AYRSHIRE SENIORS LEAGUE - Prestwick St Cuthbert take early lead

 Prestwick St Cuthbert are the early leaders in the 2014 Ayrshire Seniors League with three wins in their opening three games of this years campaign.

The St Cuthbert team opened with a 3 - 2 home win over Ardeer followed by a 3.5 - 1.5 away win at Irvine Ravenspark and a home win over Loudoun by the same score.

Ardeer presently lie in second place with one more game played. Despite losing to St Cuthbert, Ardeer have had notable wins by 3.5 - 1.5 at Kilmarnock Barassie and 5 - 0 at home to LOudoun, along with a 2.5 - 2.5 home draw against Kilbirnie Place.

The present league positions, as of 31st May, are :-

 

Team	P	W	L	D	For	Against	Pts	Diff
Prestwick St. Cuthbert	3	3	0	0	10	5	6	5
Ardeer	4	2	1	1	13	7	5	6
Ballochmyle	4	2	2	0	9	11	4	-2
Troon St. Meddans	3	2	1	0	6	9	4	-3
Kilbirnie Place	2	1	0	1	7.5	2.5	3	5
West Kilbride	2	1	1	0	5.5	4.5	2	1
Irvine Ravenspark	4	1	3	0	10.5	9.5	2	1
Prestwick St. Nicholas	2	1	1	0	5	5	2	0
Troon Welbeck	3	1	2	0	6	9	2	-3
Loudoun	3	1	2	0	6	9	2	-3
Kilmarnock Barassie	2	0	2	0	1.5	8.5	0	-7

Results so far :-

Barassie		1.5	Ardeer		3.5
Ravenspark		5	St. Meddans		0
Welbeck		3	Ravenspark		2
St. Nicholas		4.5	Ballochmyle		0.5
St. Cuthbert		3	Ardeer		2
St. Meddans		3	Ballochmyle		2
Ardeer		5	Loudoun		0
Ballochmyle		3	Ravenspark		2
Kilbirnie		5	Barassie		0
Loudoun		4.5	St. Nicholas		0.5
Ravenspark		1.5	St. Cuthbert		3.5
West Kilbride		4	Welbeck		1
St. Cuthbert		3.5	Loudoun		1.5
West Kilbride		1.5	Ballochmyle		3.5
Ardeer		2.5	Kilbirnie		2.5
St. Meddans		3	Welbeck		2

AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Quarter final draws made

The quarter final draws in two of the Ayrshire Junior Golf League competitions were made on Tuesday night, 3rd June.

In the UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY, four clubs received a bye into the last eight whilst another two received walkovers from their round one opponents.

In the quarter finals, due to be completed by 3rd August, Troon St Meddans, who were given a walkover in the previous round by Largs, are at home to Caprington who received a bye in the previous round.

Following an administrative error, Prestwick St Nicholas conceded their match to West Kilbride who are now at home to Troon Welbeck in the quarter finals, after the Troon side received a walkover from Prestwick St Cuthbert in the previous round.

Ballochmyle, playing their first tie in the competition this year, will be at home to Kilmarnock Barassie following the Barassie team earning a 2 - 2 draw away to Irvine in the previous round and winning through to the last eight in a sudden death play off.

The final quarter final match features two clubs who received a bye to that stage, Loudoun being drawn at home to Ayr Belleisle.

Under 16 Knockout Quarter Finals (play by 03.08.14)

TROON ST MEDDANS Vs CAPRINGTON

WEST KILBRIDE Vs TROON WELBECK

BALLOCHMYLE Vs KILMARNOCK BARASSIE

LOUDOUN Vs AYR BELLEISLE

 

In the CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY competition second round there was only one win away from home, Connor McKay (Loudoun) beating John Glass (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 4 & 3.

 

In the home victories, Neil Stevenson (Ardeer) beat Andrew Davidson (Ballochmyle) by one hole, Craig McKenzie (Troon Welbeck) beat Shaun Hedger (West Kilbride) by 2 & 1, Callum McLean (Caprington) beat Daryll Lynch (Ayr Belleisle) by 3 & 2 and Callum Gorrie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Hamish Mills (Largs) by two holes.

 

The Troon St Meddans representative (TBA), Graeme Greer (Prestwick St Nicholas) and Jack Thomas (Irvine) all received byes into the quarter finals.

 

The quarter final draw (to be played by 03.08.14) is :-

 

CONNOR McKAY (Loudoun) Vs. NEIL STEVENSON (Ardeer)

GRAEME GREER (Prestwick St Nicholas) Vs. TBA (Troon St Meddans)

CRAIG McKENZIE (Troon Welbeck) Vs. JACK THOMAS (Irvine)

CALLUM GORRIE (Kilmarnock Barassie) Vs. CALLUM McLEAN (Caprington)

 

In the LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, West Kilbride have opened with two home wins in Section A, by 4 - 2 against Largs and 3.5 - 2.5 against Prestwick St Cuthbert, in the only results posted so far in the section.

 

In Section B, Irvine lead the way with full points from their opening three matches, the latest being a 6 - 0 home win over Loudoun. A 6 - 0 home win over Troon Welbeck puts Ayr Belleisle in second place at the moment, alongside Loudoun who recorded their first points of the campaign with a 4 - 2 home win over Caprington.

 

In the other result recorded so far, Caprington and Troon Welbeck fought out a 3 - 3 draw over the Kilmarnock course on Sunday.

 

Present positions in the section are :-

 

IRVINE - played 3 - 12 pts

AYR BELLEISLE - played 2 - 4 pts

LOUDOUN - played 2 - 4 pts

TROON WELBECK - played 2 - 2pts

CAPRINGTON - played 3 - 2 pts

TROON ST MEDDANS - played 0 - 0 pts

 

 

 

 





SCOTTISH LADIES GOLF - Representative honours for three Ayrshire players

Connie Jaffrey

Three young Troon Ladies Golf Club members have been named by the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association in a number of representative teams this week. 

Scottish Ladies Championship runner up Connie Jaffrey has been named in the six strong Scotland team  to contest the European Team Championship in Slovenia from the 8th to 12th July.

 

The full team is :-

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)

Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield)

Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies)

Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw)

Alyson McKechin (Elderslie)

Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies)

Reserves
1 Lauren Whyte (St Regulus)
2 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey)



Hazel McGarvie

Hazel McGarvie has been named as one of the six players who will bid for the European Girls team Championship which also takes place in Slovenia from the 8th to the 12th of July, whilst Emma Hale, winner of the Clark Rosebowl at the recent Scottish Ladies Championship, has been named as first reserve.

The full team is :-
 

Nicola Callander (Mill Green)

Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies)

Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)

Heather Munro (Monifieth)

Lauren Whyte (St Regulus)

Clara Young (North Berwick)

Reserves
1 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies)

2 Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies)



Emma Hale

In addition, Hazel McGarvie will represent Scotland in the European Young Masters in Hamburg, Germany, from the 24th to the 26th of July, alongside Shannon MacWilliam (Aboyne)

 

WOMANS WEST OF SCOTLAND COUNTY FOURSOMES FINALS - Four Ayrshire pairings in the prizes at Prestwick St Nicholas

Four Ayrshire pairings were in the prizes when the West of Scotland Inter County Foursomes Finals were held at Prestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club on Monday 2nd June 2014.

The successful Ayrshire pairings at Prestwick St Nicholas
Top :- lINDA McDonald & Liz Wilson (handicap winners)
Bottom - pictured with Ayrshire County Captain Sheila Adams - (L - R)
Alex Glennie & Anne Edgar (2nd handicap) -  Nancy Shedden & Sandra Johnson (3rd handicap) 
Roz Purdom & Catherine Malcolm (2nd scratch)
(photographs courtesy of Sheila Adams) 

The Lanarkshire pairing of  May Hughes (Lanark) and Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) won the best scratch award, edging out Ayrshire's Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) and Roz Purdom (Prestwick St Nicholas) on a countback last 6 holes, after the pairings tied on 79.
In the handicap section Ayrshire almost swept the board, taking the first 3 places with Lanarkshire taking 4th spot.

 The winners of the handicap section were Liz Wilson and Linda MacDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) who won by half a stroke from fellow club members Alex Glennie and Anne Edgar (Kilmarnock Barassie).

 In third place were Sandra Johnson and Nancy Shedden (Kilbirnie Place).

RESULTS
Scratch:
1st Lanarkshire May Hughes & Jenny Potter 79 (Count back last 6 holes)
2nd Ayrshire Catherine Malcolm & Roz Purdom 79

Handicap
1st Ayrshire Liz Wilson & Linda MacDonald 85 - 10.5 = 74.5
2nd Ayrshire Alex Glennie & Anne Edgar 85 - 10 = 75
3rd Ayrshire Sandra Johnson & Nancy Shedden 96 - 20 = 76
4th Lanarkshire Patti Chalmers & Christine Main (Hayston) 96 - 17.5 = 78.5

DOC THOM AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - Shanks extends his lead in title bid.

John Shanks (Irvine) has extended his lead in the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order Of Merit following his win in the Belleisle Cup on Sunday 1 June 2014.

With five of the sixteen counting events now completed, Shanks sits well clear of Stephen Spence (Royal Troon) in second place and Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) in third.

Keith Hamilton's equal third placing in the Belleisle Cup at his home course moved him up to fourth place in the Order Of Merit.

Present positions in the chase for the Doc Thom Salver are :-

375		JOHN	SHANKS	IRVINE
135		STEPHEN	SPENCE	ROYAL TROON
103.75		CRAIG	HAMILTON	BALLOCHMYLE
100		STUART	ROBIN	PR. ST CUTHBERT
91.25		KEITH	HAMILTON	AYR BELLEISLE
85		SCOTT	BROWN	TURNBERRY
85		STEVEN	WALLACE	PR. ST CUTHBERT
75		MARK	ANDERSON	IRVINE
62.5		JOHN	SLOAN	DOON VALLEY
50.42		GEORGE	ROBERTSON	IRVINE RAVENSPARK
36.25		MICHAEL	SMYTH	ROYAL TROON
21.67		STEVEN	MCEWAN	LOUDOUN
21.67		EWAN	MCKINNON	CORRIE
0.83		GREG	VERNON	KIL. BARASSIE
0.83		IAIN	MACDONALD	LARGS
0.83		STEPHEN	MCBLAIN	TROON PORTLAND
0.83		A D	WRIGHT	ROYAL TROON
0.83		STEVEN	MURRAY	TROON WELBECK
0.83		GORDON	BOYLE	TURNBERRY