AYRSHIRE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - Largs win title for a second time over their home course

Largs won the R L Crawford Trophy and Ayrshire Club Champions title over their home course on Sunday 5^th July, repeating their success of eleven years ago when their only previous win in the event, in 2004, was also over the Kelburn course.

The 2015 Ayrshire Club Champions from Largs GC
Iain McDonald, Gregor Dickson & David McDonald 

Loudoun set the early pace with Tommy McInally (70) and John Haggarty (74) providing the two counting scores towards a team total of 144, but the host club soon overtook the total by three shots, Gregor Dickson (71) and Iain McDonald (70) providing the two counting scores whilst David McDonald (75) provided a useful back up third score in the event of a tie.

Defending champions Prestwick put up a stout defence but fell seven shots short of the leaders, and of the seventeen competing clubs, only Prestwick St Cuthbert who were one of the later starters looked like challenging the Largs total.

Steven Wallace retuned a level par 70, but Graeme Gimson and Craig Telfer both scored 74, leaving Prestwick St Cuthbert alongside Loudoun on 144, three off the pace.

The winning largs team
with AGA President James McMurdo

The Prestwick St Cuthbert trio did have the consolation of taking the runners up spot by virtue of the best third score, the third time they have been runners up in the competition for the title, which has so far eluded the club team.

Tommy McInally (Loudoun) took the prize for the best individual scratch score of the day, winning a three way tie on 70 by virtue of the better inward half.

The CSS for the competition rose to 73 (+2)

At the conclusion of the championship, Ayrshire Golf Association President James McMurdo  presented prizes to the successful teams and players, and handed over the championship trophy and medals to the successful trio from Largs.

Largs GC will now go forward to represent Ayrshire in the Scottish Club Championship at Fortrose & Rosemarkie on Sunday 20^th September.

Final results :-

Gregor Dickson	Largs	71
Iain MacDonald	Largs	70
David MacDonald	Largs	75
LARGS		141
Graeme Gimson	Prestwick St Cuthbert	74
Craig Telfer	Prestwick St Cuthbert	74
Steven Wallace	Prestwick St Cuthbert	70
PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT		144
John Haggarty	Loudoun	74
Steven McEwan	Loudoun	83
Tommy McInally	Loudoun	70
LOUDOUN		144
Kenny Milliken	Troon St Meddans	80
Gavin Nimmo	Troon St Meddans	72
Mark Stewart	Troon St Meddans	74
TROON ST MEDDANS		146
Del Chaimberlain	Troon Welbeck	74
Eddie Gilligan	Troon Welbeck	72
Stephen Murray	Troon Welbeck	N/R
TROON WELBECK		146
Alan Connery	Irvine	75
George Roberston	Irvine	72
John Shanks	Irvine	78
IRVINE		147
Jonathan King	Prestwick	71
Gavin Lawrie	Prestwick	77
Gavin Mack	Prestwick	83
PRESTWICK		148
William Fleming	Ballochmyle	72
Calum McKirdy	Ballochmyle	78
James McMurdo	Ballochmyle	81
BALLOCHMYLE		150
George Higgins	West Kilbride	73
Gary Vogwell	West Kilbride	81
Scott Ward	West Kilbride	78
WEST KILBRIDE		151
Gary Allison	Rowallan Castle	79
Neil Black	Rowallan Castle	76
John Rushbury	Rowallan Castle	N/R
ROWALLAN CASTLE		155
Gordon Boyle	Turnberry	76
Scott Brown	Turnberry	79
Billy McCulloch	Turnberry	N/R
TURNBERRY		155
Alistair Belford	Prestwick St Nicholas	80
Sandy Buchanan	Prestwick St Nicholas	80
Alan Poole	Prestwick St Nicholas	76
PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS		156
Euan Brown	Kilmarnock Barassie	N/R
Bruce Caldow	Kilmarnock Barassie	80
Stuart Miller	Kilmarnock Barassie	76
KILMARNOCK BARASSIE		156
Derek Bryson	New Cumnock	N/R
Neil McCormack	New Cumnock	78
Kevin Nisbet	New Cumnock	80
NEW CUMNOCK		158
Gary Cochran	Irvine Ravenspark	83
Paul Forsyth	Irvine Ravenspark	85
Darren Mallinson	Irvine Ravenspark	76
IRVINE RAVENSPARK		159
Joseph Gillon	Tam 'O' Shanter	81
John Sloan	Tam 'O' Shanter	80
Alan Smeeton	Tam 'O' Shanter	91
TAM O SHANTER		161
Craig Devlin	Troon Portland	84
Joe Gilligan	Troon Portland	89
Fraser McCall	Troon Portland	83
TROON PORTLAND		167