SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Miller & Howie carry Ayrshire hopes

David Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Keith Howie (West Kilbride) will carry Ayrshire's hopes in the 2010 Scottish Seniors Matchplay Championship after the strokeplay qualifying stage was completed over the Montgomerie course at Kinross on Tuesday 20th July.

Miller, the beaten finalist in the championship last year (pictured right), qualified in 11th place on 157 whilst Howie qualified in 29th place on 165.

Leading Strokeplay Qualifying scores :-

148 - Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) 74 74

154 - Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) 80 74, Tony Stafford (Gleneagles) 77 77

155 Gordon MacDonald (Callander) 80 75, John Johnston (Lanark) 78 77, Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) 77 78

156 - Stephen Ellis (Innellan) 79 77

157 - James Kinloch (Cardross) 81 76, George Paterson (Northern) 79 78, John Fraser (Royal Burgess) 79 78, David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 78 79, John McDonald (Cowglen) 78 79

MATCHPLAY DRAW

Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) Vs. John W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen)
Derek Murphy (Kinross) Vs. James Kinloch (Cardross)

Keith Bruce (Edzell) Vs. Bob Stewart (Tulliallan)

George Paterson (Northern) Vs. Jim Watt (Edzell)

Gordon MacDonald (Callander) Vs. Keith Howie (West Kilbride)

Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) Vs. Jim Paton (Kirkintilloch)

John Johnston (Lanark) Vs. George Payne (Prestbury)

John McDonald (Cowglen) Vs. Jalil Aman (Grangemouth)

Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) Vs. Alistair Fiddes (Deeside)

Richard Gray (Cowglen) Vs. Iain Stewart (The Curragh)

Stephen Ellis (Innellan) Vs. Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen)

John Fraser (Royal Burgess) Vs. James T Johnston (Northumberland)

Tony Stafford (Gleneagles) Vs. Allan Cameron (Gourock)

Scott MacDonald (Dunfermline) Vs. David A Millar (St Andrews New)

Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) Vs. Andrew Campbell (Kinross)

David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. Ian Campbell (Kinross)

The match-play stages will begin with obne round on Wednesday and two rounds on Thursday & Friday