In the first semi final, Beith travelled to play Tam O Shanter and recorded a 3.5-2.5 away win to take back to the second leg at their home course.
In the other semi final Drongan recorded a 5-1 win over Ayr Seafield in their home fixture.
The return legs of both semi fials are due to be completed by the 23rd of August.
Troon Portland have booked their place in the 2026 final of the handicap club team knockout competition, for The President's Putter.
In their home semi final fixture against Auchenharvie 88, the Troon Portland team emerged winners of the match by 2-1 to book their place in the final at Ardeer on Finals Day, Sunday the 6th of September.
The Troon Portland team now await the win ners of the other semi final between Tam O Shanter and Prestwick St Cuthbert.
In DIVISION 1, Ayr Belleisle had a crucial 3.5-2.5 home win over defendig champions Prestwick St Cuthbert in their latest fixture, which ended St Cuthbert hopes of a third successive Division 1 title.
Ayr Belleisle still lead the title chase with just four fixtures remaining to be completed.
Belleisle still have a home fixture against irvine and an away match at Prestwick St Cuthbert to play, while the only other club that can overtake Belleisle at the top of the table, caprington, have two home matches against largs and irvine remaining.
Present positions in Division 1 are:-
Constant rain in the morning made conditions particualrly difficult, with AJGL officials doing a sterling job in keeping the greens clear of surface water throughout both matches.
In the scratch knockout competition for THE WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY, Turnberry faced West Kilbride in the final and emerged winners with a 4-0 match result.
Match details (Turnberry names first)
Gregor Hay beat Lyle Vogwell by 6&4
Archie Baker beat James McNeillie by 4&3
Thomas Carlyle beat Liam Booth by5&3
Findlay Andrew beat Ethan Grove by 8&7
TURNBERRY 4 WEST KILBRIDE 0
The UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY final, where Turnberry faced Ayr Belleisle, was a much closer affair, with the match finishing as a 2-2 draw, and Turnberry taking the trophy by the narrowest of margins, 7-6 on the countbacl over the individual ties.
Match details (Ayr Belleisle names first)
Harris Vennard halved with Patrick Booth
Ryan Steven halved with Robbie McFadzean
Harry Moran lost to Javier Dessaix by 4&3
Rory Reynolds beat Sarah Melvin by 4&2
AYR BELLEISLE 2 TURNBERRY 2
(Turnberry won 7-6 on the countback)
The remaining two Ayrshire Junior Golf League finals will be held at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 23rd of August.
Following his two hole home win over Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle) in their semi final played recently, Findlay Andrew, the 2025 Ayrshire Boys Strokeplay Champion, will play clubmate Gregor Hay (Turnberry) in the Ayrshire Junior Champion of Champions Trophy final, while the Ayrshire Junior Golf League final itself will be contested by Turnberry and Kilmarnock Barassie.
James took the early lead and was three holes ahead after six, with lewis struggling off the tee in the early stages.
As the match progressed into the inward half James took the tenth hole to establish a four hole advantage, but Lewis took the thirteenth and fourteenth holes to reduce the defecit to two holes, with four to play.
The fifteenth hole ultimately proved to be cruicial. With James safely on the green in two, Lewis pulled his approach left and finished in a greenside bunker and took three more shots to get down, leaving James with two putts to go dormie in the match, which he duly did.
At the par five sixteenth, which proved to be the last hole of the tie, james found the left side of the fairway from the tee while Lewis pulled his tee shot into the left rough. After hitting a provisional lewis was unsuccesful in finding his first ball, and despite lewis getting close in a further two shots with his second ball, James succesfully negotiated his second and approach shots to get to the green in three against Lewis' five. A fine approach putt which just slipped past the hole for a birdie four for James prompted a concession from lewis, and James McIntyre progressed to the final with a 4&2 victory.
David Currie took the early initiative, establishing a two hole lead after three.
Throughout the match Gary had little or no good fortune with his putter on the greens, several of his efforts throughout the contest hitting the hole and spinning out.
David had a chance to go three up at the sixth, but he too saw his putt for a win clip the edge of the hole and stay above ground, and at the seventh, after David drove into long grass on the left from the tee and had to take a penalty drop, gary siezed the opportunity to win the hole with a par and reduce the defecit to a single hole.
Despite the setback david re-established his advantage and by the twelfth he was three holes up, a lead he extended to four holes at the thirteenth before the players halved the fourteenth and fifteenth to leave David Currie the winner of the tie with a 4&3 victory.
The championship final is scheduled to take place back at Royal Troon next Friday, the 14th of August, teeing off at 5.00 p.m.
The eight players returning the best two round scratch totals in the Strokeplay Championship, heldt at Routenburn GC on Thursday the 6th of August, qualified to take part in the matchplay event.
The cut for the matchplay championship fell at 145, with two players from three on that mark qualifying to take part.
The draw for the 2026 Ayrshire Boy's Matchplay Championship is:-
Forty three of the best young golfers in Ayrshire lined up to contest the 36 hole competition at the Routenburn course in Largs, with the championship being blessed with fine weather and some excellent scoring.
Mason Chisholm (Irvine) posted the best scratch score of the morning round with a one under par round of 67, five ahead of the eventual winner and two better than his nearest challenger Oliver Kane (Royal Troon) who posted a 69 in the morning.
In the afternoon Mason was unable to maintain the momentum, eventually posting a 76 to finish on 143, three adrift of the mark set by Finlay watt (West Kilbride) who, out in the first game of the day, posted rounds of 71 and 69 to set the target score of 140.
The eventual winner James McNeillie followed his opening round of 72 with a 68 in the afternoon to equal the leading total of 140, with his playing partner Oliver Kane being desperately unlucky not to match the total, his final putt hitting the hole and failing to drop, giving him a second round of 72 and a two round total of 141, just one off the leading score.
none of the remaining players in the field seriously challenged the score of 140, meaning the destination of the title would be decided by a three hole strokepl play play off over holes one, two, and seventeen.
In the competition for the handicap championship and the Hilmarton Trophy, totals of 132 by Miller Mackay (West Kilbride) and Jamie Robb (Royal Troon) were overtaken by Rory Reynolds (Ayr Belleisle) who posted rounds of 63 and 68 off his seven handicap for a 131 total, which was only overtaken late in the day when his clubmate daniel Ramsay (Ayr Belleisle), playing off a handicap of seventeen, posted rounds of 67 and 62 for a two round total of 129 and a two shot victory.
Playing first, James hit his tee shot at the 189 yard par three to just short of the green rom where he chipped up to within two feet of the hole and holed his putt for a par three. Finlay meanwhile had hit his tee shot to the back right fringe of the green where his downhill chip ran just past the hole but ran on five feet past, from where he just failed to hole for his par, leaving him a shot behind as the players moved to the 409 yar par four second.
James hit a fine drive to the middle of the fairway but found himself playing his second shot from some fifty yards behind Finlay's drive. While finlay found the middle of the green with his second, which came to rest some twenty five feet from the hole, james saw his approach drift to the left of the green which left him a testing chip over a steep bank on the greenside, which he did well to play to within fifteen feet of the hole. Putting first, Finlay's birdie effort missed the hole and ran three feet past, while james bravely holed his fifteen foot putt for a fine par. Finlasy succesfully holed his par put also, leaving him one shot behind James as they moved to the final play off hole, the 477 yard par five seventeenth on the course.
A fine second from James found the left edge of the green, leaving him an eagle putt of around fifty five feet. Playing second, Findlay hit an aggresive approach to the pin on the back left of the green, and was unlucky to see his ball run just off the green onto the surrounds, albeit only some twenty feet from the hole.
The Association would like to express thanks to North Ayrshire Leisure, Routenburn Golf Club, and club professional Greig McQueen, for all their assistance in hosting and presenting a succesful championship in 2026.
The championship prizewinners and final scores were:-
A four over par scratch score of 72 gave Orla the championship trophy for the third year in succession, while Sandi retained the handicap trophy with a nett score of 73.
At the conclusion of the championship the trophies and prize vouchers were handed over the the successful competitors by Ayrshire Golf Association joint coaching convenor and Under 18 team manager Paul Kennedy.
A two round total of 135 gave Matt a four stroke victory over Alan McLean (Largs), who remainst in the lead for the order of Merit title, and fellow Ayrshire county pllayer Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert).
The previous day in the Troon St Meddans open it was host club member Louis Alberts who took top points with a scratch score of 71 over the Troon Lochgreen course, the best scratch score of the day by two shots.
With six counting events remaining to be played, present positions in the Doc Thom Ayrshire order of Merit are:-
In GROUP 1 defending champions Largs finished top of the table just ahead of Rowallan Castle.
Final placings in Group 1 are:-
Final placings in Group 2 are:-
Tam O Shanter overturned a 4-2 defecit from their first leg away to Ardeer, winning the return fixture on Friday the 31st of July at Ayr Belleisle by 4.5-1.5 to progress to the semi finals with a 6.5-5.5 victory overall.
In the semi finals Tam O Shanter will face Beith who also overturned a first leg defecit to win their tie 6.5-5.5 against Alton, when they lost the first leg away from home by 3.5-2.5 but won the return fixture by 4-2 to progress.
Leading 6-0 over Ayr Belleisle after their home leg, Drongan drew 3-3 in the return fixture to progres to the semi-finals by 9-3 overall.
The closest quarter final tie proved to be between Ayr Seafield and Caprington, after both sides won their home fixtures by 4-2 for a 6-6 tie aggregate, with Ayr Seafield progressing to meet Drongan in the semi-finals by virtue of a 26-20 counback over the individual ties in the two legs of their quarter-final.
The semi-final ties are due to be completed by the 23rd of August, with the final scheduled to take place during Finals Day at Ardeer on the 6th of September.
In DIVISION 2 West Kilbride boosted their hopes with a 4-2 home win over Turnberry in their latest fixture. West Kilbride now need a win in their final fixture at Louodun to give themselves an opportunity for promotion.
Loudoun still lead the title chase, with a home fixture against West Kilbride and an away fixture at Turnberry remaining, while Royal Troon still have two fixtures against Turnberry to play, which will be crucial to their own title aspirations.
Present positions in Division 2 are:-
The first semi final will see Graham & Alyson Hutton (Skelmorlie) host Patricia Harris & Neil Wilson (Ballochmyle) who progressed to the last four with a walkover from Elizabeth McConnell & Derek MacPherson (Rowallan Castle) who withdrew due to injury.
The other semi final sees Alistair McKinnon & Carol Moffat (Caprington) host Catherine & Alasdair Malcolm (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Golf South Ayrshire) who booked their semi final place with a single hole victory in their home quarter final tie against Kevin Hamilton & Karen Millar (Rowallan Castle).
The semi finals are due to be completed by the 30th of August, wuth the final scheduled to take place during Finas day at Ardeer on Sunday the 6th of September.
In the first semi-final Ian Cameron & Gary Munro (Skelmorlie) will host Iain Rawlings & Matthew Purvis (Malletsheugh).
The Skelmorlie pair had an away win by 2&1 in their quarter final tie against Scott & Ross Chesney (Kilbirnie Place), while the Malletsheugh duo had a two hole home win over Alan Parsons & Thomas Anderson (Glacier) for a place in the last four.
The other semi final sees John Tully & Colin Neil (Rowallan Castle) host Morris Steveley & Derek Harrigan (Largs) for a place in the final.
Both the Rowallan Castle and Largs pairings had away wins in their respective quarter-final ties, beating Kenny Marshall & John Champion (West Kilbride) by 2 holes, and Vince Gilligan & Peter Clark (Troon Portland) by 1 hole, respectively.
The two semi-final ties are due to be played by the 30th of August with the final scheduled to take place during Finals day at Ardeer on Sunday the 6th of September.
Harvey secured his place in the last eight with a 4&3 victory over Olive Mukherjee (Gullane) and now faces Aidan Lawson (Bruntsfield Links) on Friday afternoon for a place in Saturday morning's semi-finals.
The next relevant counting events are the Scottish Men's Amateur Championship which is presently ongoing at Royal Aberdeen and the Troon St Meddans Open and Viking Krus at largs, which take place on Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of August respectively.
Present positions in the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit are:-
A first place finish in the Byrne Howard Junior Open at Royal Troon was followed by a win in the West of Scotland Junior Strokeplay at Falkirk and a runner up finish in the West of Scotland Boys Matchplay Championship at the same course.
With twelve of the twenty eight counting events now completed, present positions in the Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit are:-
Of the six Ayrshire qualifiers for the matchplay stages, four lost out in the first matchplay round on Thursday morning.
Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Chris Somers (Murcar Links) by 4&3
Jenson Fergusson (Royal Troon) lost to Daniel Aitken (Aboyne) by 1 hole
Steven Stamper (Turnberry) lost to Jamie McDonald (St Andrews New) by 3&2
Finlay Andrew (Turnberry) lost to Ross Laird (Glenbervie) by 5&4
In the first matchplay round Harvey beat Charlie Reynolds (University of St Andrews) by 4&2 and was joined in the last thirty two by Jack Crawford (West Kilbride) beat Cole Stewart (Carnoustie Caledonia) by 3&2.
In the second matchplay round on Thursday afternoon, Harvey beat Georgie Jackson (Turnhouse) by 3&1 while Jack lost out to Aidan Lawson (Bruntsfield Links) by 2&1.
On Friday morning Harvey plays Oliver Mukherjee (Gullane) for a place in Friday afternoon's quarter-finals.
The other Ayrshire interest, in the shape of Australian Campbell Kerr, whose family hail from the Galston area, saw Campbell beat Ollie Blackadder (Paul Lawrie Foundation) by 1 hole in the first matchplay round before his title bid ended on Thursday afternoon in the last thirty two when he wasdefeated by Ross Laird (Glenbervie) at the 20th hole.
Having won the West of Scotland Junior Strokeplay Championship earlier in the week, Finlay booked his place in the final with a semi-final win at the first extra hole on Thursday morning, the 30th of July, over Thomas Watson (Old ranfurly) before being defeated by a single hole in Thursday afternoon's final.
Finlay is pictured on the left with the strokeplay trophy, alongside the matchplay championship winner Oliver Gill.
He would like to put his thanks on record to Past President Andrew Gilligan for asking him to be Vice President and giving him the honour of being President.
The decision was intimated on the 25th of June 2026.
In the interim, Ayrshire Golf Association Vice President William Fleming (Ballochmyle) and immediate Past President Andrew Gilligan (Royal Troon) will share responsibility for Association matters until the next Annual General meeting in October.
Vice President William Fleming expresses his thanks to Barry for his time on the Executive over the past six years and once again for giving him the opportunity to be his Vice President during his time as Ayrshire Golf Association President.
With Drongan leading Ayr Belleisle 6-0 and Ayr Seafield leading Caprington 4-2 after theoir home legs of their quarter finals, the other two quarter final first leg ties also resulted in home wins, with Ardeer beating Tam O Shanter 4-2 and Alton beating Beith 3.5-2.5
The second legs of the quarter-final ties are due to be completed by Sunday the 2nd of August.
Prestwick St Cuthbert had a 2-1 home win over Skelmorlie to book an away tie against Tam O Shanter in the last four, while Auchenharvie 88 had a 2-1 win at home to Troon St Meddans and will now travel to play Troon Portland for a place in the final.
The two semi finals are due to be completed by the 30th of August, with the final scheduled to take place during Finals day at Ardeer on Sunday the 6th of September.
