SCOREBOARD

GOLF RETURNS Girvan:

March Medal: D Gordon ( 15) 37 pts; D Henderson ( 23) 36; A Copland ( 13) 34; T McFeely ( 11), D Heron ( 16) 33.

Turnberry:

Medal: J Foster ( 20) 86; r- up: M Brown. Turnberry scratch team beat Glasgow University 3- 2.

Drongan:

N B Autos March Medal: Div One: A Courtney ( 13) 69; M McAlpine ( 12) 73; D Hannah ( 12) 74; J Young ( 6) 75; R Colquhoun ( 11), I McKinlay ( 13), D Watt ( 4) 77; G Bell ( 12), J Philip ( 10) 78; K Bohan ( 10) 79; Div Two: A Aitken ( 15) 67; A Simpson ( 21) 72; J Kelly ( 17) 76; P Mitchell ( 16) 79; SS 68, Par 69.

SNOOKER

Ayrshire Billiard Supplies League: Alex Murdoch 1, Andy Leung 2, Ally Dunn 1, Tom Morton 2, Martin Gallagher 2, Ali Hall 1, Andy Graham 2, Sean Dempsey 1, Richard Sharpe 1, Ally Dunn 2, Kevin McKeen 1, Stuart Lang 2, Michael Smith 2, Scott Hamilton 1, George Blaikie 1, Iain Brown 2, Niven Adams 2, Davie Glass 1, Tommy Kenny 2, Scott Hamilton 1, Alan Hall jnr 2, Ivan Campbell 0, Scott Liddell 2, John McKeen 1, Ben McLelland 1, David Miller 2, Kieran Clark 1, Mason Graham 2, James Dennis 3, Selim Yilmaz 0, Jamie Murray 3, Colin Murdoch 0, Tommy Young 1, Ally Muir 2, Willie Bell 3, Kieran Clark 0.

Qualifiers for the 6- red quarter- finals are Ian Hastings, Stefan Goudie, Alan Hall jnr, Ally Dunn, Scott Morrison, Martin Gallagher and Gordon Ogilvie. High breaks: Alan Hall jnr 54 & 44, Niven Adams 62 and Scott Morrison 41.

DARTS

Week 15: Forte 4, Mathas A; 6; Pockets B 2, Anchor A 8; Anchor B 2, Pockets A 8; Mathas B 3, Glenburn 7; Coylton 7, Red Stone 3. Best games: M Dobie 24, J Weir 24, J McEwan 18, M McLennan 24, R Wedlock 19, D Murphy 18, D Paterson 23, G Collumb jnr 20, W Saunders 16, 23, M Muir 19, K O’Neil 23, P Barrelli 21, A Graham, 24, B Neil 20, P Malone 21, 22, J Bell 19, 22, C Reid 21, P Bryden 17, 17, M Stevens 20. 180s: J Weir, P Bryden. Tuesday, March 27: 301 double- in double- out competition at the Redstone, £ 3 a pair, at least two pairs or more per team.

DOMINOES

Ayr and District League: Whitehorse ‘ B’ 4, Smugglers 5; Anchor ‘ B’ 3, Anchor ‘ A’ 6; Fourways 5, Whitehorse ‘ A’ 4; Railway Club 7, Black Bull 2; Horseshoe 3, Burns 6; The Chase 6, Pleasantfield 3; Drouthy Neebors 6, Campbeltown 3; Anchor ‘ C’ 5, Thistle 4. Finalists in the Campbeltown Cup on Friday, March 23 at 7.30pm are Black Bull, Railway Club, Thistle and Whitehorse ‘ B’. From Monday, March 26, The Pleasantfield will play their home matches in the Black Bull.

CHESS

The final round of the Ayrshire Individual Championship featured defending champion Elliot Frew against Peter Smith, leader by a half point. Early stages favoured Smith, Ayr Chess Club’s top player, while Frew was looking to escape what appeared an inevitable loss while all Smith needed to win was a draw.

Frew’s experience in tight situations began to show and, in the end, his comprehensive ability of the Rook saw off the more limited scope of Smith’s Bishop. Any exciting finale to the competition with Frew, from Kilmarnock, lifting the trophy with five points from six just ahead of Peter Smith at 4.5, who shared second with Billy Kelly ( Ardrossan) and Jamie Malkin ( Kilmarnock). Hosts Troon were adrift with best performances from Clive Baird and Phil Thomas but continue to be the best attended club, fielding three teams in the Ayrshire Leagues. Their club competitions are reaching the conclusive stages with holder Tommy Barrett in sight of the winning post at 4.5/ 5 with one game to play. He leads John Calder on 3.5/ 5. Phil Thomas, who has played only two rounds, could hold the key to the tournament. The Silver Championship is headed by David Ferguson at 4/ 5 but he can be caught by Frank Park 2/ 3 and the Bronze has the likelihood of play- offs.

Len Weir has booked his place in the final of the Coronelli Knockout Trophy but Phil Thomas and Tommy Barrett have a replay to decide who meets Clive Baird in the semi.

BRIDGE

It was sad that some Bronze ranked teams withdrew from Tourney Cup final – perhaps feeling they had no chance against the teams of Life Masters, Grand Masters and Internationals. Just one Bronze team took part – Fiona Braid, Gordon Cunningham, Valerie Wood and Fred Dean and they went on to win.

The next Improvers class is on Friday, March 30 at 1.30pm. Jim Tudor will hold a class on Declarer play – particularly the planning of the play of the hand. A little on bidding might also be thrown in. Ayrshire’s next heat of the Celtic simultaneous pairs is on Wednesday, April 11 at 7pm at the Bridge Centre. Enter www. ayrshirebridge. co. uk

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