AYRSHIRE HANDICAP STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Host club to the fore in inaugural championship

Members of the host club were to the fore when the inaugural Ayrshire handicap Strokeplay Championship took place at Rowallan Castle on Sunday 25th June.

Rowallan Castle members took seven of the nine prize vouchers on offer during the competition, with, seventeen handicapper William Brown taking the top prize with his net 71 which put him two ahead of his closest challengers.

53 players eventually took part in the competition, following a disappointingly low entry, coupled with a number of withdrawals and eight players who simply failed to appear for their alloted time.

The course was in good condition but a breeze made it testing at times and contributed to the CSS rising by three shots to 75.

The prizewinners were :-

	Player	Club	Scratch	Handicap	Nett
Best Nett	William Brown	Rowallan Castle	88	17	71
0 - 12 - 1st	Chris Hobson	Irvine	78	5	73
0-12 - 2nd	Iain Houston	Rowallan Castle	79	5	74	bih
0-12 - 3rd	Gary Allison	Rowallan Castle	77	3	74	bih
0-12 - 4th	Bruce Travers	Loudoun	76	2	74	bih
13-24 - 1st	Blair Taylor	Rowallan Castle	88	15	73
13-24 - 2nd	Alex Macneil	Rowallan Castle	94	19	75
13-24 - 3rd	David Rooney	Rowallan Castle	94	18	76
13-24 - 4th	Gerry Brannigan	Rowallan Castle	91	14	77

The full list of scores were :-

NAME		CLUB	SCR	H/C	NETT
WILLIAM	BROWN	ROWALLAN CASTLE	88	17	71
CHRIS	HOBSON	IRVINE	78	5	73
BLAIR	TAYLOR	ROWALLAN CASTLE	88	15	73
IAIN	HOUSTON	ROWALLAN CASTLE	79	5	74
GARY	ALLISON	ROWALLAN CASTLE	77	3	74
BRUCE	TRAVERS	LOUDOUN	76	2	74
NEIL	BLACK	ROWALLAN CASTLE	77	3	74
ROBBIE	MCINNES	ROWALLAN CASTLE	81	6	75
HUGH	VERNON	KIL. BARASSIE	79	4	75
ALEX	MACNEIL	ROWALLAN CASTLE	94	19	75
ALAN	DEWAR	ARDEER	85	9	76
JOHN	PATERSON	LOUDOUN	88	12	76
SANDY	NIMICK	IRVINE	81	5	76
DAVID	ROONEY	ROWALLAN CASTLE	94	18	76
JOHN	GRAHAM	LOUDOUN	82	6	76
GERRY	BRANNIGAN	ROWALLAN CASTLE	91	14	77
PHILIP	ROONEY	ROWALLAN CASTLE	86	9	77
SHAUN	NEWMAN	ROWALLAN CASTLE	90	12	78
EDDIE	RIELLY	ROWALLAN CASTLE	93	15	78
STEWART	REID	ROWALLAN CASTLE	96	17	79
GEORGE	ROBERTSON	IRVINE	78	-1	79
WALTER	MEIKLAM	TR. ST MEDDANS	82	3	79
ALLAN	McGREGOR	ROWALLAN CASTLE	95	16	79
JOHN	GEMMELL	TR. ST MEDDANS	93	14	79
JEREMY	GITTINS	ALTON	87	7	80
COLIN	YAIR	AYR NEPTUNE	89	10	80
KEVIN	THOMAS	TROON WELBECK	83	3	80
DARREN	THOMAS	TROON WELBECK	88	7	81
GREG	VERNON	KIL. BARASSIE	84	3	81
MARK	BRYDEN	TROON PORTLAND	87	5	82
BOBBY	KEOHONE	LOUDOUN	91	9	82
STUART	McKELVIE	ROWALLAN CASTLE	97	14	83
GRAEME	TELFER	ROWALLAN CASTLE	102	19	83
PETER	MACKIE	IRVINE RAVENSPARK	102	18	84
EDDIE	GILMOUR	BRAEHEAD	92	8	84
JOHN	FERRIER	LOUDOUN	94	7	87
SEAN	MANSON	PR. ST NICHOLAS	94	7	87
CAMERON	PAUL	ROWALLAN CASTLE	92	4	88
GAVIN	STUART	BRAEHEAD	99	8	91
KIRK	RAMSAY	ALTON	N/R	16	N/R
MARK	CABENA	ARDEER	N/R	16	N/R
THOMAS	REILLY	IRVINE RAVENSPARK	N/R	6	N/R
ANTHONY	O'ROURKE	ARDEER	N/R	17	N/R
THOMAS	BRENNAN	ARDEER	N/R	16	N/R
GAVIN	IRELAND	LOUDOUN	N/R	5	N/R
STUART	TEMPLETON	LOUDOUN	N/R	14	N/R
PETER	THOMSON	KIL. BARASSIE	N/R	10	N/R
EDDIE	GRAHAM	BRAEHEAD	N/R	17	N/R
JAMIE	BROWN	AYR NEPTUNE	N/R	13	N/R
MARTIN	BLACK	LOUDOUN	N/R	7	N/R
MARTIN	SPENCE	LOUDOUN	N/R	5	N/R
BARRY	CALDWELL	LOUDOUN	N/R	9	N/R
ALISTAIR	GRAHAM	LOUDOUN	N/R	12	N/R
WILL	DUFFY	TROON WELBECK	N/R	13	N/R
BRIAN	TROTTER	PR. ST CUTHBERT	N/R	13	N/R
ROBERT	McNEIL	IRVINE RAVENSPARK	FTA		FTA
KEITH	McKENZIE	AYR NEPTUNE	FTA		FTA
GARRY	CAMPBELL	WEST KILBRIDE	FTA		FTA
GARY	PALMER	IRVINE RAVENSPARK	FTA		FTA
STEPHEN	FOX	IRVINE RAVENSPARK	FTA		FTA
MICHAEL	SHIELDS	AYR NEPTUNE	FTA		FTA
CRAIG D.	O'CONNELL	TR. ST MEDDANS	FTA		FTA
HENRY	PIMENTER	AYR NEPTUNE	FTA		FTA