AYRSHIRE MEN'S STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Entry forms now available for Western Gailes

The 2023 Ayrshire Men's Strokeplay Championship will be held at Western Gailes on Sunday the 30th of April and entry forms are now available.

The handicap limit is 3 for the championship, which again is a World Amateur Golf Rankings qualifying competition.

Entry forms can be downloaded from the appropriate link on the left of the Ayrshire Golf Association web page, under the 'Entry Forms' heading, and can also be obtained through club secretaries, and direct by email from the Area Secretary.

Entry fee is £25 and entries close on Saturday the 8th of April.

Players should note that, due to an unfortunate date change by the organisers of the tournament, the Strokeplay Championship this year clashes with the playing of the Edward Trophy at Gailes Links.

The players returning the best 16 scratch returns in the Ayrshire Men's Strokeplay Championship will go forward to contest the Ayrshire men's Matchplay Championship title at Loudoun Gowf Club from the 8th to the 11th of May.

THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION

PRESENT

THE 2023 AYRSHIRE MEN’S

STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

AT

WESTERN GAILES GOLF CLUB

BY KIND PERMISSION

ON

SUNDAY 30^th APRIL 2023

(OVER 36 HOLES STROKEPLAY)

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ENTRY FEE £ 25.00

HANDICAP LIMIT : 3

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ENTRY MAY BE LIMITED TO 60 PLAYERS - TO BE BALLOTED BY HANDICAP AFTER THE CLOSING DATE

 

THE WINNER WILL RETAIN THE AYRSHIRE STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY

FOR ONE YEAR AND WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL FOR RETENTION

IN ADDITION VARIOUS PRIZE VOUCHERS WILL BE AWARDED

ON SCRATCH BASIS

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The players returning the 16 best aggregate scratch totals will contest

THE AYRSHIRE MEN’S MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

At Loudoun Gowf Club from 8^th – 11^th May 2023

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ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM CLUB SECRETARIES

ON THE WEB AT www.ayrshiregolf.blogspot.com

OR THE A.G.A. SECRETARY

ALASDAIR MALCOLM

17 AUCHINCRUIVE AVENUE, PRESTWICK, KA9 2DT

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CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: - NOON ON SATURDAY 8^th APRIL 2023

PLEASE NOTE : COMPETITORS ARE REQUIRED TO OBEY CLUB RULES REGARDING DRESS

BOTH ON THE COURSE AND IN THE CLUBHOUSE

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION DINNER - 40th event celebrated in style at Royal Troon

The 40th Ayrshire Golf Association Annual Dinner and Presentation of Prizes took place on Friday the 24th of February at Royal Troon, where a capacity audience were entertained by special guest speakers Richard Gordon, the well known Scottish television and radio broadcaster, and the 1999 Open Golf Champion Paul Lawrie.

Chaired by Ayrshire Golf Association President Scott Gilchrist of Loudoun Gowf Club, the company were welcomed to the host venue by club Captain John McGregor before enjoying an excellent meal.

Top table guests and officials
Back Row - Kenny McLean (Lanarkshire GA President), Andy Gilligan (AGA Vice President), Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon), Stephen Machin (Glasgow GU President), Lyall Campbell (Renfrewshire GU President), Stuart Miller (Active Office - sponsors), Frank Gloag (Dumbartonshire GU President), Alasdair J Malcolm (AGA Secretary)
Front Row - John McGregor (Royal Troon captain), Liz Munro (Scottish Golf President), Scott Gilchrist (AGA President), Paul Lawrie (Guest Speaker), Richard Gordon (Guest Speaker)
 

A review of the previous season followed by President Gilchrist, before the two guest speakers entertained the company with golfing stories and experiences from Paul Lawrie's career and golfing successes.

The Claret Jug adorned the top table during the evening and several attendees were fortunate enough to get photographs with the trophy and Paul Lawrie during the function.

For the first time the event also included a charity raffle and auction, to raise funds for The Association's preferred charity for 2023, Whiteleys retreat, and with the generosity of member clubs and several individuals there were plenty of prizes up for grabs in the raffle.

Raffle prize winners were:-

Ardeer Fourball Donated by Ardeer GC	Iain Brown
Ballochmyle Fourball Donated by Ballochmyle GC	Rodger Gray
Golf South Ayrshire Fourball Donated by Golf South Ayrshire	Allan Brownlee
Irvine Fourball Donated by Irvine GC	Billy Stewart
Loudoun Fourball Donated by Loudoun GC	Andy Reid
Kilbirnie Place Fourball Donated by Kilbirnie Place GC	David Johnstone
Routenburn Fourball Donated by Routenburn GC	Aiden Long
Rowallan Castle Fourball Donated by Rowallan Castle GC	John W Watt
Shiskine Fourball Donated by Shiskine GC	Mark Cheyne
Skelmorlie Fourball Donated by Skelmorlie GC	Kenny McLean
Lesson Voucher donated by David McLure (Prestwick St Cuthbert)	Stuart Herron
Bottle of Vodka Donated by Scott Gilchrist	Scott Singleton
A dozen AyrshirePro V’s Donated by the AGA	Joy Currie
Bottle of Jim Beam Donated by Barry O’Rourke	Richard Gordon
Ayrshire Umbrella Donated by the AGA	Frank Gloag
Bottle of Whisky Donated by Scott Gilchrist	Ian Yates
Ayrshire Holdall Donated b y the AGA	Jamie Miller
Bottle of Malt Whisky Donated by Jimmy McGhee	Robbie McFarlane
A dozen Ayrshire Wilson Staff Staff Model balls Donated by the AGA	Kevin Meek
Bottle of Gin Donated by Alasdair Malcolm	Alistair Belford
Ayrshire shoe bag Donated by the AGA	Grant Hood
Largs Fourball Donated by Largs GC	Paul Lawrie
Prestwick St Nicholas Fourball Donated by Prestwick St Nicholas GC	Derek Jolliffe
West Kilbride Fourball            Donated by West Kilbride GC	Mark Watt
Bottle & golf balls Donated by Liz Keohone	Ian Yates
Bottle of vodka Donated by Debbie Watt		John Murdoch
Bottle of whisky Donated by Irvine Ravenspark GC		Ian Logan

Guest speaker Paul Lawrie also donated a signed golf shirt which was auctioned on the night, along with fourball vouchers for Troon Portland donated by Royal Troon GC, Dundonald Links donated by the course owners Darwin Leisure, and Prestwick donated by Prestwick GC.

In total the raffle and auction raised over £1,900 for Whiteleys Retreat, through the generosity of those who donated prizes and those who attended the dinner.

The evening concluded with the presentation of trophies and special awards to those players and clubs who had enjoyed success throughout the 2022 season.

Louise Duncan of West Kilbride, who could not be present on the night, was recognised with an award for her achievement in being selected for the Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup team in 2022 and the award was collected on her behalf by West Kilbride club Captain Kevin Meek.

Two Royal Troon members were selected at Senior international level for Scotland in 2022, playing in both the European men's Senior team Championship in Estonia ands well as the successful Scotland side that won the inaugural combined Woman's and Men's Home Internationals in Wales.

Doc Thom Salver winner Steven McEwan

Robert Jenkins was unable to attend, with his award being collected on his behalf by Royal Troon Captain John McGregor, whilst Paul Moultrie was in attendance and collected his award personally.

The evening progressed with the presentation of all the season's trophies and awards from 2022, culminating in the presentation of the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit salver to the 2022 winner Steven McEwan (Caprington).

Ayrshire Golf Association Vice President Andrew Gilligan (Royal Troon) brought a memorable evening to a close with a vote of thanks to all involved. 

West Kilbride Captain Kevin Meek accepted
Louise Duncan's award

Royal Troon Captain John McGregor
accepted Robert Jenkins' award

Senior Internationalist
 Paul Moultrie

Club Champions - Caprington

Largs Captain Ian Capperauld
with the Gary Bryden Salver

Handicap League -  Moorpark

President's Putter - Moorpark

Scratch League Division 3 - Ayr Belleisle

Scratch League Division 2 - Ballochmyle

Scratch League Division 1 - Irvine

Senior Champion - Derek Jolliffe

Senior Matchplay winner - Alistair Belford

Strokeplay Champion - Scott Brown

Champion of Champions - Blair Morton

Doc Thom Order of Merit third place - Scott Brown

Doc Thom Order of Merit runner up - Steven Stamper

Doc Thom Salver winner - Steven McEwan

2023 AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION FIXTURES - Details of 2023 events confirmed.

The details of the 2023 Ayrshire Golf Association fixtures, including national and county championships as well as Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit and Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit counting events, have been published this week.

With just one or two fixture dates and venues to be confirmed, the current up to date fixtures for the forthcoming season are:-

THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION                         

FIXTURE LIST 2023                          

* Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit Counting Event                        

** Woman’s & Girls’ events                       

*** Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit Event                              

                               

FEBRUARY

24th                       Annual Dinner and Presentation                             Royal Troon

                               

MARCH

26th                       Ayrshire Vs South of Scotland                                Girvan

                               

APRIL                   

12th - 14th          *** Scottish Boys Open Strokeplay                          Lundin

12th - 14th          **Scottish Girls Open Strokeplay                             Longniddry

21st – 23rd               ** Helen Holm Scottish Open Strokeplay              Royal Troon

23rd                       Ayrshire Junior Team Championship                      Caprington

30th                       * Ayrshire Strokeplay Championship                      Western Gailes

                               

MAY                     

7th                         Area Team Championship V Argyll & Bute)          Rothesay

8th – 11th            * Ayrshire Matchplay Championship                        Loudoun

14th                       * Hillhouse Cup                                                      Royal Troon

21st                        * West of Scotland Strokeplay                               Largs

26th – 28th         ** Scottish Women's Championship                          Ladybank

27th                       * St Cuthbert Open                                                  Prestwick St Cuthbert

28th                       * West Kilbride Men’s Open                                   West Kilbride

                               

JUNE                    

2nd – 4th             * Scottish Men’s Open Strokeplay                              Meldrum House

3rd                         * Ayr Seafield Open                                                   Ayr Seafield

4th                         Area Team Championship V Dumbartonshire          Dundonald Links

4th                         * Belleisle Cup                                                         Ayr Belleisle

10th                       *** Golf South Ayrshire Junior Open Strokeplay     Ayr Seafield

11th                       Ayrshire U18 Vs Lanarkshire U18                            Rowallan Castle

13th – 18th         **Woman’s Amateur Championship                         Princes

17th                       * The McGilchrist Cup                                           Ardeer

19th – 24th         * The Amateur Championship                                   Hillside/Southport & Ainsdale

21st – 23rd          Scottish Seniors Championship                                Stirling

25th                       *** Byrne Howard Trophy                                     Royal Troon

TBC                        ***West of Scotland Boys Strokeplay                  TBC

TBC                        *** West of Scotland Boys Matchplay                 TBC

29th                       ***Largs Junior Open                                            Largs

 

JULY                     

2nd                        * The Gowf Cup                                                     Loudoun

7th                         *** Troon Welbeck Junior Open                            Troon Welbeck

9th                         Area Team Championship V North                         Away - TBC

9th                         **Ayrshire Women’s Strokeplay Championship     Irvine

10th                       *** Loudoun Junior Open                                        Loudoun

16th                       Ayrshire Club Championship                                   Prestwick

18th                       Ayrshire Seniors Championship                               Ayr Seafield

18th                       *** Harris Junior Open & Girls Open                     West Kilbride

19th – 23rd         *** Scottish Boys Championship                               Lanark

21st – 23rd          **Scottish Girls Championship                                 Cardrona

25th                       *** Kilmarnock Barassie Junior Open                    Kilmarnock Barassie       

30th                       Ayrshire U18 Vs Dumbartonshire U18                    Lenzie

 

AUGUST                             

1st – 5th               * Scottish Amateur Championship                           Royal Dornoch/Tain

3rd                         *** Ayrshire Boys Strokeplay Championship        Largs

3rd                         **Ayrshire Girls’ Strokeplay Championship            Largs

4th                         Champion of Champions Semi Finals                      Royal Troon

5th                         * Stevenson Trophy                                                  Girvan

6th                         * Viking Krus                                                           Largs

7th                         *** Turnberry Junior Open                                      Turnberry, King Robert the Bruce

7th - 10th             *** Ayrshire Boys Matchplay                                   Prestwick

10th                       *** Ayr Belleisle Junior Open                                 Ayr Seafield

11th                       Men’s Champion of Champions Final                     Royal Troon

11th                       Senior Men’s Matchplay Championship Final        Royal Troon

11th                       Women’s Champion of Champions Final                Royal Troon

13th                       AJGL Under 16 Knockout Final                              Ayr Belleisle/Seafield

13th                       AJGL Wallace Thornton Trophy Final                     Ayr Belleisle/Seafield

14th                       *** Ballochmyle Junior Open                                 Ballochmyle

15th                       *** Prestwick Junior Open                                     Prestwick St Cuthbert

15th - 20th          **Girls Amateur Championship                                Ganton/Fulford

15th - 20th          *** Boys Amateur Championship                             Ganton/Fulford

19th                       * Troon St Meddans Open                                      Troon Municipal

20th                       * Mainholm Cup                                                     Ayr Dalmilling

20th                       Ayrshire U 18 Vs Glasgow U18                             Irvine Ravenspark

26th                       * Ballochmyle Rosebowl                                       Ballochmyle

27th                       *** Tom Lehman Junior Open                              Troon Municipal

27th                       AJGL Champion of Champions Final                   Ayr Belleisle/Seafield

27th                       AJGL Junior League Championship Final            Ayr Belleisle/Seafield

                               

SEPTEMBER

1st – 3rd               ** Scottish Women’s County Finals                       Hilton Park

3rd                         Ayrshire Finals Day                                               Prestwick St Cuthbert

9th – 10th            Scottish Men’s Area Team Championship Finals     Paisley

10th                       Ayrshire U18 vs Renfrewshire U18                        Williamwood (1200)

10th                       *** Prestwick St Nicholas Junior Open                 Prestwick St Nicholas

16th                       * Arrol Cup                                                             Prestwick St Nicholas

17th                       Scottish Boys Area Team Championship               Forrester Park

17th                       Ayrshire A Vs Lanarkshire A                                  Kirkhill

17th                       Ayrshire Youths Vs Lanarkshire                             Loudoun

18th                       ***Irvine Junior Open                                            Irvine

22nd                      Scottish Senior Men’s Area Team Champs.            Monifieth

24th                       Ayrshire A Vs Renfrewshire A                                 Renfrew

24th                       Ayrshire Youths Vs Renfrewshire Youths                Irvine

                               

OCTOBER                            

1st                          Ayrshire A Vs Dumbartonshire A                            Kilmarnock Barassie (1215)

1st                          Ayrshire Youths Vs Dumbartonshire Youths          Windyhill (1200)

8th                         Ayrshire A Vs Glasgow A                                        Pollok

8th                         Ayrshire Youths Vs Glasgow Youths                       Troon Darley

15th                       Ayrshire A Vs Stirlingshire A                                  Prestwick St Nicholas

15th                       Ayrshire Youths Vs Stirlingshire Youths                 Away - TBC

                               

NOVEMBER                       

6th                         Ayrshire Junior Golf League Dinner                       TBC