AYRSHIRE SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP - Alex Macneil takes title at sunny Seafield

Ayrshire Seniors Champion
Alex MacNeil

Alex MacNeil (Rowallan Castle) is the 2017 Ayrshire Seniors Champion, following a single stroke victory at a sunny Ayr Seafield course on Tuesday 18th July.


In perfect, sunny, weather, 19 handicapper MacNeil was round in 81 shots for a nett score of 62, six under par, which gave him victory over Charles McMurtrie (Troon Welbeck) in the chase for the Sandy Provan Trophy.

One handicapper Henry Thompson (Irvine) returned the best scratch score of the day with a three over par 71, by virtue of the best inward half over Allan Coulter (Ayr Belleisle), though Coulter had the consolation of taking a nett prize in his age category.

Keith Ross (Beith) won the 55 - 62 age category with a nett 66, whilst McMurtrie's 63 took the 63 - 69 age category first prize.

Jim Smith (Prestwick St Cuthbert) won the 70+ age category with a nett 66.

There were also a couple of nearest the hole prizes this year, at the third where Andrew McAllister (Annanhill) hit his tee shot to 16 inches, and at the fifteenth where Gary Cochran (Irvine Ravenspark), who was out in the second game of the day, was closest with 9 feet 7 1/2 inches.

Also included this year was a two's event, and three players received prizes of golf balls for recording a two on their cards. Derek Gemmell (Ayr Dalmilling) was successful at the sixth, the winner Alex MacNeil (Rowallan Castle) had a two at the sixteenth, whilst Andrew McAllister (Annanhill) followed his nearest the pin effort at the third by holing his sixteen inch putt for a two.

Alex MacNeil
with A.G.A. President John Rushbury

The full list of prizewinners and scores were :-

		Ayrshire Golf Association
		Seniors Championship
		Ayr Seafield
		Tuesday 18th July 2017
	PAR 68      SSS - 67
	CSS -  68 (+1)
	Players Name	Club	Handicap	Scratch	Nett
Best Nett	Alex MacNeil	Rowallan Castle	19	81	62
Scratch	Henry Thompson	Irvine		71
55 - 62	Keith Ross	Beith	6	72	66
55 - 62	Allan Coulter	Ayr Belleisle	4	71	67
55 - 62	Stephen Bell	Ayr Belleisle	6	73	67
63 -69	Charles McMurtrie	Troon Welbeck	13	76	63
63 -69	Ian R. Lamb	Irvine	7	77	70
63 -69	Clayton McCormick	West Kilbride	12	82	70
70 +	Jim Smith	Pr.St Cuthbert	19	85	66
70 +	Neil Black	Annanhill	18	87	69
70 +	John Tait	Irvine	96	24	72
Nearest the hole - 3rd	Andrew McAllister	Annanhill	16 inches
Nearest the hole - 15th	Gary Cochran	Irvine Ravenspark	9 ft. 7 1/2 inches
Two's	Derek Gemmell	Ayr Dalmilling	6th
	Alex Macneil	Rowallan Castle	16th
	Andrew McAllister	Annanhill	3rd
Final scores
NAME		CLUB	SCR	H/C	NETT
ALEX	MACNEIL	ROWALLAN CASTLE	81	19	62
CHARLES	McMURTRIE	TROON WELBECK	76	13	63
JAMES	SMITH	PR. ST CUTHBERT	85	19	66
KEITH	ROSS	BEITH	72	6	66
ALLAN	COULTER	AYR BELLEISLE	71	4	67
STEVEN	BELL	AYR BELLEISLE	73	6	67
IAIN	McCALL	PR. ST NICHOLAS	72	4	68
NEIL	BLACK	ANNANHILL	87	18	69
GORDON	CREE	TROON WELBECK	73	4	69
DEREK	GEMMELL	AYR DALMILLING	73	4	69
HENRY	THOMPSON	IRVINE	71	1	70
IAN R.	LAMB	IRVINE	77	7	70
CLAYTON J.	McCORMICK	WEST KILBRIDE	82	12	70
ALASTAIR G.	TODD	LOUDOUN	77	6	71
IAIN	McKENZIE	ANNANHILL	76	5	71
ALLAN	MERRY	WEST KILBRIDE	79	8	71
RICHARD	HOPE	ANNANHILL	83	12	71
GORDON S.	McKINLAY	PR. ST NICHOLAS	88	16	72
JOHN	TAIT	IRVINE	96	24	72
RONNIE	YOUNG	IRVINE	93	21	72
HOWARD	STEELE	AYR BELLEISLE	86	14	72
GARY	COCHRAN	IRVINE RAVENSPARK	75	2	73
ROBERT	GREEN	AYR DALMILLING	96	22	74
MARTIN	ATKINSON	PR. ST CUTHBERT	82	8	74
TOM	MILLER	WEST KILBRIDE	94	20	74
DAVID	ROONEY	ROWALLAN CASTLE	92	18	74
ALEX	IRVINE	ANNANHILL	85	11	74
DANNY	MULLAN	PR. ST CUTHBERT	91	16	75
BRIAN	SHERWOOD	MACHRIE BAY	88	13	75
FREDERICK	HELSON	IRVINE RAVENSPARK	96	21	75
STAN	BUCHERT	WEST KILBRIDE	94	18	76
TERRY	GRACE	AYR BELLEISLE	93	17	76
ALASTAIR	MACDONALD	CORRIE	89	11	78
ANDREW	McALLISTER	ANNANHILL	101	23	78
PATRICK	LAWLOR	AYR BELLEISLE	98	19	79
JOHN W.	WATT	PR. ST CUTHBERT	94	15	79
ERIC	SANDERSON	MUIRKIRK	93	13	80
TOM	DENHAM	ANNANHILL	105	22	83
EDDIE	BOYD	WEST KILBRIDE	N/R	7	N/R
DAVID	BROWN	IRVINE RAVENSPARK	N/R	3	N/R
CAMPBELL	LAING	MACHRIE BAY	N/R	17	N/R
IAN	McINTYRE	PR. ST CUTHBERT	N/R	13	N/R
BERT	McKAY	PR. ST CUTHBERT	N/R	14	N/R
BILL	MEGRAW	PR. ST CUTHBERT	N/R	9	N/R
ANDREW	PARTRIDGE	IRVINE	N/R	12	N/R
DOUGLAS	TAYLOR	PR. ST CUTHBERT	N/R	13	N/R