Shock defeat for holder Shanks

May 8 2009 Irvine Herald

AYRSHIRE strokeplay champion John Shanks (Irvine) suffered a first round defeat in the matchplay championship at Prestwick on Monday evening.

He lost 4&2 to Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay) who won the boys’ matchplay title over the same course in 2007.

Other results: Stephen Spence (Irvine) beat Gareth Lamb (Irvine) 5&4; Joe Gilligan (Welb) lost to Scott Brown (Tberry) at 22nd; John Haggerty (Loudoun) lost to Paul Moultrie (Portland) 6&5; Stephen Murray (Welb) beat Walter Meiklem (Welb) 2&1; Craig McLaughlin (Largs) lost to Ian Walker (Tberry) at 19th; Nicky Black (Irvine) lost to Tommy McInally (Loudoun) 4&3; Graham Rowan (Ballmyle) lost to Billy Hunter (Welb) 5&3.

Quarter-finals: Pennycott v Spence; Brown v Moultrie; Murray v Walker; McInally v Hunter.