McDonald - pictured right - , who reached the third round last night, faced Martin Hamilton (Woking) for a place in the last 32 and ran out winner by 3 & 1. In the fourth round on Thursday morning, McDonald faces 2006 championshp runner up paul O'Hara (Colville Park), teeing of at 0832.
2007 Ayrshire Boys Champion Euan Brown - pictured below - played two matches on Wednesday on his way to the last 32, having previously reached the same stage of the competition in 2007 when the championship was last played in Ayrshire, at Prestwick.
Brown began the day with a one hole victory over fellow Ayrshire player Andrew Abercrombie from Largs in the morning and followed this with a 4 & 3 win over Scott Miche (Thornton) in the third round tie later in the day.
On Thursday morning at 0936, Brown continues his bid for the title with a match against Stewart Henderson (Hamilton).
The other Ayrshire players still in the championship on Wednesday all bowed out at various stages in the day.
In the first quarter, Chris Harkins (Ayr Belleisle) went out in the third round, beaten 4 & 3 by Michael Campbell (Renfrew) whilst Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie) went out at the same stage, defeated 2 &1 by 2007 finalist and seed, Kier McNicoll.
In the second quarter, John Shanks (Irvine) and Stephen Murray (Troon Welbeck) both won their second round ties in the morning before being defeated in the afternoon in round three.
Shanks beat Colin Mundie (Falkirk) by 2 & 1 in round two but went down by 3 & 2 to Mark Bookless (Sandyhills) later in the day.
Murray beat fellow Ayrshire player and host club member Michael Smyth by 2 & 1 in the morning, in a tie which drew a good crowd amongst locals, but in the afternoon the Welbeck man lost out by 2 & 1 to Andrew McLachlan (Bonnyton).
In the third quarter, George Robertson (Irvine Ravenspark) lost out by the narrowest of margins on the final green to James White (Lundin) in a second round match in the morning whilst Andrew Wright (Kilmarnock Barassie) went out at the same stage, defeated 5 & 3 by Michael Gray (Lanark).
The other Ayrshire player still in action on Wednesday was former internationalist Gavin Lawrie (Prestwick St. Nicholas) who came through a marathon tie against John Miller (Gullane) in the morning to win at the 21st.
With a delayed start time in the afternoon to allow the players to get lunch after the marathon morning tie, Lawrie pushed his opponent Kevin McAlpine (Alyth), the 2006 champion all the way in the afternoon befoe going down by one hole ion the final green of their third round encounter.
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