AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Irvine Golf Club rejoin league for 2009

Irvine (Bogside) Golf Club have rejoined the Ayrshire Junior Golf League and will take part in the 2009 League competitions.

Members from 1976 to 1998, the Irvine club had a number of successes in League competitions, winning the Under 16 Knockout Trophy in 1987, 88, 90 and 97 and the League Championship in 1988, 90 and 91.

In their three League Championship wins, Irvine defeated Maybole in the final on each occasion, including the 1991 final played at Ayr Dalmilling (pictured below).

At the meeting of the Ayrshire Junior Golf League Executive held on Tuesday 3rd February, the draws for the 2009 competitions were made.

Membership this season stands at 17 clubs, with Irvine coming in whilst Ayr Dalmilling and New Cumnock have dropped out.

In the LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, defending champions Largs have been drawn in the five team section, SECTION A, with Troon St. Meddans, Ardeer, Caprington and Troon Welbeck.

In the League Championship, teams will play section matches on a home and away basis from April to August, with the winners of each section progressing to the semi finals.

The draw for the League Championship qualifying sections for 2009 is :-

SECTION A - Troon St. Meddans, Ardeer, Caprington, Largs & Troon Welbeck

SECTION B - Irvine Ravenspark, Largs Routenburn, Annanhill & Prestwick St. Nicholas

SECTION C - Ayr Belleisle, West Kilbride, Irvine (Bogside) and Ballochmyle

SECTION D - Prestwick St. Cuthbert, Kilbirnie Place, Kilmarnock (Barassie) and Loudoun

In the UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY one preliminary match is required, with Largs being drawn at home against Kilbirnie Place. This tie is to be completed by 30th April.

The draw for the First Round is :-

Ballochmyle Vs. Annanhill

Caprington Vs. Ayr Belleisle

Largs or Kilbirnie Place Vs. Irvine Ravenspark

Prestwick St. Nicholas Vs. Prestwick St. Cuthbert

Troon Welbeck vs. West Kilbride

Irvine (Bogside) Vs. Ardeer

Kilmarnock (Barassie) Vs. Loudoun

Largs Routenburn Vs. Troon St. Meddans

All first round ties to be completed by 31st May 2009

In the CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY

two preliminary round matches are required, with the Ayrshire Boys Champion Scott Brown being drawn away at Ballochmyle in one of the ties.

The preliminary ties, to be completed by 30th April, are :-

Loudoun Vs. largs Routenburn

Ballochmyle Vs. Ayrshire Boys Champion

The first round draw is :-

Largs Vs. Loudoun or Largs Routenburn

West Kilbride Vs. Ballochmyle or Ayrshire Boys Champion

Troon Welbeck Vs. Prestwick St. Nicholas

Irvine Ravenspark vs. Kilmarnock (Barassie)

Caprington Vs. Irvine (Bogside)

Annanhill Vs. Kilbirnie Place

Ardeer Vs. Troon St. Meddans

Ayr Belleisle Vs. Prestwick St. Cuthbert

First round ties to be completed by 31st may 2009

The finals of all the Ayrshire Junior Golf League competitions will all be held at West Kilbride this year, the Wallace Thornton and Under 16 Knockout Trophy finals scheduled for Sunday 13th September and the League Championship and Champion Of Champions Trophy finals scheduled the following Sunday, the 20th September.

The Annual Dinner and Presentation of Trophies will again be held at Irvine Ravenspark, with a provisional date of Monday 9th November being agreed.

At the recent AJGL Executive meeting, discussion took place on the use of distance measuring devices and it was decided by majority that a local rule permitting their use would NOT be introduced for Ayrshire Junior Golf League events this season.

Consequently, the use of Distance Measuring Devices will not be permitted in Ayrshire Junior Golf League events this season, regardless of any club local rule which allows their use on a course over which the event is being played.