SCOTTISH AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - Ayrshire fail to qualify for matchplay stages

For the first time since the new format for the Area Team Championships was adopted three years ago, Ayrshire failed to qualify for the matchplay stages when the strokeplay rounds took place at Blairgowrie on Saturday 19th May.

Despite some good individual rounds during the qualifying stages, including a morning 69 by Jack McDonald and an afternoon 68 from Steven McEwan, the Ayrshire team total of  736 left them in eighth place, 11 shots adrift of the qualifying score of 725.

Perth & Kinross led the four qualifying teams and will play Stirlingshire in the semi finals on Sunday morning.

The other semi final will feature defending champions Fife against Renfrewshire.

Individual Scores

AYRSHIRE	H/CAP	Lansdowne		Rosemount
Gary Bryden	+0.9	74		78
Keith Hamilton	+2.7	78		75
Jack McDonald	+2.4	74		69
Steven McEwan	+1.7	74		68
John Shanks	+1.4	77		76
Michael Smyth	+2.9	73		76

FINAL TEAM PLACINGS (Lansdown + Rosemount = Team total):-

1 - PERTH & KINROSS - 357+355=712
2 - FIFE - 365+348=713
3 - RENFREWSHIRE - 366+358=724
4 - STIRLINGSHIRE - 366+359=725
5 - NORTH EAST - 361+364=725
T6 - LANARKSHIRE - 373+361=734
T6 - SOUTH - 370+364=734
8 - AYRSHIRE - 372+364=736
9 - CLACKMANNANSHIRE - 378+362=740
T10 - LOTHIANS - 371+370=741
T10 - DUMBARTONSHIRE - 374+367=741
T10 - GLASGOW - 376+365=741
13 - ANGUS - 371+373=744
14 - NORTH - 377+370=747
15 - ARGYLL & BUTE - 379+372=751
16 - BORDERS - 386+384=770