BOWLS ROUND- UP

The 85th Ayr Bowling Tournament got off to a wet start on Monday with 96 mixed pairs playing at various clubs in Ayr.

The mixed pairs and junior pairs final is on Wednesday at 6pm at Craigie.

Mixed pairs semi - finals: C Barbour &C John st onv AH a milton& R Dempsey; A& C McMillan vG McKinlay & A Lamont.

Tuesday saw the start of the ladies and gents singles which continue on Wednesday at Northfield. Junior pairs also started on Tuesday and continue at Northfield on Wednesday.

Thursday and Friday sees the start of the ladies, gents pairs and junior singles at Northfield and Craigie. Saturday format is semi finals at 10am and finals at 1pm at Northfield.

Entries are being taken for the Tommy Campbell Memorial Cup over 55 singles. Entries to the tournament office by Thursday at 8pm.

Newton Park are bidding to make it a double show in the junior singles when the Ayrshire women’s finals take place next week.

Louise Noon takes on Stacey Wyllie ( Darvel) in one semi while Dawn Anderson meets Laurel Murdoch ( Kilwinning) in the other.

The semi finals take place at Dundonald on Monday with the finals at Galston on Tuesday.

Singles: Irene McFarlane ( Kil Port) v Val O’Neill ( Prestwick); Marie McLeod ( West Kilb) v Margaret Henderson ( Galston).

Secretaries singles: Wilma Ogilvie ( Hawkhill) v Marella O’Neill ( Dalry); Marie McLeod ( West Kilbride) v Dorothy Marshall ( Galston).

Pairs: Helen Shearer & Norah Malcolm ( Largs Hawkshill) v Ilene Wyllie & Jan McDill ( Darvel); Cathy Rankin & Jean Wilson ( Stewarton) v Marion Ingram & Anne Cooper ( Girvan).

Triples: Isobel Allan, Sandra Armour & Anne Paton ( Kil Port) v Una Kerr, Pamela McIlwraith & Margaret Hutcheson ( Crosshill).

Fours: Anne Wilson, Jessie Fraser, Jill West & Agnes Howie ( Troon Port) v Moira Lundie, Jacqueline Grier, Roberta Simpson & Mary Grier ( Galston); Irene McFarlane, Anita Glen, Babs Rugg & Roberta Allan ( Blacklands) v Liz Forrester, Rita Macey- Lillie, Claire McCurdie & Nora O’Pray ( Forehill).

Forehill A mixed triples, sponsored by Glenfairn House, was won by Scott Walker, Rita Macey- Lillie and Stuart Millar. Runners- up were John Corbett, Frank O’Lone and Margaret Kilpatrick

Kirkmichael Pairs winners were Willie McKnight and Sandy Wylie ( Crosshill) who beat Laughlan Dunn ( Seafield) and Steven Rowan ( unattached). Also pictured are Shona Spoooner ( president) and Margaret Kenny ( secretary)

Annbank Lady president Christine O’Hara presented the Ladies Invitation Triples trophy to Elizabeth Shaw, Ann Munro and Mary Shaw