AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER - Full house at Loudoun to honour 2015 season winners

The Ayrshire Golf Association Annual Dinner & Presentation Of Trophies was held in the clubhouse of Loudoun Gowf Club on Friday 26th February, where the 2015 county competition winners were honoured for their achievements.



The attendees were also treated to a unique array of 'visiting' trophies this season, which Ayrshire players and teams either won or were members of the successful winning teams.

Pride of place went to the Walker Cup, won by Great Britain & Ireland against The United States Of America in 2015, with Ayrshire's Jack McDonald in the team. McDonald was also a member of the Scotland side who won the European Mens Team Championship in 2015, and the trophy was also on display at the dinner.

The successes of Ayrshire County sides in 2015 was also well represented with the magnificent Scottish Area Team Championship Trophy also on display, along with the West Of Scotland Inter County league Trophy and the Presidents Trophy which was won by the combined youths and boys team against The South Of Scotland.

President James McMurdo and Ronnie Potts
with the framed print presented to mark his
27 years of service to The Ayrshire Golf Association

After an excellent meal, the Ayrshire Golf Association President James McMurdo (Ballochmyle) gave a review of the year, which concluded with a presentation to long serving Ayrshire Golf Association Executive member and Past President, Ronnie Potts (Irvine Ravenspark), who retired from the AGA Executive in 2015 after 27 years of service. In appreciation, Ronnie was presented with a framed print of tain Golf Club, where he succesfully managed the Ayrshire team to the Scottish Area team Championship title in 2008.

The company was then very well entertained by the guest speaker of the evening, Ayrshire resident John Gilligan, with his witty after dinner offering.

The evening continued with the presentation of the trophies to the 2015 season winners, as well as commemorative medals to the winning team members in the West Of Scotland Inter County League competition.

The principal winners in 2015 were :-

SCOTTISH AREA TEAM CHAMPIONS

AYRSHIRE

Jack McDonald, Keith Hamilton, Tommy McInally, Stuart Robin, John Shanks, Scott Brown

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY A LEAGUE WINNERS

AYRSHIRE

Jack McDonald, Keith Hamilton, Tommy McInally, Stuart Robin, John Shanks  

Michael Smyth, Craig Telfer, Jim Johnstone, Seven Wallace, Scott Brown

Gordon Boyle, Craig Hamilton, Malcolm Pennycott

PRESIDENTS TROPHY

AYRSHIRE

AYRSHIRE BOYS CHAMPION

 CRAIG MCKENZIE (Troon Welbeck GC)

AYRSHIRE BOYS MATCHPLAY CHAMPION

ROBBIE MUIR (Kilmarnock Barassie GC)

JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT

EUAN FERGUSON (Turnberry GC)

David & George McCulloch
Brunston Castle GC

AYRSHIRE FOURBALL TROPHY

BRUNSTON CASTLE GC

Largs GC Captain Doreen McConnell

AYRSHIRE CLUB CHAMPIONS

LARGS G C

SCRATCH (SUMMER) LEAGUES

DIVISION 4

ROWALLAN CASTLE GC

Division 4 winners Rowallan Castle

DIVISION 3

TROON ST MEDDANS GC

David Power - Troon St Meddans

DIVISION 2

TURNBERRY GC

Turnberry Captain Clive Douglas

DIVISION 1

IRVINE GC

Division 1 champions Irvine GC

Seniors Champion Iain McKenzie

AYRSHIRE SENIORS CHAMPION

IAIN McKENZIE (Annanhill GC)

Matchplay winner Michael Smyth

AYRSHIRE MATCHPLAY CHAMPION

MICHAEL SMYTH (Royal Troon GC)

Strokeplay winner Tommy McInally

AYRSHIRE STROKEPLAY CHAMPION

TOMMY McINALLY (Loudoun GC)

Champion Of Champions
Paul Moultrie

AYRSHIRE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

PAUL MOULTRIE (Royal Troon GC)

Doc Thom Salver winner
John Shanks

DOC THOM AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT

JOHNN SHANKS (Irvine GC)

The evening concluded with a vote of thanks given by Ayrshire Golf Association Vice President John Rushbury (Royal Troon)