AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Draws made for 2025 competitions

The draws for the various Ayrshire Junior Golf League competitions in 2025 were made at the meeting of the club convenors held on Tuesday the 4th of February.

Nine clubs will take part in the Ayrshire Junior Golf League Championship, with two qualifying sections being played, on a home and away basis, and the winners of each section progressing to the final which will be held in August at Ballochmyle GC.

The draw for the qualifying sections is:-   

2025 AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

SECTION A – East Ayrshire, Prestwick St Nicholas, Irvine, Turnberry, Troon Welbeck

SECTION B – West Kilbride, Prestwick St Cuthbert, Kilmarnock Barassie, Ayr Belleisle

All qualifying section fixtures are scheduled to be completed by 27^th July 2025.

 

Ten clubs will contest the Under 16 Knockout trophy which is played for by teams of four players on a handicap basis, either at home or away as drawn.

The final will be held at Ballochmyle GC in August.

The draw for the opening rounds is:- 

UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY

ROUND 1 (to be played by 11^th May 2025)

Irvine		:		Prestwick St Cuthbert
Turnberry		:		East Ayrshire

 

ROUND 2 (to be played by 1^st June)

West Kilbride		:		Troon Welbeck
Kilmarnock Barassie		:		Turnberry or East Ayrshire
Prestwick St Nicholas		:		Annanhill
Irvine or Prestwick St Cuthbert		:		Ayr Belleisle

Eight clubs will contest the scratch team knockout competition for The Wallace Thornton Trophy, which involved teams of four and is played on a home or away basis as drawn.

The final will be held at Ballochmyle GC in August.

The draw for the opening round is:-

WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY

ROUND 1 (to be played by 1^st June)

Kilmarnock Barassie		:		Troon Welbeck
East Ayrshire		:		Turnberry
Irvine		:		Ayr Belleisle
Prestwick St Nicholas		:		West Kilbride

 

Twelve players will contest the Ayrshire Junior Champion of Champions Trophy competition, which is played on a scratch basis either home or away, as drawn.

The final of this competition is also scheduled to be played at Ballochmyle GC in August

The draw for the opening rounds is:-

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

ROUND 1 (to be played by 11^th May 2025)

Connor Molloy (Annanhill)		:		Euan Forrest (Turnberry)
Zak McCallum (Loudoun)		:		Finlay Watt (West Kilbride)
Scott Newman (AGA Boys S/play)		:		Quintin Dunlop (AGA Boys M/play)
Liam Moran (Irvine)		:		(Kilmarnock Barassie)

 

ROUND 2 (to be played by 1^st June)

Zak McCallum (Loudoun) or Finlay Watt (West Kilbride)		:		Gregor Hay (Ayr Belleisle)
Connor Molloy (Annanhill) or Euan Forrest (Turnberry)		:		Scott Newman (AGA Boys S/play) or Quintin Dunlop (AGA Boys M/play)
(Prestwick St Nicholas)		:		Liam Moran (Irvine) or (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Josh Erskine (Caprington)		:		Orla Moran (AGA Girls S/play)

  

THE AYRSHIRE JUG - Entries for mixed greensomes knockout competition still being taken

Entries for the 2025 Ayrshire Mixed Greensomes Knockout Competition for The Ayrshire Jug are still being taken.

The competition is open to mixed pairings of members of Ayrshire Golf Association member clubs. The pairings do not need to be members of the same club, and there is no restrictions on the number of club members from any club taking part.

Entry is open for the first 64 entries received, on a first come first served basis.

Ties will be played throughout the season, on a home or away basis, depending on position in the draw.

Entry forms should be available through Club Secretaries of member clubs, and can also be downloaded via the link below, or the relevant link on the left of this page.

Entry for the competition is £10 per pairing and entries close on the 28th of Februiary 2025 or when the 64th entry is received, whichever is soonest.

LINK TO AYRSHIRE MIXED GREENSOMES ENTRY FORM  

Entries received to date are:-

AYRSHIRE MIXED GREENSOMES – Ayrshire Jug 

1.      ALASDAIR MALCOLM & CATHERINE MALCOLM (Golf South Ayrshire/Ayr Belleisle Ladies)

2.      IAIN CAMPBELL & SHIRLEY CAMPBELL (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

3.      BILLY & GILLIAN POLLOCK (Skelmorlie)

4.      GORDON & ELIZABETH NEILL (Prestwick St Nicholas)

5.      CAROL MOFFAT & JAMES McGHEE (Caprington/Loudoun)

6.      ALYSSA GILLIES & ANDREW ORR (Ballochmyle/Loudoun)

7.      SCOTT SINGLETON & SHIRLEY ANNE STEVENS (Irvine Ravenspark/Irvine)

8.      ALISON MALCOLM & ANDREW GORDON (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Ayr Belleisle)

9.      GRAHAM HUTTON & ALYSON HUTTON (Skelmorlie)

10.  STUART DUNLOP & SANDRA DUNLOP (Kilmarnock Barassie)

11.  ALISTAIR BELFORD & JANE BELFORD (Prestwick St Nicholas)

12.  JEAN PHILLIPS & THOMAS WOODS (Ballochmyle)

13.  BRIAN FISHER & JEAN CAPES (Largs)

14.  IRENE HODGE 7 DAVID HODGE (Largs)

15.  CAROL-ANNE LENNON & KENNY CONWAY (North Beach)

16.  GEORGE MEIKLE & GRACE MEIKLE (Kilmarnock Barassie)

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION EXTENDED COMPETITIONS - four days until entries close for 2025 events

There are four days remaining for entries to be submitted for the Ayrshire Golf Association extended competitions in 2025.

Closing dates for eight of the competitions, which will be played throughout the season, is Sunday the 9th of February

The entries for the relevant competitions received to date are:-

MENS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY

 

STEVEN STAMPER (Turnberry)

RYAN MORRISON (Ayr Seafield)

GAVIN CHESNEY (AGA Strokeplay Champion)

HARVEY BROADFOOT (AGA Matchplay Champion)

JOHN R. ANDERSON (Skelmorlie)

STEPHEN MURRAY (Troon Portland)

ANDREW McCONNELL (Annanhill)

BRIAN McGARRITY (Drongan)

BOB PATERSON (Moorpark)

ALASDAIR BERRY (Irvine Ravenspark)

PAUL CONNOR (Beith)

SCOTT CHESNEY (Kilbirnie Place)

SCOTT BELL (West Kilbride)

JAMIE HAY (Ayr Belleisle)

PATRICK SMILEY (Prestwick St Nicholas)

SAM FINDLATER (Braehead)

IAIN GIRVAN (Muirkirk)

STEWART RUSSELL (Royal Troon)

JOHN HARGREAVES (Auchenharvie 88)

CRAIG HAMILTON (Ballochmyle)

AIDAN LONG (Holder)

BRIAN MURRAY (Redburn)

FRASER INNES (Largs)

JOHNNY ANDERSON (North Beach)

ASTON KERR (Ayr Carrick)

ANDREW ERRINGTON (Prestwick Centre)

ALEXANDER WALKER (Kilmarnock Barassie)

ANDY ARMOUR (Malletsheugh)

KEVIN THOMAS (Troon St. Meddans)

ANDREW GIBSON (Caprington)

STEVEN CLARK (Tam O Shanter)

LEWIS HIGGINS (Ardeer)

ANDREW DUNCAN (Rowallan Castle)

 

 

WOMAN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY

 

ORLA MORAN (Irvine)

2.      AVA GRAHAM (West Kilbride)

3.      JOY YOUNG (Ballochmyle)

4.      KELLY McNEE (Loudoun)

5.      AUDREY THOMPSON (Ayrshire Womens Matchplay)

6.      ELAINE THOM (Troon Bentinck Ladies)

AYRSHIRE MEN’S FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1.      AYR SEAFIELD (Gavin Neil & Neil Robertson)

2.      SKELMORLIE (Graham Todd & Graham Anderson)

3.      TROON PORTLAND (Gary Gorman & Michael Henderson)

4.      ANNANHILL (Gordon Hope & Andrew Warnock)

5.      DRONGAN (Andrew McCutcheon & Colin Pettigrew)

6.      MOORPARK (Tom Armstrong & David Munn)

7.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK (Andrew McGill & Colin McKinnon)

8.      BEITH (Paul Kytzia & Joe McSorley)

9.      KILBIRNIE PLACE (James Logan & Kevin Howie)

10.  WEST KILBRIDE (Hugh Welsh & David Murray)

11.   AYR BELLEISLE (Chris Rimmer & Gordon McAndrew)

12.  PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS (John Stobie & Steven Holdsworth)

13.  BRAEHEAD (Gavin Stuart & J P McLaughlin)

14.  GIRVAN (Douglas Hamilton & James Fyfe)

15.  MUIRKIRK (Alex Patrick & Stephen Bradford)

16.  ROYAL TROON (Finlay Graham & Renny Sloan)

17.  ABBOTSFORD (Alan Pole & Stuart Pole)

18.  ALTON (Thomas Freer & Andrew Thomson)

19.  AUCHENHARVIE 88 (Stephen Hay & Brian Robertson)

20.  THE CHASE (Alan Smeeton & Stephen Hannah)

21.  BALLOCHMYLE (Ian Kelly & Fraser Maxwell)

22.  GLACIER (Ian Lochhead & Derek Kealey)

23.  LARGS (Cameron Aitken & John Aitken)

24.  REDBURN (John Paton & Andrew Britton)

25.  TROON ST MEDDANS (Alister Dick & David Hunter)

26.  NORTH BEACH (Graeme Davidson & Derek Steele)

27.  AYR CARRICK (Aston Kerr & Joe Zonfrillo)

28.  PRESTWICK CENTRE (Paul Wharton & Nigel Robinson)

29.  KILMARNOCK BARASSIE (Scott Baird & George Rodgers)

30.  MALLETSHEUGH (John Cairney & George Reilly)

31.  CAPRINGTON (Andrew Gibson & Ross Coubrough)

32.  TAM O SHANTER (Stewart Wright & David Gemmell)

33.  ROWALLAN CASTLE (Ian Rodger & Luke Morrison)

 

 

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES

 

1.      TURNBERRY

2.      TROON PORTLAND

3.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

4.      WEST KILBRIDE

5.      AYR BELLEISLE

6.      PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

7.      GIRVAN

8.      ROYAL TROON

9.      ANNANHILL

10.  BALLOCHMYLE

11.  LARGS

12.  REDBURN

13.  TROON ST MEDDANS

14.  KILMARNOCK BARASSIE

15.  CAPRINGTON

16.  ARDEER

17.  ROWALLAN CASTLE

 

 

 

GARY BRYDEN MEMORIAL SALVER

Scratch club team knockout

 

1.      TURNBERRY

2.      SKELMORLIE

3.      TROON PORTLAND

4.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

5.      KILBIRNIE PLACE

6.      WEST KILBRIDE

7.      AYR BELLEISLE

8.      PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

9.      GIRVAN

10.  ROYAL TROON

11.  BALLOCHMYLE

12.  LARGS

13.  REDBURN

14.  TROON ST MEDDANS

15.  KILMARNOCK BARASSIE

16.  CAPRINGTON

17.  ARDEER

18.  ROWALLAN CASTLE

 

 

 

AYRSHIRE MEN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1.      AYR SEAFIELD

2.      TROON PORTLAND

3.      ANNANHILL

4.      MOORPARK

5.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

6.      KILBIRNIE PLACE

7.      WEST KILBRIDE

8.      AYR BELLEISLE

9.      PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

10.  ROYAL TROON

11.  ALTON

12.  BEITH

13.  AUCHENHARVIE 88

14.  BALLOCHMYLE

15.  LARGS

16.  REDBURN

17.  TROON ST MEDDANS

18.  NORTH BEACH

19.  KILMARNOCK BARASSIE

20.  CAPRINGTON

21.  TAM O SHANTER

22.  ARDEER

23.  ROWALLAN CASTLE

 

 

 

AYRSHIRE WOMAN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1.      BALLOCHMYLE

2.      LARGS

3.      KILMARNOCK BARASSIE

4.      CAPRINGTON

5.      LOUDOUN

 

 

 

PRESIDENT’S PUTTER 

Men’s Handicap club team knockout

 

1.      AYR SEAFIELD

2.      SKELMORLIE

3.      TROON PORTLAND

4.      ANNANHILL

5.      DRONGAN

6.      MOORPARK

7.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

8.      KILBIRNIE PLACE

9.      WEST KILBRIDE

10.  AYR BELLEISLE

11.  PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

12.  BRAEHEAD

13.  ABBOTSFORD

14.  ROYAL TROON

15.  ALTON

16.  AUCHENHARVIE 88

17.  BALLOCHMYLE

18.  THE CHASE

19.  BEITH

20.  LARGS

21.  REDBURN

22.  TROON ST MEDDANS

23.  NORTH BEACH

24.  KILMARNOCK BARASSIE

25.  CAPRINGTON

26.  TAM O SHANTER

27.  ARDEER

28.  ROWALLAN CASTLE

 

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION EXTENDED COMPETITIONS 2025 - Entry update

Entries are still being taken for the various Ayrshire Golf Association extended competitions which will be played throughout the 2025 season and will culminate at the end of August at Finals Day.

Entries close in mid February for the extended competitions.

The various entry forms were emailed to clubs several weeks ago. Should any Club Secretary need further copies of the entry forms for these events, they should contact the Area Secretary by email at ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com

The entries received to date, 28th of January 2025, for the various competitions are:- 

MENS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY

1. STEVEN STAMPER (Turnberry)

2. RYAN MORRISON (Ayr Seafield)

3. GAVIN CHESNEY (AGA Strokeplay Champion)

4. HARVEY BROADFOOT (AGA Matchplay Champion)

5. JOHN R. ANDERSON (Skelmorlie)

6. STEPHEN MURRAY (Troon Portland)

7. ANDREW McCONNELL (Annanhill)

8. BRIAN McGARRITY (Drongan)

9. BOB PATERSON (Moorpark)

10. ALASDAIR BERRY (Irvine Ravenspark)

11. PAUL CONNOR (Beith)

12. SCOTT CHESNEY (Kilbirnie Place)

13. SCOTT BELL (West Kilbride)

14. JAMIE HAY (Ayr Belleisle)

15. PATRICK SMILEY (Prestwick St Nicholas)

16. SAM FINDLATER (Braehead)

17. IAIN GIRVAN (Muirkirk)

18. STEWART RUSSELL (Royal Troon)

19. JOHN HARGREAVES (Auchenharvie 88)

20. CRAIG HAMILTON (Ballochmyle)

21. AIDAN LONG (Holder)

WOMAN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY 

1. ORLA MORAN (Irvine)

2. AVA GRAHAM (West Kilbride)

3. JOY YOUNG (Ballochmyle)

AYRSHIRE MEN’S FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

1. AYR SEAFIELD (Gavin Neil & Neil Robertson)

2. SKELMORLIE (Graham Todd & Graham Anderson)

3. TROON PORTLAND (Gary Gorman & Michael Henderson)

4. ANNANHILL (Gordon Hope & Andrew Warnock)

5. DRONGAN (Andrew McCutcheon & Colin Pettigrew)

6. MOORPARK (Tom Armstrong & David Munn)

7. IRVINE RAVENSPARK (Andrew McGill & Colin McKinnon)

8. BEITH (Paul Kytzia & Joe McSorley)

9. KILBIRNIE PLACE (James Logan & Kevin Howie)

10. WEST KILBRIDE (Hugh Welsh & David Murray)

11. AYR BELLEISLE (Chris Rimmer & Gordon McAndrew)

12. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS (John Stobie & Steven Holdsworth)

13. BRAEHEAD (Gavin Stuart & J P McLaughlin)

14. GIRVAN (Douglas Hamilton & James Fyfe)

15. MUIRKIRK (Alex Patrick & Stephen Bradford)

16. ROYAL TROON (Finlay Graham & Renny Sloan)

17. ABBOTSFORD (Alan Pole & Stuart Pole)

18. ALTON (Thomas Freer & Andrew Thomson)

19. AUCHENHARVIE 88 (Stephen Hay & Brian Robertson)

20. THE CHASE (Alan Smeeton & Stephen Hannah)

21. BALLOCHMYLE (Ian Kelly & Fraser Maxwell)

22. GLACIER (Ian Lochhead & Derek Kealey)

AYRSHIRE MIXED GREENSOMES – Ayrshire Jug

1. ALASDAIR MALCOLM & CATHERINE MALCOLM (Golf South Ayrshire/Belleisle Ladies)

2. IAIN CAMPBELL & SHIRLEY CAMPBELL (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

3. BILLY & GILLIAN POLLOCK (Skelmorlie)

4. GORDON & ELIZABETH NEILL (Prestwick St Nicholas)

5. CAROL MOFFAT & JAMES McGHEE (Caprington/Loudoun)

6. ALYSSA GILLIES & ANDREW ORR (Ballochmyle/Loudoun)

7. SCOTT SINGLETON & SHIRLEY ANNE STEVENS (Irvine Ravenspark/Irvine)

8. ALISON MALCOLM & ANDREW GORDON (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Ayr Belleisle)

9. GRAHAM HUTTON & ALYSON HUTTON (Skelmorlie)

10. STUART DUNLOP & SANDRA DUNLOP (Kilmarnock Barassie)

11. ALISTAIR BELFORD & JANE BELFORD (Prestwick St Nicholas)

12. JEAN PHILLIPS & THOMAS WOODS (Ballochmyle)

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES 

1. TURNBERRY

2. TROON PORTLAND

3. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

4. WEST KILBRIDE

5. AYR BELLEISLE

6. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

7. GIRVAN

8. ROYAL TROON

9. ANNANHILL

10. BALLOCHMYLE

GARY BRYDEN MEMORIAL SALVER – Scratch Club Team Knockout

1. TURNBERRY

2. SKELMORLIE

3. TROON PORTLAND

4. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

5. KILBIRNIE PLACE

6. WEST KILBRIDE

7. AYR BELLEISLE

8. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

9. GIRVAN

10. ROYAL TROON

11. BALLOCHMYLE

AYRSHIRE MEN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

1. AYR SEAFIELD

2. TROON PORTLAND

3. ANNANHILL

4. MOORPARK

5. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

6. KILBIRNIE PLACE

7. WEST KILBRIDE

8. AYR BELLEISLE

9. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

10. ROYAL TROON

11. ALTON

12. BEITH

13. AUCHENHARVIE 88

14. BALLOCHMYLE

AYRSHIRE WOMAN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

1. BALLOCHMYLE

PRESIDENT’S PUTTER – Men’s Handicap Club Team Knockout

1. AYR SEAFIELD

2. SKELMORLIE

3. TROON PORTLAND

4. ANNANHILL

5. DRONGAN

6. MOORPARK

7. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

8. KILBIRNIE PLACE

9. WEST KILBRIDE

10. AYR BELLEISLE

11. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

12. BRAEHEAD

13. ABBOTSFORD

14. ROYAL TROON

15. ALTON

16. AUCHENHARVIE 88

17. BALLOCHMYLE

18. THE CHASE

19. BEITH

SCOTTISH GOLF AGM - Meeting moved to weekday afternoon in 2025

The Scottish Golf Annual General Meeting in 2025 has been moved from a weekend spot in the calendar to a weekday afternoon, and will be held this year on Friday the 14th of March at 1.30 p.m. in central Glasgow, at the Grand Central Hotel, venue for the Scottish Golf Awards function later that evening.

The email below was issued today via the Scottish Golf  'Golf Club Communications' forum.

Prior to this notification The Ayrshire Golf Association and other Area Associations had written to Scottish Golf  to express disappointment that the AGM had been moved from the usual weekend spot, which is likely to compromise the attendance of many of the volunteers who represent Areas, Counties, and Club, due to their employment commitments during the accepted working week.

The Association also expressed concern as to whether it was reasonable to expect AGM attendees, who may also be attedning the awards night, to wait 3 hours 45 minutes between the two events. The only concession in that regard is that the The AGM has now been moved back by 90 minutes from the original start time intimated of 12 Noon.

The association considers the reasoning in the communication for changing the AGM arrangements from a weekend to a weekday to be flawed, however it appears that the approaches made by Area Associons, and perhaps others, to date have had no influence and the decision has been taken to proceed with the AGM on a weekday as intimated in the notice.

Clubs can be assured that The Ayrshire Golf Association will be represented at the Scvottish Golf AGM to represent our member clubs and as usual The Association is happy to act as a proxy for any club who wishes The Association to cast a vote on their behalf.

Arrangements for proxy voting should be circulated along with rtelevant AGM papers by Scottish Golf in due course.