AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION EXTENDED COMPETITIONS - One week to go until entries for 2026 events close

With just a week remaining for clubs to enter eight of the Ayrshire Golf Association extended competitions, entries are building up in each of the events.

The Ayrshire Men's Champion of Champions, Ayrshire Women's Champion of Champions, Ayrshire Scratch Leagues, Ayrshire Men's Handicap League, Ayrshire Women's Handicap League, Gary Bryden Memorial Salver and Presidents Putter competition entries close on the 16th of February for the forthcoming season.

Entry forms were emailed to Club Secretaries on the 13th of January 2026. If any Club Secretary has not received the forms, or requires further copies, they should contact the Area Secretary by email at ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com 

Entries received to date, 9th February, are:-

MENS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY 

1.      JOHN R. ANDERSON (Skelmorlie)

2.      STEVEN STAMPER (Turnberry)

3.      STUART GEDDES (West Kilbride)

4.      ROBERT JOLLY (New Cumnock)

5.      NEIL CLAPPERTON (Ballochmyle)

6.      RYAN MORRISON (Ayr Seafield)

7.      JAMIE HAY (Ayr Belleisle)

8.      GEORGE PATON (Troon Merchants)

9.      DAVID CURRIE (Royal Troon)

10.  LEWIS HIGGINS (Ardeer)

11.  ALASDAIR BERRY (Irvine Ravenspark)

12.  IAIN MACFARLANE (Prestwick St Nicholas)

13.  JAMES McINTYRE (Redburn)

14.  LEE WALKER (Braehead)

15.  LEE KIRKLAND (Muirkirk)

16.  CONNOR MUNRO (Golf South Ayrshire)

17.  STEVEN CLARK (Tam O Shanter)

18.  BRIAN McGARRITY (Drongan)

19.  DARREN YOUNG (Crosshouse)

20.  GREG NICHOL (Kilmarnock Barassie)

21.  SCOTT BROWN (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

22.  KEVIN THOMAS (Troon St Meddans)

23.  MICHEAL MACCALLUM (North Beach)

24.  MICHAEL TULLOCH (Alton)

25.  KEVIN McGOWAN (Prestwick Centre)

26.  FRASER McCALL (Troon Portland)

  

WOMAN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY 

1.      GILLIAN POLLOCK (Skelmorlie)

2.      JOY YOUNG (Ballochmyle)

3.      DEBBIE WATT (Ayrshire Matchplay Champion)

4.      ORLA MORAN (Irvine)

5.      KEMA GENDA (Troon Bentinck Ladies)

6.      CATHERINE MALCOLM (Ayr Belleisle Ladies)

7.      KELLY McNEE (Ayrshire Strokeplay Champ.)

8.      SANDI ROGERSON (Kilmarnock Barassie) 

 

AYRSHIRE MEN’S FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 

1.      SKELMORLIE (Ian Cameron & Gary Munro)

2.      WEST KILBRIDE (Kenny Marshall & John Champion)

3.      NEW CUMNOCK (Joe Jolly & Alex Dunsmuir)

4.      AYR SEAFIELD (Graham Longair & James Harker)

5.      BALLOCHMYLE (Ian Hunter & John McPike Jr.)

6.      TROON MERCHANTS (Alan Rae & Paul Storrie)

7.      AYR BELLEISLE (Don Campbell & Alan Stewart)

8.      ROYAL TROON (Iain Findlay & Bruce Hogan)

9.      ARDEER (Ewan Sloan & Graham Iley)

10.  IRVINE RAVENSPARK (Jack McNeil & Alexander Gemmell)

11.  REDBURN (Hamish Gaffney & Jim Hunter)

12.  BRAEHEAD (Gavin Stuart & J P McLaughlin)

13.  PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS (Alex Shaw & Andy Millar)

14.  GOLF SOUTH AYRSHIRE (Leigh Gray & Andrew Coley)

15.  TAM O SHANTER (John Frame & Jim McCorkell)

16.  DRONGAN (Daniel Carroll & Stuart Wightman)

17.  CROSSHOUSE (Graham Ross & Jeff Reid)

18.  MOORPARK (Arthur Bruce & Paul Payne)

19.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE) (Cameron Hill & Fraser Robertson)

20.  STEWARTON (William Smith & Billy Smith)

21.  TROON ST MEDDANS (Allan Clark & Kyle Finnie)

22.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT (Pieter Slooves & Jim Logan)

23.  NORTH BEACH (Lee Dixon & Calvin Anderson)

24.  PRESTWICK CENTRE (Gareth Dowse & Mark Haldane)

25.  TROON PORTLAND (Vince Gilligan & Peter Clark)

   

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES 

1.      TURNBERRY

2.      WEST KILBRIDE

3.      BALLOCHMYLE

4.      AYR BELLEISLE

5.      ROYAL TROON

6.      ARDEER

7.      REDBURN

8.      PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

9.      GOLF SOUTH AYRSHIRE

10.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE)

11.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT

12.  TROON ST MEDDANS

13.  TROON PORTLAND

  

GARY BRYDEN MEMORIAL SALVER – Scratch club team knockout 

1.      SKELMORLIE

2.      TURNBERRY

3.      WEST KILBRIDE

4.      BALLOCHMYLE

5.      AYR BELLEISLE

6.      ROYAL TROON

7.      ARDEER

8.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

9.      PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

10.  REDBURN

11.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE)

12.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT

13.  TROON ST MEDDANS

14.  TROON PORTLAND

 

 

AYRSHIRE MEN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 

1.      WEST KILBRIDE

2.      BALLOCHMYLE

3.      AYR SEAFIELD

4.      AYR BELLEISLE

5.      ARDEER

6.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

7.      PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

8.      REDBURN

9.      GOLF SOUTH AYRSHIRE

10.  TAM O SHANTER

11.  ROYAL TROON

12.  CROSSHOUSE

13.  MOORPARK

14.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE)

15.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT

16.  DRONGAN

17.  TROON ST MEDDANS

18.  NORTH BEACH

19.  ALTON

20.  TROON PORTLAND 

 

 

AYRSHIRE WOMAN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 

1.      BALLOCHMYLE

2.      CAPRINGTON

3.      AYR BELLEISLE LADIES

4.      KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE) 

 

 

PRESIDENT’S PUTTER – Men’s Handicap club team knockout 

1.      SKELMORLIE

2.      WEST KILBRIDE

3.      AYR SEAFIELD

4.      BALLOCHMYLE

5.      AYR BELLEISLE

6.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

7.      PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

8.      ARDEER

9.      REDBURN

10.  BRAEHEAD

11.  GOLF SOUTH AYRSHIRE

12.  TAM O SHANTER

13.  ROYAL TROON

14.  DRONGAN

15.  MOORPARK

16.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE)

17.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT

18.  TROON ST MEDDANS

19.  NORTH BEACH

20.  ALTON

21.  TROON PORTLAND

 

 

THE AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Draws made for 2026 competitions.

At the Ayrshire Junior Golf league meeting held on Tuesday the third of February, the draws were made for the 2026 Ayrshire Junior Golf League competitions.

Ten teams will contest the Ayrshire Junior Golf league Championship, with ballochmyle entering a club team in 2026 and Annanhill, Loudoun and Caprington teaming up to form the East Ayrshire team.

Two league sections will operate again this year, with teams playing home and away throughout the summer, with all fixtures due to be completed by the 26th of July.

The two section winners will contest the championship fial at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 23rd of August.

The draw for the two qualifying sections was :-

SECTION A – Turnberry, Troon Welbeck, Prestwick St Nicholas, Irvine, Ayr Belleisle.

SECTION B – Kilmarnock Barassie, Ballochmyle, East Ayrshire, West Kilbride, Prestwick St Cuthbert.

Twelve teams will contest THE UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY competition, with the draws ofr the opening two rounds being mate at the recent meeting.

The competition schedule is:-

Round 1 (To be played by 10th May)

Troon Welbeck vs Ballochmyle

Ayr Belleisle Vs Prestwick St Nicholas

West Kilbride Vs Turnberry

Kilmarnock Barassie Vs Prestwick St Cuthbert

Round 2 (to be played by 26th June)

Troon Welbeck or Ballochmyle Vs Louodun

West Kilbride or Turnberry Vs Caprington

Kilmarnock Barassie or Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs. Irvine

Ayr Belleisle or Prestwick St Nicholas Vs. Annanhill

The semi finals draw will be made in early July, to be completed by the 26th July, with the final scheduled to be hald at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 9th of August.

Ten teams will contest the 2026 scratch team knockout competition for THE WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY, with the draws for the opening two rounds being made at the recent meeting.

The competition schedule is:-

Round 1 (To be played by 10th May)

Ayr Belleisle vs. Turnberry

Kilmarnock Barassie Vs Irvine

Round 2 (To be completed by the 26th of June)

West Kilbride Vs. Ballochmyle

Ayr Belleisle or Turnberry Vs. Prestwick St Nicholas

Kilmarnock Barassie or irvine Vs. East Ayrshire

Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs. Troon Welbeck

The semi final draw will also be made in early July, and will be due to be completed by the 26th of July, while the final is scheduled to take place at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 9th of August.

Fifteen players, including club champions and county champions from 2025, will contest the AYRSHIRE JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY competition in 2026 with the draw for the first two rounds also having been made at the recent meeting.

The competition schedule is:-

Round 1 (to be completed by the 10th of May)

(Prestwick St Cuthbert) Vs. (Ballochmyle)

(Ayr Belleisle) Vs. (Prestwick St Nicholas)

Orla Moran (Ayrshire Girls Strokeplay Champion) Vs. (West Kibride)

(Loudoun) Vs. (Irvine)

(Caprington) Vs. ((Kilmarnock Barassie)

(Troon Welbeck) Vs. (Annanhill)

Findlay Andrew (Ayrhsire Boys Strokeplay Champ.) Vs. Jake Hendry (Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champ.)

Round 2 (To be played by 26th June)

(Prestwick St Cuthbert) or (Ballochmyle) vs (Ayr Belleisle) or (Prestwick St Nicholas)

Orla Moran (Ayrshire Girls Champ.) or (West Kilbride) Vs. (Caprington) or (Kilmanrock Barassie)

(Troon Welbeck) or (Annanhill) Vs. (Turnberry)

Findlay Andrew (Ayrshire Boys Strokeplay Champ) or Jake Hendry (Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champ) Vs. Louodun or Irvine.

The semi final draw will be made in ealry July, with ties due to be completed by the 26th of July, while the final is scheduled to take place at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 23rd of August.

 

BEITH GOLF CLUB - History made as Eleanor Lamont elected Club Captain

At the Annual General Meeting of Beith Golf Club on Sunday the 25th of January 2026 Eleanor Lamont was elected Club Captain, marking a historic occasion in the history of the club.

Founded in 1896, the election of Eleanor marked the first occasion that a woman had been elected to the position of Club Captain in the 130 year hisrtory of the club.

All at the Ayrshire Golf Association wish Captain Lamont an enjoyable and succesful tenure in her new post.

  

HILLHOUSE - Local organisation chosen as Ayrshire Golf Association partner charity

Local Ayrshire organisation Hillhouse have been chosen by President Barry O'Rourke as the Ayrshire Golf Association's partner charity for the 2026 - 2027 period of his presidency of The Association.

The charity, based in Kilmarnock, was established in 1975 and works to support individuals and families experiencing financial hardship, offering practical support by supplying good quality second hand children’s clothing, footwear and equipment, free of charge, to individuals and families living in Ayrshire. 

The charity vision is to help alleviate hardship faced by individuals and families and make a positive difference in their lives.

During the golfing season  there will be opportunities at Ayrshire Golf Association events to donate cash and  raise funds to support the charity, for the benefit of the local community in Ayrshire.

AYRSHIRE UNDER 18 ELITE SQUAD - Pre season coaching sessions get under way

The pre season coaching sessions for the boys and girls in the Ayrshire Under 18 elite squad got under way on Sunday the 18th of February with the first of two gym/fitness sessions with Coach Milligan at BaseLine Gym, Drybridge.

A good turnout of 17 squad members attended the first session on Sunday.

A further gym session is scheduled followed by several weeks of on course work at Prestwick GC with county coaches David Fleming and Richard Gordon.

In addition some golf specific sessions at the Mind Body Golf studion in Troon are planned before the start of the season, to give the squad members a good grounding for the 2026 schedule.

Work will also begin soon to identify players for inclusion in the Ayrshire development squad, with coaching sessions under the direction of coaching professionals Allan Todd and Lee Hughes to follow.

Well done to all those who attended the opening session.

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

Entries are now being taken for the 2026 Ayrshire mixed greensomes knockout competition for The Ayrshire Jug.

The Ayrshire Jug competition is is a handicap knockout event played throughout the season, and entry will be limited to the first 64 entries received. The handicap index limit for individual players is 36.0

Both team members must be members of clubs affiliated to The Ayrshire Golf Association, but do not need to be members of the same club. 

Any pairings wishing to enter this event can do so by downloading the entry form from the link below.

The link is also available on the left of this page under the 'entry forms' headings, and copies of the entry forms should also be available through member clubs.

The provision on the entry form of both contact e-mail addresses and phone numbers is important, to allow information to be forwarded direct to the participants.

Entries must be in the hands of The Association Secretary by the 28th of February 2026. Entries will be accepted on a first come first served basis up to the maximum entry of 64 pairings, or until the closing date, whichever is earliest.

AYRSHIRE JUG (mixed greensomes knockout) COMPETITION ENTRY FORM LINK

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION EXTENDED COMPETITIONS 2026 - Entry forms sent to club secretaries

Entry forms for nine Ayrshire Golf Association extended competitions have been emailed to member club secretaries on the 13th of January.

The entry forms sent are :-

1 – Men’s Champion of Champions Trophy 

2 – Women’s Champion of Champions Trophy 

3 - Ayrshire Men’s Fourball Championship

4 - Gary Bryden Memorial Salver - club scratch team knockout

5 - President's Putter - club handicap team knockout 

6 - Scratch Leagues 

7 – Men’s Handicap League Championship

8 – Women’s Handicap League Championship

9 – The Ayrshire Jug - Mixed Greensomes Knockout 

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS THE 16th of February 2026.  

The only exception is the Ayrshire Jug mixed greensomes which closes on the 28th of February, unless the maximum entry of 64 pairs is reached before that date, with entries accepted on a first come first served basis for this competition

Any club secretary not in receipt of the enrtry forms should contact the Area Secretary by email at

 ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER - Tickets now available for February event

Tickets are now available for the 2026 Ayrshire Golf Association Annual Dinner & Presentation of Trophies, which takes place on Friday the 27th of February at the Carlton Hotel, Ayr Road, Prestwick.

The event will honour the winners of the Ayrshire Golf Association competitions which took m place in 2025. 

Guest speaker for the evening is former sprint champion, footballer, and reknowned after dinner speaker George McNeill.

Tickets are priced at £30 each and can be booked through member clubs or by emailing the Area Secretary at 

ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com

and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION

 

 

ANNUAL DINNER

&

PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES

At

THE CARLTON HOTEL, AYR ROAD, PRESTWICK

 

FRIDAY 27^th FEBRUARY 2026

6.30 P.M. FOR 7.00 P.M.

 

SPEAKER

 

Former Sprint Champion

GEORGE McNEILL

 

TICKETS PRICED AT

£30.00 EACH

ARE AVAILABLE FROM

THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION SECRETARY

 

ALASDAIR J. MALCOLM

17 AUCHINCRUIVE AVENUE

PRESTWICK

KA9 2DT

Tel. 01292 477657

Email – ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com

 

Cheques payable to ‘The Ayrshire Golf Association”

BACS payments can also be made – contact the AGA Secretary for details

Posters for the event have been emailed to all member club secretaries on the 12th of January. Should any secretary not receive the relevant email they should contact the Area Secretary 

 

AYRSHIRE CANCER SUPPORT - Cheque presented to partner charity

Ayrshire Golf Association outgoing President Andrew Gilligan recently handed over a cheque to his chosen partner charity during his two year tenure representing the donations raised during Ayrshire Golf Association events in 2025.

The cheque was handed over to fellow Ayrshire Golf Association executive member and Ayrshire Cancer Support volunteer and ambassador Liz Keohone representing the charity.

The latest donation took the total donated over the two year period of Andrew's presidency to £8,635.35.

Andrew demitted office at the recent Ayrshire Golf Association AGM, and a new, local, partner charity for the two year tenure of current President Barry O'Rourke's tenure has been identified and will be announced soon.

The Association would like to thank all those who made donations during the season at events and also The Association's main sponsors, lomond Property for their support in raising funds along with The Association for Ayrshire cancer Support during 2025. 

BELLEISLE PARK DEVELOPMENT PLANS - South Ayrshire Council inviting feedback on three development options

Have your say on the new design options for Ayr Belleisle Golf Course.

South Ayrshire Council Sport, Leisure, & Golf Service are inviting public feedback on three proposed developent options at Belleisle Park following on from last year’s engagement sessions and feedback received, with three new design options available for feedback.

The options include the original proposal tabled last year with enhanced practice facilities, a GolfPod & Revised Course Masterplan option, and a GolfPod with Revised Course Masterplan & Off-Course Facility Improvements option.

You can have your say from date Wednesday 5 November until the survey closes on Thursday the 4th of November

Designs will also be available to view in person anytime at Belleisle Park Clubhouse from Wednesday 5 November until Thursday 4 December.

There are links below with more detail on the development options and also a link to the survey for submitting feedback

LINK TO BELLEISLE PARK DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS

LINK TO BELLEISLE SURVEY

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - 2025 winner honoured at Ballochmyle

The 2025 Ayrshire junior competition winners were honoured for their successes at the annual dinner of The Ayrshire Junior Golf League which was held at Ballochmyle Golf Club on Monday the 3rd of November.

In the presence of a capacity audience, who enjoyed an excellent meal before the presentation of prizes, the succesful teams and individuals were presented with their trophies for their efforts during the season.

The evening was chaired by Ayrshire Junior Golf League Chairman, and current Captain of Ballochmyle Golf Club, Billy Stewart, who also presented the prizes to the succesful golfers.

McRobert Thistle Trophy
Findlay Andrew

The presentations began with the Macrobert Thistle Junior Golfer of the Year trophies. The boys' winner for 2025 was Findlay Andrew (Turnberry GC) who enjoyed many successes  in junior opens in Ayrshire in 2025, while also winning the Ayrshire Boys' Championship and the Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit, and being an integral part of the succesful Turnberry junior team throughout the summer.

McRobert Thistle Trophy
Orla Moran

The girls' winner for 2025 was Orla Moran (Irvine GC) who retained the trophy which she won in 2024
after another excellent aseason which saw her have notable performances at national level in the Girls' and Women's championships as well as winning the Ayrshire Women's Champion of Champions Trophy, retaining the Ayrshire Girls' Strokeplay title and the Prestwick St Cuthbert Ladies' Club Champuionship title, amongst other achievements.

The other prizewinners honoured at the annual dinner were:-

Matt Lygate Trophy (Ayrshire Junior Team Champions) - Turnberry GC

Andrew D. Nimmo Trophy (Ayrshire Junior Handicap Team Champions) - Loudoun GC

Prestwick Circuits Trophy - Finlay Watt (West Kilbride GC)

Carrick Trophy - Robert Meney (Prestwick St Nicholas GC)

Ayrshire Boys Champion - Findlay Andrew (Turnberry GC)

Hilmarton Trophy (Ayrshire Boys Handicap Champion) - James McNeillie (West Kilbride GC)

Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champion - Jake Hendry (West Kilbride GC)

Ayrshire Girls Champion (Orla Moran (Irvine GC)

Prestwick Salver (Ayrshire Girls' Handicap Champion) - Sandi Rogerson (Kilmarnock Barassie GC)

Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit        3rd - Gregor Hay (Turnberry GC)

                                                         2nd - Euan Forrest (Turnberry GC)

                                                         Winner - Findlay Andrew (Turnberry GC)

Wallace Thornton Trophy                Runners Up - West Kilbride GC

                                                         Winners - Turnberry GC

Under 16 Knockout Trophy             Runers Up - Kilmarnock Barassie GC

                                                         Winners - Irvine GC

Junior Champion of Champions      Runner Up - Orla Moran (Irvine GC)

                                                         Winner - Euan Forrest (Turnberry GC)

AJGL Championship                       Runners Up - Irvine GC

                                                         Winners - Kilmarnock Barassie GC

Matt Lygate Trophy - Turnberry GC

Andrew D. Nimmo Trophy - Loudoun GC

Prestwick Circuits Trophy - Finlay Watt

Carrick Trophy - Robert Meney

Ayrshire Boys Champion - Findlay Andrew

Hilmarton Trophy - James McNeillie

Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champion
Jake Hendry

Ayrshire Girls Strokeplay Champion
Orla Moran 

Prestwick Salver - Sandi Rogerson

Junior Order of Merit - 3rd
Gregor Hay

Junior Order of Merit Runner Up
Euan Forrest

Junior Order of Merit Winner
Findlay Andrew

Wallace Thornton Trophy Runners Up
West Kilbride GC

Wallace Thornton Trophy Winners - Turnberry GC

Under 16 Knockout Trophy Runners Up
Kilmarnock Barassie GC

Under 16 Knockout Trophy Winners - Irvine GC

Champion of Champions Runner Up
Orla Moran

Champion of Champions Winner
Euan Forrest

Ayrshire Junior Golf League Championship Runners Up
Irvine GC

Ayrshire Junior Golf league Champions - Kilmarnock Barassie GC

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION A.G.M. - Barry O'Rourke elected as new President of The Association

New AGA President Barry O'Rourke

Barry O'Rourke (Caprington GC) was elected as the new President of The Ayrshire Golf Association at the Annual General Meeting held at Loudoun Gowf Club on Tuesday the 28th of October 2025.

Twelve member clubs were represented at the meeting and several apologies were intimated, where approval was sought and obtained for adoption of the minutes of the 2024 AGM as well as the President's Report, Financial Report, Coaching Report and Ayrshire Junior Golf League Report, which had all been previously circulated to member clubs.

Past President
Andrew Gilligan

Outgoing President Andrew Gilligan (Royal Troon) also provided an update on the ongoing efforts, pursued over the last three years by The Association with the national governing body, to try to establish equal opportunity for all the female members of The Associations member clubs to take part in several national events which are owned, administered, and financed by the national governing body Scottish Golf which, due to restrictive historical entry arrangements, are not available for over 90% of female members of Ayrshire Golf Association member clubs to enter and take part in. The position remains a focus for The Association as discussions continue.

On demitting office Past president Andrew Gilligan thanked The Association members for allowing him the honour of serving, and proposed incoming President Barry O'Rourke to take over the position for the next two year period.

On accepting to nomination and election, President O'Rourke paid tribute to the work of his predecessor before handing over a Past President's badge to the outgoing President.

New AGA Vice President 
William Fleming

Barry O'Rourke becomes the fifth member of Caprington GC to serve as Ayrshire Golf Association President, following on from R. Leslie Crawford (1981-1983), John Boyd (1989-1990), John C. Rutherford (1994-1996), and Ricky Magee (2006-2008)  

President O'Rourke's first task in office was to propose the election of Ballochmyle immediate Past
Captain William Fleming as Vice President of The Association for the next two years, who accepted the nomination with thanks to the member clubs for the honour bestowed.

AGA Secretary
Alasdair J. Malcolm

Association Honorary Life President Alasdair J. Malcolm (Golf South Ayrshire GC) was re elected as the Secretary / Treasurer of The Association for a seventeenth successive year, having served on The Executive for an umbroken period of thirty six years, since being first elected as Ayrshire Junior Golf League representative in 1989.

By rotation four Executive members, Andrew Reid (Irvine), Paul Kennedy (Irvine), John Shanks
(Irvine) and William Fleming (Ballochmyle), who moved to the postion of Vice President, retired at the AGM, leaving five vacancies for three years to fill.

Andrew Reid, Paul Kennedy and John Shanks all stood for re election, with former immediate Past President Scott Gilchrist (Loudoun) also continuing his work with the association by standing for a further three year period on the Executive. 

Alistair Tweedie

The fifth vacancy on the executive was filled with the confirmation of the election of Troon St Meddans GC immediate Past Captain Alistair Tweedie, who stood for election to the Area Association Executive for the first time.

The full list of executive members for 2025 - 2026 are:-

PRESIDENT                 Barry O'Rourke (Caprington GC)

VICE PRESIDENT William Fleming (Ballochmyle GC)

PAST PRESIDENT Andrew Gilligan (Royal Troon GC)

LIFE PRESIDENT         R. Leslie Crawford (Kilmarnock Barassie GC)

LIFE PRESIDENT         Iain Harvey (Kilmarnock Barassie GC)

LIFE PRESIDENT         Alasdair J. Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert GC)

SECRETARY                 Alasdair J. Malcolm (Golf South Ayrshire GC)

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

Kirk Ramsay (Redburn GC)

Mike Hazlewood (Golf South Ayrshire GC)

John W Watt (Golf South Ayrshire GC)

Brian Fisher (Largs GC)

John Rushbury (Royal Troon GC)

Robert Wilson (Ballochmyle GC)

Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle Ladies GC)

Steven Stamper (Turnberry GC)

Liz Keohone (Loudoun GC)

Jim McGhee (Loudoun GC)

Andrew Reid (Irvine GC)

Paul Kennedy (Irvine GC)

Alistair Tweedie (Troon St Meddans GC)

John Shanks (Irvine GC)

Scott Gilchrist (Loudoun GC)

JUNIOR LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES

Andrew Reid (Irvine GC)

Paul Kennedy (Irvine GC)

After election of officials the proposal tabled by The Association to retain the Area per capita subscription sum at £2.50 for the seventh consecutive year was approved by members present, while Secretary Alasdair malcolm advised the members present that the Scottish Golf per capita sum would remain at £17.50 for the 2026 season, as confirmed at the last Scottish Golf AGM in early 2025.

There being no further business tabled by member clubs, Prresident O'Rourke brought the meeting to a close with an expression of thanks to all those who had attended. 

  

AGA President Barry O'Rourke and the 2025 - 2026 Executive team
Clockwise from top left
Vice President William Fleming, Past president Andrew Gilligan,
Secretary Alasdair J. Malcolm, Kirk Ramsay, Mike Hazlewood, John W. Watt
Brian Fisher, John Rushbury, Robert Wilson, Debbie Watt, Steven Stamper, 
Liz Keohone, Jimmy McGhee, Andrew Reid, Paul Kennedy, Alistair Tweedie, 
John Shanks, and Scott Gilchrist