AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE DINNER - Macneal named as Junior Golfer Of The Year

Charlie Macneal of Troon Welbeck was named as the recipient of the Macrobert Thistle Junior Golfer Of The Year Trophy for 2010 when a capacity audience met for the Ayrshire Junior Golf League Annual Dinner & Presentation of Prizes on Monday 8th November at Irvine Ravenspark G.C.                       

David Reynolds & Charlie Macneal

Macneal, who won the Ayrshire Boys Championship in August, as well as a string of boys open events throughout the season, also received the Ayrshire Junior Order Of Merit Trophy as reward for an outstanding season, in which he also helped his club team to a duo of county titles.

The evening was conducted by League Chairman John Nordbo (Largs) and attended by guests, junior convenors & junior golfers from member clubs throughout the county.

The Macrobert Thistle Junior Golfer Of The Year Trophy was presented to the 2010 winner by David Reynolds, representing Fields In Trust.

New Ayrshire Golf Association President David Miller, of Kilmarnock (Barassie), presented the remaining prizes.

Troon Welbeck had an excellent season, picking up seven team or individual honours at the dinner. As well as Charlie Macneal's Junior Golfer Of The Year, Junior Order Of Merit and Ayrshire Boys trophies, further  individual trophies were won by David Wilson who retained the Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Trophy and Marc Smith who won the Prestwick Circuits Trophy.

In team competition, Troon Welbeck won the Matt Lygate Trophy at the Ayrshire Boys Team Championship in April and the Wallace Thornton Trophy in September when they defeated Kilmarnock (Barassie) in the final. 

Welbeck winners (clockwise from top left) - Matt Lygate Trophy team, Marc Smith (Prestwick Circuits Trophy), Wallace Thornton Trophy team, David Wilson (Boys Matchplay Trophy), Charlie Macneal (Order Of Merit), Charlie Macneal (Ayrshire Boys)

 Other winners during the season included Ardeer, who won the Andrew D Nimmo Trophy at The Ayrshire Boys Team Championship & Ballochmyle who took the Silver Jubilee Trophy at the annual Convenors Outing. 

Ayr Belleisle won the Under 16 Knockout Trophy beating Prestwick St. Cuthbert in the final in September at Largs.

Above - Ardeer (A D Nimmo Trophy), Ballochmyle (Silver Jubilee Trophy) & League Runners Up - Ayr Belleisle

In individual events, Robert Montgomery of West Kilbride won the Carrick Trophy at the Ayrshire Boys Team Championship in April and Craig Telfer of Prestwick St Cuthbert who beat Joseph Howie of Ardeer in the final, won the Champion Of Champions Trophy at Prestwick St Nicholas in September.

Above - Under 16 Winners Ayr Belleisle & Champion Of Champions Craig Telfer

Right - more prizewinners - Champion Of Champions runner up Joseph Howie, Wallace Thornton Trophy runners up Kilmarnock (Barassie), Under 16 runners up Prestwick St Cuthbert and League Championship semi finalists Ardeer & Annanhill

The presentation of prizes concluded with the presentation of the League Championship semi finalist plaques to Ardeer and Annanhill, followed by the League Championship runners up pennant to Ayr Belleisle before AGA President David Miller, who is also serving captain of the  Kilmarnock (Barassie) club, had the pleasurable duty of handing over the League Championship Trophy and pennant to the junior team from his own club, as 2010 League Champions.

2010 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE) GC

Ayrshire Junior Golf League Vice Chairman, Gavin Scott of Loudoun Gowf Club, rounded off a succesful evening with a vote of thanks.