AYRSHIRE WOMEN'S STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Audrey Thompson and Orla Moran win inaugural titles

Inaugural
Ayrshire Women's Strokeplay Champion
Audrey Thompson

The inaugural Ayrshire Women's Strokeplay Championship took place at Irvine Golf Club on Sunday the 9th of July, where Audrey Thompson (Loudoun) and Orla Moran (Irvine) took the Ayrshire Women's Strokeplay Championship and Ayrshire Women's Handicap Championship titles respectively.

Orla Moran
with AGA President Scott Gilchrist

Playing in the first group out in the morning, Audrey Thompson carded a scratch 79 in fine, but breezy conditions which made the course play very testing, which ultimately gave her the title by a single shot from Jennifer Linklater (Largs) who carded an 80. 

Liz Keohone (Loudoun) and Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) took the other two scratch prizes.

In the handicap category, it was the youngsters from Ayrshire that were very much to the fore, with 13 year old Orla Moran carding a best of the day nett 70, off her 14 handicap, to capture the trophy by a single shot ahead of 11 year old, 31 handicapper, Jennifer Doyle (Turnberry).

Tammi Grady (Irvine) another 13 year old, playing off a handicap of 20, took the third nett prize with a 74, whilst the final nett prize went to Lynsie Bulloch (Irvine) with a 75 by virtue of the better inward half, off her 14 handicap.  

Two nearest the hole prizes, at the 8th and 16th holes, were won by Catherine Malcolm and Audrey Thompson respectively.

The first group to tee off in the championship
Audrey Thompson, Jennifer Linklater & Alex Sargent
with AGA President Scott Gilchrist & Past President John Watt

The Ayrshire Golf Association would like to thank all the players from The Association's member clubs who took part in the inaugural championship, and who also contributed towards the donation to be given to The Association's partner charity, Whiteleys Retreat, at the end of the season.

The list of prizewinners and scores returned are:-