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Contents Message from the President................................................................................................. 4 Past Presidents .................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Committee / Executive Members ....................................................................... 6 2021 Review of the Year .................................................................................................... 7 Tournaments
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Course Rating / Ayrshire Junior Golf League / Press & Publicity ........................................ 9 In Memorium ................................................................................................................. 10-11 Club Directory..................................................................................................................... 12 Tournamets & Competitions 2021 ...................................................................................... 13 Other Notable Performances.............................................................................................. 21 The Junior Golf League ...................................................................................................... 22 2022 Fixtures................................................................................................................ 24-25 Roll Of Honour.................................................................................................................... 27
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A Message from the President It gives me great pleasure in introducing the 19th ediion of the Ayrshire Golf Associaion Yearbook. It is a true honour to be elected as the Associaion President and I would like to thank all the member clubs and members across Ayrshire for giving me this opportunity. The past year has seen the Covid Pandemic coninue to disrupt and affect all aspects of life, however the one posiive to be taken was that golf, for the most, was allowed to coninue as normal. The way in which our golf clubs have dealt with all the problemaic situaions and restricions they have been faced with is extremely commendable.
Scot Gilchrist
The clubs coninued to adapt to the restricions in a posiive manner throughout 2021. This led to joy for Ayrshire golfers and allowed President John Wat and The Execuive to roll out a full golfing calendar with all scheduled and extended compeiions going ahead. A huge thank you must go to the clubs and the President for making this happen.
The past year saw Ayrshire golf have another successful year for the U18s secion, most notably on the weekend of the 11th-12th September when the team of Max Barclay (Belleisle), Connor Wills (St Nicholas), Jack Allan (Ballochmyle) and Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) won the Scoish Boys Area Team Championship at Dullatur GC. This was a real team effort and a true reward for all the work and efforts put in by both the boys and The Execuive over the years. In the West of Scotland league, the U18s were pipped in their bid for a 3rd itle in a row ater topping the league on points but narrowly missing out on the countback for the itle. This consistency shows the amount of fantasic talent coming through within the county. Internaionally, Ayrshire individuals were at the forefront for some very presigious events. Ruben Lindsay (Turnberry) was selected for the GB & I team to play for the Jaques Leglise Trophy. He also represented Scotland in the Home Internaionals, alongside Stuart Easton (Irvine). Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon) represented Scotland at Seniors level in the Seniors Home Internaionals and the Seniors European Team Championships. Huge congratulaions must go to Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) on an incredible achievement of winning the Women’s Amateur Championship, winning the Smyth Salver at the Woman’s Scoish Open, and on being selected for the Curis Cup team. Within the county there were some brilliant individual performances with John Shanks (Irvine) and Steven McEwan (Caprington) breaking their respecive course records and young Harvey Broadfoot winning 3 county itles in the Junior Strokeplay, Matchplay and Order of Merit events. The extended compeiions saw a fantasic level of support with a lot of the trophies seeing first ime winners’ names engraved upon them. I would like to congratulate and thank all the winners and paricipaing clubs of 2021. Long may this support coninue. As we head into the 2022 season and with the covid pandemic sill very much part of everyday life I would encourage all the member clubs to coninue in their support of county golf and all members to keep supporing their clubs as much as possible through, what is hopefully the end of these challenging imes. Finally, I would like to give sincere thanks to all the amazing courses, clubs and hardworking Execuive and club commitees who help to facilitate and support our brilliant county. The Ayrshire Golf Associaion will coninue do all we can to support all golfers within Ayrshire. I wish you all a very happy and successful 2022 golfing season, please stay safe.
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Scot Gilchrist President
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PAST PRESIDENTS 1955-1956 1956-1958 1958-1960 1960-1962 1962-1964 1964-1966 1966-1968 1968-1970 1970-1972 1972-1973 1973-1975 1975-1977 1977-1979 1979-1981 1981-1983 1983-1985 1985-1987
J.T. Shaw (Troon)
J. Rae (Prestwick St. Nicholas) E.W. Ecrepont (Troon) Robert Kirkland (Prestwick St. Nicholas) Sam Haswell (Irvine Ravenspark)
Archie Carroll (Prestwick St. Nicholas) Mathew H. Lygate (Troon Portland) Robert McLaren (Largs) David Murdoch (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) R.Leslie Crawford (Kilmarnock Barassie) John Wilson (Royal Troon) R.A. Innes McQueen (Troon Welbeck)
1987-1989 1989- 1990 1990-1992 1992-1994 1994-1996 1996-1998 1998-2000 2000-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006-2008 2008-2010 2010-2012 2012-2014 2014-2016 2016-2018 2018-2021
Charles Bruce (Loudoun) John Boyd (Caprington) William Dowie (Ballochmyle) Angus MacPhee (Kilmarnock Barassie) John Rutherford (Caprington) Iain Harvey (Kilmarnock Barassie) Ronnie Pots (Irvine Ravenspark) Morgan Hall (West Kilbride) Robin G. Baker (Troon Portland) J.F. (Ian) Guthrie (Ballochmyle) Ricky Magee (Caprington) Alasdair J. Malcolm (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) Milton Murray (Irvine) James McMurdo (Ballochmyle) John Rushbury (Royal Troon) John W. Wat (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)
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ExECuTIvE COMMITTEE Honorary Life Presidents
R. Leslie Crawford (Kilmarnock Barassie) Iain Harvey (Kilmarnock Barassie)
President Vice President Immediate Past President Secretary/Treasurer
Scot Gilchrist (Loudoun) Andrew Gilligan (Royal Troon) John W. Wat (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) Alasdair J. Malcolm (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)
Top – President Scott Gilchrist, Vice President Andrew Gilligan, James McGhee, Ross Caddis, Liz Keohone, Steven Wallace, John Rushbury, Robert Wilson. Bottom – Past President John W. Watt, Rick Magee, Mike Hazlewood, Secretary Alasdair J. Malcolm, Sandy Walker, Barry O’Rourke.
ExECuTIvE MEMbERS Ricky Magee (Caprington), Mike Hazlewood (Golf South Ayrshire), barry O’Rourke (Loudoun), Steven Wallace (Prestwick St. Cuthbert), John Rushbury (Royal Troon), Robert Wilson (Ballochmyle), Sandy Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie), Ross Caddis (Kilmarnock Barassie), Liz Keohone (Loudoun), James McGhee (Loudoun). Ayrshire Junior League Rep. Sandy Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 6
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2021 REvIEW Of THE YEAR Coaching The coaching scheme coninued under the direcion of Scot Gilchrist, to enhance squad development for the Ayrshire County teams, despite the challenges posed by COVID restricions. In 2022 Sandy walker will take over the lead on the coaching scheme. Prestwick golf club coninued to provide excepional support in 2021 for the coaching scheme, allowing use of their faciliies throughout the programme. Club coaching grants, to support individual coaching schemes within member clubs, were curtailed due to COVID consideraions but the scheme will be in place again in 2022. Once again thanks must be recorded for the efforts of our coaching professionals Richard Gordon (Ayr Belleisle) and David Fleming (Prestwick), and Brian Milligan of Fitpit gym in Troon, who enthusiasically coninue to deliver and develop the coaching scheme along with The Associaion each year.
Youth Team Robert Wilson and Sandy Walker managed the youth team again in 2021, and will coninue in their roles in 2022, assisted by new Execuive member Ross Caddis. In the West of Scotland Inter County League, the first match of the season, at home to Glasgow at Largs, resulted in a 5–3 defeat. This was followed by three successive 4 – 4 draws, away to Sirlingshire at Dunblane New, at home to Lanarkshire at Prestwick St. Cuthbert and at home to Renfrewshire at Troon Darley, before the series concluded with a 4.5-3.5 defeat to Dumbartonshire at Douglas Park. Ayrshire finished in fourth place, behind league champions Dumbartonshire. The annual match with the South of Scotland has fallen vicim to COVID restricions for the past two seasons, but it is hoped that the fixture will return in 2022. boys Team Scot Gilchrist led the boy’s team in 2021, assisted by Sandy Walker who will take over the running of the boys’ team in 2022, and it proved to be a memorable season, when the team of Harvey Broadfoot, Jack Allan, Max Barclay and Connor Wills won the Scoish Boys’ Area Team Championship at Dullatur in September to record Ayrshire’s third win in the forty four year history of the event, ater previous successes in 1998 and 2007.
SCOTTISH BOYS AREA TEAM CHAMPIONS
With both foursomes scores in the morning and three of the four aternoon singles scores combining towards the team total, a good score in the morning format by both pairings is vital. The pairings of Connor Wills and Harvey Broadfoot (75) and Jack Allan and Max Barclay (77) saw Ayrshire jointly lead ater the foursomes, along with The North, on 152. In the singles, Harvey (70), Max (71), Jack (78) and Connor (82) established a team total of 371, which gave them the itle by a clear six shots from the runners up from The Lothians.
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In the West of Scotland league, Ayrshire’s bid for a third successive itle fell just short when the lost out on the itle in 2021 on ie difference to Dumbartonshire, despite being the only team to complete the five match series undefeated. Ayrshire’s opening fixture was conceded by Glasgow and was followed by a 4-4 draw away to Renfrewshire at Fereneze, a 5-3 win away to Sirlingshire at Grangemouth and a 4-4 draw at holme to Lanarkshire at Caprington. Ayrshire travelled to play Dumbartonshire at Clydebank & District in their final fixture in the knowledge that an emphaic win was required to retain the Wishart Trophy for a third season, but in the event the 4.5-3.5 win was not sufficient to overcome the superior ie difference over the campaign, and Ayrshire finished runners up to Dumbartonshire.
County A Team John Rushbury, assisted by Andrew Gilligan and Steven Wallace administered the A team in 2021 and will coninue in this role in 2022, along with the addiional help of Barry O’Rourke. The Scoish Area Team Championships took place from the 3rd to the 6th of September at The Kings Club, Inverness, but despite an improved performance in the aternoon rounds, the team of Ruben Lindsay (Turnberry), Jack Broun (Turnberry), Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) Blair Morton (Royal Troon), John Shanks (Irvine) and Steven Wallace (Prestwick St Cuthbert) just failed to qualify for the matchplay stages, in the revised format introduced by Scoish Golf, with only four semi-finalists qualifying instead of the usual eight teams. In the Seniors Area team Championship at Glasgow Gailes in September, the team of Paul Moultrie (72), John Rushbury (72), Alistair Belford (77), J Gordon Boyle (78), Robbie Stewart (80) and Paul Denim (80) recorded a team total of 379 to finish in fourth place behind winners Renfrewshire, and record Ayrshire’s best finish to date in the event. In the West of Scotland league Ayrshire finished in third place behind winners Renfrewshire, opening AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD with a 6.5-1.5 away win against Glasgow at Glasgow Gailes, a 7-1 home win over Sirlingshire at Irvine Ravenspark and a 4-4 away draw with Lanarkshire at Hamilton. The fourth fixture, away to Renfrewshire at Bonnyton, saw the home side produce some outstanding golf to defeat Ayrshire by 5.5-2.5. Ayrshire finished the campaign with a 5-3 home win over Dumbartonshire at Prestwick St Nicholas, to secure third place overall.
Tournaments 1n 2021 Barry O’Rourke, along with Robert Wilson and Ricky Magee, oversaw the various Ayrshire County tournaments, which enjoyed a good level of entries. During the year, nominated Ayrshire Execuive members take on the task of the ongoing administraion of extended compeiions, including the Champion of Champions, Fourball, Handicap League Championship, Scratch Leagues, President’s Puter and Gary Bryden Memorial Salver compeiions, to ensure their smooth and successful conclusion.
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Course raing Mike Hazlewood, assisted by Ricky Magee and John Rutherford implemented the course raing programme in Ayrshire in 2021 and will coninue to oversee this in 2022. The Ayrshire course raing team is one of the strongest raing teams in the country, who ensure that each course has a raing that accurately reflects the difficulty of the course. The Course raing programme in 2021 was curtailed by COVID restricions, with several scheduled raings being postponed and included in future scheduling. Raings undertaken in 2021 included Prestwick, Troon Portland. Several new course raing volunteers have been recruited, who will assist in the raing programme in 2022.
The Ayrshire Junior Golf League Scot Gilchrist remained as the AJGL representaive on the county Execuive in 2021, with Sandy Walker taking over the role in 2022.
Membership and Administraion The membership of The Associaion remains healthy, with the addiion of the Golf South Ayrshire club bringing the membership to 64 member clubs, represening over 12,000 Ayrshire golfers.
Press and Publicity The Ayrshire Golf Associaion web page has been the main vehicle for publicising the work of The Associaion since its establishment in 2004. Associaion Secretary Alasdair Malcolm has administered the web page since its establishment and will be assisted in publicity maters in 2022 by Scot Gilchrist and Barry O’Rourke. The weblog coninues to prove popular with county players and club members alike, with strong visitor numbers every year, from Scotland and further afield. Fixture lists, compeiion results and entry forms are all made available on the web page, which also features links to member clubs’ own websites and other useful golf links. Local press oten use the web page as a source for press aricles, which are regularly reproduced from the weblog in local papers and on golf related websites. Clubs are encouraged to forward anything of interest to Alasdair Malcolm at ayrshire.golf@binternet.com for possible inclusion on the web page. A Facebook page and Twiter account were also added in 2015. The Ayrshire Golf Associaion Yearbook was produced again in 2021, its eighteenth successive year. Despite the suspension of all compeiions in 2020 it was considered important to keep the yearbook in producion in 2021, and this was well received both within the county and beyond. The Associaion are pleased that Ayrshire Media Services, Troon, have again produced a quality yearbook in 2022, and it is hoped that this publicaion will coninue to prove popular and useful to both members and adverisers alike. Adverising opportuniies in the yearbook are available each year by contacing Ayrshire media Services direct at info@ayrshiremedia.com
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The Ayrshire Golf weblog can be accessed at www.ayrshiregolf.blogspot.com The Associaion Secretary, Alasdair Malcolm, can be contacted at: Post – 17 Auchincruive Avenue, Prestwick, KA9 2DT E-Mail – ayrshire.golf@binternet.com Telephone – 01292 477657 Mobile - 07912 026341
In Memorium As we look back over 2021, we remember friends and golfing colleagues who are no longer with us.
Bert Ferguson, a regular in the Ayrshire County team for many years, passed away on Saturday the 25th of September 2021, at the age of 67. A Past Captain and Club Champion of the Troon Welbeck club, and laterly a member of Royal Troon, where he was also Club Champion on two occasions, Bert was an BERT FERGUSON excellent golfer, and also excelled at football, playing professionally for Ayr United, St Mirren, where he was Sir Alex Ferguson’s first signing, and Stranraer. Ater moving to the junior ranks, he also became a Scoish Junior internaionalist. Though he never captured any of the Ayrshire golf itles, Bert regularly featured in the later stages of county compeiions. He was one of those players who was a mainstay of the county team for many seasons, could always be relied on to step up and play for the county team whenever requested, and could always be relied on to give 100% at all imes. A long term resident of Troon, Bert established a successful construcion business, and was well known in Ayrshire golfing circles, and beyond, as a fine golfer who was great company both on and off the course. The golfing community in Ayrshire and far beyond were stunned and shocked by the unimely death, on Wednesday the 8th of December 2021, of Pure Forged Golf owner and Master Clubmaker Jamie McCormack, at the all too early age of 51. Jamie was brought up in Ayr, where he atended Mainholm Academy. He began his golfing development at Ayr Dalmilling and became an accomplished golfer, taking part in county events on a regular basis, reaching the semi-finals of the 2004 Ayrshire Champion of Champions trophy compeiion, losing out to the eventual winner Tommy McInally. Since establishing Pure Forged Golf around 2003, Jamie and his wife Lynne worked hard to establish the company as the first choice company for premium, custom JAMIE McCORMACK made, golf clubs in the country. Jamie became a member of Irvine Golf Club and was a regular supporter of compeiions and events at his home club and beyond, and in recent years took much pride in following the developing golfing skills of his young son, also Jamie, as a member of the successful Irvine Golf Club junior secion, oten seen on the course supporing the juniors at team matches and always willing to chat about anything golf related, to friends and strangers alike. Described simply by many friends and acquaintances as simply ‘a great guy,’ Jamie’s skills as a clubmaker, and more importantly his friendship and easy going, affable, demeanour, will be sadly missed by many from the golfing world and elsewhere.
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In Memorium (contd) The Ayrshire golfing community was dealt another sad blow on Monday the 20th of December 2021, with the passing of Ayr Dalmilling Golf Club's Secretary Robert D. Green, at the age of 84. Robert was well known on county golfing circles, a much respected club official who had served his home club in various capaciies over a considerable number of years, most notably as Club Secretary in recent imes. A skilled organiser, Robert was well liked in his home club and far beyond, being described by many as one of life's true gentlemen, a club legend and simply Mr. Ayr Dalmilling. A firm supporter of all aspects of the club, of which he was one of the founder ROBERT D. GREEN members in 1961, he enjoyed the success of young club golfers and club teams alike, over the years. He took considerable pride in seeing his club team win the inaugural Ayrshire handicap League Championship in 2017 and was present both on the day and at the following Ayrshire Golf Associaion annual dinner, where he was a regular atender over many years, to see the team receive the championship trophy. Although he had some health issues in recent imes, Robert's dedicaion to looking ater the interests of the membership of the Dalmilling club never wavered, and he coninued to look ater all the club maters unil his sad passing. A shining example of the brand of unsung hero that every golf club needs to flourish.
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THE AYRSHIRE GOLf ASSOCIATION www.ayrshiregolf.blogspot.com MEMbER CLubS MEMbER CLub Abbotsford Ailsa Craig Alton Annanhill Annanhill (East Ayrshire Leisure) Ardeer Auchenharvie 88 Ayr Belleisle Ayr Carrick Ayr Dalmilling Ayr Neptune Ayr Seafield Ballochmyle Beith Braehead Brodick Caprington Carrick Speakers Corrie Crosshouse Doon Valley Drongan Dundonald Links Girvan Glacier Golf South Ayrshire Irvine Irvine Ravenspark Kilbirnie Place Kilmarnock (Barassie) Lamlash Largs Loudoun
WEbSITE www.abbotsfordgolf.co.uk
www.annanhillgolfclub.co.uk www.eastayrshireleisure.com www.ardeergolfclub.co.uk www.auchenharvie88.co.uk www.ayrbelleislegolfclub.com
www.neptunegc.co.uk www.ayrseafield.golf-club.website www.ballochmylegolfclub.com www.beithgolfclub.co.uk www.brodickgolf.com www.capringtongolfclub.com
www.dundonaldlinks.com www.girvangolfclub.com
www.golfsouthayrshire.com www.theirvinegolfclub.co.uk www.irgc.co.uk www.kilbirnieplacegc.co.uk www.kbgc.co.uk www.lamlashgolfclub.com www.largsgolfclub.co.uk www.loudoungowfclub.co.uk
MEMbER CLub Machrie Bay Malletsheugh Maybole Moorpark Muirkirk New Cumnock North Beach Pontoon Portmann Prestwick Prestwick Centre Prestwick St Cuthbert Prestwick St Nicholas Redburn Routenburn Rowallan Castle Royal Troon Shiskine Skelmorlie Stewarton Tam O Shanter The Chase Troon Merchants Troon Portland Troon St Meddans Troon Welbeck Turnberry Turnberry Staff Wallacetown West Kilbride Western Gailes Whiing Bay
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www.newcumnockgolfclub.com
www.prestwickgc.co.uk www.pcgolf.club www.stcuthbert.co.uk www.prestwickstnicholas.com www.redburngc.com www.routenburngolfclub.co.uk www.rowallancastle.com www.royaltroon.com www.shiskinegolf.com www.skelmorliegolf.co.uk
www.thechasegolfclub.co.uk
www.troonstmeddansgolfclub.com www.troonwelbeckgolfclub.com www.turnberrygolfclub.net
www.westkilbridegolfclub.com www.westerngailes.com www.whiingbaygolf.com
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TOuRNAMENTS AND COMPETITIONS 2021 AYRSHIRE JuNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Connor Wills Royal Troon
Irvine
Due to COVID restricions, the Ayrshire Junior Team Champions was postponed from its usual April date unil Sunday the 13th of June at Troon Darley, when Royal Troon won the itle for the first ime, taking the Mat Lygate Trophy by virtue of the beter fourth score, ater a on 234 with Kilmarnock Barassie. The first Ayrshire strokeplay event to be held for almost 22 months, the championship atracted entries from eight member clubs and was played in very warm but tesing condiions. Royal Troon’s team of Euan Sirling (77), Noah O'Brien (78) Oliver Long (70) and Fraser Russell (79) edged out Kilmarnock Barassie by 13 shots on the crucial fourth score. The Irvine team of Kyle Reid (72), Lewis Trundle (73), Elliot O'Brien (76) and Daryn Surgenor (83) combined for a net team total of 221 to win the Andrew D. Nimmo Trophy. The Prestwick Circuits Trophy for best individual scratch score was won by Connor Wills of Prestwick St Nicholas with a four over par total of 75, whilst the Carrick Trophy for the best net score of the day was won by Euan Sirling of Royal Troon with a net score of 66. Noah O'Brien (Royal Troon) won the voucher for the best 10+ handicap category with a net 67, whilst the best net voucher for the 0 - 9 handicap category was won by Leo Wright (Kilmarnock Barassie) with a net 72.
The final team placings were – Scratch (Net) Royal Troon 234 (206) Kilmarnock Barassie 234 (226) Ayr Belleisle 237 (228) Prestwick St Nicholas 244 (226) Irvine 252 (221) Troon Welbeck 267 (239) Caprington N/R (N/R) West Kilbride N/R (N/R)
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AYRSHIRE STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Jack Broun (Turnberry) won the 2021 Ayrshire Strokeplay Champion at the fourth play-off hole against Daniel Forbes (Irvine) ater the pair ied on 135 over the two rounds of the delayed championship, held at Loudoun Gowf Club on Sunday the 27th of June, because of COVID restricions earlier in the year. In glorious weather and on a course in first class condiion, Turnberry members Steven Stamper and Ruben Lindsay lead ater the opening round with scores of 66, during which host club member John Haggarty recorded a hole in one on the 156 yard 11th hole. At the halfway stage, Alan McLean (Largs) and Daniel Forbes (Irvine) were one shot behind on 67, with Scot Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert), Christopher Hunter (Ballochmyle) and Barry O'Rourke Jack Broun (Loudoun) on 68 and a group of 5 players, including Jack Broun, Blair Morton (Royal Troon), Sandy Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie), John Haggarty and Mark Wat (Prestwick St Cuthbert), a shot further back on 69. A second round of 70 saw Barry O'Rourke set the early pace on 138 which was matched by John Shanks (Irvine) with a closing 67, then betered by Steven Stamper, ater a second round of 71, for a 137 total. Daniel Forbes added a 68 to his morning round for a total of 135 to lead the tournament, but Jack Broun’s second closing round of 66 matched Forbes’ total and ensured a itle play off. Jack Broun lost to Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) in a itle play off the last ime the championship was hosted by Loudoun Gowf Club in 2019, but on this occasion, he was successful at the first sudden death hole, ater the three hole play-off was ied on level par, holing a difficult let to right put for a winning birdie three to take the itle for the first ime.
Leading scores were: 135 – Jack Broun (Turnberry) 69/66 135 – Daniel Forbes (Irvine) 67/68 137 – Steven Stamper (Turnberry) 66/71 138 – John Shanks (Irvine) 71/67 138 – Barry O’Rourke (Loudoun) 68/70
AYRSHIRE MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) won the 2021 Ayrshire Matchplay Champion, over his home course on Thursday the 8th of July, beaing clubmate Graeme Gimson in an excellent final, at the second extra hole, to become only the second winner from the club in the 53 year history of the compeiion following David Murdoch’s win in 1982. The final was the first for fourteen years to feature two players from the same club, and both produced some outstanding golf over the regulaion eighteen holes, covering the round in figures of 7 and 5 under par, and concluding by halving the final hole in birdies to take the match into extra holes.
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AYRSHIRE MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP (contd) Both players had unsuccessful birdie opportuniies at the first extra hole but at the twenieth hole of the match Craig Telfer holed his birdie put, which Graeme Gimson just failed to match, and the itle desinaion was decided. In the semi-finals, Telfer beat John Shanks (Irvine) by two holes whilst Gimson beat Mark Wat (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 7&5.
Craig Telfer
In the quarter final matches, Gimson beat Blair Morton (Royal Troon) by 4&3, Shanks beat Kevin Thomas (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 7&6, Telfer beat Barry O’Rourke (Loudoun) by 3&2 and Wat beat Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) by one hole.
THE AYRSHIRE CLub CHAMPIONSHIP The Prestwick St Cuthbert team of Craig Telfer, Adam Sweeney and Scot Brown won the 2021 Ayrshire Club Championship at Troon Lochgreen on Sunday the 4th of July, beaing Irvine by a single shot. Craig Telfer was in the side when the club last won the R.L. Crawford trophy in 2016, and his 72, alongside a 74 from Adam Sweeney and a 70 from Scot Brown posted a team total of 142. John Shanks (Irvine) and Alan Kelly (West Kilbride) posted the best individual returns of the day with six under par scores of 68. Results: 142 – Prestwick St. Cuthbert 143 – Irvine 144 – West Kilbride, Loudoun, Royal Troon 146 – Ayr Belleisle 147 – Ballochmyle, Troon Portland, Irvine Ravenspark 148 – Ardeer, Kilmarnock Barassie, Rowallan Castle, Girvan 150 – Largs 151 – Troon St Meddans 154 – Portmann
Prestwick St Cuthbert
THE AYRSHIRE SENIORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP Alastair Travers (Irvine Ravenspark) won the 2021 Ayrshire Seniors Champion at Rowallan Castle on Tuesday the 13th of July. The 72 compeitors enjoyed fine, sunny, and warm weather throughout and Travers, playing in the second game of the day, posted a net score of 70 off his eight handicap which was ulimately matched only by Michael Steel (Ayr Seafield), with Travers taking the Sandy Provan trophy by virtue of the beter inward half. Paul Denim (Loudoun) produced the best scratch return of the day with a one over par score of 72. In the 50 - 56 age group category, Gordon Boyle (Turnberry) took first place with 75 (4) 71, one shot ahead of Kevin Hamilton (Rowallan Castle) 84 (12) 72 and three ahead of Gary Allison (Rowallan Castle) with 75 (1) 74, who took the third prize by virtue of a beter inward half.
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THE AYRSHIRE SENIORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP (contd) Trophy runner up Michael Steel (Ayr Seafield) won the 57 - 64 age group with a net score of 85 (15) 70, two ahead of Fergus Henry (Prestwick St Nicholas), 81 (9) 72 and Bob Cameron (Ayr Belleisle) with 82 (9) 73 The 65 and over age category was won by former champion Allan Merry (West Kilbride) with 82 (9) 73, ahead of Keith Ross (Beith) with 82 (6) 76 and Andrew Brown (Ayr Belleisle) with 85 (7) 78 The nearest the hole prizes, at the eighth and nineteenth holes, were won by Paul Denim (Loudoun) and John Rushbury (Royal Troon) respecively.
Alastair Travers
In 2022 it is intended to introduce a scratch matchplay compeiion for the Ayrshire Seniors’, with the Ayrshire seniors’ Championship being used as the qualifying event.
THE AYRSHIRE bOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) won the 2021 Ayrshire Boys Champion at Ballochmyle on Thursday the 5th of August. Successive rounds of 72 giving him the itle by three shots. 38 compeitors teed off in the championship, in tesing condiions, with a breeze which strengthened throughout the day, and two successive rounds of 72 gave plus one handicapper Broadfoot the itle by three shots from his nearest challenger Leo Wright, with whom he shared the halfway lead. Harvey Broadfoot
Luke Jones (Prestwick St Nicholas) posted the best net round of the day in the aternoon with a 68 off a handicap of 12. Leading Scores Net Scratch 144 – Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) 72/72 143 - Ross Granger (Ayr Belleisle) (26) 72/71 144 – Jamie McCormack (Irvine) (12) 75/69 147 – Leo Wright (Kilmarnock Barassie) 72/75 144 – Ethan McMurdo (Prestwick St Nicholas) (21) 73/71 148 – John Jack (West Kilbride) 76/72 146 – Noah O’Brien (Royal Troon) (9) 72/74 150 – Jack Allan (Ballochmyle) 74/76
AYRSHIRE bOYS MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) completed the Ayrshire Boys' Championship and Matchplay Championship double on Thursday the 12th of August, when he beat Max Barclay (Ayr Belleisle) in the matchplay final at Prestwick Golf Club. Harvey got off to the perfect start, winning the opening two holes, and maintained an advantage throughout the match, turning into Prestwick’s famous closing four hole loop with a two hole advantage. Harvey Broadfoot
A par four at the fiteenth hole extended his lead to three and he closed out the match on the sixteenth green, a winning birdie three giving him a 3&2 victory.
In the semi-finals Broadfoot beat Jack Allan (Ballochmyle by one hole and Barclay beat Cameron McGarvie (Prestwick St Nicholas) at the first extra hole. In the quarter finals, McGarvie beat John Jack (West Kilbride) by one hole, Broadfoot beat Jack Ramsay (Kilmarnock Barassie) by 4&2, Allan beat Noah O’Brien (Royal Troon) by 8&6 and Barclay beat Leo Wright (Kilmarnock Barassie) by 4&2.
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CHAMPION Of CHAMPIONS TROPHY COMPETITION Steven McEwan (Caprington) beat Paul Denim (Loudoun) in the final of the 2021 Ayrshire Champion of Champions Trophy at Royal Troon on Friday the 13th of August to win the trophy for the third ime ater his previous successes in 2012 and 2013. With the 2021 field augmented by addiional compeitors from the cancelled 2020 event, a total of 66 began the quest for the 2021 itle. The final was played in a siff onshore breeze and the 2018 champion, Paul Denim, found bunkers from the tee over the opening three holes which, Steven McEwan coupled with an eagle at the fourth, saw McEwan establish an early four hole advantage, which was extended to six holes ater seven. Denim reduced the deficit to five with a par three at The Postage Stamp, but only delayed the end of the match, McEwan winning the tenth and twelth holes for a 7 &6 victory. In the semi-finals, McEwan beat defending champion Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) by 5&3 whilst Denim beat Gordon Munro (Caprington) by 2 holes.
fOuRbALL CHAMPIONSHIP With the addiion of compeitors from the cancelled 2020 compeiion, a field of 55 pairs took part in the 2021 Ayrshire Fourball Championship, with ies being played throughout the summer, culminaing in the final at Kilmarnock Barassie on Sunday the 5th of September. The final brought together Aidan Long and John Tanner of the Prestwick Centre club, formerly the Civil Aviaion Golf Society, and Alan Stewart & Alan Stewart Jr. of Stewarton. Aiden Long (+1) was the lowest handicapper of the four finalists and gave shots to Stewart Jr (3), Stewart (12) and Tanner (12).
Fourball winners John Tanner & Aidan Long
The Stewarton pair took an early lead, winning the opening two holes and led by four ater seven holes before a par - birdie finish to the outward half for the Prestwick Centre pair reduced the lead to two at the turn. Holes were exchanged in the inward half but by the fourteenth the Prestwick Centre pair had squared the match and the stalemate was maintained all the way to the eighteenth green. At the first extra hole, Alan Stewart Jr had an outside chance of a winning birdie put bus just failed to hole and at the next hole, John Tanner used his shot received to full advantage, a perfect par four giving him a winning net birdie to take the itle for the Prestwick Centre pairing.
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THE GARY bRYDEN MEMORIAL SALvER The scratch club team knockout compeiion final for The Gary Bryden Memorial Salver, between defending champions Royal Troon and Prestwick St Cuthbert, took place at Kilmarnock Barassie during Finals Day on Sunday the 5th of September.
Prestwick S Cuthbert
St Cuthbert’s Adam Sweeney secured a two hole win over Michael Smyth in the leading singles ie but Paul McKellar levelled the match with a 3&2 win over Joe McSorley, which let the desiny of the trophy in the hands of the foursomes ie, featuring Blair Morton and Stuart Russell of Royal Troon and Gary Steele & Tom Loy of Prestwick St Cuthbert, and it was the St Cuthbert duo that prevailed by 2&1 to win the salver for the second ime, following their last success in 2017.
19 clubs entered the 2021 event, a popular addiion to the list of county championships.
THE PRESIDENT’S PuTTER Auchenharvie 88 won the President’s Puter in 2021 beaing local rivals Moorpark in the postponed final, on Sunday the 12th of September, at Rowallan Castle. 31 clubs entered the handicap club team compeiion, and it was the local rivals from the Auchenharvie course in Stevenston that won through to the final, which was originally scheduled to take place during Finals Day on the 5th of September but was postponed due to Moorpark’s addiional involvement in the Handicap League Championship final. The two singles ies were evenly match, Moorpark’s Andrew Armstrong (16) receiving three shots from Brian Robertson (13) whilst Willie Young (16) received two shots from Moorpark’s Duncan McGlone (14) in the second ie. Auchenharvie 88
The biggest handicap margin was in the foursomes ie, where Auchenharvie 88’s John Hargreaves and Brian King (10.5) (Auchenharvie 88) gave six strokes to Alan Burns & Jamie Ralston (Moorpark) (16). The first singles ie went the way of Moorpark, Armstrong winning by 5&4, but in the foursomes ie it was the Auchenharvie 88 pairing that won the ie by 5 & 3 to square the match. The remaining singles ie was ightly contested with just a single hole advantage to Young as the ie reached the penulimate hole, and when McGlone found trouble from the tee, steady play from Young prompted concession of the hole, a 2&1 victory, and the trophy.
AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGuES With a total of 20 clubs entering the Ayrshire Scratch Leagues in 2021, it was decided to have leagues one and two of six and five teams, with the remaining teams in league three playing in two secions, the winners of both secions being promoted to Division 2 in 2022. Irvine regained the Division 1 itle in 2021, just ahead of 2018 winners Prestwick St Cuthbert, whilst Ballochmyle were relegated to Division 2.
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AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGuES (contd) Final placings in Division 1 were: GP W
D
L
GF GA GD PTS
Irvine
10
6
3
1
34
26
8
30
Prestwick St Cuthbert
10
5
3
2
35
25
10
26
Loudoun
10
4
4
2
35
26
9
24
Kilmarnock (Barassie)
10
4
3
3
31
29
2
22
Turnberry
10
1
4
5
24
36
-12
12
Ballochmyle
10
0
3
7
22
39
-17
6
Scratch League Trophies
In Division 2, Royal Troon made it three league itles in a row, having won Division 3 in 2019 and Division 4 in 2018, whilst Troon St Meddans were relegated. Largs won the Division ½ play-off match against Turnberry, overturning a first leg deficit of 5.5 – 0.5 to win the home leg 6-0 and gain promoion to Division 1 in 2022 at the expense of Turnberry who drop to Division 2. Final placings in Division 2 were: GP W
D
L
GF GA GD
8
6
0
2
28
20
GP W
D
L
TS
GF GA GD PTS 8
24
Royal Troon
8
84
61
30
282
2128 7 20 18 8
24
Largs
8
83
41
41
263
2228 4 21 14 7
18
Caprington
8
83
30
51
204
2826 -8 22 12 4
14
Troon Portland
8
83
30
50
195
3020 -1128 12 -8
12
8
3
0
5
Troon St Meddans
19
30
-11
12
In Division 3, West Kilbride and Rowallan Castle won their respecive secions to gain promoion to Division 2 in 2022 and in the itle play-off Rowallan Castle overturned a 5-1 defeat in the away leg to win the home leg by 6-0 and win the Division 3 trophy in 2021. Final placings in the two Division 3 secions were: GP W
D
L
GF GA GD PTS
West Kilbride
8
4
3
1
29
20
9
22
Ayr Belleisle
8
5
1
2
26
22
4
22
Prestwick St Nicholas
8
4
2
2
27
21
6
20
Girvan
8
2
1
5
23
25
-2
10
Redburn
8
1
1
6
16
33
-17
6
GP W
D
L
GF GA GD PTS
0D 00
1L 31
Irvine Ravenspark
6GP 5W 66 35 56 13 55
11
33 33
11 GD 20TS -6 11 12 20 0-6 612
Ardeer
10 11
24 GF 13 GA 15 24 21 13 15 15 15 21 13 15
18 15
-5 0
5
1
1
3
13
18
-5
Rowallan Castle Routenburn
19
6
Rowallan Castle Team
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THE AYRSHIRE HANDICAP LEAGuE CHAMPIONSHIP Moorpark won the 2021 Ayrshire Handicap League Championship for the first ime, at Kilmarnock Barassie the 5th of September, beaing Rowallan Castle 5-1 in the final match. Though Rowallan Castle were giving shots in all six ies, and despite the margin of victory, the match was close, with all six ies finishing at the sixteenth hole or beyond. Match details (Moorpark names first) Graeme Armstrong (11) Andrew Armstrong (14) Duncan McGlone (14) Jamie Ralston (16) Alan Burns (16) Bill Bell (19) MOORPARK 5
beat beat beat lost to beat beat
David Addison (7) by 2&1 Blair Taylor (7) by 2&1 Stephen Findlay (8) by 3&2 Kevin Hamilton (11) by 4&2 Jim Heaney (14) by 2&1 Alan Ward (17) by 2&1 ROWALLAN CASTLE 1
A total of 29 clubs entered the compeiion in 2021, with seven secions in operaion, the winners of each secion and best overall runner up progressing to the quarter finals. The Qualifying secions were: Secion A – Moorpark, Kilbirnie Place, Turnberry, West Kilbride Secion b – Rowallan Castle, Ayr Dalmilling, Ardeer, Kilmarnock Barassie Secion C – Loudoun, Ballochmyle, Portmann, Ayr Belleisle MOORPARK Secion D – Auchenharvie 88, Stewarton, Caprington, Annanhill Secion E – Pr. St Nicholas, Tr. Portland, Ayr Seafield Secion f – Redburn, Routenburn, Alton, Troon Merchants Secion G – Tr. Welbeck, Royal Troon, Pr. St Cuthbert, Tam O Shanter, Tr. St Meddans Following compleion of the secions, the quarter-final results, played over two legs, were Moorpark 8.5 Prestwick St Nicholas 3.5, Rowallan Castle 6.5 Redburn 5.5, Loudoun 6.5 Troon Welbeck 5.5 and Ballochmyle 5.5 Auchenharvie 88 6.5. In the semi-finals Moorpark beat Troon Welbeck by 9.5 – 2.5 and Rowallan Castle beat Auchenharvie 88 by 8 – 4.
THE DOC THOM ORDER Of MERIT Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) won the 2021 Ayrshire Order of Merit, for the Doc Thom Salver, securing points in five of the eighteen couning compeiions including full points at the West Kilbride Open, The Belleisle Cup and the Troon St Meddans Open. The leading final places were: 445.00 – Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 237.50 – Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 236.67 – Blair Morton (Royal Troon) 233.75 – Jack Broun (Turnberry) 227.50 – John Shanks (Irvine) 225.00 – Daniel Forbes (Irvine) Michael Smyth
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THE JuNIOR ORDER Of MERIT TROPHY Ater an outstanding season, Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) secured the 2021 Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit itle, with three couning events remaining to be played. With full points in four of the twenty couning events, including the Ayrshire Boys Championship, The Ayrshire Boys Matchplay, the Troon Welbeck Open, The Turnberry Open and the Ayr Belleisle Open, he was the clear winner of the trophy. The leading final places were: 782.50 – Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) 420.00 – Max Barclay (Ayr Belleisle) 414.50 – Alex Dean (Irvine) 305.00 – Ryan Kennedy (Irvine) 280.00 – Connor Wills (Royal Troon) 222.50 – Jack Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck)
Harvey Broadfoot
OTHER NOTAbLE PERfORMANCES DuRING THE YEAR Ayrshire players had several notable performances at a naional level during 2021, with the county also being well represented in various internaional squads during the year. Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) produces a stunning result at Kilmarnock Barassie in June when she became the first Ayrshire golfer to win the Woman’s Amateur Championship since legendary Troon golfer Helen Holm did so in 1934 and 1938. The 21 year old Sirling University student defeated fellow Scot Hannah Darling in the semi-final and played Denmark’s Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóir in the 36 hole final, which she won by 9&8, the largest winning margin in the final in the history of the tournament.
Louise Duncan
The victory ensured invites to compete in the US Woman’s Open, The Evian Championship, the Augusta Woman’s Amateur Championship and the Briish Woman’s Open at Carnousie, where she went on to finish in the top ten and won the Smyth salver for the leading amateur. During 2021 Louise was selected to represent Scotland at the European Woman’s Team Championship at Royal County Down in Ireland in July and the Home internaionals at Woodhall Spa in August, and her season culminated in selecion for the Great Britain & Ireland team for the Curis Cup match against the USA at Conwyn, in Wales, in August. Ruben Lindsay (Turnberry) and Stuart Easton (Irvine) were both selected to represent Scotland at the Home Internaionals in September at Hankley Common in England, where the Scots narrowly lost out to Ireland for the itle.
Ruben Lindsay & Stuart Easton
Stuart Easton had a third place finish in the Scoish Open Strokeplay at Southerness in May and concluded the season by announcing his intenion to turn professional in December, subsequently gaining a place in the Alps Tour in 2022.
In addiion to his selecion for the Home Internaionals, Ruben Lindsay also represented Scotland in the Boys’ Home Internaionals in August at Woodhall Spa and his performances during the season, including a third place finish in the St Andrews Links Trophy, saw him gain a rare exempion to compete in the US Junior Amateur Championship at Pinehurst and be selected for the Great Britain & Ireland team that contested the Jaques leglise Trophy against Europe in Sweden in August.
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OTHER NOTAbLE PERfORMANCES DuRING THE YEAR (contd) Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon) was joint runner up in the Scoish Senior Men’s Open Strokeplay at Duff House Royal in June, and the following month ied fourth in the Briish Seniors Championship at Ganton, and during the season represented Scotland at senior level as a member of both the Home Internaionals team at Woodhall Spa in August and the European Senior Men’s team Championship in Slovakia in early September. Hazel MacGarvie (Royal Troon), like Louise Duncan, represented Scotland in the Home internaionals at Woodhall Spa in August and in the European Woman’s team Championship in Ireland in Paul Moultrie July, and concluded her amateur career with selecion as a travelling reserve for the Great Britain & Ireland team that contested the Curis Cup against the USA in Wales in August. Shortly aterwards, in December, Hazel travelled to La Manga in Spain to atend the Ladies’ European Tour School, and ater a punishing five round schedule in six days became one of only two Scots to secure their tour card for the 2022 season. Daniel Forbes (Irvine) won the West of Scotland Strokeplay Championship at Gleddoch Hazel MacGarvie GC in May, with a one under par score of 71. In junior golf, Rachel Foster (Prestwick St. Nicholas) was a member of the Scotland Girls’ Home Internaionals team at Woodhall Spa in August.
THE AYRSHIRE JuNIOR GOLf LEAGuE
IRVINE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS TROON WELBECK
KERR BROOKS
Seven member clubs contested the 2021 Ayrshire Junior Golf League Championship, with the two qualifying secions being won by Troon Welbeck and Irvine. In the final, played at Irvine on the 5th of September, Troon Welbeck faced the difficult task of beaing their opponents on their home course, but in the event it was the Troon club that edged out their hosts in the later stages to record a 4-2 victory in the match, and their first league itle since 2013.
TROON WELBECK
Troon Welbeck won the Wallace Thornton Trophy, again beaing the host club Irvine in the final, by 3-1 in the match, held at the Bogside course in mid October, whilst Irvine retained the Under 16 Knockout Trophy with a 3.5-0.5 victory over Prestwick St. Nicholas in the final, played at Irvine in late September. The Champion of Champions trophy was won by former Ayrshire Boys’ Champion Kerr Brooks (Louodun), who beat Cameron Shanks (Caprington by 4&3 in the final, also played at Irvine, in early October.
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Ayrshire Golf Associaion fixture List 2022 ** Doc Thom Ayrshire Order Of Merit Couning Event ** Woman’s & girls’ events **Ayrshire Junior Order Of Merit Event DATE fEbRuARY 25th MARCH 20 27 APRIL 6th - 8th 6th - 8th 15th – 17th 17th 24th MAY 1st 2nd – 5th TBC 15th 27th – 29th 28th 29th 29th JuNE 3rd - 5th 4th 5th 5th 11th 13th – 18th 15th – 17th 18th 19th 20th – 25th 21st – 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th – 29th JuLY 1st 3rd 5th – 7th 10th 11th 13th – 17th 13th – 17th 17th 19th 19th 25th 26th 26th – 30th 30th
EvENT
vENuE
Annual Dinner and Presentaion
Loudoun
Ayrshire A Vs Irvine GC Ayrshire Vs South of Scotland
Irvine Away - TBC
*** Scoish Boys Open Strokeplay **Scoish Girls Open Strokeplay ** Helen Holm Scoish Open Strokeplay Ayrshire Junior Team Championship * Ayrshire Strokeplay Championship
Murcar Links Irvine Royal Troon West Kilbride Prestwick St Nicholas
Area Team Championship V South of Scotland * Ayrshire Matchplay Championship * West of Scotland Strokeplay * Hillhouse Cup * Scoish Men’s Open Strokeplay * St Cuthbert Open Ayrshire U18 Vs Renfrewshire U18 * West Kilbride Men’s Open
Royal Troon Ayr Belleisle TBC Royal Troon Cruden Bay Prestwick St Cuthbert
** Scoish Women's Championship * Ayr Seafield Open Area Team Championship V Angus * Belleisle Cup *** Golf South Ayrshire Junior Open Strokeplay * The Amateur Championship Scoish Seniors Championship * The McGilchrist Cup Ayrshire U18 Vs Sirlingshire U18 **Woman’s Amateur Championship **Scoish Senior Woman’s’ Open Strokeplay * The Stone Trophy *** Byrne Howard Trophy ***West of Scotland Boys Strokeplay *** West of Scotland Boys Matchplay
Trump Internaional Ayr Seafield Away - TBC Ayr Belleisle Ayr Belleisle
*** Troon Welbeck Junior Open Ayrshire Club Championship Scoish Boys Under 16 Strokeplay Area Team Championship V Dumbartonshire *** Loudoun Junior Open *** Scoish Boys Championship **Scoish Girls Championship * The Gowf Cup Ayrshire Seniors Championship *** Harris Junior Open Ayrshire U18 Vs Lanarkshire U18 *** Tom Lehman Junior Open * Scoish Amateur Championship *** Largs Junior Open
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Turnberry King Robert the Bruce
West Kilbride
Royal Lytham / St Annes Old
Arbroath Ardeer Ayr Seafield Hunstanton Stranraer Largs Routenburn Royal Troon Hilton Park Hilton Park Troon Welbeck Irvine Ravenspark Bishopbriggs Kilmarnock Barassie Loudoun Edzell Auchterarder Loudoun Irvine West Kilbride Easter Moffat Troon Municipal Glasgow Gailes/Western Gailes
Largs
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Ayrshire Golf Associaion fixture List 2022 ** Doc Thom Ayrshire Order Of Merit Couning Event ** Woman’s & girls’ events **Ayrshire Junior Order Of Merit Event DATE AuGuST 1st 4th 5th 6th 7th - 8th 7th 8th - 11th 8th 8th - 14th 8th - 14th 11th 12th 15th 20th 21st 21st 26th – 28th 27th
EvENT
vENuE
*** Turnberry Junior Open *** Ayrshire Boys Championship Ayrshire Champion of Champions Semi Finals * Stevenson Trophy **Scoish Girls Under 16 & 14 Strokeplay * Viking Krus *** Ayrshire Boys Matchplay *** Ballochmyle Junior Open **Girls Amateur Championship *** Boys Amateur Championship *** Ayr Belleisle Junior Open Ayrshire Champion of Champions Final *** Prestwick Junior Open * Troon St Meddans Open * Mainholm Cup Ayrshire U 18 Vs Dumbartonshire U18 ** Scoish Woman’s County Finals * Ballochmyle Rosebowl
Ayr Seafield Royal Troon Prestwick St Cuthbert Troon Municipal Ayr Dalmilling Girvan Kirkcaldy Ballochmyle
SEPTEMbER 2nd - 4th 4th TBC 10th - 11th 11th 17th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 19th 25th 25th 25th 25th
Scoish Men’s Area Team Championship Finals Ayrshire Finals Day Ayrshire U18 vs Glasgow U18 Scoish Boys Area Team Championship *** Prestwick St Nicholas Junior Open * Arrol Cup AJGL Under 16 Knockout Final AJGL Wallace Thornton Trophy Final Ayrshire A Vs Sirlingshire A Ayrshire Youths Vs Sirlingshire AJGL Under 16 Trophy final AJGL Wallace Thornton Trophy final ***Irvine Junior Open Ayrshire A Vs Lanarkshire A Ayrshire Youths Vs Lanarkshire Youths AJGL Champion of Champions Final AJGL Junior League Championship Final
Powfoot Largs TBC Gleddoch Prestwick St Nicholas Prestwick St Nicholas Prestwick St Cuthbert Prestwick St Cuthbert Away - TBC Rowallan Castle Prestwick St Cuthbert Prestwick St Cuthbert Irvine Troon Lochgreen Strathaven (1030) Prestwick St Cuthbert Prestwick St Cuthbert
OCTObER 2nd 2nd 9th 9th 16th 16th
Ayrshire A Vs Renfrewshire A Ayrshire Youths Vs Renfrewshire Youths Ayrshire A Vs Dumbartonshire A Ayrshire Youths Vs Dumbartonshire Youths Ayrshire A Vs Glasgow A Ayrshire Youths Vs Glasgow Youths
Royal Troon Erskine Cardross Prestwick St Cuthbert Western Gailes Away - TBC
NOvEMbER 7th
Ayrshire Junior Golf League Dinner
Prestwick St Cuthbert
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Turnberry, King Robert the Bruce
Loudoun Royal Troon Girvan Forfar Largs Prestwick Ballochmyle Carnousie Carnousie/Panmure/Monifieth
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AYRSHIRE GOLf ASSOCIATION – ROLL Of HONOuR (since 2000)
AYRSHIRE STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
A. Gourlay (Irvine) G. Bryden (Girvan) R. Duncan (Brodick) T. McInally (Loudoun) A. Gourlay (Irvine) D. McLure (Troon Welbeck) S. McEwan (Kilmarnock Barassie) J. Shanks (Irvine) S. Wallace (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) J. Shanks (Irvine) T. McInally (Loudoun)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
A. Bagnall (Troon Welbeck) A. Gourlay (Irvine) A. Gourlay (Irvine) B. Crawford (West Kilbride) D. McLure (Ballochmyle) D. Addison (Kilmarnock Barassie) T. McInally (Loudoun) S. Murray (Troon Welbeck) C. Hamilton (Ballochmyle) S. Brown (Turnberry) E. Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Graham Fox (West Kilbride) Alex Gourlay (Irvine) Alex Gourlay (Irvine) Barry Crawford (West Kilbride) Barry Crawford (West Kilbride) Stephen McBlain (Prestwick St.Cuthbert) John Cairney (Irvine Ravenspark) Brian Moore (Largs) John Cairney (Irvine Ravenspark) Keith Hamilton (Ayr Belleisle) Tommy McInally (Loudoun)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
J. Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie) D. Wilson (Troon Welbeck) S. Robin (Prestwick St Nicholas) J. Shanks (Irvine) T. McInally (Loudoun) G. Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) A. Connery (Irvine) J Johnston (Ayr Belleisle) M. Smyth (Royal Troon) No Compeiion J. Broun (Turnberry)
AYRSHIRE MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
M. Smyth (Royal Troon) D. Wilson (Troon Welbeck) M. Smyth (Royal Troon) C. Hamilton (Ballochmyle) M. Smyth (Royal Troon) J. Shanks (Irvine) C. Hamilton (Ballochmyle) M Smyth (Royal Troon) M Smyth (Royal Troon) No Compeiion C. Telfer (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)
DOC THOM AYRSHIRE ORDER Of MERIT 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) D. Wilson (Troon Welbeck) Stuart Robin (Prestwick St Nicholas) John Shanks (Irvine) John Shanks (Irvine) Steven Stamper (Turnberry) Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) Jim Johnston (Ayr Belleisle) Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) No Winner Michael Smyth (Royal Troon)
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CHAMPION Of CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
B.H. McGunnigle (Lamlash) S. Pennington (Troon St. Meddans) A. Fraser (Annanhill) T. McInally (Loudoun) T. McInally (Loudoun) T. McInally (Loudoun) B. Moore (Largs) J. Cairney (Irvine Ravenspark) P. Moultrie (Troon Portland) T. McInally (Loudoun) T. McInally (Loudoun)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Largs Routenburn Carrick Speakers North Beach Caprington Annanhill Troon Portland Ayr Belleisle Irvine Ravenspark West Kilbride Annanhill Maybole
2003 2004 2005 2006
Ballochmyle Ballochmyle Troon Welbeck Ballochmyle
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
S. Brown (Turnberry) S. McEwan (Caprington) S. McEwan (Loudoun) G. Bryden (Girvan) P. Moultrie (Royal Troon) J. Sloan (Doon Valley) M. Smyth (Royal Troon) P. Denim (Loudoun) C. Hamilton (Ballochmyle) No Compeiion S. McEwan (Caprington)
AYRSHIRE fOuRbALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Kilbirnie Place Brunston Castle Maybole Brunston Castle Brunston Castle Largs Troon Welbeck Brunston Castle NB Parkstone No Compeiion Prestwick Centre
AYRSHIRE SCRATCH (SuMMER) LEAGuES
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Division 1 Troon Welbeck Loudoun Loudoun Irvine Irvine Prestwick St. Cuthbert Prestwick St. Cuthbert Prestwick St Cuthbert Loudoun No Compeiion Irvine
2007 2008 2009 2010 Division 2 Ballochmyle West Kilbride Ballochmyle Prestwick St Cuthbert Turnberry West Kilbride Irvine Ravenspark Troon Portland Ballochmyle No Compeiion Royal Troon
Division 3 Prestwick St. Cuthbert Largs Girvan Turnberry Troon St Meddans Largs Troon Portland Largs Royal Troon No Compeiion Rowallan Castle
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Irvine Troon Welbeck Loudoun Kilmarnock (Barassie) Division 4 Prestwick St. Nicholas Girvan Turnberry Troon St Meddans Rowallan Castle Troon Portland Largs Routenburn Royal Troon Prestwick St Nicholas No Compeiion No Compeiion
Division 5 Girvan Rowallan Castle Doon Valley Brunston Castle No Compeiion Moorpark No Compeiion No Compeiion No Compeiion No Compeiion No Compeiion
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AYRSHIRE CLub CHAMPIONSHIP - The R.L. Crawford Trophy 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Irvine Ballochmyle Irivne Largs Prestwick St. Nicholas Irvine Irvine Ravenspark Irvine Prestwick Loudoun Ballochmyle
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Girvan Turnberry Prestwick Largs Prestwick St. Cuthbert Ballochmyle Troon Welbeck Irvine No Compeiion Prestwick St. Cuthbert
AYRSHIRE SENIORS CHAMPIONSHP 2000 2003 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Cameron Greer (West Kilbride) Frank Moore (Irvine) Ronnie Pots (Irvine Ravenspark) Ronnie Young (Irvine) George Millard (Irvine Ravenspark) Tom McKay (Annanhill) Billy Moore (Loudoun) Andy Gilchrist (Loudoun)
2017 2019 2019
Ayr Dalmilling Ballochmyle Kilbirnie Place
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Allan J Merry (West Kilbride) Iain McKenzie (Annanhill) Allan J Merry (West Kilbride) Alex MacNeil (Rowallan Castle) John Paterson (Louodun) Stephen Lucas (Ayr Belleisle) No Compeiion Alastair Travers (Irvine Ravenspark)
AYRSHIRE HANDICAP LEAGuE CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 2021
No Compeiion Moorpark
GARY bRYDEN MEMORIAL SALvER - Scratch Club Team Knockout Compeiion 2016 2017 2018
Loudoun Prestwick St Cuthbert Royal Troon
2019 2020 2021
Royal Troon No Compeiion Prestwick St. Cuthbert
PRESIDENT’S PuTTER - Handicap Club Team Knockout Compeiion 2016 2017 2018
Brunston Castle Ballochmyle Brunston Castle
2019 2020 2021
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Alton No Compeiion Auchenharvie 88
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AYRSHIRE bOYS CHAMPIONSHIP 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Andrew Brown (West Kilbride) Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) Alasdair E. Leggate (Kilmarnock Barassie) Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) Iain Menzies (Largs) Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie) John Shanks (Ardeer) Euan Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie) Scot Brown (Turnberry) Colin Robinson (Largs) Charlie Macneal (Troon Welbeck)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Nicky Sinclair (Kilmarnock Barassie) Jamie Murchie (Lamlash) Euan Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie) Kyle Smith (Kilmarnock Barassie) Malcolm Pennycot (Whiing Bay) Scot Brown (Turnberry) David Wilson (Kilmarnock Barassie) David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) Callum Beveridge (Troon Welbeck) Greg Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Robert McKnight (Kilmarnock Barassie) Steven McEwan (Kilmarnock Barassie) Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie) John Shanks (Ardeer) Euan Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie) Scot Brown (Turnberry) Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) Charlie Macneal (Troon Welbeck) David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) Greg Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Callum Beveridge (Troon Welbeck) Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) Louis Murray (Troon Welbeck) Jack Thomas (Irvine) Craig McKenzie (Troon Welbeck) Jack Broun (Ayr Belleisle) Jack Broun (Ayr Belleisle) Sean Addie (Ayr Belleisle) Kerr Brooks (Irvine) No Compeiion Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck)
AYRSHIRE bOYS MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Louis Murray (Troon Welbeck) Jack Thomas (Irvine) Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie) Euan Ferguson (Turnberry) Euan Ferguson (Turnberry) Euan Ferguson (Turnberry) Ross McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) No Compeiion Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck)
AYRSHIRE JuNIOR ORDER Of MERIT TROPHY 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Conor McKay (Loudoun) Jack Thomas (Irvine) Euan Ferguson (Turnberry) Jack Broun (Ayr Belleisle) Ewan Milligan (Kilmarnock Barassie) John McCracken (Kilmarnock Barassie) Ross McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) No Compeiion Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck)
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