday the 25th of September for the corresponding fixture in the Youths League, on the back of a comprehensive win in their opening fixture the previous weekend. 

Due to several regular county players being unavailable as a result of a clash with various club fixtures, several players were given the opportunity to represent their county for the first time, with Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) in particular showing his potential with a comprehensive win in his first appearance for the county side, alongside Lewis Higgins (Ardeer) who also had a winning debut.

Despite some close ties and a fighting display from all the team members, it was Lanarkshire who won the match by 5.5 - 2.5

Match details (Ayrshire names first):-

Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Kieran McVicar (East Kilbride) by 6&4

Scott Newman (Royal Troon) lost to Greg Andrew (East Kilbride) by 1 hole

Rob Yorston (Loudoun) lost to Scott Thomson (Drumpellier) by 5&3

David Blyth (Ballochmyle) halved with David Fair (Hamilton) 

Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) beat Ben Patterson (Bellshill) by 7&5

Adam Cowie (Loudoun) lost to Rudi Brown (East Kilbride) by 5&4

Connor McMillan (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Mitchell Ronald (East Kilbride) by 5&4

Lewis Higgins (Ardeer) beat Luke Robertson (East Kilbride) by 2 holes 

LANARKSHIRE YOUTHS    5.5    AYRSHIRE YOUTHS    2.5

In the other youths matches held on Sunday the 25th of September, Renfrewshire beat Dumbartonshire 6 - 2 at Balmore and Glasgow beat Stirlingshire 7 - 1 at Grangemouth.

Present positions in the Youths league after week 2 are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
LANARKSHIRE	2	2	0	0	12.5	3.5	9	8
AYRSHIRE	2	1	0	1	10	6	4	4
GLASGOW	2	1	0	1	9	7	2	4
DUMBARTONSHIRE	2	1	0	1	8	8	0	4
RENFREWSHIRE	2	1	0	1	7	9	-2	4
STIRLINGSHIRE	2	0	0	2	1.5	14.5	-13	0

On Sunday the 2nd of October the Ayrshire Youths team travel to Erskine to face Renfrewshire youths.