SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - 23 Ayrshire players bid for national title

Ayrshire will have 23 player in the field of 256 for the 2009 Scottish Amateur Championship which takes place at Royal Troon from Monday 27th July until Saturday 1st August.

This will be the sixth occasion that the national championship has been played at Troon since its inception in 1922.

Ayrshire's only winner at Troon was Jack Cannon of Irvine Bogside - pictured below -who became the oldest winner of the championship when he took the title in 1969.

Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) and Steven McEwan (Caprington) are two of the eight seeded players in the 2009 event.

First round ties involving Ayrshire players are :-

MONDAY 27th JULY

Match 11 (0805) - Jordan McCall (Scotscraig) Vs. David Addison (Kilmarnock Barassie)

Match 24 (0953) - James Aitken (Alloa) Vs. Chris Harkins (Ayr Belleisle)

Match 27 (1017) - Stephen Spence (Irvine) Vs. Barry McDermott (Leven)

Match 30 (1041) - Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. Conor O'Neill (Glasgow)

Match 37 (1141) - James Bunch (Prestwick) Vs. Munro Ferries (Tain)

Match 38 (1149) - Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. Graeme Noblett (Lenzie)

Match 43 (1229) - Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) Vs. John Shanks (Irvine)

Match 47 (1305) - Steven Robertson (Sandyhills) Vs. Bert Ferguson (Royal Troon)

Match 51 (1337) - Keith Hamilton (Ayr Belleisle) Vs. William Bremner (Edzell)

Match 59 (1441) - Colin Peddie (Kirkintilloch) Vs. Stephen Murray (Troon Welbeck)

Match 60 (1449) - James Byrne (Banchory) Vs. Michael Smyth (Royal Troon)

Match 65 (1533) - Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) Vs. Paul McKellar (East Renfrewshire)

Match 68 (1557) - Jack Scott (Deeside) Vs. Allan Thomson (Ayr Belleisle)

TUESDAY 28th JULY

Match 76 (0653) - John Sloan (Doon Valley) Vs. Douglas Hunter (Dalmahoy)

Match 79 (0717) - Jonathan King (Glasgow) Vs. George Robertson (Irvine Ravenspark)

Match 81 (0733) - Andrew Wright (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. Stephen Harrod (Ballumbie Castle)

Match 96 (0937) - Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay) Vs. Paul Moultrie (Western Gailes)

Match 99 (1001) - Steven McEwan (Caprington) Vs. Andrew Abercrombie (USA)

Match 100 (1009) - Euan Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. Billy Campbell (Kirkintilloch)

Match 101 (1017) - Mark McMillan (Bonnyton) Vs. Cameron Gray (West Kilbride)

Match 110 (1133) - Gavin Lawrie (Prestwick St. Nicholas) Vs. Euan McIntosh (Newmacher)

Match 114 (1205) - Ben Sloan (Cathkin Braes) Vs. Craig McLaughlin (Largs)

Match 122 (1313) - Daniel Harrison (Crieff) Vs. Kyle Smith (Kilmarnock Barassie)