SCOTTISH MEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Ten Ayrshire players through to the matchplay stages at Glasgow Gailes

The 2022 Scottish Men’s Amateur Championship being played at Glasgow Gailes and Western Gailes from the 26^th to the 30^th of July, has now reached the matchplay stages, which continues from Thursday through to Saturday over the Glasgow Gailes links.

Of the forty Ayrshire players that stated out in the competition, a total of ten progressed to the matchplay rounds.

The current Scottish Amateur Championship title holder Angus Carrick (Craigielaw) led the qualifiers with rounds of 67 and 69 over Western and Glasgow Gailes respectively, for a seven under par total of 136.

The cut for the matchplay rounds fell at 149 (+6) with eleven of the sixteen players on that score going through to the matchplay rounds on Thursday.

Leading Ayrshire qualifier was Steven Stamper (Turnberry), his two over par total of 145 securing him nineteenth place overall, following rounds of 75 over Western Gailes  and 70 over Glasgow Gailes

Qualifiers on the cut line included Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck), Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie), Dylan cairns (Royal Troon) and former finalist Steven McEwan (Caprington).

Three of the six players on that score who missed out on qualification for the matchplay stages were Ayrshire players – Steven Spence (Prestwick), Max Barclay (Ayr Belleisle) and Ruben Lindsay (Turnberry)

The scores of Ayrshire players over the qualifying rounds were:-

145 - Steven Stamper (Turnberry)

146 - Sean Addie (Kilmarnock Barassie)

146 - Sandy Buchanan (Prestwick St Nicholas)

147 - Craig Chalmers (Western Gailes)

148 - Shaun Hedger (West Kilbride)

148 - Elliot Thom (Scottish Golf)

149 - Harvey Broadfoot (Troon welbeck)

149 - Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie)

149 - Dylan Cairns (Royal Troon)

149 - Steven McEwan (Caprington)

 

149 - Stephen Spence (Prestwick) 

149 - Max Barclay (Ayr Belleisle)

149 - Ruben Lindsay (Turnberry)

150 - Kevin Thomas (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

150 - Alyx Murray (Ballochmyle)  

150 - Craig Telfer (Turnberry)

151 - Jack Broun (Turnberry)

151 - Michael Smyth (Royal Troon)

151 - Joe McSorley (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

152 - Jay Houston (Prestwick St Nicholas)

153 - Jason Butler (Ardeer)

154 - John Rushbury (Royal Troon)

154 - Scott Brown (Turnberry)

155 - Daniel Forbes (Irvine)

156 - David Currie (Royal Troon)

159 - Dominic Booth (Turnberry)

160 - Harvey McDonald (Ayr Belleisle)

160 - George Robertson (Irvine)

160 - Darren Mallinson (Irvine)

161 - Alastair Pugh (Western Gailes)

161 - Adrian Orton (Kilmarnock Barassie)

164 - Callum Irving (Ayr Belleisle) 

165 - Lewis Higgins (Ardeer)

168 - Alastair Frood (Royal Troon) 

169 - Ibrahim Hussain (Rowallan Castle)

173 - Cameron McGarvie (Prestwick)

175 - Calum Sharp (Kilmarnock Barassie)

N/R - Robert Ronnie (Kilmarnock Barassie)

N/R - Jim McCullagh (Kilmarnock Barassie)

Rtd - D Strachan (Turnberry)

 

Steven McEwan is in the first match on Thursday morning, where he faces the defending champion Angus Carrick, whilst there is one all Ayrshire first round tie, featuring the current Ayrshire Matchplay Champion Shaun Hedger and his county team mate Steven Stamper.

 

The matchplay rounds begin on Thursday morning. Matches involving Ayrshire players include :-

 

0700 - Angus Carrick (Craigielaw) VS Steven McEwan (Caprington)

0708 – Ewan Cuthbert Vs Sandy Buchanan (Prestwick St Nicholas)

0814 – Connor Wilson Vs Dylan Cairns (Royal Troon)

0822 – Allyn Dick Vs Sean Addie (Kilmarnock Barassie)

0936 – Craig Chalmers (Western Gailes) Vs Jamie Roberts

0944 – Steven Stamper (Turnberry) Vs Shaun Hedger (West Kilbride)

1000 – Scott Mann Vs Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck)

1106 – Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs Callum Bruce

1114 – John Paterson Vs Elliot Thom (Scottish Golf)