FRANK HANNAN - Funeral arrangements

The funeral arrangements for Frank P. Hannan, Captain of Irvine Ravenspark Golf Club have been announced.

 

A service will be held in St. Mary’s Church, West Road, Irvine, on Thursday 4^th December 2014 at 1.00 p.m. followed by the internment at Knadgerhill Cemetery, Irvine, at 2.15 p.m.

  

Thereafter to the Irvine Ravenspark G.C. clubhouse.

FRANK HANNAN - Ayrshire golf saddened by passing of Irvine Ravenspark Club Captain

It is with great sadness that the Ayrshire golfing community learned of the sudden passing of Irvine Ravenspark Golf Club Captain Frank Hannan today, Sunday 23rd November.

Frank was well known both within his own club as well as the wider golfing community in Ayrshire, and will be sadly missed.

The thoughts of all at the Ayrshire Golf Association are with Frank's family and friends at this sad time.

Funeral arrangements, when known, will be posted on the Irvine Ravenspark Golf Club website

AYRSHIRE GIRLS CENTENARY TROPHY - Sarah Ramsay wins at West Kilbride

The Ayrshire Girls' Centenary Trophy competition, which was postponed at Turnberry a few weeks ago due to extreme weather, was completed successfully on Sunday 16 November at West Kilbride.

 

ALCGA Junior Convener June Kerr with trophy winner Sarah Ramsay and other prize winners and competitors


In contrast to the original fixture date, the players enjoyed a calm, sunny afternoon which was also unusually mild for the middle of November.   

Host club member Sarah Ramsay won the trophy with 38 Stableford points off a handicap of 19, two points ahead of Bethan Muir from Troon Ladies.  

 

LEADING SCORES :-

 

Silver Division
1 Sarah Ramsay (West Kilbride) (19) - 38pt 
2 Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) (8) - 31pt       
 
Bronze Division
1 Bethan Muir (Troon Ladies) (33) - 36pt
2 Samantha McKay (Loudoun) (35) - 33pt (bih)
3 Rachel Foster (Turnberry) (23) - 33pt


Back row (L - R): Sarah Ramsay, Jennifer Howie, Emma Waitzmann, Louise Duncan, Lauren Gilbert.
Front ROW (L - R): Rachel Foster, Claire McLaughlin, Samantha McKay, Bethan Muir

         

AYRSHIRE WINTER GOLF ASSOCIATION - Results of opening three fixtures of 2014 - 2015 season

The third of seven Ayrshire Winter Golf Association fixtures of the 2014 – 2015 season took place at West Kilbride Golf Club on Tuesday 18^th November and was won by Stephen Gray (Hayston) with a 6 under par 65.
 

Gray opened with 3 consecutive birdies, his only setback during the round being a bogey 5 at the 17th.

Second place went to Graham Fox (Clydeway Driving Range), who had been first out and held the lead for most of the day, and Campbell Elliot (Haggs Castle) who both returned a score of 66.

Stephen Grays impressive scoring read:-

Par      4,4,5,3,4,4,5,4,3 = 36
Score  3,3,4,3,4,4,4,4,3 = 32

Par       4,4,3,4,4,4,4,4,4 = 35
Score   3,3,3,4,4,4,3,5,4 = 33

The Alan Mickel trophy for the amateurs was won by home player Colin McLatchie with a net 66, his second successive win in the 2014 – 2015 series of fixtures after his success in winning the Ian McLeod Trophy the previous week at Western Gailes.

Royal Troon member Paul Moultrie’s efforts were worthy of note, finishing in 4th place with a gross 66 playing off a handicap of plus 3 (69).  

 

Leading Scores at West Kilbride were :-

 

 

	PRO/TRAINEE	CLUB		SCORE
STEPHEN	GRAY	Hayston	PRO	65
GRAHAM	FOX	Clydeway	PRO	66
CAMPBELL	ELLIOTT	Haggs Castle  C	PRO	66
MIKE	PATTERSON	Kilmacolm G. C.	PRO	68
CRAIG	RONALD	Carluke G C	PRO	68
NICK	WALTON	Glasgow GC	PRO	70
DAVID-ROSS	NICOL	Dundonald Links	PRO	70
JASON	McCREADIE	Buchanan Castle	PRO	70
PAUL	MCKECHNIE	Braid Hills	PRO	71
IAN	REDFORD	New Club St Andrews	PRO	71
David	FLEMING	Prestwick G C	PRO	71
STEVEN	MAXWELL	Eastwood G C	T	73
STEPHEN	WILSON	Greenock G C	T	73
ALISTAIR	BROWN	Archerfield	PRO	73
DEREK	WATTERS	Gourock G C	PRO	74
JONNY	MULLANEY	Unattached	PRO	75
CHRIS	MCMANUS	Kilmarnock Barrasie	T	75
DAVID	KNAPP	American Golf Giffnock	PRO	77
ALASTAIR	FORROW	Whitecraigs G C	PRO	77
PAUL	ROBINSON	Largs G C	PRO	78
GRAHAM	FORBES	Unattached	T	78
BLAIR	HARVEY	Scottish Golf academy	T	81
CALLUM	BEVERIDGE	West Kilbride G C	T	83
SCOTT	GARRETT	Fereneze G C	PRO	n/r
	AMATEURS	CLUB	Gross	HCAP	NET
COLIN	McLATCHIE	West Kilbride G C	76	10	66
TAM	ROGERS	Caldwell G C	81	14	67
TOM	McGILL	Glasgow G C	75	6	69
PAUL	MOULTRIE	Royal Troon	66	-3	69
COLIN	PEDDIE	Kirkintilloch G C	72	1	71
RON	PUNTON	Kilmarnock Barrasie G C	77	6	71

In the second fixture of the series, played at Western Gailes on Wednesday 12 November, Stephen McAllister  (The Renaissance Club) took the honours with a six under par 65.

McAllister set the tone with birdies at holes one and two and finished with an eagle 2 on the 18th. His only dropped shot of the day was at the 3^rd hole.

Regular contender on the winning rostrum Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) was one shot behind on 66. Lie McAllister, Fox finished with an eagle 2 having  driven the shortened  par four eighteenth to within eight feet of the hole.

The Ian McLeod Trophy for the amateurs was won by Colin McLatchie (West Kilbride) with a net 66 after a countback with Bill McMahon (Irvine Bogside).
  

Leading scores at Western Gailes were :-
	PRO/TRAINEE	CLUB	PRO/TRN	SCORE
STEPHEN	MCALLISTER	The Renaissance Club	pro	65
GRAHAM	FOX	Clydeway Golf	pro	66
JASON	MCCEADIE	Buchanan Castle G C	pro	67
ROBERT	ARNOTT	Bishopbriggs D R	pro	68
CAMPBELL	ELLIOTT	Haggs Castle G C	pro	68
PAUL	MCKECHNIE	Braid Hills	pro	69
	AMATEURS	CLUB	GROSS	HCAP	NET
COLIN	McLATCHIE	West Kilbride G C	76	10	66
BILL	MCMAHON	Irvine G C	76	10	66
BLAIR	ANDERSON	Royal Troon	74	7	67
JOHN	LAPPIN	Portland G C	74	7	67
JOHN	MATTHEWMAN	Kilmarnock Barrasie G C	80	13	67

 

The opening fixture of the current season took place at Dundonald Links on Tuesday 14 October, where Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf finished in first place with a score of 70.

John Lappin (Troon Portland) took the J Kerr Wylie Salver for the best amateur score with 79 – 7 = 72

Leading scores at Dundonald were :-

	PRO/TRAINEE	CLUB	PRO/TRN	SCORE
GRAHAM	FOX	Clydeway Golf	Pro	70
PAUL	MCKECHNIE	Braid Hills Golf Centre	Pro	71
MIKE	PATTERSON	Kilmacolm G. C.	Pro	71
NICK	WALTON	Glasgow GC	Pro	72
STEPHEN	GRAY	Hayston G C	Pro	73
David-Ross	NICOL	Dundonald LINKS	Pro	73
	AMATEURS	CLUB	NET	HCAP
JOHN	LAPPIN	Portland G C	72	7
ALISTAIR	CONNELL	Cawder G C	75	9
JOE	DEVLIN	West Kilbride G C	75	3
STEVEN	SHAW	Loch Lomond	75	8
GERRY	SMITH	Royal Troon	75	3
KEITH	ROSS	Beith G C	76	5

The remaining four scheduled fixtures for the 2014 – 2015 season are

Kilmarnock (Barassie) – Tuesday 13th January 2015

Royal Troon (Portland) – Tuesday 10th February 2015

Prestwick – Wednesday 11th March 2015

Glasgow Gailes – Wednesday 25th March 2015