AYRSHIRE JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - West Kilbride take the Matt Lygate Trophy in season opener

Ayrshire Junior Team Champions - West Kilbride GC

West Kilbride Golf Club won the Matt Lygate Trophy and Ayrshire Junior Team Champions title by five shots in the season's opener at Caprington Golf Club on Sunday the 23rd of April, bridging a 25 year gap since they last won the trophy in 1998.

Nine member clubs contested the 2023 competition in increasingly breezy weather, with several good scores being returned despite the testing conditions.

Led by Dylan Scally who returned the best scratch score of the day with a 74, to win the individual Prestwick Circuits Trophy, The West Kilbride posted a best three scores from four team total of 235, ahead of the defending champions Troon Welbeck on 240.

Handicap team winners - Loudoun GC

The handicap team title, and the Andrew D. Nimmo Trophy was won by the team from Loudoun Gowf Club with a team total of 209, five ahead of Royal Troon in second place. A nett score of 65 from 32 handicapper Aran Cowan also saw the Loudoun player win the individual handicap award, the Carrick Trophy.

Final results:-

The Carrick Trophy (Best individual nett) - Aran Cowan (Loudoun) 97 - 32 = 65

The Prestwick Circuits Trophy (Best individual scratch) -  Dylan Scally (West Kilbride) 74

The Andrew D. Nimmo Trophy (Best nett team) - Loudoun Gowf Club (Adam Cowan, Chris Downie, Aran Cowan, Zak McCallum) - 209

The Matt Lygate Trophy (best scratch team) - West Kilbride Golf Club (Dylan Scally, Finlay watt, Darren Docherty, Euan Forrest) - 235

Final team returns were:-

235 (216) - WEST KILBRIDE (Dylan Scally, Finlay Watt, Darren Docherty, Euan Forrest)

240 (225) - TROON WELBECK (Jack Broadfoot, Harris Fleming, Noah O'Brien, Euan Stirling)

244 (215) - IRVINE (Mason Chisholm, Liam Moran, Aidan Hay, Lewis Trundle)

246 (223) - KILMARNOCK BARASSIE (Oliver Long, Sean Hillis, Connor Sloan, Katie Ronie)

247 (214) - ROYAL TROON (Oliver Kane, Harry Amphlett, Jake McLaughlin, Callum McFadzean) 

255 (216) - PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS (Luke Jones, Jamie Robb, Connor Hunter, Myles King)

262 (221) - AYR BELLEISLE (Adam Brown, Connor McMillan, Harris Vennard, Thomas Carlyle)

264 (235) - TURNBERRY (Gregor Hay, Findlay Andrew, Ben Slatter)

275 (209) - LOUDOUN (Adam Cowan, Kris Downie, Aran Cowan, Zak McCallum)

Individual scores:-

Best individual nett
Aran Cowan

Aran Cowan 97 - 32 = 65

Oliver Kane 76 - 08 = 68

Jake McLaughlan 80 - 12 = 68

Dylan Scally (jnr) 74 - 05 = 69 Lowest Gross Score

Zac McCallum 93 - 24 = 69

Aidan Hay 80 - 09 = 71

Myles King 100 - 29 = 71

Oliver Long 76 - 04 = 72

Connor Hunter 83 - 11 = 72

Best individual scratch
Dylan Scally

Thomas Carlyle 88 - 16 = 72

Euan Forrest 80 - 08 = 72

Lewis Trundle 82 - 10 = 72

Mason Chisholm 86 - 14 = 72

Luke Jones 80 - 07 = 73

Euan Stirling 81 - 08 = 73

Harris Fleming 78 - 05 = 73

Connor McMillan 83 - 09 = 74

Findlay Andrew 83 - 09 = 74

Liam Moran 82 - 08 = 74

Connor Sloan 84 - 09 = 75

Darren Docherty 81 - 06 = 75

Adam Brown 101 - 26 = 75

Kris Downie 104 - 29 = 75

Katie Ronnie 86 - 10 = 76

Harry Amphlett 91 - 13 = 78

Adam Cowan 85 - 06 = 79

Noah O'Brien 85 - 06 = 79

Jamie Robb 92 - 13 = 79

Ben Slatter 91 - 12 = 79

Callum McFadzean 94 - 15 = 79

Finlay Watt 85 - 05 = 80

Sean Hillis 86 - 06 = 80

Harris Vennard 91 - 10 = 81

Jack Broadfoot 81 - 00 = 81

Gregor Hay 90 - 08 = 82