AYRSHIRE BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP - Scott Newman wins 2023 title at Largs

Scott Newman (Royal Troon) is the 2023 Ayrshire Boys Champion, winning the title by four shots at Largs on Thursday the 3rd of August. 

71st Ayrshire Boys Champion
Scott Newman

In ideal conditions in the morning, and a course in excellent condition, with the famed testing greens at Largs running quick and true, Newman led the field after the first 18 holes with a 4 over par score of 74, three ahead of his closest challenger Ryan Kennedy (Irvine) on 77. After the morning round Euan Forrest West Kilbride) was a shot further back on 78 whilst Connor Wills (Royal Troon), Aidan hay (Irvine),  Adam Cowan (Loudoun) Jack Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) and Harris Fleming (Royal Troon) were all still in the hunt after carding 79's.

The best nett return in the morning was posted by 20 handicapper Josh Erskine (Caprington) with a five under par nett score of 65.

Though a testing breeze grew throughout the afternoon, scores were generally better.

Connor Wills posted the early target, adding a three over par score of 73 in the second round for a total of 152 which ultimately saw him finish third in the championship.

Despite carding a triple bogey at the second hole in his afternoon round, Ryan Kennedy recovered to card a fine score of 72 in the afternoon for a  thirty six hole total of 149 and second place overall in the championship.

The destination of the championship was entirely in the hands of the half way leader Scott Newman and to his credit he returned the best score of the day overall in his second round, a one over par 71, to consolidated his lead, with his total of 145 giving him the 2023 county title with a comfortable four stroke winning margin.

Scott Gilchrist, Scott Newman & Josh Erskine

In the afternoon Josh Erskine (Caprington) bettered his morning nett score by a shot, his afternoon 64 adding to his morning 65 to give him a superb nett total of 129, eleven under par, to take the top net prize by a margin of fifteen shots from his nearest rival.

At the conclusion of the championship Ayrshire Golf Association President Scott Gilchrist (Loudoun) presented prize vouchers to the successful competitors before handing the championship trophy over to the 71st Ayrshire Boys Champion, Scott Newman.

The list of prizewinners and final scores were:-

Winning Scratch Scores
Position	Players Name	Club	Score
1st	SCOTT NEWMAN	Royal Troon	145
2nd	RYAN KENNEDY	Irvine	149
3rd	CONNOR WILLS	Royal Troon	152
4th	FINDLAY WATT	West Kilbride	155
Winning Nett Scores
Position	Players Name	Club	Score
1st	JACK ERSKINE	Caprington	129
2nd	JAKE HENDRY	West Kilbride	144
3rd	ADAM COWAN	Louodubn	145
4th	LUKE JONES	Prestwick St Nicholas	147

PLAYER	CLUB	SCRATCH			H/C	NETT
		RD1	RD2	TOTAL		RD1	RD2	TOTAL
Scott Newman	Royal Troon	74	71	145	0	74	71	145
Ryan Kennedy	Irvine	77	72	149	2	75	70	145
Connor Wills	Royal Troon	79	73	152	0	79	73	152
Finlay Watt	West Kilbride	80	75	155	3	77	72	149
Adam Cowan	Loudoun	79	80	159	7	72	73	145
Luke Jones	Pr St Nicholas	84	77	161	7	77	70	147
Liam Moran	Irvine	83	79	162	5	78	74	152
Oliver Long	Kil Barassie	83	80	163	3	80	77	157
Euan Forrest	W Kilbride	78	85	163	5	73	80	153
Jake Hendry	W Kilbride	80	84	164	10	70	74	144
Sean Hillis	Kil Barassie	85	79	164	3	82	76	158
Jack Broadfoot	Tr Welbeck	79	85	164	4	75	81	156
Harris Fleming	Royal Troon	79	85	164	4	75	81	156
Lyle Vogwell	West Kilbride	84	81	165	7	77	74	151
Quintin Dunlop	Tr Welbeck	84	82	166	2	82	80	162
Josh Erskine	Caprington	85	84	169	20	65	64	129
Mason Chisholm	Irvine	90	81	171	10	80	71	151
Fraser Ritchie	Tr Welbeck	89	82	171	9	80	73	153
Findlay Andrew	Turnberry	86	87	173	7	79	80	159
Lewis Trundle	Irvine	89	87	176	10	79	77	156
Connor McMillan	Ayr Belleisle	91	85	176	7	84	78	162
Gregor Hay	Turnberry	85	91	176	8	77	83	160
Connor Sloan	Kil Barassie	86	91	177	11	75	80	155
Jake McLaughlan	Tr Welbeck	94	83	177	10	84	73	157
Ethan McMurdo	Pr St Nicholas	88	93	181	15	73	78	151
Ryan Steven	Ayr Belleisle	91	92	183	15	76	77	153
Bertie Pailler	Turnberry	95	88	183	11	84	77	161
Hugh Dunlop	Tr Welbeck	96	91	187	17	79	74	153
Kaiden Grimley	W Kilbride	99	90	189	18	81	72	153
Harris Vennard	Ayr Belleisle	94	98	192	11	83	87	170
Thomas Carlyle	Ayr Belleisle	94	99	193	14	80	85	165
Jack Lammie	Royal Troon	93	100	193	12	81	88	169
Adam McIntyre	Irvine	106	99	205	24	82	75	157
Adam Brown	Ayr Belleisle	113	104	217	26	87	78	165
Sean Byrne	Irvine	n/r	87	n/r	10	n/r	77	n/r
Callum Duffy	Irvine	97	n/r	n/r	14	83	n/r	n/r
Aidan Hay	Irvine	79	n/r	n/r	6	73	n/r	n/r
Kris Downie	Loudoun	97	n/r	n/r	20	77	n/r	n/r