AYRSHIRE JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - 9 clubs line up for season opener at Caprington

Nine member clubs will contest the 2023 Ayrshire Junior team Championship when the opening event of the season takes place at Caprington GC on Sunday the 23rd of April. 

Troon Welbeck return to defend the scratch team award, The Matt Lygate Trophy, whilst Turnberry defend the handicap team award, the Andrew D. Nimmo Trophy.

Also up for grabs on the day are the individual scratch and handicap awards, The Prestwick Circuits Trophy and the Carrick Trophy

The draw for order of play is :-

Game No	Tee Time	Players Name	Club	Handicap
1	11:00	Adam Brown	Ayr Belleisle	25.2
		Oliver Long	Kilmarnock Barassie	4.2
		Jack Broadfoot	Troon Welbeck	-0.1
2	11:10	Connor McMillan	Ayr Belleisle	9.4
		Sean Hillis	Kilmarnock Barassie	6.3
		Harris Fleming	Troon Welbeck	5.2
3	11:20	Harris Vennard	Ayr Belleisle	9.9
		Connor Sloan	Kilmarnock Barassie	8.7
		Noah O'Brien	Troon Welbeck	5.8
4	11:30	Thomas Carlyle	Ayr Belleisle	14.9
		Katie Ronnie	Kilmarnock Barassie	10.9
		Euan Stirling	Troon Welbeck	8.3
5	11:40	Oliver Kane	Royal Troon	7.6
		Dylan Scally	West Kilbride	4.7
		Ryan Kennedy	Irvine	2.6
6	11:50	Harry Amphlett	Royal Troon	12.3
		Finlay Watt	West Kilbride	5
		Liam Moran	Irvine	8.5
7	12:00	Jake Mclaughlin	Royal Troon	10.9
		Darren Docherty	West Kilbride	5.6
		Aidan Hay	Irvine	8.3
8	12:10	Callum McFadzean	Royal Troon	14.6
		Euan Forrest	West Kilbride	8.5
		Lewis Trundle	Irvine	9.7
9	12:20	Adam Cowan	Loudoun	6
		Gregor Hay	Turnberry	7.3
		Luke Jones	Pr. St Nicholas	7.3
10	12:30	Kris Downie	Loudoun	28.2
		Findlay Andrew	Turnberry	8.8
		Jamie Robb	Pr. St Nicholas	12.8
11	12:40	Aran Cowan	Loudoun	31.1
		Ben Slatter	Turnberry	13.3
		Connor Hunter	Pr. St Nicholas	12.4
12	12:50	Zak McCallum	Loudoun	22.7
		Alex Melvin	Turnberry	26.7
		Myles King	Pr. St Nicholas	29.7

 

 

 

2023 AYRSHIRE SENIOR MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - Entry forms now available for Ayr Seafield

The 2023 Ayrshire Senior Men's Championship will be held at Ayr Seafield Golf Course on Tuesday the 18th of July, and entry forms are now available.

The championship is open to male members of Ayrshire Golf Association member clubs aged 50 years or more on the day of the competition and the entry fee is £10.

Entries will be allocated a starting time on a first come first served basis, up to the maximum permitted field.

The Sandy Provan Trophy will be won by the player returning the best nett score of the day, whist the players returning the eight best scratch scores in the championship will progress to contest the Ayrshire Senior Men's Matchplay Championship title.

Entry forms can be downloaded via the appropriate link on the left of this page, under the 'Entry Forms' heading, and are also available through member clubs, the relevant documents having been emailed to club secretaries.

CLUB COACHING GRANTS - Application forms now available to members clubs for 2023

Application forms for the Ayrshire Golf Association Club Coaching Grant for 2023 are now available.

The forms have been emailed to member clubs and can also be downloaded via the appropriate link on the left of this page, Under the 'Juniors' and 'Ayrshire Junior Golf League' headings.

Member clubs of The Ayrshire Golf Association can apply for a coaching grant for up to £150, to assist in the delivery of elementary coaching to club members and groups of young players, by their nominated professional.

The total funding is limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

COURSE RATING - Additional volunteers sought for Ayrshire team

The Ayrshire Golf Association Course rating team leader, Mike Hazlewood, is seeking additional volunteers to assist with the rating and re-assesment of local courses in the future.

This important aspect of courses and handicapping involves courses being assessed periodically and due to the recent retirement of some of the rating team further volunteers are being sought to assist.

Anyone interested in volunteering their services, or anyone wishing more information before deciding to come forward, are asked to contact Mike Hazlewood in the first instance by email at

rating@ayrshire-golf.com