SCOTTISH BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP - Wilson leads 16 strong Ayrshire challenge at Murcar

Ayrshire will have 16 players in the 256 strong field for the 2012 Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Boys Championship which takes place at Murcar Links in Aberdeen from 9th to 14th April.

The Ayrshire challenge will be led by defending champion David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) - pictured left - who took the title in dramatic style 12 months ago at Dunbar.

Kilmarnock (Barassie) provide 6 of the Ayrshire contingent, with a further four from Irvine (Bogside) and three from Troon Welbeck. Ayr Belleisle, West Kilbride and Prestwick St Cuthbert provide the remaining Ayrshire players bidding to be the 2012 champion.

Details of first round matches involving Ayrshire players are :-

MONDAY 9 APRIL

Game 2 (0653) - Ross Robertson (Old ranfurly) Vs STEWART RUSSELL (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Game 3 (0701) - JACK THOMAS (Irvine) Vs Murray Naismith (Dalmahoy)
Game 4 (0709) - CALLUM BEVERIDGE (Troon Welbeck) Vs Kevin Prentice (Lanark)
Game 11 (0805) - Keiran Cooney (Uphall) Vs EUAN HENDERSON (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Game 12 (0813) - Rory Stewart (Crieff) Vs GREG CATHIE (Irvine)
Game 14 (0829) - STUART WALSH (Irvine) Vs Robbie Whelan (East Kilbride)
Game 18 (0905) - Lewis Reid (Dougalston) Vs STUART EASTON (Irvine)
Game 21 (0929) - Scott Jeen (Milngavie) Vs LOUIS MURRAY (Troon Welbeck)
Game 53 (1353) - JACK McCLUSKEY (Ayr Belleisle) Vs Martin McCorkell (Gleddoch)
Game 57 (1425) - Sam Kiloh (Portlethen) Vs CALLUM GORRIE (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Game 58 (1433) - David Cleland (Hamilton) Vs COLIN CURRIE (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Game 60 (1449) - DAVID WILSON (Troon Welbeck) Vs Alisdair McDougall (St Andrews New)
Game 68 (1557) - EUAN WALKER (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs Grant Stewart (Pitlochry)

TUESDAY 10 APRIL

Game 89 (0837) - BLAIR GAVIN (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs Cameron Farrell (Cardross) 
Game 120 (1257) - Stuart Blair (Royal Musselburgh) Vs CHRISTOPHER MURRAY (Troon Welbeck)
Game 128 (1401) - GREG TELFER (Prestwick St Cuthbert) Vs Ian Hill (Muckhart)