HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - Rowallan Castle and Ayr Dalmilling through to semi finals

Rowallan Castle and Ayr Dalmilling have claimed two of the four semi final places in the 2017 Ayrshire handicap League Championship.

In LEAGUE A, Royal Troon moved into second place behind Troon St Meddans,  with a 5 – 1 home win over Loudoun.

St Meddans have away matches at Loudoun and Drongan to play, whilst Royal Troon have an away match at Ballochmyle and a home fixture against Stewarton still to complete.

Outstanding results/matches:-

Ballochmyle Vs Loudoun

Loudoun Vs Stewarton

Ballochmyle Vs Royal Troon

Ballochmyle Vs Drongan

Loudoun Vs Troon St Meddans

Royal Troon Vs Stewarton

Ballochmyle Vs Stewarton

Drongan Vs Troon St Meddans

Present postions in League A are:-

	Played	For	Against	Points
Troon St Meddans	8	30.5	17.5	20
Royal Troon	8	25	23	16
Stewarton	7	21.5	20.5	16
Ballochmyle	6	19.5	16.5	14
Loudoun	7	18	24	12
Drongan	8	17.5	30.5	10

In LEAGUE B, Rowallan Castle are through to the semi finals after completing their fixtures.

Beith could match Rowallan Castle’s points total with victory in their final match, but would be unable to overturn their tie difference over all the matches.

The only result reported this week was a 3 – 3 draw between Ayr Seafield & Moorpark.

Outstanding results/fixtures:-

Moorpark Vs Beith

Ayr Seafield Vs Irvine Ravenspark

Present positions in League B are:-

	Played	For	Against	Points
Rowallan Castle	8	31.5	16.5	24
Beith	7	24.5	17.5	20
Irvine Ravenspark	7	21	21	14
Moorpark	7	19.5	22.5	10
Ayr Seafield	7	11.5	30.5	4

In LEAGUE C, Largs Routenburn have moved to the top of the table following two convincing home wins recently.

A 5.5 – 0.5 win over the league leaders Auchenharvie 88 was closely followed by a 5 – 1 win over Prestwick St Cuthbert, which ended the St Cuthbert qualification hopes and took Routenburn to the top of the table with all their fixtures now complete.

In their final fixture, Auchenharvie 88 are at home to Troon Merchants. A win will almost see Auchenharvie through to the semi finals whilst a draw or a defeat will give the semi final place to Largs Routenburn.

Outstanding results /fixtures:-

Ailsa Craig Vs Troon Merchants

Auchenharvie Vs Troon merchants

Braehead Vs Ailsa Craig

Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs Braehead

Present positions in League C are:-

	Played	For	Against	Points
Routenburn	10	34.5	25.5	24
Auchenharvie 88	9	28	26	22
Pr. St Cuthbert	9	27	27	20
Braehead	8	25.5	22.5	18
Ailsa Craig	8	21	27	14
Troon Merchants	8	20	28	6

In LEAGUE D, Ayr Dalmilling clinched their place in the semi finals with a 3.5 – 2.5 home win over Annanhill in their last fixture of the campaign.

There is just one fixture remaining to be played in League C, with Tam O Shanter at home to Prestwick St Nicholas.

Present positions in League D are:-

	Played	For	Against	Points
Ayr Dalmilling	8	29.5	18.5	24
Kilbirnie Place	8	28.5	19.5	22
Prestwick St Nicholas	7	22	20	16
Annanhill	8	24	24	10
Tam O Shanter	7	10	32	4

In the semi finals, the winners of Leagues A and B will play each other on a home and away basis, as will the winners of League C and D, and the two winning teams will contest the final on Sunday 3^rd September at Loudoun GC.