The four home nations will contest a combined trophy, with the traditional trophies also being played for, with the men competing for the Raymond Trophy and the women playing for the Miller International Shield.
The event format is seven morning foursomes, four men’s and three women’s, and 14 afternoon singles, eight men’s and six women’s, on each of three days.
The full team selection, announced on Friday the 17th of July, is:-
Scotland - Women
Sheridan Clancy (Lake Karrinyup)
Rosie Maguire (Pollok)
Abigail May (St Regulus Ladies)
Abercrombie Nisbet (Gullane)
Jade Potter (Craigielaw)
Freya Russell (Royal Troon)
Jennifer Saxton (Dunfermline)
Reserves: Ellie Docherty (Moray) & Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride)
Scotland - Men
George Cannon (Glenbervie)
Andrew Davidson (Crail)
Alexander Farmer (Kilmacolm)
Finlay Galloway (St Andrews)
Ross Laird (Glenbervie)
Oliver Mukherjee (Gullane)
Sam Mukherjee (Gullane)
Ben Murray (Portlethen)
Chris Somers (Murcar Links)
Reserves: Oli Blackadder (Deeside) & Ewen Farquhar (St Andrews)
Two rounds of 67 for a 12 under par total 134 saw Hannah four shots clear of her nearest rival after the 36 holes strokeplay qualifying.
With the championship qualifying score falling at 154, Hannah was the only Ayrshire qualifier in the sixteen players who progressed to the championship matchplay stages.
Other Ayrshire scores:-
162 (+16) - Orla Moran (Irvine) - 82/80 - Equal 23rd position
163 (+17) - Sandi Rogerson (Kilmarnock Barassie) - 83/80 - Equal 25th position.
173 (+27) - Alyssa Gillies (Ballochmyle) - 94/79 - 33rd position.
176 (+30) - Sophie Jordan (Kilmarnock Barassie) - 86/90 - 35th position.
179 (+33) - Stefi Rogerson (Kilmarnock Barassie) - 86/93 - 37th position.
In the first round of the matchplay on Saturday morning Hannah Ounap plays Freya Dolan (Carnoustie), teeing off at 0904, for a place in the quarter finals on saturday afternoon, with the semi finals and final due to take place on Sunday the 19th of July.
Three of the Ayrshire players qualified for the handicap knockout competition for the Ainsley Reid Salver
Sandi Rogerson lines up against Summer Xie (Swanston) at 0808 on Saturday morning, with Orla Moran playing Rebecca Whiteford (Lundin) at 0824, and Stefi Rogerson up against Verity Swift (St Regulus Ladies) at 0838.
Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle) and Archie Baker (Prestwick St Nicholas) carry Ayrshire hopes into the last sixteen of the Scottish Boys' Championship on Saturday the 18th of July, after the first two rounds of matchplay were completed on Friday the 17th July at Fraserburgh GC.
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| Harris Vennard & Archie Baker |
Of the six Ayrshire players that secured places in the matchplay stages, five managed to negotiate the first round on Friday morning.
Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle) beat Sebastian Harvey (West Links) by 1 hole
Jenson Fergusson (Royal Troon) beat Harry Riley (Downfield) by 2 holes
Gregor Hay (Ayr Belleisle) beat Jamie McDonald (St Andrews New) by 4&3
Archie Baker (Prestwick St Nicholas) beat Archie Cargill (Arbroath Artisan) by 5&4
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Cameron Russell (Crieff) lost to Mason Chisholm (Irvine) by 3&2
The only first round casulty was Finlay Watt (West Kilbride) who was unfortunate to lose to Oliver Henderson (Bathgate) at the 21st, the third extra hole.
The second round, played on Friday afternoon, saw the exit of Jenson Fergusson who lost to William Bavidge (Murcar Links) by 3&1, Gregor Hay who lost to Alexander Yuill (Gullane) by 4&3, and Mason Chisholm who lost to Ellis Tate (West Links) by 2&1.
Harris Vennard beat Jimmy Middleton (Bonnyton) by 1 hole to secure his place in the last sixteen, and was joined by Archie Baker who beat Hamish Carnegie (Gullane) by 2&1.
In the round of 16 on Saturday morning, Harris Vennard tees off at 0820 against Eddie Jackson (Turnhouse) while Archie baker starts at 0900 against Alexander Yuill (Gullane).
There are two rounds of matchplay on saturday, with the semi finals and final due to be played on Sunday.
Jenson Fergusson (Royal Troon) lead the Ayrshire challenge, qualifying in second spot following a second round of 66 for a five under par total of 135, just three shots adrift of the top qualifier, Fraser Brown (Nairn).
Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle) and Archie Baker (Prestwick St Nicholas) qualified in equal eleventh place on 142, two over par, after rounds of 71-71, and 69-73 respectively.
Gregor Hay (Ayr Belleisle) added a second round of 76 to his opening 69 for a five over par total of 145 and a joint twenty fourth qualifying place.
Mason Chisholm (Irvine) recovered from an opening 76 to post a second round 71 for a seven over par score of 147 and an equal thirty fifth place in qualifying.
The last Ayrshire player to qualify for the matchplay stages was Finlay Watt (West Kilbride) who fought back from an opening score of 78 to post a 72 in the second round and a ten over par total of 150, for an equal fifty third spot in qualifying.
The qualifying score fell at 152, twelve over par, with three players from five on that score filling the last of the sixty four matchplay places.
James McNeillie (West Kilbride), who had an opening round of 80, recorded a second round of 73 for a thirteen over par total of 153 to agonisingly miss the qualification mark by a single shot.
Other Ayrshire scores
155 (+15) - Connor Hunter (Prestwick St Nicholas) 83-72 - joint 80th place.
156 (+16) - Ryan Steven (Ayr Belleisle) 76-80 - Joint 87th place.
157 (+17) - Findlay Andrew (Turnberry) 81-76 - Joint 90th place.
162 (+23) - Thomas Carlyle (Turnberry) 78-85 - Joint 114th place.
The matchplay stages commence on Friday morning, the 17th of July, at Fraserburgh GC.
0820 - Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle) Vs Sebastian Harvey (West Links)
0915 - Jenson Fergusson (Royal Troon) Vs Harry Riley (Downfield)
1023 - Gregor Hay (Ayr Belleisle) Vs Jamie McDonald (St Andrews New)
1035 - Archie Baker (Prestwick St Nicholas) Vs Archie cargill (Arbroath Artisan)
1059 - Cameron Russell (Crieff) Vs Mason Chisholm (Irvine)
1107 - Oliver Henderson (Bathgate) Vs Finlay Watt (West Kilbride)
Largs secure their place in the last four with a 3-1 away win over Kilmarnock Barassie in their final fixture in Group 1, while Rowallan Castle qualified by virtue of victory over Kilmarnock Barassie at home by the same score.
With just Rowallan Castle's home match against Troon Welbeck to be played, present positions in Group 1 are:-
The qualifying section matches are due to be completed by the 9th of August.
There were several notable performances in the opening round of the 2026 Scottish Boys Championship on Wednesday the 15th of July at Fraserburgh.
The lead in the first round of the two round strokeplay qualifying stage was shared by Alexander Yuill (Gullane) and Fraser Brown (Nairn) with a three under par score of 67.
Three Ayrshire players were well placed in equal fourth place after returning scores of 69, one under par.
Jenson Fergusson (Royal Troon) staged a remarkable comeback from a poor start, being four over par after three holes. In the remaining fourteen holes Jenson had a single further bogey at the twelfth hole, but had six birdies in the other thirteen holes played to give him a great chance for a high finish after round two.
Jenson was joined on one under par by Archie Baker (Prestwick St Nicholas) who had four bogeys, three birdies, and an eagle at the fifteenth hole in his round, and Gregor Hay (Ayr Belleisle) who was three under par after four holes on his way to a one under par total for the round.
The next best placed Ayrshire player was Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle) in joint thirteenth place after a one over par round of 71.
Other Ayrshire scores:-
76 (+6) - Mason Chisholm (Irvine), Ryan Steven (Ayr Belleisle) - Joint 54th place.
78 (+8) - Thomas Carlyle (Turnberry), Finlay Watt (West Kilbride) - Joint 76th place.
80 (+10) - James McNeallie (West Kilbride) - Joint 93rd place.
81 (+11) - Findlay Andrew (Turnberry) - Joint 102nd place.
83 (+13) - Connor Hunter (Prestwick St Nicholas) - Joint 114th place.
The second round of strokeplay qualifying takes place on Thursday the 16th of July, with the top 64 players progressing to the matchplay stages.
In SECTION 1, west Kilbride concluded with a 3.5 - 2.5 away win at Kilmarnock Barassie. Ardeer qualified for the knockout stages.
Final positions in section 1 were:-
In DIVISION 2, West Kilbride re corded their first win of the campaign with a 3.5-2.5 home win over Kilmarnock Barassie.
Present positio ns in Division 2 are:-
In the quarter finals Gary hosted Gordon Johnston (Kilbirnie Place) and booked his spot in the last four with a 4&3 victory.
The remaining quarter final ties are due to be completed by the 26th of July.
In his quarter final tie at home to Andy Marshall (Prestwick St Nicholas) Alan won through by 2&1 and now faces a tript to play either Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon) or Gordon Cree (Troon St Meddans) in the semi finals.
The two outstanding quarter final ties are due to be completed by the 22nd of July, with Tom Loy (Irvine) waiting to find out whether he will travel to play either Craig Robertson (Turnberry) or Steven Johnston (Abbotsford) in the semi finals.
Ayrshire concluded their 2026 Scottish Men's Area Team Championship qualifying section matches on Sunday the 12th of July with a victory over Glasgow at Ayr Seafield golf course.
Despite both teams looking for their first win of the campaign, and neither having the chance to qualify for the finals weekend in September, both area associations fielded strong teams for the fixture, which was played in warm and sunny conditions.
The Ayrshire team was Calum Nairn (Prestwick St Cuthbert), Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon), Cameron Aitken (Largs), Matt Allen (Western Gailes), Alan McLean (Largs),l and Steven Stamper (Turnberry).
In the morning foursomes Calum and Harvey got the home side off to a great start with a 6&4 win over Steven Rettie and Dan Forbes, and Ayrshire were soon 2-0 ahead when Cameron and Matt edged out Greg Brown and Blair Dalgleish by 3&2.
In the last foursomes tie Alan and Steven were all square against Neil McCrae and Gordon Sangster playing the last but unfortunately went down by one hole to leave the match score 2-1 in Ayrshire's favour after the morning foursomes.
Harvey Broadfoot led the way for Ayrshire in the afternoon singles in a very tight match againast Dan Forbes, eventually winning the final hole for a single hole victory.
In the second tie Calum Nairn was three up after twelve holes and despite covering the remaining holes in one under par he lost out by a single hole to Neil ,McCrae who covered the last six holes in six under par figures, which included successive twos, a birdie and an eagle, at the fifteenth and sixteenth.
Matt Allen was up against Blair Dalgleish in the singles and held a two hole lead at the fifteenth before Blair fought back, winning the fifteenth and sixteenth to square the match. Despite this, Matt showed his fighting spirit, taking the final two holes for a two hole victory in his tie.
With Cameron Aitken one up against Greg Brown playing the last, a half point from the other two ties on the course was required for an overall Ayrshire victory. Cameron lost the final hole to half his tie with Greg Brown and it left Steven Stamper in the anchor tie against Gordon Sangster to secure the overall victory when he won the sixteenth hole for a 3&2 victory.
In the last tie on the course, Alan Mclean fell three behind on several occasions against Steven Rettie but a strong finish saw Alan win successive holes from the fifteenth to square the match playing the last, and was unlucky not to fully complete a remarkable comeback when he saw his putt for victory on the final hol stop agonisingly on the right edge of the hole. Alan's ultimate half match gave Ayrshire a 4-2 victory in the singles and a 6-3 winning margin in the overall match.
Match details (Ayrshire names first):-
Foursomes
Calum Nairn & Harvey Broadfoot beat Steven Rettie & Dan Forbes by 6&4
Cameron Aitken & Matt Allen beat Greg Brown & Blair Dalgleish by 3&2
Alan McLean & Steven Stamper lost to Neil McCrae & Gordon sangster by 1 hole
Singles
Harvey Broadfoot beat Dan Forbes by 1 hole
Calum Nairn lost to Neil McCrae by 1 hole
Matt Allen beat Blair Dalgleish by 2 holes
Cameron Aitken halved with Greg Brown
Alan McLean halved with Steven Rettie
Steven Stamper beat Gordon Sangster by 3&2
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In the other match in the section at Easter Moffat, the hosts from Lanarkshire took a 2-1 lead from the morning foursomes into the afternooin singles, but it was the Lothians team that prevailed in the afternooin, taking the single 5-1 for an overall 6-3 match score in their favour to secure their place in the finals weekend at Largs in September.
In the AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, Irvine moved level on points with Turnberry at the top of the table after a 4-2 home win over Prestwick St Nicholas recently, and need at least a draw in the final fixture of the section, away to Prestwick St Nicholas, if they are to progress to the final.
Present positions in Section A are:-
On Sunday the 5th of July the two unbeaten area teams met at Ranfurly Castle GC and it was the visitors who ran out winners by 5-3.
The other two fixtures in the third series of ties take place on Sunday the 26th of July when Glasgow host Dumbarrtonshire at sandyhills and Ayrshire entertain Stirlingshire at Troon Lochgreen.
Present postions in the Wedst of Scotland Inter County Boys league are:-
Tam O Shanter are the first club to book a semi final spot in the 2026 handicap club team knockout competition for The President's Putter.
In a local derby tie against Ayr Seafield in the quarter finals the tam O Shanter team prevailed with a 2-1 victory in the tie.
Tam O Shanter will be at home to either Prestwick St Cuthbert or Skelmorlie in the semi finals.
The remaining three quarter final ties are due to be completed by the 26th of July
In DIVISION 1 Ayr Belleisle moved closer to league leaders caprington with a 5 - 1 win away to Largs.
Present positions in Division 1 are:-
In the outstanding third round ties, Sarah Harding & Brian McCrone (Rowallan Castle) progressed in their home tie againstWilliam Fleming & Joan McMurdo (Ballochmyle) while Alastair McKinnon & Carol Moffat (Caprington) won their home tie against Susan Smith & Roddie Middleton (Loudoun) by 3&1 to progress.
The remaining third round tie saw Catherine & Alasdair Malcolm (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Golf South Ayrshire) win by 3&1 at Loudoun in their visit to play Scott Gilchrist & Shona Malcolm (Loudoun/Prestwick St Cuthbert)
The full quarter final line up is :-
In his first round tie at home to Stuart Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) Tom edged into the last four with a single hole victory.
In the semi finals Tom will visit either Craig Robertson (Turnberry) or Steven Johnston (Abbotsford)
The three remaining first round matchesare due to be completed by the 22nd of July.
