At the same time as three of the four semi final places were decided, Ballochmyle dropped out of League 3 after defaulting on two matches in the qualifying competition.
In League 1, recent match results include a 5 - 1 away win at Moorpark by Troon Welbeck and a win at home by Belleisle against Annanhill by the same margin.
With all teams having played 5 matches and with only only two matches remaining to be played, present positions are :-
WELBECK - 14 Pts
BELLEISLE - 12 Pts
ANNANHILL - 10 Pts
MOORPARK - 4 Pts
In League 2, Kilmarnock (Barassie) claimed the semi final place with a 3.5 - 2.5 win away at West Kilbride.
The other two matches played recently resulted in 4 - 2 home wins by West Kilbride and Kilbirnie over Dalmilling in each case.
With all teams having completed 5 matches, with one remaining, present positions
are :-
BARASSIE - 20 Pts
WEST KILBRIDE - 12 Pts
DALMILLING - 4 Pts
KILBIRNIE - 4 Pts
Barassie now await the winners from league 1, in the semi final of this event.
In League 3, With Ballochmyle's matches, and recent results, being nullified, present positions are :-
RAVENSPARK - 12 Pts
IRVINE - 6 Pts
ARDEER - 2 Pts
Having won the section, Ravenspark now play Caprington in the semi finals.
In League 4, Caprington had a 4 - 2 at home against Tam O Shanter in their penultimate match due to a concession, whilst Loudoun were 5 - 1 winners at home against Tam O Shanter and new Cumnock beat Loudoun by 3.5 - 2.5, also at home.
With each team having played 5 fixtures, present positions are :-
CAPRINGTON - 20 Pts
LOUDOUN - 8 Pts
NEW CUMNOCK - 8 Pts
TAM O SHANTER - 4 Pts
Think this has been an absolute shambles of a decision regarding ballochmyle how can you make a decision like that that directly affects the outcome of a league group when there is still a week left to get the game played.
ReplyDeleteShould be ashamed of yourselves for making a county competition a nonsense
Reply from Alasdair Malcolm -
ReplyDeleteIt is unfortunate that the author of the comment chose to remain anonimous however it is quite clear from the rules of the competition, issued to all competing clubs, that any team conceding more than one match will be removed from the competition and any matches played will be deleted (under heading Match Format - paragraph G).
Consequently, with the team concerned defaulting on a second match of the competition, the organiser had no alternative but to remove the club, as per the rules.
the author remained anonymous for good reason as the present establishment in fact the ayrshire setup in general has always been a boys club with little input from the people that actually play in and support the the ayrshire competitions every year.
ReplyDeleteThe answer IT'S THE RULES doesn't make it right and it smacks of the belligerent attitude of those in question
look forward to your squirming scathing reply
And alasdair please don't count yourself as one of the establishment, your one of the few who actually
ReplyDeletemake a worthwhile contribution to the setup and this web blog is an invaluable source of information and results
Reply from Alasdair Malcolm :-
ReplyDeleteHaving served on the Ayrshire Executive for 20 years, I fail to see how I cannot count myself as one of the establishment that Anonymous is so scathing, in my opinion quite unfairly, about.
There are a number of the present Executive members who both play in and have supported the Ayrshire competitions for a number of years, and these individuals, to a man, have frequent and valued input to many aspects of the A.G.A.'s work.
I trust that this is a suitably squirming scathing reply for Anonymous
Whilst nobody can claim to be perfect and get it right all of the time, it is grossly unfair to be so scathing of the efforts of those people who freely give (a considerable ammount) of their spare time to administer the various activities and commitments of the Ayrshire Golf Association.
The Executive are always looking for fresh ideas and perhaps Anonymous or other members of Ayrshire clubs who feel they have something worthwhile to contribute would consider standing for election at the forthcoming or future Annual General Meetings and bring their ideas and aspirations to the table.
Contrary to Anonymous' last entry, I am proud to be numbered amongst those in "the establishment" who I am confident give their best efforts, despite opinions to the contrary, for the continued development of the A.G.A.'s activities.