In a top class quarter final tie away to Jenson Fergusson (Prestwick st Cuthbert), Harris prevailed by a single hole, in a excellent tie where he was five under par for the holes played.
Harris joins Euan Forrest (West Kilbride) in the semi final draw, with the result of the quarter final ties between Adam Balfour (Troon Welbeck) and Gregor Hay (Turnberry), and Finlay Andrew (Ayrshire Boys Strokeplay Champion) and Zak Mccallum (Loudoun) still to be confirmed.
In GROUP 1, West Kilbride lead the way while Largs maintained their hopes with a 5-1 home win over Kilmarnock Barassie.
With six fixtures remaining, present positions in Group 1 are:-
The quarter final line up in the handicap club team knockout competition for The President's Putter has been confirmed following completion of the two remaining third round ties recently.
Skelmorlie and Auchenharvie 88 secured the final two places with 2-1 away wins against Moorpark and North Beach respectively.
The confirmed quarter final line up is:-
In DIVISION 1, Defending champions Prestwick St Cuthbert moved to top spot with a 4-2 home win over Largs.
Present positions in Division 1 are:-
In recent third round ties played, Ian Cameron & Gary Munro (Skelmorlie) had a 2&1 home win over Alan Muir & Gordon Christie (The Chase) and now travel to Kilbirnie Place in the quarter finals, while there were 3&2 away wins for Kenny Marshall & John Champion (West Kilbride) and John Tully & Colin Neil (Rowallan Castle) over Alex Shaw & Andy Millar (Prestwick St Nicholas) and Thomas Kelly & John McKenna (Beith) respectively, with the winning pairings facing each other in the quarter fibnals at West Kilbride.
Alan Parsons & Thomas Anderson (Glacier) received a walkover from Neil Slooves & Jim Logan (Prestwick St Cuthbert) due to an injury to one of the St Cuthbert pairing, and will now visit Malletsheugh in the quarter finals.
The remaining third round tie between Largs and Abbotsford is due to be completed by the 5th of July, to confirm the quarter final line up.
Gary Jordan (Annanhill) had a two hole victory on his visit to play Robert Adams (Abbotsford) in their third round tie and will be at home to either Gordon Johnston (Kilbirnie Place) or Fraser McCall (Troon Portland) in the last eight.
In the other third round tie completed recently Alan McLean (Largs) had a 2&1 win away from home against Steven Stamper (Turnberry), and now visits David Currie (Royal Troon) in the quarter finals.
The remaining third round tie is due to be completed bty the 28th of June.
Three players represent the competing clubs, with the best two scratch scores from the three combining for the team score, and the third score being considered in the event of a tie.
Royal Troon return to defend the trophy won at Ayr Belleisle last year.
Competing clubs are:-
Ardeer, Troon Welbeck, Irvine, Ayr Belleisle, Caprington, Troon St Meddans, Troon Portland, Turnberry, West Kilbride, Kilmarnock Barassie, Prestwick St Nicholas, Prestwick St Cuthbert, Royal Troon, Rowallan castle, Loudoun, Ballochmyle, and Largs.
The draw for order of play is:-
In a match where there was never any more than a single hole seperating the two finalists throughout the contest, it was Debbie who took the early lead with a winning birdie four at the first, but a combination of a lost ball at the third and Debbie struggling to get the pace of the greens over the outward half saw Liz square the match at the third and edge into the lead at the fourth with a winning par four.
The players matched each other until the eighth when Liz bunkered her approach on the right and Debbie took full advantage, winning the hole with a par four to square the match, after Liz was unable to get up and down from the sand.
Debbie won the ninth to go one up at the turn but a three putt at the tenth allowed Liz to take the hole and square the match once again.
Two fine shots to the middle of the 366 yard eleventh hole set up a winning par four for Debbie to restore her single hole advantage as the players progressed to the best five hole stretch in the match.
At the 359 yard twelfth hole Liz hit a super second onto the green which Debbie matched, and after Debbie holed her long putt for a birdie three, Liz stepped up and matched Debbie's effort to half the hole in birdies.
A half in fours at the thirteenth, where both players had outside chances of winning the hole, was followed by two excellent approach shots to the tricky fourteenth green. Liz's effort finished twenty feet from the hole while Debbie hit her approach to just six feet. Again both players showed their mettle, Liz drilling her put home and Debbie following her in for another half in birdie threes.
At the par three fifteenth Debbie looked favourite after finding the green from the tee, while Liz's tee shot found a difficult lie in the greenside right bunker. Liz waxs up to the challenge though, a superb bunker shot to six feet being followed by a successful putt for a three which was good enough to keep the defecit to a single hole.
The players matches each other with par fives at the sixteenth and the tie moved to the penultimate hole with Debbie still leading by one.
At the last Liz found the green in three with a fine approach shot, and when Debbie's approach came up short, Liz was able to put out to take the final hole and the match by a single hole to become the 2026 Ayrshire Women's Matchplay Champion.
At the conclusion of the match Ayrshire Golf Association Past President Andrew Gilligan (Royal Troon) presented both finalists with vouchers before handing the championship trophy and commemorative medal over to the 2026 champion, Liz Keohone.
The 2026 Lomond Property Ayrshire Women's Matchplay Championship final on Wednesday the 24th of June at Lochgreen Golf Course will be contested by the defending champion Debbie Watt (Ayr Belleisle Ladies) and Liz Keohone (Loudoun).
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| Ayrshire Women's Matchplay Semi Finalists Debbie Watt, Lori Darroch, Liz Keohone, Sheila Kennedy |
In the semi finals played on Tuesday 23rd of June Debbie Watt beat the new Ayrshire Women's Handicap Champion Lori Darroch (Rowallan Castle) by 6&5 while Liz Keohone overcame the challenge of her clubmate Sheila Kennedy, winning by 5&4 to book her place in the final.
The final on Wednesday evening tees off at 5.00 p.m.
Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) had a 7&5 win on his visit to play Chris Hewitson (Wallacetown) in round three, and will be at home to James McIntyre (Redburn) in the quarter finals after McIntyre had a 2 hole win over Rory Achison (Routenburn) in their third round tie.
Also through to the last eight is Lewis Higgins (Ardeer) who was given a walkover by Iain MacFarlane (Prestwick St Nicholas) who was unable to play due to an injury. Higgins will be at home to Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) in the quarter finals.
The three outstanding third round ties are due to be completed by Sunday the 28th of June.
A 4-4 draw away to glasgow and a 5-3 home defeat to renfrewshire so far in the five match series leaves Ayrshire in fourth place overall at present.
Lanarkshire lead Renfrewshire on tie difference after a 7-1 away win over Glasgow by Lanarkshire at Cathcart Castle GC in their latest fixture, to slightly better Renfrewshire's away win over Ayrshire at Prestwick, while in the other match in the second series Dumbartonshire had a 5.5-2.5 home win over Stirlingshire at Ross Priory.
Present positions in the West of Scotland Inter County Under 18 Boys League after two rounds of matches are:-
In SECTION A, can secure a place in the final with victory in their final match away to Irvine who, with four ties still to play, are the only club that can still catch Turnberry at the top of the table.
Recent fixtures saw Turnberry beat Prestwick St Nicholas 5-1 and draw 3-3 with Irvine at home, and record a crucial 4.5-1.5 away win over Ayr Belleisle while Irvine maintained their challenge with a 3.5-2.5 home win over Troon Welbeck.
Prestwick St Nicholas had two home fixtures recently which resulted in a 3-3 draw with Troon Welbeck and a narrow 3.5-2.5 defeat to Ayr Belleisle.
With four fixtures remaining to be played, present positions in Section A are:-
In the quarter finals Troon Welbeck were awarded a walkover by Loudoun while Ayr Belleisle beat their visitors from Annanhill by 3.5-05, and Irvine went through on their visit to Prestwick St Cuthbert by 26-7 on the countback after a 2-2 draw in the match.
in the WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY competition, Kilmarnock Barassie await the winners of the other three quarter final ties before the draw for the semi finals ins made.
In the AYRSHIRE JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY competition, Euan Forrest (West Kilbride) had a 5&3 home win over Sandi Rogerson (Kilmarnock Barassie) to book the first semi final place, with the results of the other three second round ties still awaited.
In SECTION A, Largs completed their home fixtures with a 4-0 win over Troon Welbeck, to maintain their 100% home record and followed this with a 2-2 away draw at Rowallan Castle in their latest fixture.
In the other match played in the section recently, Troon Welbeck recordecd a 3-1 home win over Kilmarnock Barassie.
Present positions in Section A are:-
Having opened with two wins, the Belleisle team share the top spot with Largs, though the Belleisle team have played a game less than their co-leaders.
Largs maintained their title hopes with a 4-2 home win over caprington in their latest fixture.
Despite their defeat at largs, caprington remain well placed following a 5-1 away win at Irvine recently.
Defending champions Prestwick st Cuthbert also got their title defence back on track with a 3.5-2.5 away win over irvine in their latest outing.
Present positions in scratch league Division 1 are:-
Graham & Alyson Hutton (Skelmorlie) were five up after seven holes in their tie against Lori Darroch & Jim Hood (Rowallan Castle) when their ties was conceded by their opponents.
Also through to the quarter finals are Elizabeth McConnell & Derek Macpherson (Rowallan Castle) who won a marathon home third round tie against Jamie Wilson & Mya Wilson (Troon Portland/Royal Troon) at the 22nd, the fourth extra hole.
The remaining four second round ties are due to be completed by the 5th of July.
Hannah Ounap (Loudoun) was the only points scorer from the opening two events, the Scottish Boys' and Girls' Open Strokpelay events, while the first local counting event, the Golf South Ayrshire Junior Open at Ayr Belleisle on the 6th of June saw Adam Balfour as the best Ayrshire finisher with a scratch score of 74.
The next counting event is the Troon Welbeck Junior Open on the 3rd of July, with several more events scheduled throughout July and August.
Present positions in the Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit are:-
Successive rounds of 67 gave Blair a total of 134 and a two shot victory over Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) and Matt Allen (Western Gailes) on 136.
A best of the day round of 64 in the afternoon saw Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) share fourth spot with Greg Jarvie (Loudoun) two shots further back on 138.
Other recent local counting events in the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit completed include The Macgilchrist Cup at Ardeer where Paul Giffney of the host club took top spot with a 76, The Ayr Seafield Open where Steven Stamper (Turnberry) and Colin Goudie (Ayr Belleisle) shared top points with scores of 66, and the 36 holes qualifying rounds in the Ayr Golf Championship (Tam O Shanter) where jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) took full points with a 36 hole total of 138.
The next counting event is the Hillhouse Cup at Royal Troon on Sunday the 28th of June.
Present positions in the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit are:-
In GROUP 1, Troon Welbeck had a 3-1 home win over Kilmarnock Barassie in their latest fixture.
Present positions in Group 1 are
