Kilmarnock (Barassie) GC are the 2023 Ayrshire Club Champions after returning a two score total of 144 to edge out Royal Troon for the title, by virtue of the best third score, to win the R.L. Crawford Trophy for The first time in the 23 year history of the event.
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| Vice president Andy Gilligan with the winning Kilmarnock Barassie team Sean Addie, Sandy walker & John McCracken |
Twenty member clubs were represented at the event, with the best two scratch scores from three counting towards the team score, with the third score being considered in the event of a tie.
In breezy but fine weather, the early scoring was extremely good, with several three over par 74's being posted in the first few groups, though pride of place went to Steven Stamper (Girvan), his one under par score of 70 eventually proving to be the only sub par score of the day and earning him the prize for best individual return of the day.
Turnberry set the early target with 147 with Craig Telfer (73), Scott Brown (74) and Scott Campbell (80) remaining in the lead before Royal Troon surpassed their total by three shots, with counting scores from Cameron McGarvie (73) and Michael Smyth (71). The third team member, Harvey Broadfoot, was scoring well until he came to grief at the seventeenth, losing three balls and ending with, what ultimately proved to be, a very costly no return.
As scoring gradually rose later in the day, the only real apparent challenge was likely to come from Kilmarnock Barassie, when Sandy Walker's score of 71 combined with Sean Addie's 73 saw Kilmarnock Barassie match Royal Troon's leading score of 144. Crucially the third member of the Kilmarnock Barassie team, John McCracken, dug in and returned a score of 79 which importantly gave his club the lead in the competition by virtue of the best third score.
This proved decisive, with all the remaining challengers falling short of the 144 target, resulting in Kilmarnock Barassie taking the 2023 title.
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| Supporting Whiteleys President Scott Gilchrist & Vice president Andy Gilligan with the Ayrshire Club Championship Trophy |
The Association were delighted to again support the 2023 partner charity Whiteleys Retreat, with over £100 being raised from donations by competitors on the day, to support the work of the charity.
The list of main prizewinners, club team scores, and the individual scores from competitors are all listed below.
Ayrshire Golf
Association
Club Championship
16 July 2023 at Prestwick GC
1 Steven STAMPER 70 Best individual scratch
2 Michael Smyth 71
3 Louis Alberts 71
4 Sandy Walker 71
5 Stan Morrison 71
6 Craig Telfer 73
7 Sean Addie 73
8 Cameron McGarvie 73
9 Scott BROWN 74
10 George J Robertson 74
11 Marc Smith 74
12 Tommy McInally 75
13 Stephen Alan Spence 76
14 Ted Gilligan 76
15 Barry O'Rourke 77
16 Alan McLean 77
17 Euan Stirling 78
18 Aiden Long 78
19 Tom Loy 78
20 Alan Kelly 78
21 Calum Nairn 78
22 Colin Goudie 78
23 Cameron Gray 79
24 IAIN BROWN 79
25 John Haggarty 79
26 John McCracken 79
27 Gordon Wilson 80
28 G J A Reid 80
29 Daniel Forbes 80
30 Fraser Mccall 80
31 Mr Jay Houston 80
32 Scott Campbell 80
33 Kris Kirk 81
34 David Nelson 81
35 Elliot Masterson 81
36 CHRIS MURRAY 81
37 Robbie MacInnes 81
38 Jack Allan 81
39 Scott Ainsworth 82
40 Christopher Bone 83
41 Jonathan Stevenson 84
42 Paul Giffney 84
43 Lewis Higgins 84
44 Gavin Chesney 84
45 Stuart Pennington 84
46 William H Fleming 85
47 Neil Clapperton 87
48 Colin Ward 87
49 Brian Banks 87
50 S White 87
51 Harris Fleming 88
52 J Rushbury 90
53 Alasdair Berry 96
- Harvey Broadfoot No Return
- Adam Sweeney No Return
- Steven Gillies No Return
- Scott Chesney No Return
- Scott Adams No Return
- Robbie Mcfarlane No Return
- Paul Edwards No Return
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