AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Competition updates

The Ayrshire Junior Golf League competitions for 2026 are progressing well, with several fixtures being completed recently, as clubs and individuals strive for places in the competition finals at Loudoun in August.

In the AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Matches have been played recently in both qualifying sections.

In SECTION A, Ayr Belleisle lead the way following a 3.5-2.5 home win over Prestwick St Nicholas, although their hopes of establishing a clear lead in the section suffered a setback with a 3.5-2.5 defeat away to Turnberry.

Turnberry lie in second place at present following a 4.5-1.5 defeat away to Prestwick St Nicholas.

Present postions in Section A are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
AYR BELLEISLE	3	2	0	1	11.0	7.0	4.0	8
TURNBERRY	3	2	0	1	8.5	9.5	-1.0	8
PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS	2	1	0	1	7.0	5.0	2.0	4
IRVINE	2	1	0	1	5.0	7.0	-2.0	4
TROON WELBECK	2	0	0	2	4.5	7.5	-3.0	0

In SECTION B, Kilmarnock Barassie maintained their lead and 100% record with a 4-2 home win over West Kilbride while Prestwick St Cuthbert boosted their hopes with a 5-1 home win over Ballochmyle.

Present postions in Section B are:-

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
KILMARNOCK BARASSIE	3	3	0	0	11.5	6.5	5.0	12
PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT	2	1	0	1	7.5	4.5	3.0	4
WEST KILBRIDE	2	1	0	1	7.0	5.0	2.0	4
EAST AYRSHIRE	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
BALLOCHMYLE	3	0	0	3	4.0	14.0	-10.0	0

In the UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY competition, Turnberry won the final first round tie by 3-1 away to West Kilbride.

The line up for the quarter finals is:-

Troon Welbeck Vs Loudoun

Turnberry Vs Caprington

Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs irvine

Ayr Belleisle Vs Annanhill

In the WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY competition, the quarter final line up has been confirmed as:-

West Kilbride Vs Ballochmyle

Turnberry Vs Prestwick St Nicholas

Kilmarnock Barassie vs east Ayrshire

Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs Troon Welbeck

In the JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS competition Euan Forrest (West Kilbride) had a win over Orla Moran (Ayrshire Girls Champion) at Irvine (Bogside) at the first extra hole, while Zak McCallum (Loudoun) had a single hole home win over Mason Chisholm (Irvine) to secure his quarter final place.

The result of the first round tie between Findlay Andrew (Ayrshire Boys Strokeplay Champion) and Jake Hendry (Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champion) has still to be confirmed before the quarter final line up is completed.

The four quarter final ties are:-

Jenson Fergusson (Prestwick St Cuthbert) Vs Harris Vennard (Ayr Belleisle)

Euan Forrest (West Kilbride) Vs Sandi Rogerson (Kilmarnock Barassie)

Adam Balfour (Troon Welbeck) Vs Gregor Hay (Turnberry)

Findlay Andrew or Jake Hendry Vs Zak McCallum (Loudoun)