Ballochmyle are Ayrshire golf club champions

Jul 8 2011 by Mike WIlson, Irvine Herald

BALLOCHMYLE won the Ayrshire club champions title over their home course on Sunday.

In glorious sunny weather, 60 of Ayrshire's best club golfers, representing 20 clubs, competed for the R.L. Crawford Trophy, with the best two scratch scores from three counting towards the team total.

Ballochmyle now represent Ayrshire in the Scottish Club Championship final at Falkirk Tryst on Sunday, September 25.

Results: best individual scratch: Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) 68.

Team: 137: Ballochmyle (Craig Hamilton 68, Graeme Rowan 69, William Fleming 70); 140: Welbeck (Marc Smith 69, Stephen Murray 71, Ben Gibson n/r); 141: Prestwick (Allan Thomson 69, Jonathan King 72, Gavin Lawrie 73); 144: Ravenspark (John Cairney 70, Gary Cochran 74, Darren Mallinson 74); 144: Maybole (Scott McCahill 71, Kevin Ward 73, Ramsay Eccles 84); 145: Girvan (Steven Stamper 72, Gary Bryden 73, Stuart White 79); 146: Loudoun (Chris Bone 72, Scott Gilchrist 74, Tommy McInally 74); 147: Kilmarnock Barassie (Euan Brown 73, Alan Bruce, 74, Andrew Wright 78); 147: Ardeer (Craig Adams 72, Paul Giffney 75, Daniel Forbes 78); 148: Turnberry (Colin Haddow 73, Scott Brown 75, Dominic Booth 79); 149: West Kilbride (Peter Gossman 73, Michael Roos 76, Gary Vogwell 77); 149: Irvine (Colin Gray 74, Steven Spence 75, Henry Thomson 78); 149: Prestwick St Cuthbert (Craig Telfer 74, Kevin Fergusson 75, Graeme Gimson 79); 150: Rowallan Castle (Neil Black 73, Callum Beveridge 77, Andrew Campbell 79); 152: Prestwick St Nicholas (John Ashton 76, Kevin Brock 76, Sandy Buchanan 88); 153: New Cumnock (Neil McCormack 71, Tommy Keddie 82, Derek Bryson 83); 155: Royal Troon (Bert Ferguson 76, John Finnigan 79, Colin Watson 81); 155: Troon Portland (Kevin Lammie 76, Fraser McCall 79, Alister Nicol 86); 158: St Meddans (Gordon Dobbie 78, Steven Finn 80, Kenny Alcroft 83).

l THE Ayrshire Champion of Champions Trophy has reached the quarter final stages.

Euan McKinnon (Corrie) beat Barry O'Rourke (Kilbirnie Place) 4&3 and now hosts John Sloan (Doon Valley) who beat Robert Marshall (Beith) by the same margin.

A 4&2 away win over Alan Connery (Irvine) gave Scott Brown (Turnberry) home advantage over Steven McEwan (Caprington) who was a 6&5 winner against Tom Reid (Stewarton).

Adam Sweeney (Routenburn) had a walkover against Stephen Murray (Welbeck) and now hosts Gary Bryden (Girvan) who beat Ricky Tait (The Chase) 9&7.

John Haggarty (Loudoun) had a one hole win away to Craig Robertson (Abbotsford) to set up a tie against his clubmate and title holder Tommy McInally who received a walkover from Wullie McGill (Ballochmyle).

All quarter finals are due for completion by July 31 with the semi finals at Royal Troon on Friday, August 5.