Ayrshire will host both the mens and ladies Scottish Amateur Championships in 2007, amongst a number of other major events in amateur golf.
The Scottish Ladies Golf Association bring the Scottish Ladies (Close) Amateur Championship to Kilmarnock (Barassie) from 15th to 19th May. When the Championship was last held at the Barassie course, in 1985, host club member Alison Gemmill (pictured right) took the title for the second time, beating Miss D. Thomson by 2 & 1 in the final. This followed on from Alisons first win in the championship, at Stranraer in 1981.
The Scottish Golf Union make a return visit to Prestwick with the Scottish Amateur Championship. from 30th July to 5th August.
The event has been hosted by the Prestwick club on seven previous occasions, the last being in 1998 when host club member and former champion Allan Thomson reached the semi final stage, nine years after he won the championship. The 1988 champion at Prestwick was Graeme Rankin.
Prestwick has been a happy hunting ground for Ayrshire Golfers in the Scottish Amateur Championship with
John Wilson (Prestwick St. Nicholas) - 1931)
'Hammy' McInally (Ardeer) - 1939
W. 'Cammie' Gibson (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) - 1950 (pictured right)
&
W. 'Dick' Smith (Selkirk & Prestwick) - 1958
all winning the national championship over the historic Prestwick links. Another name can also be added to the list, with the 1979 winner Keith McIntosh (Cardross) subsequently becoming a member of the Prestwick club.
In addition to the two national championships Ayrshire also play host to the European Amateur Team Championships at Western Gailes, the Scottish Boys & Girls Under 14 Championships at Brunston Castle and the Scottish Boys under 16 Championships, also at Brunston Castle.
Not to be left out, the Ayrshire Ladies play host to the three other West Division County sides when the West Division Inter County Jambouree takes place in July at Prestwick St. Nicholas.
These events will give the golfing public in Ayrshire a great opportunity to see the best amateur golfers in the country, & indeed Europe, in action with the chance to see many of the rising stars of Scottish and European golf at close quarters.
To assist our visitors to get their golfing diaries filled up at an early stage this season, listed below are the latest lists of local and national fixtures from the Ayrshire Golf Association/SGU for the gents and the Ayrshire Ladies County Golf Association/SLGA for the ladies. Happy golfing !!!!!
THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION FIXTURE LIST 2007
DATE - EVENT (Venue)
25 February - Ayrshire Vs. West Kilbride (West Kilbride)
4 March - Ayrshire Vs. Prestwick St. Nicholas (St. Nicholas)
11 March - Ayrshire Vs. Loudoun (Loudoun)
18 March - Ayrshire Vs. Irvine Ravenspark (Ravenspark)
25 March - Ayrshire Vs. South Of Scotland (Away)
15 April - Ayrshire Boys Team Championship (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)
22 April - Ayrshire Strokeplay Championship (West Kilbride)
7 – 10 May - Ayrshire Matchplay Championship (Irvine Bogside)
20 May - Ayrshire U18 Vs. Renfrewshire U18 (Whitecraigs)
20 May - Area Team Vs. South Of Scotland (Stranraer)
? June - Ayrshire U18 Vs. Stirlingshire U18 (Away)
08 July - Ayrshire U18 Vs. Lanarkshire U18 (Away)
15 July - Ayrshire Boys Championship (To Be Confirmed)
03 August - Champion Of Champions Semi Finals (Royal Troon)
05 August - Area Team Vs. Lanarkshire (Ballochmyle)
9-11 August - Ayrshire Boys Matchplay (Prestwick)
10 August - Champion Of Champions Final (Royal Troon)
? August - Ayrshire U18 Vs. Dumbartonshire U18 (Away)
23 September - Area Team Vs. Renfrewshire (Kilmarnock Barassie)
? September - Ayrshire U18 Vs. Dumbartonshire U18 (Away)
? September - Ayrshire Fourball Final (T.B.A.)
13 October - Ayrshire A Vs. Stirlingashire A (Irvine Ravenspark)
13 October - Ayrshire Y Vs. Stirlingshire Y (Away)
20 October - Ayrshire A Vs. Lanarkshire A (Away)
20 October - Ayrshire Y Vs. Lanarkshire Y (Ballochmyle)
27 October - Ayrshire A Vs. Dumbartonshire A (Prestwick St. Nicholas)
27 October - Ayrshire Y Vs. Dumbartonshire Y (Away)
03 November - Ayrshire A Vs. Glasgow A (Away)
03 November - Ayrshire Y Vs. Glasgow Y (Brunston Castle)
10 November - Ayrshire A Vs. Renfrewshire A (Greenock)
10 November - Ayrshire Y Vs. Renfrewshire Y (To Be Confirmed)
SCOTTISH GOLF UNION EVENTS 2007
DATE - EVENT (Venue)
APRIL
1 - SGU Junior Tour – Event 1 (Kingsbarns)
7 - Scottish Champion Of Champions (Leven Links)
9-14 - Scottish Boys Championship (Dunbar)
14 - Craigmillar Park Open (Craigmillar Park)
22 - SGU Junior Tour – Event 2 (The Glen)
MAY
4 - Lytham Trophy (Royal Lytham & St. Annes)
5 - SGU Junior Tour – Event 3 (Cardrona)
12 - West Of Scotland Open Amateur Championship (Cawder)
20 - Scottish Area Team Championship - Round 1 (Various venues)
22-24 - Scottish Seniors Open Amateur Stroke Play (Drumpellier)
26 - SGU Junior Tour – Event 4 (Newmachar Hawkshill)
JUNE
1-3 - Scottish Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Royal Dornoch)
8 - St. Andrews Links Trophy (St. Andrews Jubilee)
10 - Scottish Boys Area Team Championship (Forres)
16-18 - DM Hall Scottish Mid-Amateur Open Championship (Duddingston)
17 - SGU Junior Tour – Event 5 (Kilmarnock Barassie)
18 – 24 - The Amateur Championship (Royal Lytham & St. Annes)
22-24 - Scottish Youths Open Amateur Stroke Play (Erskine)
23 - Tennant Cup (Glasgow Gailes)
30 - East Of Scotland Open Amateur Championship (Lundin)
JULY
3-7 - European Team Championship (Western Gailes)
7 - Cameron Corbett Vase (Haggs Castle)
10-12 - Scottish Boys Under 16 Stroke Play (Brunston Castle)
13 - Scottish Boys & Girls Under 14 Stroke Play (Brunston Castle)
14 - Sutherland Chalice (Dumfries & Galloway)
24-26 - Scottish Boys Stroke Play (Cardrona)
27-30 - Seniors British Open Championship (Turnberry)
30-Aug 5 - Scottish Amateur Championship (Prestwick)
AUGUST
5 - Scottish Area Team Championship - Round 2 (Various venues)
7-9 - Boys Home Internationals (Machynys Peninsula)
8-10 - Seniors Open Amateur Championship (Nairn & Nairn Dunbar)
11 - Amateur Champion Gold Medal (Leven Links)
13-18 - Boys Amateur Championship (Royal Porthcawl)
15-19 - British Mid-Amateur Championship (Alwoodley)
18 - North East District Open Amateur Championship (Newmacher Hawkshill)
25 - North Of Scotland Open Amateur Championship (Royal Dornoch)
SEPT.
1 - South East District Open Amateur Championship (West Linton)
8 - Newlands Trophy (Lanark)
8-9 - The Walker Cup (Royal County Down)
16 - Scotland Under 16 Vs. North Of England Under 16 (Northumberland)
19-21 - Home Internationals (Co Louth, Ireland)
23 - Scotland Under 16 Vs. England Under 16 (Prestwick St. Nicholas)
23 - Scottish Area Team Championship - Round 3 (Various venues)
30 - Scottish Club Championship (Glenbervie)
OCTOBER
2-4 - Seniors Home Internationals (Caldy, The Wirral)
6-7 - Scottish Area Team Championship Finals (Powfoot)
THE AYRSHIRE LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION FIXTURES 2007
DATE EVENT (Venue)
17-19 April - County Championship (Troon Portland)
8 May - County Foursomes (Brunston Castle)
12 June - Quaich (Ayr Seafield)
3 July - Summer Meeting (East Renfrewshire)
14 August - Coronation Medals (Kilbirnie Place)
11 Sept. - Thistle Brooches (Ballochmyle)
9 October - Quaich (Troon Lochgreen)
SCOTTISH LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION FIXTURES 2007
DATE EVENT (Venue)
APRIL
5 – 6 - SLGA Under 16 Open Stroke Play (Craigielaw)
17 - LGU Medal Area Finals - East Division (Balbirnie Park)
27 – 29 - Helen Holm Scottish Open Stroke Play (Troon)
MAY
6 - LGU Medal Area Finals - South Division (Moffat)
6 - West of Scotland Championship (Drumpellier)
8 - LGU Medal Area Finals - West Division (Haggs Castle)
10 - LGU Medal Area Finals - North Division (Monifieth Medal)
15 – 19 - Scottish Ladies (Close) Amateur Champs. (Kilmarnock (Barassie))
27 - Ness Open (Inverness)
JUNE
2 – 3 - St Rule Trophy (St Andrews)
3 - LGU Medal Scottish Grand Final (Crieff)
7 - LGU Challenge Bowls (Ballumbie Castle)
9 – 10 - Girls' Inter-Division Matches (Ballumbie Castle)
10 - Munross Trophy (Montrose)
11 - Scottish Schools' Championship (Gullane No.2 & No.3)
12 – 16 - Ladies' British Open Amateur Champs. (Alwoodley)
23 – 25 - North Division Inter-County Matches (Cruden Bay)
23 – 25 - South Division Inter-County Matches (Thornhill)
25 – 27 - East Division Inter-County Matches (Ladybank)
28 – 29 - Scottish Ladies Junior Open Stroke Play (Auchterarder)
JULY
2 – 4 - North of Scotland Championship (Moray Old)
TBC - Janice Moodie Trophy (Windyhill)
6 – 8 - Ladies' British Open Mid-Amateur (TBC)
9 – 11 - West Division Inter-County Matches (Prestwick St Nicholas)
13 - Scottish Girls' & Boys' Under 14 (Brunston Castle)
17 – 20 - Scottish Girls' (Close) Amateur Champs. (Peterhead)
29 - Mackie Bowl (Gullane)
AUGUST
2 – 5 - Weetabix Womens' British Open (St Andrews (Old))
5 - Riccarton Rose Bowl (Hamilton)
5 - South of Scotland Champs. (Dumfries & County)
7 – 9 - SVLGA Jamboree (Royal Cromer)
7 – 10 - St Andrews Junior Ladies' Tournament (St Andrews)
12 - Mary McCallay Trophy (Dumfries & Galloway)
13 – 17 - Girls' British Open Amateur Champs. (Southerndown)
13 – 17 - Strathtyrum Tournament (St Andrews)
17 - Barnardos Grand Final – Scotland (Arbroath)
21 - County Golf Open Meeting (Haddington)
22- 24 - Ladies British Open Amateur Stroke Play (Conwy)
26 - Scottish Ladies' Foursomes (Pumpherston)
29 - 1 - Sept European Ladies' Individual Champs. (France TBC)
31 - 2 - Sept Scottish County Finals (Tulliallan)
SEPT.
6 – 9 - Scottish Senior Ladies' Close Amateur Champs. (Glenbervie)
2 – 14 - Ladies' Home International Matches (Dunbar)
16 - Scottish Golf Open Amateur Mixed Foursomes (Deer Park)
TBC - SSGA Match v English Schools (TBC)
19 – 21 - Senior Ladies' British Open Amateur Champs. (Copt Heath)
20 - Commonwealth Spoons (Tain)
23 - Adult & Girl Foursomes (McDonald)
23 - 25 - TBC Scottish Veteran Ladies' Champs. (Blairgowrie)
OCTOBER
TBC - East of Scotland Championship (TBC)
2 – 4 - Seniors' International Matches (Royal Tara)
14 TBC - Champion of Champions (Glasgow Gailes)
21 – 27 - The Spirit (Whispering Pines, Texas)
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