AYRSHIRE MEN'S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY - Young and Chesney book quarter final places

Darren Young (Crosshouse) and Gavin Chesney (Kilbirnie Place) have booked the first two quarter final spots in the 2025 Ayrshire men's Champion of Champions Trophy competition.

playing at home in the third round against Andrew Duncan (Rowallan Castle), Darren Young recorded a 4&3 win to set up a visit to play either Fraser Innes (Largs) or Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) in the quarter finals.

Gavin Chesney, the 2024 Ayrshire Strokeplay Champion, visited Gary Burgess (Troon Welbeck) in their second round tie and recorded a 6&4 away win to progress to the last eight, where he will face a trip to play either Brian Murray (Redburn) or Patrick Smiley (Prestwick St Nicholas)

The remaining third round ties are due to be completed by the 29th of June.  

AYRSHIRE WOMEN'S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY - Audrey Thompson through to semi finals

Defending champion Audrey Thompson (Loudoun) has booked her place in the semi finals of the 2025 Ayrshire Women's Champion  of Champions Trophy competition.

Playing away to Elaine Thom (Troon Bentinck Ladies) in the quarter finals, Audrey recorded a 7&5 win to go through to the semi-final where she will face an away match against Orla Moran (Irvine).

The other two quarter finals featuring Ava Graham (West Kilbride) against Louise Thrippleton (Troon Welbeck), and Kelly McNee (Loudoun) against Alex Sargent (Skelmorlie), are due to be completed by the 29th of June. 

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES - Division 1 and 3 updates

The matches in the Ayrshire Scratch Leagues are well under way as clubs chase the three 2025 championship titles, ad try to secure their places in the reconstructed four league set up in 2026.

In LEAGUE DIVISION 1, Ayr Belleisle beat their visitors from Turnberry by 6-0 to maintain their place at the top of the table, while defending champions Prestwick St Cuthbert maintained their hopes of retaining their title, and kept their 100% record intact, with a 3.5-2.5 away win over Largs recently.

Largs maintained their challenge with a 6-0 home win over Kilmarnock Barassie and a 4-2 away win in the return fixture, while Kilmarnock Barassie had a 4-2 home win over Irvine and a 3.5-2.5 away win over Turnberry in other recent fixtures.

In the other fixture played recently, Irvine recorded a 4-2 home win over Royal Troon.

With twelve of the forty-two League Division 1 fixtures completed, present positions are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
AYR BELLEISLE	4	3	0	1	15.5	8.5	7	12
PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT	2	2	0	0	8.5	3.5	5	8
LARGS	4	2	0	2	14	10	4	8
IRVINE	3	2	0	1	10.5	7.5	3	8
KILMARNOCK BARASSIE	6	2	0	4	12	24	-12	8
ROYAL TROON	3	1	0	2	9	9	0	4
TURNBERRY	2	0	0	2	2.5	9.5	-7	0

 

 

It is hoped to bring the present positions and recent results in LEAGUE DIVISION 2 in the near future.

 

In LEAGUE DIVISION 3, Troon Welbeck lead the title chase After home wins over Annanhill and Ardeer by 4-2 and 3.5-2.5 respectively, and an away win by 3.5-2.5 at Girvan.

Girvan currently occupy second spot following a 3-3 draw at home to Troon St Meddans and a 5.5-0.5 home win over Rowallan Castle, while Redburn opened their title bid with a 3.5-2.5 win at home to Ardeer.

In other fixtures played recently, Rowallan Castle had a 3.5-2.5 home win over Ardeer, Ardeer beat their visitors from Troon Welbeck by 4-2, while Annanhill had a home win by 4-2 over Ardeer.

With nine of the forty-two sectional fixtures now completed, present positions in League Division 3 are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
TROON WELBECK	4	3	0	1	13	11	2	12
GIRVAN	3	1	1	1	11	7	4	6
REDBURN	1	1	0	0	3.5	2.5	1	4
ANNANHILL	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	4
ARDEER	5	1	0	4	13.5	16.5	-3	4
ROWALLAN CASTLE	2	1	0	1	4	8	-4	4
TROON ST MEDDANS	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	2

 

AYRSHIRE WOMEN'S HANDICAP LEAGUE - Prestwick St Cuthbert and Loudoun lead the chase for the semi finals

The chase for a place in the semi finals of the 2025 Ayrshire Women’s handicap League Championship continues, with several fixtures being completed in both qualifying sections in recent weeks.

In SECTION A, Prestwick St Cuthbert moved clear at the top of the section following 3-1 wins at home to Kilmarnock Barassie and away to Troon Welbeck and a 2-2 draw at home to Troon Welbeck recently. Caprington maintained their qualification hopes with a 3-1 home win over Kilmarnock Barassie.

With four of the twelve qualifying section fixtures remaining to be played, present positions in Section A are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT	5	2	2	1	10.0	10.0	0.0	12
KILMARNOCK BARASSIE	4	2	0	2	10.0	6.0	4.0	8
CAPRINGTON	3	1	2	0	7.0	5.0	2.0	8
TROON WELBECK	4	0	2	2	5.0	11.0	-6.0	4

In SECTION B, Loudoun lead the way following a 3-1 home win over Largs and a 2-2 draw at home to Ayr Belleisle Ladies. In the other fixture played recently, Ballochmyle recorded their first win of the season with a 3.5-0.5 win away to Ayr Belleisle Ladies.

With half of the twelve qualifying section fixtures now completed, present positions in Section B are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
LOUDOUN	5	3	1	1	11.5	8.5	3.0	14
LARGS	3	2	0	1	7.0	5.0	2.0	8
BALLOCHMYLE	3	1	0	2	5.5	6.5	-1.0	4
AYR BELLEISLE LADIES	3	0	1	2	4.0	8.0	-4.0	2

The winners and runners up in each section will progress to a single fixture semi final match, with the winners meeting in the championship final at Troon Portland during Finals day at the end of August.