Entries are now being invited for two open competitions being hosted by New Cumnock Golf Club on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of July 2026
The Womens Open takes place on saturday the 18th of July and the Mens Open takes place the following day, Sunday the 19th of July.
Details of how to enter are included on the posters below
In SECTION A, Turnberry had a 4.5-1.5 away win at Troon Welbeck while Troon Welbeck had a win, by 3.5-2.5 and a 3-3 draw at home to Ayr Belleisle and Prestwick St Nicholas respectively.
Present positions in Section A are:-
In SECTION B, Kilmarnock Barassie had a 5-1 away win over Prestwick St cuthbert ancd drew their next away match 3-3 at Annanhill.
Present positions in Section B are:-
Ayrshire opened their bid for the 2026 West of Scotland Inter County Under 18 league for The Wishart Trophy with a 4-4 draw away to Glasgow at Dougalston GC on Sunday the 31st of May.
The Ayrshire team fought back from olosing the opening two ties to secure a draw overall in the match.
Match details (Glasgow names first):-
Murdo Madonald (Glasgow) beat James McNeillie (West Kilbride) by 3&1
Lewis Reynolds (Glasgow) beat Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle) by 3&1
Kyle Morrison (Cowglen) halved with Mason Chisholm (Irvine)
Seumas Maccuish (Glasgow) lost to Ryan Steven (Ayr Belleisle) by 1 hole
Chris Cowan (Cathcart Castle) halved with Lyle Vogwell (West Kilbride)
Archie Macmillan (Glasgow) beat Findlay Andrew (Turnberry) by 5&3
Reece Coyle (Ralston) lost to Finlay watt (West Kilbride) by 1 hole
Calum Morrison (Cowglen) lost to Oliver Kane (Royal Troon) by 5&3
GLASGOW 4 AYRSHIRE 4
Ayrshire's next match in the five match series takes place on Sunday the 7th of June when the team host Renfrewshire at Prestwick Golf Club.
Rounds of 68 and 69 gave Alan a total of 137 to take the trophy by three shots from clubmate cameron Aitken in second place on 140, with rounds of 72 and 68.
Keith Hamilton (Royal Troon) took third place on 141 following rounds of 69 and 72.
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| Trophy presentation by Ayr Belleisle GC Club Captain Andy Moynihan |
Rounds of 70, 68, 70, and 69 gave Calum a seven under par total of 277, which left him five behind the winner Greg Holmes from England and three behind his final round playing partner Mads Heller from Denmark.
Around the turn in the final round Calum came within two shots of long time leader Holmes but it looked like his championship challenge was fading when he dropped a shot at the eleventh on the way home, only for his hopes to be dramatically reignited with an astonishing eagle three at the par five fourteenth hole.
Having found a bunker on the left from the tee, Calum played a long bunker shot for his second which he pulled left of the fairway, coming to rest in long rough some one hundred and twent yards or so from the hole. Drawing on all his strength and skill Calum's shot from the rough made a great contact and soared towards the green, to be met with souts from spectators as it came to rest against the pin before dropping in for a superb, and much welcomed eagle three. Despite dropping a shot at the sixteenth when he bunkered his tee shot, calum rallied again with a fine birdie three at the penultimate hole, and an excellent up and down over a greenside right bunker at the last for a closing par four to take third spot on the countback over Mads Viemose larsen of Denmark who also finished with a 277 total.
His seven under par total saw Calum finish top Scot in the tournament by a clear seven shots from his other final round playing partner Ollie Blackadder (Deeside).
Other Ayrshire scores:-
147 (+5) Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) 74/73
149 (+7) Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) - 79/70
152 (+10) Daniel Forbes (Irvine) - 76/76
154 (+12) Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) - 83/71
154 (+12) Cameron McGarvie (Prestwick) - 76/78
156 (+14) - Gregor Hay (Ayr Belleisle) 80/76
158 (+16) - Finlay watt (West Kilbride) 81/77
The trophy will be won by the player returning the best nett score of the day while there will be a scratch prize and handicap prizes in three age categories
The players returning the best eight scratch scores will go forward to contest the 2026 Ayrshire Senior Mens championship later in July
There ar a small number of times towards the end of the field still available for late entries. Entry is open to players over the age of 50 on the day of the competition who are members of any of the 67 member clubs affiliated to The Ayrshirre Golf Association.
Entry for the competition is £10 and entries can be submitted via the Scottish Golf App Open Competitions facility
ENTER VIA THE SCOTTISH GOLF APP
How to enter on the Scottish Golf App
Go to the Events tab. Change the club to Ayrshire Golf Association on the drop down menu and select ‘OPEN’ on the right hands side. Chose your competition then click on the basket on the top right-hand side. Then select your preferred zone and continue to payment.
The draw for Order of Play is:-
Trophies and prizes will be competed for on both a scratch and handicap basis, while the players returning the best eight scratch scores will go forward to contest the 2026 Ayrshire Womens Matchplay Championship at Troon Lochgreen later in June.
There are still some spaces available for late entries. Entry fee is £10 and entry is open to any women members of the 67 Ayrshire clubs affiliated to The Ayrshire Golf Association.
Late entries can be submitted either by traditional entry forms, available via the link below, or via the Scottish Golf App open competitions facility.
LINK TO AYRSHIRE WOMENS STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY FORM
ALTERNATIVELY ENTER VIA THE SCOTTISH GOLF APP
How to enter on the Scottish Golf
App
Go to the Events tab. Change the club to
Ayrshire Golf Association on the drop down menu and select ‘OPEN’ on the right
hands side. Chose your competition then click on the basket on the top
right-hand side. Then select your preferred zone and continue to payment.
In recent matches played, Graeme & Alyson Hutton (Skelmorlie) had a 5&4 away win on their visit to play Douglas & Fay Alexander (Prestwick Centre/Ayr Belleisle Ladies) while William Fleming & Joan McMurdo (Ballochmyle) beat Alyssa Gillies &Andrew Orr (Ballochmyle/Loudoun) by 7&6 to progress to round three.
Elizabeth McConnell & Derek Macpherson (Rowallan Castle) won by 4&3 at home to Lynn & Jordan Callaghan (Loudoun) and will face Jamie & Mya Wilson (Troon Portland/Royal Troon) in round three after the Wilsons were given a walkover by Kevin Flack & Janet Harkness (Skelmorlie) in round two.
In the other second round completed recently, Stephen McCutcheon & Jacqui McDevitt (Ballochmyle) visited Andrew Reid & Orla Moran (Irvine) and recorded a two hole away victory.
The remaining three second round ties are due to be completed by the 31st of May.
In GROUP 1, Largs lead, having had two 3-1 wins at home to Kilmarnock Barassie and Rowallan Castle and a draw away at Troon Welbeck, while Rowallan Castle had a 3-1 win away at Kilmarnock Barassie.
Present positions in Group 1 are:-
In GROUP 2, Caprington are in front following 4-0 home wins over Ayr Belleisle Ladies and Ballochmyle and a 2-2 draw at home to Loudoun. Loudoun also had a 2.4-1.5 home win over Ballochmyle while Ballochmyle won their first home game against Ayr Belleisle Ladies by 3.5-0.5
Present positions in Group 2 are:-
In the AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Matches have been played recently in both qualifying sections.
In SECTION A, Ayr Belleisle lead the way following a 3.5-2.5 home win over Prestwick St Nicholas, although their hopes of establishing a clear lead in the section suffered a setback with a 3.5-2.5 defeat away to Turnberry.
Turnberry lie in second place at present following a 4.5-1.5 defeat away to Prestwick St Nicholas.
Present postions in Section A are:-
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|
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
|
AYR
BELLEISLE |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
8 |
|
TURNBERRY |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8.5 |
9.5 |
-1.0 |
8 |
|
PRESTWICK
ST NICHOLAS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
4 |
|
IRVINE |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
-2.0 |
4 |
|
TROON
WELBECK |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
-3.0 |
0 |
In SECTION B, Kilmarnock Barassie maintained their lead and 100% record with a 4-2 home win over West Kilbride while Prestwick St Cuthbert boosted their hopes with a 5-1 home win over Ballochmyle.
Present postions in Section B are:-
|
|
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
|
KILMARNOCK
BARASSIE |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11.5 |
6.5 |
5.0 |
12 |
|
PRESTWICK
ST CUTHBERT |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7.5 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
4 |
|
WEST
KILBRIDE |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
4 |
|
EAST
AYRSHIRE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
|
BALLOCHMYLE |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4.0 |
14.0 |
-10.0 |
0 |
In the UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY competition, Turnberry won the final first round tie by 3-1 away to West Kilbride.
The line up for the quarter finals is:-
Troon Welbeck Vs Loudoun
Turnberry Vs Caprington
Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs irvine
Ayr Belleisle Vs Annanhill
In the WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY competition, the quarter final line up has been confirmed as:-
West Kilbride Vs Ballochmyle
Turnberry Vs Prestwick St Nicholas
Kilmarnock Barassie vs east Ayrshire
Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs Troon Welbeck
In the JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS competition Euan Forrest (West Kilbride) had a win over Orla Moran (Ayrshire Girls Champion) at Irvine (Bogside) at the first extra hole, while Zak McCallum (Loudoun) had a single hole home win over Mason Chisholm (Irvine) to secure his quarter final place.
The result of the first round tie between Findlay Andrew (Ayrshire Boys Strokeplay Champion) and Jake Hendry (Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champion) has still to be confirmed before the quarter final line up is completed.
The four quarter final ties are:-
Jenson Fergusson (Prestwick St Cuthbert) Vs Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle)
Euan Forrest (West Kilbride) Vs Sandi Rogerson (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Adam Balfour (Troon Welbeck) Vs Gregor Hay (Turnberry)
Findlay Andrew or Jake Hendry Vs Zak McCallum (Loudoun)
In SECTION 1, West Kilbride still lead the way while Ardeer and Kilmarnock Barassie boosted their holes with home wins over Largs by 4.5-1.4 and 3.5-2.5 respectively.
Present positions in Section 1 are:-
In SECTION 2, Beith extended their lead with a 3-3 draw away at irvine Ravenspark.
Present positions in Sewction 2 are:-
In SECTION 3, Ayr Seafield and irvine both recorded 4-2 home wins over Troon St Meddans.
Present positions in Section 3 are:-
In SECTION 4, Tam O Shanter maintained their challenge with a 5-1 home win over Crosshouse.
Present positions in Section 4 are:-
In SECTION 5, caprington opened their campaign with a 5.5-0.5 home win over Redburn, while Kilbirnie Place bounced back from theoir opening defeat to record a 6-0 win at Girvan in their second fixture.
Present positions in Section 5 are:-
In SECTION 6, Ayr Belleisle maintained their unbeaten start with a 5.5-0.5 home win over Royal Troon.
Present positions in Section 6 are:-
In SECTION 7, Routenburn maintained top spot with a 4-2 home win over Troon Welbeck.
Present positions in Section 7 are:-
In SECTION 8, Alton opened their campaign with a 3.5-2.5 home win over Troon Portland.
Present positions in section 8 are:-
His win in the 2026 Ayrshire Mens Strokeplay Championship and qualification for the Ayrshire Mens Matchplay Championship was followed by a joint fifth finish in the recent Prestwick St Cuthbert Open to give him a clear lead over calum Nairn (Prestwick St Cuthbert), the new Ayrshire Men's Matchplay Champion.
The last weekend in May sees four qualifying events being played with the Scottish Open Strokeplay at Glasgow Gailes Links from the 29th to the 31st and the West Kilbride mens Open, The West of Scotland Mens Strokeplay, and The Belleilse Cup all being held on the 31st.
Present positions in the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit are:-
Tam O Shanter and Irvine had 2-1 away wins over Portmann and Wallacetown respectively while Caprington won their home tie by the same score against Alton.
Drongan booked their place in round three with a 2.5-0.5 home win over The Chase.
The full list of second round results and the line up for the third round is:-
Kilbirnie Place
Playing away from home against Troon Portland in their second round tie, the Kilbirnie team recoirded a 2-1 victory to set up a quarter final tie away to either Kilmarnock Barassie or Ballochmyle
In the first round, Girvan were awarded a walkover by Skelmorlie and now face a second round tie at home to Irvine.
The remaining first round ties between Turnberry and West Kilbride, and Ardeer and Prestwick St Nicholas, are due to be played by the 31st of May.
In DIVISION 1, Ayr Belleisle continued their good start to the campaign with a 3.5-2.5 away win over Irvine.
In DIVISION 2, Loudoun, Royal Troon, and Turnberry had 5-1 home wins over Royal Troon, Kilmarnock Barassie, and West Kilbride respectively, while Royal Troon also had a good 4-2 away win over Kilmarnock Barassie.
In DIVISION 4, Annanhill had a 5-1 home win over Redburn while Ardeer beat their visitors from Troon Welbeck by 5.5-0.5
The latest standings in the four Scratch Leagues are:-
A single hole victory away from home against Debbie Watt and Michael Malone (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Golf South Ayrshire) set up a home tie in the last sixteen for Harris and Wilson against David & Margaret Crookston (Skelmorlie).
The remaining second round ties are due to be completed by the 31st of May.
Six Ayrshire players successfully negotiated the Scottish Open Strokeplay pre Qualifying event at Prestwick St Nicholas GC on Tuesday the 26th of May to book spots in the main event over Glasgow Gailes Links beginning on Friday the 29th of May.
The qualifiers were led with a four under par score of 65 by Wigtownshire County GC member Kyle McClung, who now resides in Ayr, being employed as a greenkeeper at nearby Western Gailes GC.
Best of the Ayrshire players was Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) whose score of 67, two under par, saw him finish in joint fifth place to easily secure one of the thirty seven spots available for the main championship.
Finlay Watt (West Kilbride) finished joint seventeenth with a level par round of 69 while three Ayrshire players were joint twentieth with one over par scores of 70, including Cameron McGarvie (Prestwick) and Ayr Belleisle GC brothers Gregor and Jamie Hay.
Ten players finished in joint 35th position, with qualifying being decided by the usual process of better inward half etc.
The outcome saw Daniel Forbes (Irvine) secure the final place, while Calum Nairn (Prestwick St Cuthbert) missed out, following a very expensive three putt on the final hole for a bogey four.
Other Ayrshire scores :-
72 (+4) - Jenson Fergusson (Royal Troon)
73 (+5) - Harvey McDonald (Loudoun)
77 (+8) - Kevin Thomas (Troon St Meddans)
Another to miss out was former Ayrshire Boys Champion Scott Newman (Gourock) who was joint forty fifth on 72 (+3)
