SOUTH AFRICAN GOLF - Michael Stewart finishes third

Report by COLIN FARQUHARSON

 courtesy of the www.scottishgolfview.com website

 

Scottish amateur champion Michael Stewart finished third in the Gauteng North Open amateur golf championship after leading at halfway in the 72-hole tournament at Pecanwood Golf and Country Club, north of Johannesburg.

The Troon Welbeck man, pictured, shot rounds of 69, 66, 70 and 72 for an 11-under-par total of 277. He was overtaken over the third and fourth rounds by two South Africans, Jaco Mouton and Danie Van Tonder.

Mouton scored 68, 70, 71 and 65, coming home in 31 in the last round to Stewart's 34), to win with a 14-under-par total of 274, one shot ahead of Van Tonder (70-69-70-66).

A third South African, Armandt Scholtz, took over the third-round lead from Stewart with a 68 to Stewart's 70 to lead the Scot with a 54-hole total of 204 to Stewart's 205 with 18 holes to go.

Scholtz blew up with 43 shots to the turn in his final round, finishing with a 77 for 281 and fifth place but Stewart could not hold the strong-finishing Mouton and Van Tonder at bay over the final round and his closing outward half of 38 to Mouton's 34 and Van Tonder's 33 opened the door for the South African pair to finish first and second.

Final positions apart, Stewart's 11-under-par total over a Jack Nicklaus-designed course which is rated one of the best in South Africa was a credit to the young man from Ayrshire. Same applies to Law and Findlay who were four-under-par for the 72 holes.

David Law (Hazlehead) and Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) tied for 11th place on four-under 284. Law scored 69, 70, 73 and 72, Findlay 73, 64, 73 and 74. Findlay's second round was the lowest of the tournament.

Other placings by the Scottish Golf Union squad who are in South Africa for an eight-week spell were: Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 291 (T29), Philip McLean (Peterhead) 296 (T44), Paul Shields (Kirkhill) and Scott Gibson (Southerness) 298 (T48) and James White (Lundin) 301 (T55).

Ross Kellett (Colville Park) and Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) missed the halfway cut, Kellett by one shot with rounds of 75 and 76 for 151, Nicol by two with 75 and 77.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4x72)

(Players from S Africa unless stated)

274 Jaco Mouton 68 70 71 65.
275 Danie Van Tonder 70 69 70 66.
277 Michael Stewart (Sco) 69 66 70 72.
278 Brandon Stone 69 71 67 71.
281 Armandt Scholtz 69 67 68 77.

Other Scottish totals:

284 David Law 69 70 73 72, Jordan Findlay 73 64 73 74 (T11).
291 Greg Paterson 72 76 70 74 (T29).
296 Philip McLean 75 71 75 75 (T44).
298 Paul Shields 73 74 79 72, Scott Gibson 72 72 78 76 (T48).
301 James White 75 75 74 79 (T55).

MISSED THE CUT (150 or better qualified)
151 Ross Kellett 75 76.
152 Kris Nicol 75 77.

DOC THOM AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - Clubs invited to nominate additional counting events

Arrangements are in hand to finalise the dates of the 2011 Doc Thom Ayrshire Order Of Merit counting events for the forthcoming season.

It is anticipated, subject to approval of the clubs concerned, that the counting events last year will form the basis of the counting events for 2011. These events are :-

THE AYRSHIRE STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
THE AYRSHIRE MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
THE HILLHOUSE CUP (Royal Troon)
THE SCOTTISH STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
THE BELLEISLE CUP (Ayr Belleisle)
THE LOUDOUN OPEN (Loudoun Gowf Club)
THE AYR SEAFIELD OPEN (Ayr Seafield)
THE BALLOCHMYLE OPEN (Ballochmyle)
THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
THE MCGILCHRIST CUP (Ardeer)
THE SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
THE VIKING KRUS (Largs)
THE WELBECK LINKS (Troon Welbeck)
THE ARROL CUP (Prestwick St Nicholas)

Other clubs in Ayrshire are invited to nominate their open competitions for consideration as counting events in the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order Of Merit.

To be considered, the club open competition must have a minimum of two scratch prizes available and must be open to all clubs affilliated to The Ayrshire Golf Association.

If accepted as a counting event, the organising clubs only commitment is to provide score details of the players returning the best seven scratch scores in the event to the AGA Secretary as soon as possible after the event.

Any club wishing to have ther event considered for inclusion as an additional counting event should forward details to the AGA Secretary, Alasdair Malcolm, at ayrshiregolf@fsmail.net

CHARITY TEXAS SCRAMBLE - Entries invited for early season event at Turnberry

IMX Golf Challenge

4 Man Texas Scramble – Turnberry Kintyre Course

1st prize Round for 4 on the

Turnberry Championship Ailsa Course (worth over £800)

All Proceeds -> Teddy Bear Foundation (a children’s charity in Scotland with the sole aim of improving the lives of those children with special needs)

DATE: March 16th 2011

TIME: Registration between 10.30-10:45 AM. First Tee-off at 12pm

PLACE: Turnberry Golf Club – Kintyre course

01655 331000 -> golf pro shop -> Gerrard Duncan

ENTRY FEE: £200 per team (includes: Tea/Coffee at registration, round on the Kintyre course, various on course challenges along with prizes (whiskey, meals for 4 etc), presentation plus a main course meal in the Turnberry golf clubhouse.

All the above for £50 per person!! bargain)

Closing date: Monday 28th February 5.00pm

Format: Tournament will be played in Scramble with 4-person teams.

All player must use a total of 3 drives each within the 18 holes. Initials of that player marked on card next to that hole.

SHOTGUN START

Procedure: Registration, tea/coffee, 1 basket of balls at practice range, round on the Kintyre course, collection of scores, main course dinner(chosen at registration), presentation of all prizes and on course prizes (nearest the pin/longest drive).

Handicap: All players must have an official golf handicap

All 4 persons handicaps will be combined and divided by 10.

e.g. 8 + 4 +12 + 1 = 25 / 10 final h’cap = 2.5

Entry Numbers: 25 team places available.

Entries will be selected on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.

If a Team wishes to sponsor a hole or donate a prize to the tournament administrator, that team will be prioritized within the first 25 selected teams.

Cancelation Policy:

1. If golf tournament is canceled due to weather another date will be revised or entry fee will be returnable

2. If player cancels, a 10 day notice is required to receive 50% of entry fee

3. If player is a “no-show”, entry fee is non-refundable.

4. If a team wishes to swap a player, please notify the tournament administrator with the swap via phone call or a simple email.

*Any queries please contact the tournament administrator

Scott Brown

Tournament Administrator

07738068677

scott.brown@student.sac.ac.uk

The entry form can be downloaded by clicking on the link below :-

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1xnaxzyBEy9HgavkE5IM9_FtrKcpQipKlq1kYO4UdtnQ

Alternatively, another link to the entry form is available on the left of this page under the "Gents Info" heading

DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC - Ayrshire golfer secures starting place in Tour event

Ayrshire golfer Callum Nicoll has secured a place in the starting line up for the 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic after winning through the qualifying event on Sunday.

Nicoll, who played his junior golf in Ayrshire as a member of Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club, was attached to the Prestwick Golf Club as an assistant professional before taking up a post in Dubai
around a year ago.

(from the European Tour website)

Khaled Attieh (amateur) and Callum Nicoll (professional) held their nerves when it mattered most to win the 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic qualifying round in their respective divisions at the Emirates Golf Club on Sunday.

The two qualifiers, who shot an identical one-under-par 71, will join a star-studded field spearheaded by World Number One Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods, arguably the greatest golfer of the modern era, when The European Tour event gets under way from February 10 to 13.

Attieh, who became the second Saudi golfer to win the qualifier after Othman Almulla, fired four birdies and an eagle (on the 10th) in his round which also contained a triple bogey and two bogeys while Nicoll mixed three birdies – two on the front nine – with two bogeys in a consistent round.

The Saudi ace, who is a class 10th student at Dubai American Academy, appeared on cruise control when he raced to three-under-par after recording a magnificent eagle on the 10th. But golf can be full of surprises. A disaster struck on the 12th when an erratic approach shot by Attieh went out of bound, resulting in a triple bogey.

Attieh, however, remained unruffled despite squandering a two-shot lead over Dubai Creek’s Andy Andrews, who, in the end, settled for runner-up place three shots off the pace.

The 16-year-old showed great strength of character in getting the job done in a superb fashion. He responded with a birdie on the 13th and though he bogeyed the 15th, he picked up the vital shot on the 17th when he holed in from two feet and finished a memorable round with a solid par.

“I think I played solid on the front nine and that set tone for the round,” said Attieh, who has already made a mark on the regional circuit, posting creditable second-place finishes in both Pan Arab and GCC Championships besides winning the Saudi Open last year.

Attieh, who is a member at the Arabian Ranches Golf Club, does fancy his chances of making the cut at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, but that “first shot off the first tee” will be important. “I have watched Tiger Woods playing here in Dubai and can certainly say the experience of joining him in the field would be quite scary. But I am looking forward to it.”

Scotland’s Nicoll, who teaches at the Els Club, also feels he has a realist chance of making it to the weekend. Playing only for the third time at the Majlis course, the 28-year-old from Irvine strung together a very consistent round.

“The conditions were fine and enjoyed playing on the course,” said Nicoll, who is no stranger to playing in big tournaments, having missed on The Open Championship qualifier in 2007 by two shots.

"I think I am going to enjoy playing in such a great field. If I can play to my potential, I do a see a realistic chance of making the cut,” said Nicoll, who finished three shots ahead of David Gray (DCGYC) and Richard Sheridan of Butch Harmon School of Golf.

In all 49 players, including 20 amateurs, featured in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic qualifying round, organized by ‘golf in DUBAi.’

Mohamed Juma Buamaim, vice chairman and CEO of golf in DUBAi, presented the prizes and wished both the qualifiers good luck for their big challenge ahead.

Omega will be the event's title sponsor and Dubal (Dubai Aluminium), the main sponsor. Co-sponsors include: CNN, Gulf News, Emirates NBD, Jumeirah and Wasl. Event patrons are Dubai Duty Free, Carpetland and Motivate. The events are part of golf in DUBAi's drive to showcase the emirate's vibrant golfing scene to a worldwide audience.

BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN - Venue change announced for Tour event

(European Tour Press Release)

The Barclays Scottish Open will have a new home with the European Tour announcing that Castle Stuart Golf Links on the Moray Firth coast will host this year’s championship to be played 7 – 10 July.

Situated between Inverness and Nairn, Castle Stuart Golf Links will be the seventh Scottish course to play host to the prestigious tournament since 1972; following in the footsteps of Downfield, St Andrews, Haggs Castle, The Gleneagles Hotel, Carnoustie and Loch Lomond Golf Club, which staged proceedings over the last 15 years from 1996 to 2010.

The prize fund for the 2011 Barclays Scottish Open remains at £3 million and to claim the first prize of £500,000, the players will have to conquer a new golf course which has received worldwide praise since its official opening in the summer of 2009.

Co-designed by Managing Partner Mark Parsinen – who was also responsible for the design of Kingsbarns in Fife – and American golf course architect Gil Hanse, the course was voted as Best New Course for 2009 by Golf Magazine USA while Ron Whitten, writing in the December 2010 issue of Golf Digest USA, stated that “Castle Stuart might be the most perfectly conceived and executed design ever built.”

Italian Edoardo Molinari will defend the title against a stellar field including Graeme McDowell, the 2008 champion, and Phil Mickelson, winners of the US Open and the Masters Tournament respectively in 2010, and three time Major Champion Padraig Harrington, who have all, at this early stage, committed to playing at Castle Stuart in July.

Phil Mickelson, three-time Masters Champion and a strong supporter of the event down the years, said: “I am really excited about moving the Barclays Scottish Open to Castle Stuart Golf Links this year. I know I'm looking forward to testing my game on a strong links course the week before The Open Championship and I'm sure a number of top players from the PGA Tour will be taking advantage of the opportunity. This is set up to be outstanding for the tournament, the players and the fans.”

European Tour Chief Executive George O’Grady said: “It is always exciting to break new ground and everyone at The European Tour is delighted to be staging one of our most prestigious events at a new venue which has been so widely acclaimed.

“Our Members already enjoy competing at Kingsbarns on The European Tour International Schedule and I am sure they will eagerly anticipate testing their skills against the Mark Parsinen-designed course at Castle Stuart. Loch Lomond were extremely courteous and supportive during our negotiations to move forward with the Championship and we will all take away some wonderful memories of our time there and we wish them well in the future.

“This year’s venue might be young, but we are delighted to maintain our strong relationship with Barclays for whom this is the tenth year of its title sponsorship of the event. Such a level of involvement speaks volumes for their overall commitment, not only to The European Tour but to golf worldwide. We congratulate Barclays for the vision in supporting the Barclays Scottish Open at such an outstanding venue for championship golf.”

This will be the tenth year that Barclays has participated as title sponsor and will continue its involvement with The European Tour, a commitment which also extends to its title sponsorship of the Barclays Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club, a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour, which was won last November by Australia’s Adam Scott.

As well as the support of Barclays, the tournament has also garnered widespread backing from the public sector agencies in the local area, namely Highland Council, the Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Visit Scotland, Event Scotland and Scottish Development International, all of whom who have pledged their support and assistance.

SCOTTISH GOLF UNION AGM - Iain Harvey installed as SGU Vice President

Ayrshire's Iain Harvey (Kilmarnock Barassie) was elected Junior Vice President of the Scottish Golf Union at the SGU Annual General Meeting held on Sunday 23rd January.

Iain has served in various capacities at club and county level over the past 30 years and has been a member of the Ayrshire Golf Association Executive for over 20 years, serving as President from 1996 to 1998.

Iain joins senior Vice President Maurice Shields (Dumbartonshire) and the newly elected President Gordon Murray (North East) on the Boart of Scottish Golf Union Ltd for the tenure of his office.

Prior to the Annual General Meeting, representatives of the 16 Area Associations had a workshop to discuss the proposed amalgamation of the Scottish Golf Union and the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association into one national governing body, which is presently being considered, and which has a target implementation date of October 2011.
  

Whilst no outcome was reached a number of points for further consideration were raised, with all areas agreeing that amalgamation was the way forward for golf in Scotland.

All local clubs should now have received correspondence inviting them to attand one of 10 roadshows being set up around the country to discuss the proposed amalgamation. Up to four representatives of each club are invited to attend, with representatives of both mens Area Associations and Ladies Counties also being invited to participate.

The local Ayrshire roadshow is scheduled to be held at Kilmarnock (Barassie) GC on the evening of Monday 21st February.

The Ayrshire Golf Association intend convening a meeting of member clubs some time after the local roadshow, to futher discuss the amalgamation proposals and measure the feeling of member clubs, prior to any EGM of the Scottish Golf Union, to approve or reject any final proposals, which is likely to take place around May 2011.

DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES - Use of DMD's approved for all Ayrshire County Events in 2011

At the recent meeting of the Ayrshire Golf Association Executive the use of Distance Measuring Devices was discussed and it was agreed to allow the use of Distance Measuring Devices in all Ayrshire Golf Association events in 2011.

This will include the Strokeplay and Matchplay Championships at both mens and boys levels as well as the season long events such as the Fourball, Champion Of Champions and Summer League competitions.

It should be noted that, in keeping with the Rules Of Golf, only devices which measure DISTANCE ONLY are permitted and if any device with a function to measure other factors such as wind speed, temperature or gradient is used, then a player will be liable to disqualification, regardless of whether such a function is actually used by the player.

The following Local Rule will be applicable to all events administered by The Ayrshire Golf Association in 2011 :-

" In all county competitions administered by The Ayrshire Golf Association a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. If during a stipulated round a player uses a distance measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g. gradient, windspeed, temperature etc., the player is in breach of rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such function is actually used ".

AYRSHIRE MATCHPLAY COMPETITIONS - Entries close on 31st January for 2011 events

Entries for the 2011 Ayrshire Matchplay competitions must be in the hands of  The Secretary by 31st January 2011.

As of 15th January, the following entries have been received:-

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY

Chase

Maybole

Braehead

Crosshouse

Whiting Bay

Glacier

Prestwick St Nicholas

Auchenharvie

West Kilbride

Loudoun

T. McInally (Holder)

Wallacetown

Irvine

Kilbirnie Place

Doon Valley

Troon Welbeck

Ayr Seafield

Saxone

Troon St Meddans

Ayr Carrick

Ballochmyle

Brunston Castle
Skelmorlie
Kilmarnock (Barassie)
Annanhill
New Cumnock
Ardeer

Clubs who took part in the 2010 competition who have not yet entered the 2011 event are :-

Abbotsford, Beith, Ayr Belleisle, Caprington, Corrie, Ayr Dalmilling, Girvan, Largs, Malletsheugh, Moorpark, Muirkirk, North Beach, Prestwick, Irvine ravenspark, Largs Routenburn, Royal Troon, Prestwick St Cuthbert, Tam O Shanter, Troon Portland & Turnberry.

FOURBALL KNOCKOUT TROPHY

Braehead

Maybole

Crosshouse

Glacier

Auchenharvie

West Kilbride

Loudoun

Wallacetown

Irvine
Kilbirnie Place
Doon Valley
Chase
Troon Welbeck
Ayr Seafield
Saxone
Troon St Meddans
Ayr Carrick
Ballochmyle
Brunston Castle
Kilmarnock (Barassie)
Skelmorlie
Annanhill
New Cumnock
Ardeer

Clubs who took part in 2011 and have not yet registered for the 2011 event are :

Abbotsford, Ayr Dalmilling, Beith, Ayr Belleisle, Caprington, Girvan, Largs, Malletsheugh, Moorpark, Muirkirk, North Beach, Irvine Ravenspark, Largs Routenburn, Prestwick St Cuthbert, Prestwick St Nicholas, Tam O Shanter & Troon Portland.



SUMMER (SCRATCH) LEAGUE

Loudoun

Maybole

Crosshouse

Kilbirnie Place

West Kilbride

Irvine

Troon Welbeck

Troon St. Meddans

Brunston Castle

Ballochmyle

Kilmarnock (Barassie)

New Cumnock

Ardeer

Clubs who took part in the 2010 competition who have not yet entered for 2011 are :-

Ayr Belleilse, Irvine Ravenspark, Caprington, Tam O Shanter, Largs, Beith, Annanhill, Prestwick St Cuthbert & Turnberry.

 All clubs are encouraged to submit their entries to the Secretary as soon as possible.

GALLACHER BOOST TO SCOTLAND SQUAD

(SGU Press Release)

A four-hour session at Kingsfield Golf Centre with European Tour star Stephen Gallacher gave Scotland’s leading amateur golfers a valuable insight into what it takes to make the successful transition to the professional ranks.

Gallacher, who enjoyed a glittering amateur career which saw him win the Scottish match play and stroke play titles as well as the European Amateur Championship, was Scotland’s leading performer in last year’s Race to Dubai and organised the squad get together with national coach Ian Rae at the Linlithgow venue on Friday.

The former Dunhill Links Champion was on hand to pass on his knowledge, experience and advice to thirteen members of the Scotland Men’s Elite Squad, including Troon Welbeck's Michael Stewart,  ahead of getting his 2011 European Tour campaign underway in Abu Dhabi on 20 January.

Stephen Gallacher with the squad, including Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) standing to the left of Stephen Gallacher

The 36-year-old, who won his Tour card at the first attempt back in 1995, was delighted to play a part in mentoring the current squad, many of whom have their sights set on a place in the GB&I Walker Cup side, of which Gallacher was a member of sixteen years ago.

“There have obviously been some significant changes to the way the SGU develops the leading amateur players since I was a member of the squad and they are far more professional in their approach, which is of great benefit,” said Gallacher.

“I was fortunate to receive advice from my uncle (Bernard Gallacher) when I turned professional and I’m delighted that I can help the current players make that transition a little easier. I made some mistakes that I’m sure they can learn from and advice on any aspect on the professional game is invaluable to them, from preparation, travel, management companies and caddies.”

“It’s important they approach the professional game with the correct mindset, believing they can win and not changing what has worked for them as a successful amateur. All the Scottish players on Tour want to see more good young Scots coming through and we’re all on hand to help.” he added.

Gallacher and his wife Helen even prepared lunch for the squad after a visit to his favourite Linlithgow bakers before conducting the seminar at the nearby Kingsfield Golf Centre, to which he is affiliated, and national coach Ian Rae was full of appreciation for his input.

“We’re very grateful to Stephen for the time he spent with the squad and feedback from the players has been fantastic. They got a great insight into life on Tour and could really relate to Stephen, given his record as one of Scotland’s most successful amateur golfers,” said Rae.

“Many of the current squad have ambitions to turn professional over the next few years and its important they pick up as much as they can from players such as Stephen, who has years of experience on the European Tour and want to help the next generation of Scots.”

MACHRIE HOTEL AND GOLF COURSE - Famous Scottish links in administration

(FROM THE HERALDSCOTLAND.COM WEBSITE at http://www.heraldscotland.com/ )

By David Ross, Highland Correspondent

A world-renowned Scottish links golf course and hotel has gone into administration but hopes are high that a new buyer can be found before the start of the vital tourist season.

The Machrie Hotel and Golf Course on Islay is currently closed with 15 of the 18 employees having been made redundant.

The three remaining staff will assist the administrators in looking after the facilities and the maintenance of the golf course.

Machrie is on the south-west of the island, three-and-a-half miles from Port Ellen.

The par-71 course was designed by Willie Campbell, of Musselburgh (pictured right), in 1891 before he emigrated to the US to design other prestigious courses.

When he first saw the land proposed for the course he was reported as saying it was “the best ground for a golf course that I have ever had the pleasure of viewing.”

It is one of Scotland’s oldest and most traditional links courses and has been named as one of the top 100 courses in the world, but is often confused with the nine-hole Machrie Bay on Arran.

The hotel and golf course was bought in 2004 by Graham Ferguson Lacey, an Isle of Man-based businessman, and others.

Mr Ferguson Lacey, who also owns the Isle of Man’s largest hotel company and its premier golf club, had plans for a significant expansion for Machrie.

However, it is understood that the economic downturn, along with reports of water supply problems at Machrie, have led to serious financial problems.

Blair Nimmo and Tony Friar of KPMG have been appointed joint administrators of Machrie Hotel and Golf Links Ltd and its associated property company Mendougal 21 Ltd.

Mendougal owns the Machrie Hotel and Golf Course, while Machrie Hotel and Golf Links Ltd operates the hotel and golf course. The group’s assets also include land for further development.

The hotel has 16 bedrooms, 15 separate self-catering lodges and on-site restaurant and retail facilities.

Blair Nimmo said yesterday: “Both the hotel and golf course have excellent reputations and are regarded as destination venues for visitors to Islay. Despite this, Machrie Hotel and Golf Links has unfortunately, like many other companies in the tourism and hospitality sector, been impacted from tightening consumer spending and troubled economic conditions.

“Taking Islay’s prominence as a tourist hot spot into account with its high number of whisky distilleries and other attractions, we are optimistic a buyer will be found for this quite excellent facility.”

The full story is in todays Herald newspaper

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER - Tickets now available for February event

Tickets are now available for the 2011 Ayrshire Golf Association Annual Dinner & Presentation Of Prizes, to be held on Friday 25th February 2011.

The dinner has a change of venue this year, taking place at Prestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club.

Speakers for the evening will be broadcaster Bill McFarlan and Alan Tait, the former Scottish Boys Champion and Scottish Amateur Championship runner up who hails from the Irvine (Bogside) club and is now director of golf at Dalmahoy.

During the evening the winners of the 2010 Ayrshire Championships and competitions will be honoured and the county golfers will have the opportunity to celebrate achievements of local golfers outwith the county in 2010, not least the two national winner from last year, Scottish Mid Amateur Champion Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) and Scottish Amateur Champion & SGU Order Of Merit winner Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck)

THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL DINNER

&

PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES

At

PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS GOLF CLUB

on

FRIDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2011

6.30 P.M. FOR 7.00 P.M.

SPEAKERS

BILL McFARLAN

&

ALAN TAIT

TICKETS PRICED AT

£17.50 EACH

ARE AVAILABLE FROM

THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION SECRETARY

ALASDAIR J. MALCOLM

17 AUCHINCRUIVE AVENUE

PRESTWICK

KA9 2DT

Tel. 01292 477657

Email – ayrshiregolf@fsmail.net

AYRSHIRE COMPETITIONS - Closing dates for three events nearing

Clubs are reminded that the closing date for entries into the 2011 Ayrshire Summer League, Ayrshire Fourball and Ayrshire Champion Of Champions Trophy competitions is 31st January 2011.

Entry forms were distributed by e-mail to all club secretaries in early November.

The list of entries already received, as of 2nd January 2011 are :-

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Chase
Maybole
Braehead
Crosshouse
Whiting bay
Glacier
Prestwick St Nicholas
Auchenharvie
West Kilbride
Loudoun
T. McInally (Holder)
Wallacetown
Irvine
Kilbirnie Place
Doon Valley
Troon Welbeck
Ayr Seafield
Saxone
Troon St Meddans
Ayr Carrick

FOURBALL KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Braehead
Maybole
Crosshouse
Glacier
Auchenharvie
West Kilbride
Loudoun
Wallacetown
Irvine
Kilbirnie Place
Doon Valley
Chase
Troon Welbeck
Ayr Seafield
Saxone
Troon St Meddans
Ayr Carrick

SUMMER (SCRATCH) LEAGUE
Loudoun
Maybole
Crosshouse
Kilbirnie Place
West Kilbride
Irvine
Troon Welbeck
Troon St. Meddans

Clubs are asked to submit their entries as soon as possible.
Any club requiring a further copy of the entry forms can obtain these from The Secretary at ayrshiregolf@fsmail.net