THE AYRSHIRE JUG - Still time to enter mixed greensomes knockout event in 2026

The Ayrshire Golf Association mixed greensomes knockout competition for The Ayrshire Jug is still open for entries, with entries due to close on the 16th of February.

The event is open to mixed pairs who are members of clubs affiliated to The Ayrshire Golf Association

Entry is £10 per pair.

The entry form can be downloaded via the link below, for forwarding to the Area Secretary, or via the link on the left of this page under the 'Entry Forms' heading.

LINK TO DOWNLOAD MIXED GREENSOMES (Ayrshire Jug) ENTRY FORM

 

Entries received to date, 9th February, are:-

AYRSHIRE MIXED GREENSOMES – Ayrshire Jug 

1.      Catherine & Alasdair J. Malcolm (Ayr Belleisle Ladies/Golf South Ayrshire)

2.      Alyssa Gillies & Andrew Orr (Ballochmyle/Loudoun)

3.      Keith & Anne Ross (Beith/West Kilbride)

4.      David & Fran Hadden (Kilmarnock Barassie)

5.      Kevin Flack & Janet Harkness (Skelmorlie)

6.      Neil B M & Carol Scott (Prestwick St Nicholas)

7.      Andrew Gilligan & Alison Malcolm (Royal Troon/Ayr Belleisle Ladies)

8.      David & Margaret Crookston (Skelmorlie)

9.      Iain & Shirley Campbell (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

10.  Scott Singleton & Shirley Anne Stevens (Irvine Ravenspark/Irvine)

11.  David Hodge & Irene Hodge (Largs)

12.  Liz & John Keohone (Loudoun)

13.  Alistair & Jane Belford (Prestwick St Nicholas)

14.  Andrew Conkie & Alison Craig (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION EXTENDED COMPETITIONS - One week to go until entries for 2026 events close

With just a week remaining for clubs to enter eight of the Ayrshire Golf Association extended competitions, entries are building up in each of the events.

The Ayrshire Men's Champion of Champions, Ayrshire Women's Champion of Champions, Ayrshire Scratch Leagues, Ayrshire Men's Handicap League, Ayrshire Women's Handicap League, Gary Bryden Memorial Salver and Presidents Putter competition entries close on the 16th of February for the forthcoming season.

Entry forms were emailed to Club Secretaries on the 13th of January 2026. If any Club Secretary has not received the forms, or requires further copies, they should contact the Area Secretary by email at ayrshire.golf@btinternet.com 

Entries received to date, 9th February, are:-

MENS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY 

1.      JOHN R. ANDERSON (Skelmorlie)

2.      STEVEN STAMPER (Turnberry)

3.      STUART GEDDES (West Kilbride)

4.      ROBERT JOLLY (New Cumnock)

5.      NEIL CLAPPERTON (Ballochmyle)

6.      RYAN MORRISON (Ayr Seafield)

7.      JAMIE HAY (Ayr Belleisle)

8.      GEORGE PATON (Troon Merchants)

9.      DAVID CURRIE (Royal Troon)

10.  LEWIS HIGGINS (Ardeer)

11.  ALASDAIR BERRY (Irvine Ravenspark)

12.  IAIN MACFARLANE (Prestwick St Nicholas)

13.  JAMES McINTYRE (Redburn)

14.  LEE WALKER (Braehead)

15.  LEE KIRKLAND (Muirkirk)

16.  CONNOR MUNRO (Golf South Ayrshire)

17.  STEVEN CLARK (Tam O Shanter)

18.  BRIAN McGARRITY (Drongan)

19.  DARREN YOUNG (Crosshouse)

20.  GREG NICHOL (Kilmarnock Barassie)

21.  SCOTT BROWN (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

22.  KEVIN THOMAS (Troon St Meddans)

23.  MICHEAL MACCALLUM (North Beach)

24.  MICHAEL TULLOCH (Alton)

25.  KEVIN McGOWAN (Prestwick Centre)

26.  FRASER McCALL (Troon Portland)

  

WOMAN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY 

1.      GILLIAN POLLOCK (Skelmorlie)

2.      JOY YOUNG (Ballochmyle)

3.      DEBBIE WATT (Ayrshire Matchplay Champion)

4.      ORLA MORAN (Irvine)

5.      KEMA GENDA (Troon Bentinck Ladies)

6.      CATHERINE MALCOLM (Ayr Belleisle Ladies)

7.      KELLY McNEE (Ayrshire Strokeplay Champ.)

8.      SANDI ROGERSON (Kilmarnock Barassie) 

 

AYRSHIRE MEN’S FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 

1.      SKELMORLIE (Ian Cameron & Gary Munro)

2.      WEST KILBRIDE (Kenny Marshall & John Champion)

3.      NEW CUMNOCK (Joe Jolly & Alex Dunsmuir)

4.      AYR SEAFIELD (Graham Longair & James Harker)

5.      BALLOCHMYLE (Ian Hunter & John McPike Jr.)

6.      TROON MERCHANTS (Alan Rae & Paul Storrie)

7.      AYR BELLEISLE (Don Campbell & Alan Stewart)

8.      ROYAL TROON (Iain Findlay & Bruce Hogan)

9.      ARDEER (Ewan Sloan & Graham Iley)

10.  IRVINE RAVENSPARK (Jack McNeil & Alexander Gemmell)

11.  REDBURN (Hamish Gaffney & Jim Hunter)

12.  BRAEHEAD (Gavin Stuart & J P McLaughlin)

13.  PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS (Alex Shaw & Andy Millar)

14.  GOLF SOUTH AYRSHIRE (Leigh Gray & Andrew Coley)

15.  TAM O SHANTER (John Frame & Jim McCorkell)

16.  DRONGAN (Daniel Carroll & Stuart Wightman)

17.  CROSSHOUSE (Graham Ross & Jeff Reid)

18.  MOORPARK (Arthur Bruce & Paul Payne)

19.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE) (Cameron Hill & Fraser Robertson)

20.  STEWARTON (William Smith & Billy Smith)

21.  TROON ST MEDDANS (Allan Clark & Kyle Finnie)

22.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT (Pieter Slooves & Jim Logan)

23.  NORTH BEACH (Lee Dixon & Calvin Anderson)

24.  PRESTWICK CENTRE (Gareth Dowse & Mark Haldane)

25.  TROON PORTLAND (Vince Gilligan & Peter Clark)

   

AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES 

1.      TURNBERRY

2.      WEST KILBRIDE

3.      BALLOCHMYLE

4.      AYR BELLEISLE

5.      ROYAL TROON

6.      ARDEER

7.      REDBURN

8.      PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

9.      GOLF SOUTH AYRSHIRE

10.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE)

11.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT

12.  TROON ST MEDDANS

13.  TROON PORTLAND

  

GARY BRYDEN MEMORIAL SALVER – Scratch club team knockout 

1.      SKELMORLIE

2.      TURNBERRY

3.      WEST KILBRIDE

4.      BALLOCHMYLE

5.      AYR BELLEISLE

6.      ROYAL TROON

7.      ARDEER

8.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

9.      PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

10.  REDBURN

11.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE)

12.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT

13.  TROON ST MEDDANS

14.  TROON PORTLAND

 

 

AYRSHIRE MEN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 

1.      WEST KILBRIDE

2.      BALLOCHMYLE

3.      AYR SEAFIELD

4.      AYR BELLEISLE

5.      ARDEER

6.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

7.      PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

8.      REDBURN

9.      GOLF SOUTH AYRSHIRE

10.  TAM O SHANTER

11.  ROYAL TROON

12.  CROSSHOUSE

13.  MOORPARK

14.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE)

15.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT

16.  DRONGAN

17.  TROON ST MEDDANS

18.  NORTH BEACH

19.  ALTON

20.  TROON PORTLAND 

 

 

AYRSHIRE WOMAN’S HANDICAP LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 

1.      BALLOCHMYLE

2.      CAPRINGTON

3.      AYR BELLEISLE LADIES

4.      KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE) 

 

 

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

1.      SKELMORLIE

2.      WEST KILBRIDE

3.      AYR SEAFIELD

4.      BALLOCHMYLE

5.      AYR BELLEISLE

6.      IRVINE RAVENSPARK

7.      PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS

8.      ARDEER

9.      REDBURN

10.  BRAEHEAD

11.  GOLF SOUTH AYRSHIRE

12.  TAM O SHANTER

13.  ROYAL TROON

14.  DRONGAN

15.  MOORPARK

16.  KILMARNOCK (BARASSIE)

17.  PRESTWICK ST CUTHBERT

18.  TROON ST MEDDANS

19.  NORTH BEACH

20.  ALTON

21.  TROON PORTLAND

 

 

THE AYRSHIRE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUE - Draws made for 2026 competitions.

At the Ayrshire Junior Golf league meeting held on Tuesday the third of February, the draws were made for the 2026 Ayrshire Junior Golf League competitions.

Ten teams will contest the Ayrshire Junior Golf league Championship, with ballochmyle entering a club team in 2026 and Annanhill, Loudoun and Caprington teaming up to form the East Ayrshire team.

Two league sections will operate again this year, with teams playing home and away throughout the summer, with all fixtures due to be completed by the 26th of July.

The two section winners will contest the championship fial at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 23rd of August.

The draw for the two qualifying sections was :-

SECTION A – Turnberry, Troon Welbeck, Prestwick St Nicholas, Irvine, Ayr Belleisle.

SECTION B – Kilmarnock Barassie, Ballochmyle, East Ayrshire, West Kilbride, Prestwick St Cuthbert.

Twelve teams will contest THE UNDER 16 KNOCKOUT TROPHY competition, with the draws ofr the opening two rounds being mate at the recent meeting.

The competition schedule is:-

Round 1 (To be played by 10th May)

Troon Welbeck vs Ballochmyle

Ayr Belleisle Vs Prestwick St Nicholas

West Kilbride Vs Turnberry

Kilmarnock Barassie Vs Prestwick St Cuthbert

Round 2 (to be played by 26th June)

Troon Welbeck or Ballochmyle Vs Louodun

West Kilbride or Turnberry Vs Caprington

Kilmarnock Barassie or Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs. Irvine

Ayr Belleisle or Prestwick St Nicholas Vs. Annanhill

The semi finals draw will be made in early July, to be completed by the 26th July, with the final scheduled to be hald at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 9th of August.

Ten teams will contest the 2026 scratch team knockout competition for THE WALLACE THORNTON TROPHY, with the draws for the opening two rounds being made at the recent meeting.

The competition schedule is:-

Round 1 (To be played by 10th May)

Ayr Belleisle vs. Turnberry

Kilmarnock Barassie Vs Irvine

Round 2 (To be completed by the 26th of June)

West Kilbride Vs. Ballochmyle

Ayr Belleisle or Turnberry Vs. Prestwick St Nicholas

Kilmarnock Barassie or irvine Vs. East Ayrshire

Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs. Troon Welbeck

The semi final draw will also be made in early July, and will be due to be completed by the 26th of July, while the final is scheduled to take place at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 9th of August.

Fifteen players, including club champions and county champions from 2025, will contest the AYRSHIRE JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY competition in 2026 with the draw for the first two rounds also having been made at the recent meeting.

The competition schedule is:-

Round 1 (to be completed by the 10th of May)

(Prestwick St Cuthbert) Vs. (Ballochmyle)

(Ayr Belleisle) Vs. (Prestwick St Nicholas)

Orla Moran (Ayrshire Girls Strokeplay Champion) Vs. (West Kibride)

(Loudoun) Vs. (Irvine)

(Caprington) Vs. ((Kilmarnock Barassie)

(Troon Welbeck) Vs. (Annanhill)

Findlay Andrew (Ayrhsire Boys Strokeplay Champ.) Vs. Jake Hendry (Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champ.)

Round 2 (To be played by 26th June)

(Prestwick St Cuthbert) or (Ballochmyle) vs (Ayr Belleisle) or (Prestwick St Nicholas)

Orla Moran (Ayrshire Girls Champ.) or (West Kilbride) Vs. (Caprington) or (Kilmanrock Barassie)

(Troon Welbeck) or (Annanhill) Vs. (Turnberry)

Findlay Andrew (Ayrshire Boys Strokeplay Champ) or Jake Hendry (Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Champ) Vs. Louodun or Irvine.

The semi final draw will be made in ealry July, with ties due to be completed by the 26th of July, while the final is scheduled to take place at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 23rd of August.