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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION EXTENDED COMPETITIONS 2025 - Entry update

Entries are still being taken for the various Ayrshire Golf Association extended competitions which will be played throughout the 2025 season and will culminate at the end of August at Finals Day.

Entries close in mid February for the extended competitions.

The various entry forms were emailed to clubs several weeks ago. Should any Club Secretary need further copies of the entry forms for these events, they should contact the Area Secretary by email at ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com

The entries received to date, 28th of January 2025, for the various competitions are:- 

MENS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY

1. STEVEN STAMPER (Turnberry)

2. RYAN MORRISON (Ayr Seafield)

3. GAVIN CHESNEY (AGA Strokeplay Champion)

4. HARVEY BROADFOOT (AGA Matchplay Champion)

5. JOHN R. ANDERSON (Skelmorlie)

6. STEPHEN MURRAY (Troon Portland)

7. ANDREW McCONNELL (Annanhill)

8. BRIAN McGARRITY (Drongan)

9. BOB PATERSON (Moorpark)

10. ALASDAIR BERRY (Irvine Ravenspark)

11. PAUL CONNOR (Beith)

12. SCOTT CHESNEY (Kilbirnie Place)

13. SCOTT BELL (West Kilbride)

14. JAMIE HAY (Ayr Belleisle)

15. PATRICK SMILEY (Prestwick St Nicholas)

16. SAM FINDLATER (Braehead)

17. IAIN GIRVAN (Muirkirk)

18. STEWART RUSSELL (Royal Troon)

19. JOHN HARGREAVES (Auchenharvie 88)

20. CRAIG HAMILTON (Ballochmyle)

21. AIDAN LONG (Holder)


WOMAN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY 

1. ORLA MORAN (Irvine)

2. AVA GRAHAM (West Kilbride)

3. JOY YOUNG (Ballochmyle)


AYRSHIRE MEN’S FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

1. AYR SEAFIELD (Gavin Neil & Neil Robertson)

2. SKELMORLIE (Graham Todd & Graham Anderson)

3. TROON PORTLAND (Gary Gorman & Michael Henderson)

4. ANNANHILL (Gordon Hope & Andrew Warnock)

5. DRONGAN (Andrew McCutcheon & Colin Pettigrew)

6. MOORPARK (Tom Armstrong & David Munn)

7. IRVINE RAVENSPARK (Andrew McGill & Colin McKinnon)

8. BEITH (Paul Kytzia & Joe McSorley)

9. KILBIRNIE PLACE (James Logan & Kevin Howie)

10. WEST KILBRIDE (Hugh Welsh & David Murray)

11. AYR BELLEISLE (Chris Rimmer & Gordon McAndrew)

12. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS (John Stobie & Steven Holdsworth)

13. BRAEHEAD (Gavin Stuart & J P McLaughlin)

14. GIRVAN (Douglas Hamilton & James Fyfe)

15. MUIRKIRK (Alex Patrick & Stephen Bradford)

16. ROYAL TROON (Finlay Graham & Renny Sloan)

17. ABBOTSFORD (Alan Pole & Stuart Pole)

18. ALTON (Thomas Freer & Andrew Thomson)

19. AUCHENHARVIE 88 (Stephen Hay & Brian Robertson)

20. THE CHASE (Alan Smeeton & Stephen Hannah)

21. BALLOCHMYLE (Ian Kelly & Fraser Maxwell)

22. GLACIER (Ian Lochhead & Derek Kealey)


AYRSHIRE MIXED GREENSOMES – Ayrshire Jug

1. ALASDAIR MALCOLM & CATHERINE MALCOLM (Golf South Ayrshire/Belleisle Ladies)

2. IAIN CAMPBELL & SHIRLEY CAMPBELL (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

3. BILLY & GILLIAN POLLOCK (Skelmorlie)

4. GORDON & ELIZABETH NEILL (Prestwick St Nicholas)

5. CAROL MOFFAT & JAMES McGHEE (Caprington/Loudoun)

6. ALYSSA GILLIES & ANDREW ORR (Ballochmyle/Loudoun)

7. SCOTT SINGLETON & SHIRLEY ANNE STEVENS (Irvine Ravenspark/Irvine)

8. ALISON MALCOLM & ANDREW GORDON (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Ayr Belleisle)

9. GRAHAM HUTTON & ALYSON HUTTON (Skelmorlie)

10. STUART DUNLOP & SANDRA DUNLOP (Kilmarnock Barassie)

11. ALISTAIR BELFORD & JANE BELFORD (Prestwick St Nicholas)

12. JEAN PHILLIPS & THOMAS WOODS (Ballochmyle)


AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES 

1. TURNBERRY

2. TROON PORTLAND

3. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

4. WEST KILBRIDE

5. AYR BELLEISLE

6. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

7. GIRVAN

8. ROYAL TROON

9. ANNANHILL

10. BALLOCHMYLE


GARY BRYDEN MEMORIAL SALVER – Scratch Club Team Knockout

1. TURNBERRY

2. SKELMORLIE

3. TROON PORTLAND

4. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

5. KILBIRNIE PLACE

6. WEST KILBRIDE

7. AYR BELLEISLE

8. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

9. GIRVAN

10. ROYAL TROON

11. BALLOCHMYLE


AYRSHIRE MEN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

1. AYR SEAFIELD

2. TROON PORTLAND

3. ANNANHILL

4. MOORPARK

5. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

6. KILBIRNIE PLACE

7. WEST KILBRIDE

8. AYR BELLEISLE

9. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

10. ROYAL TROON

11. ALTON

12. BEITH

13. AUCHENHARVIE 88

14. BALLOCHMYLE


AYRSHIRE WOMAN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

1. BALLOCHMYLE


PRESIDENT’S PUTTER – Men’s Handicap Club Team Knockout

1. AYR SEAFIELD

2. SKELMORLIE

3. TROON PORTLAND

4. ANNANHILL

5. DRONGAN

6. MOORPARK

7. IRVINE RAVENSPARK

8. KILBIRNIE PLACE

9. WEST KILBRIDE

10. AYR BELLEISLE

11. PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

12. BRAEHEAD

13. ABBOTSFORD

14. ROYAL TROON

15. ALTON

16. AUCHENHARVIE 88

17. BALLOCHMYLE

18. THE CHASE

19. BEITH


Monday, January 27, 2025

SCOTTISH GOLF AGM - Meeting moved to weekday afternoon in 2025

The Scottish Golf Annual General Meeting in 2025 has been moved from a weekend spot in the calendar to a weekday afternoon, and will be held this year on Friday the 14th of March at 1.30 p.m. in central Glasgow, at the Grand Central Hotel, venue for the Scottish Golf Awards function later that evening.

The email below was issued today via the Scottish Golf  'Golf Club Communications' forum.

Prior to this notification The Ayrshire Golf Association and other Area Associations had written to Scottish Golf  to express disappointment that the AGM had been moved from the usual weekend spot, which is likely to compromise the attendance of many of the volunteers who represent Areas, Counties, and Club, due to their employment commitments during the accepted working week.

The Association also expressed concern as to whether it was reasonable to expect AGM attendees, who may also be attedning the awards night, to wait 3 hours 45 minutes between the two events. The only concession in that regard is that the The AGM has now been moved back by 90 minutes from the original start time intimated of 12 Noon.

The association considers the reasoning in the communication for changing the AGM arrangements from a weekend to a weekday to be flawed, however it appears that the approaches made by Area Associons, and perhaps others, to date have had no influence and the decision has been taken to proceed with the AGM on a weekday as intimated in the notice.

Clubs can be assured that The Ayrshire Golf Association will be represented at the Scvottish Golf AGM to represent our member clubs and as usual The Association is happy to act as a proxy for any club who wishes The Association to cast a vote on their behalf.

Arrangements for proxy voting should be circulated along with rtelevant AGM papers by Scottish Golf in due course.



Monday, January 20, 2025

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION EXTENDED COMPETITIONS - entries coming in for 2025 events

Entries for the 2025 Ayrshire Golf Association extended competitions are steadily being submitted, with the closing date for entries in mid February approaching.

All member club secretaries were emailed with the entry forms on the 7th of January, and entries for all the events, with the exception of the Mixed Greensomes Knockout competition, close on the 9th of February 2025.

Entries received so far to date, 20th January 2025, are:-

MENS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY

 

1.      STEVEN STAMPER (Turnberry)

2.      RYAN MORRISON (Ayr Seafield)

3.      GAVIN CHESNEY (AGA Strokeplay Champion)

4.      HARVEY BROADFOOT (AGA Matchplay Champion)

5.      JOHN R. ANDERSON (Skelmorlie)

6.      STEPHEN MURRAY (Troon Portland)

7.      ANDREW McCONNELL (Annanhill)

8.      BRIAN McGARRITY (Drongan)

9.      BOB PATERSON (Moorpark)

10.  ALASDAIR BERRY (Irvine Ravenspark)

11.  PAUL CONNOR (Beith)

12.  SCOTT CHESNEY (Kilbirnie Place)

13.  SCOTT BELL (West Kilbride)

14.  JAMIE HAY (Ayr Belleisle)

15.  PATRICK SMILEY (Prestwick St Nicholas)

16.  SAM FINDLATER (Braehead)   

 

WOMAN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY

 

1.      ORLA MORAN (Irvine)

2.      AVA GRAHAM (West Kilbride)



AYRSHIRE MEN’S FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1.      AYR SEAFIELD (Gavin Neil & Neil Robertson)

2.      SKELMORLIE (Graham Todd & Graham Anderson)

3.      TROON PORTLAND (Gary Gorman & Michael Henderson)

4.      ANNANHILL (Gordon Hope & Andrew Warnock)

5.      DRONGAN (Andrew McCutcheon & Colin Pettigrew)

6.      MOORPARK (Tom Armstrong & David Munn)

7.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK (Andrew McGill & Colin McKinnon)

8.      BEITH (Paul Kytzia & Joe McSorley)

9.      KILBIRNIE PLACE (James Logan & Kevin Howie)

10.  WEST KILBRIDE (Hugh Welsh & David Murray)

11.   AYR BELLEISLE (Chris Rimmer & Gordon McAndrew)

12.  PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS (John Stobie & Steven Holdsworth)

13.  BRAEHEAD (Gavin Stuart & J P McLaughlin)

 

  

 

AYRSHIRE MIXED GREENSOMES – Ayrshire Jug

 

1.      ALASDAIR MALCOLM & CATHERINE MALCOLM (Golf South Ayrshire/Belleisle Ladies)

2.      IAIN CAMPBELL & SHIRLEY CAMPBELL (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

3.      BILLY & GILLIAN POLLOCK (Skelmorlie)

4.      GORDON & ELIZABETH NEILL (Prestwick St Nicholas)

5.      CAROL MOFFAT & JAMES McGHEE (Caprington/Loudoun)

6.      ALYSSA GILLIES & ANDREW ORR (Ballochmyle/Loudoun)

7.      SCOTT SINGLETON & SHIRLEY ANNE STEVENS (Irvine Ravenspark/Irvine)

8.      ALISON MALCOLM & ANDREW GORDON (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Ayr Belleisle)

9.      GRAHAM HUTTON & ALYSON HUTTON (Skelmorlie)

 

 

 

 

 

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES

 

1.      TURNBERRY

2.      TROON PORTLAND

3.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

4.      WEST KILBRIDE

5.      AYR BELLEISLE

6.      PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

 

 

GARY BRYDEN MEMORIAL SALVER – Scratch club team knockout

 

1.      TURNBERRY

2.      SKELMORLIE

3.      TROON PORTLAND

4.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

5.      KILBIRNIE PLACE

6.      WEST KILBRIDE

7.      AYR BELLEISLE

8.      PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

 

AYRSHIRE MEN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1.      AYR SEAFIELD

2.      TROON PORTLAND

3.      ANNANHILL

4.      MOORPARK

5.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

6.      KILBIRNIE PLACE

7.      WEST KILBRIDE

8.      AYR BELLEISLE

9.      PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

 

 

AYRSHIRE WOMAN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1.      No entries to date

 

 

PRESIDENT’S PUTTER – Men’s Handicap club team knockout

 

1.      AYR SEAFIELD

2.      SKELMORLIE

3.      TROON PORTLAND

4.      ANNANHILL

5.      DRONGAN

6.      MOORPARK

7.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

8.      KILBIRNIE PLACE

9.      WEST KILBRIDE

10.  AYR BELLEISLE

11.  PRESTWICK ST. NICHOLAS

12.  BRAEHEAD

Monday, January 13, 2025

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER - Tickets for 2025 event now available to purchase

The 2025 Ayrshire Golf Association Annual Dinner & Presentation of Prizes will be held at the Carlton Hotel, Prestwick, on Friday the 21st of february 2025, and tickets are now available to purchase.

The winners of the various Ayrshire Golf Association events in 2024 will be honoured at the Annual Dinner.

The guest speaker for the evening is former Amateur Champion, Walker Cup player and Scotland internationalist Gordon Sherry who grew up playing golf in the county.

Tickets, priced at £30 each and available on a first come first served basis, can be secured by e-mailing the Area Secretary, Alasdair Malcolm at 

ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com

Details of ticket arrangements have also been e-mailed to all member club secretaries, who may also be able to assist club members to secure tickets for what should prove to be an enjoyable event. 





Sunday, January 12, 2025

WEST OF SCOTLAND MEN'S STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Entries now open for Sandyhills

The Glasgow Golf Union are now taking entries for the 2025 West of Scotland Men's Strokeplay Championship, which will be held at Sandyhills Golf Club on Sunday the 18th of May 2025.

The handicap limit for the competition is 9 and entry fee is £20.

Entries close on the 9th of May 2025.

There will be prizes awarded on both a scratch and handicap basis and the event will also incorporate the West of Scotland Club Team Championship with teams of three combining for each club team score.

Entry details are included on the poster below and are also available via the link on the left of this page under the 'Entry Forms' heading.

The link below also takes you to the entry portal.

2025 West of Scotland Men's Strokeplay Championship Entry Link




Wednesday, January 08, 2025

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION - Invoices for 2024 - 25 subscriptions sent to clubs

Invoices for the 2024 - 2025 Ayrshire Golf Association subscriptions have been sent by email to member club secretaries on the 8th of January 2025.

Subscriptions from member clubs are due to be paid by the 31st of March 2025.

If any club secretary has not received the relevant invoice by email, they should contact the Area Secretary, Alasdair Malcolm, by email, as soon as possible, at 

ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com


 

2025 AYRSHIRE MIXED GREENSOMES KNOCKOUT - Entry forms for Ayrshire Jug competition now available

2024 trophy winners 
Shirley & Iain Campbell
Entry forms for the 2025 Ayrshire Mixed Greensomes competition for The Ayrshire Jug are now available.

The competition is open to mixed pairings who are members of clubs affiliated to The Ayrshire Golf Association. The pairings do not need to be members of the same club.

There will be a maximum field of 64 couples, with places being allocatecd on a first come first served basis.

Entry fee per couple is £10, and entryies close on the 28th of February, or on receipt of the 64th entry, whichever is earliest.

Entry forms have been emailed to all club secretaries, and can also be downloaded via the link on the left of this page, under the 'Entry Forms' headings.

The form can also be downloaded via the link below

2025 Ayrshire Mixed Greensomes Entry Form  

Tuesday, January 07, 2025

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION EXTENDED COMPETITIONS - Entry forms for 2025 events emailed to Club Secretaries

The entry forms for eight of the Ayrshire Golf Association extended competitions for the 2025 season have been emailed to member club secretaries on the 7th of January.


The entry forms distributed includ those for the following competitions:-

1 - Ayrshire Fourball Championship

2 - Gary Bryden Memorial Salver (Scratch club team knockout)

3 - Men's Champion of Champions Trophy 

4 - Men's Handicap League Championship 

5 - President's Putter (Handicap club team knockout)

6 - Scratch League Championships 

7 - Women's Champion of Champions Trophy 

8 - Women's Handicap League Championship 

Entries for all or any of these events close on the 9th of February 2025, and entry forms and payment should be sent to the Area Secretary by that date.

If any Club Secretary does not receive the forms by email they should contact the Area Secretary, Alasdair malcolm, by email at 

ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com