Ryan hits a sweet 66 to win the Belleisle Open
Ryan Morrison of Seafield beat a field of more than 150 to win The DW Shaw, Solicitors Ayr Belleisle Open with Park’s Honda.
He fired a net 66 to pip Robert Long ( Ayr Belleisle) on the better inward half. Three shots further back were David Low ( Ayr Belleisle), Ian McPherson ( Tam O’Shanter) and holder Ian Forbes ( Ayr Belleisle).
Prizewinners: scratch: 1 R Long ( Belleisle), 2 K Hamilton ( Belleisle), 3 M Smyth ( Roy Troon), 4 G Wilson ( Loud); First class: 1 R Morrison ( Seaf), winner of Rozelle Trophy; 2 D Low ( Belleisle), 3 I McPherson ( ToS), 4 I Forbes ( Belleisle); Second class: 1 D McIntosh ( Strathaven), 2 S Muir ( Belleisle), 3 C Lucas ( Belleisle), 4 V Sproat ( Belleisle). CSS: 72 home, 73 away.
Sponsored holes ( 1st class followed by 2nd class): Hole 1: P Hainey ( St C), K Boyd ( Bell); Hole 2: M Smyth ( Roy Troon), J Dowd ( Ralston); Hole 3: A Gray ( ToS), K Boyd ( Bell); Hole 4: L Hester ( St Medd), JJ Graham ( Lochmaben; Hole 5: R Morrison ( Seaf), B Stevenson ( ToS); Hole 6: G Higham ( St N), D Morrison ( Seaf); Hole 7: C Anderson ( Southerness), D McIntosh ( Strathaven); Hole 8: N Tindall ( ToS), J Dowd ( Ralston; Hole 9: G Boyle ( Tberry), G Ireland ( Cowglen).
Hole 10: C Duncan ( Lochmaben), J Robertson ( Leven); Hole 11: T Harte ( Ralston), S Muir ( Bell); Hole 12: S Johnston ( Turnhouse), C Fletcher ( ToS); Hole 13: A McFarlane ( Dalm), T McDonald ( Mt Ellen); Hole 14: R Crichton ( Seaf), R Leighton ( St Medd); Hole 15: A Long ( Belleisle), C Lucas ( Bell); Hole 16: A Gray ( ToS); Hole 17: I Yates ( Bell), C Gillespie ( Mt Ellen); Hole 18: D Bentley ( Bell), A Thomson ( St Medd).
Raffle: golf bag: M Lind ( Sanquhar); R Gordon voucher: W McMillan ( Belleisle); Slaters voucher: H Sweeney ( Bell); Bottle of whisky: S Irvine ( Torwoodlee); Bottle of vodka: D McWilliams ( Sanquhar).
Thanks to sponsors DW Shaw, Park’s Honda, Pieroni’s Fish Merchant, Richard Gordon PGA Professional, Colin Hume Heating Engineer, Slater Menswear, The McKinstry Co, Market Inn, Danny’s Barbers, Chestnuts Hotel, Prestwick Circuits GPS Ltd, William Cumming & Son, ACR Epos, WG Walker & Co Ltd, Abbotsford Hotel & Restaurant and Ping Golf.
Special thanks to Kevin and his team for a exceptionally prepared course which drew many plaudits.