GOLF LATEST
Robbie Muir ( Kilmarnock Barassie) won the 68th Troon Links Championship, beating Greg Nichol ( St Meddans) by one hole at Royal Troon on Saturday night.
In the semi- finals, Muir beat Blair Morton ( Royal Troon) 2& 1 while Nichol was a 4& 2 winner over Greg Vernon ( Kil Barassie). • Fourteen clubs have entered the Ayrshire Club Championship forth eR. L. Crawford Trophy at Prestwick St Cuthbert on Sunday, July 7.
Troon Welbeck defend the trophy they won for the first time at West Kilbride last year.
Draw details: 14.00: Greg Nichol ( St Medd), Gary Vogwell ( West Kilb), Andrew Lindsay ( Dalm); 14.07: Ted Gilligan ( St Medd), Derek Ballantyne ( West Kilb), Adam Cambers ( Dalm); 14.15: Del Chamberlain ( St Medd), Alan Kelly ( West Kilb), Glen Wilson ( Dalm); 14.22: Kevin Thomas ( Welb), William McGill ( Rvnspk), Neil Black ( Rowallan); 14.30: Colin McGowan ( Welb), David Brown ( Rvnspk), Mark Gallagher ( Rowallan); 14.37: Andrew Irvine ( Welb), Jason Butler ( Rvnspk), Robbie MacInnes ( Rowallan); 14.45: Aiden Long ( Bell), Stewart Russell ( Roy Troon), John Shanks ( Irvine); 14.52: Callum Irvine ( Bell), Andrew Wright ( Roy Troon), Andrew Gibson ( Irvine); 15.00: Andrew Gordon ( Bell), John Rushbury ( Roy Troon), Daniel Forbes ( Irvine); 15.07: Tommy McInally ( Loud), Stuart Robin ( St C), Bruce Caldow ( Kil Bar); 15.15: John Haggarty ( Loud), Stuart Miller ( Kil Bar), William Fleming ( Ballmyle), 15.22: Steven Wallace ( St C), Craig Hamilton ( Ballmyle), Simon Berrie ( St N); 15.30: Barry O’Rourke ( Loud), Greg Vernon ( Kil Bar), Kyle Dunn ( St N), 15.37: Scott Brown ( St C), Callum McKirdy ( Ballmyle), Jay Houston ( St N). • Hazel McGarvie ( Royal Troon) has been added to the GB& I team to play the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy at Royal St George’s this weekend. Hazel won the St Rule Trophy in St Andrews earlier this month and also had top ten finishes in the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, The R& A Foundation Scholars Tournament, the Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open and the Irish Women’ s Open Stroke Play Championship this year. •The West of Scotland Boys Championship faces the axe – unless there is a late surge of entries.
The strokeplay event is due at Williamwood GC on Monday, July 22 with the matchplay following on Tuesday and Wednesday. Entry fee is £ 10 and the handicap limit is 12. • Prestwick St Cuthbert maintained a slim hope of reaching the knockout stages of the Ayrshire Handicap League Championship with a 3.5- 2.5 home win over Auchenharvie in section ‘ A’.
Ayr Seafield maintained their challenge in section ‘ B’ with a 5- 1 home win over Routenburn while Tam O’Shanter gained ground on leaders Kilbirnie Place with a 3.5- 2.5 home win.
Kilmarnock Barassie are clear leaders in section ‘ C’ after a 4- 2 win at Annanhill.
In section ‘ D’, Troon Portland share second spot with Braehead after a 4.5- 1.5 home win against West Kilbride while Redburn increased their lead with a 4- 2 home win over Braehead. • Division Three in the Ayrshire Scratch leagues has been reduced to five clubs following the withdrawal of Routenburn.
Although Troon St Meddans have a comfortable lead, their 5- 1 defeat away to Royal Troon dented their title hopes while boosting the chances of a second successive title for Royal Troon.
In Division One, Prestwick St Cuthbert’s hopes of a fourth successive title hang by a thread following a 5- 1 defeat at Irvine.
With Turnberry losing 4- 2 at Loudoun and then beating Kilmarnock Barassie by the same score, Division One remains tight.
In Division Two, Caprington kept their hopes on track with a 4- 2 win at home to Ballochmyle who spurned the chance to go top.
Kilbirnie Place are clear leaders in Division Four from Moorpark and St Nicholas. • Moorpark and Braehead are the first two clubs to book places in the last eight of the handicap club team knockout for The President’s Putter.
Moorpark beat Loudoun 2- 1 win to set up an away tie against either Alton or NB Parkstone in the quarter- finals.
Braehead, who beat Stewarton 3- 0 in their third round clash, now travel to either Kilbirnie or Stewarton. • William Fleming and David Muir ( Ballochmyle) are the latest pairing into the quarter- finals of the Ayrshire Fourball Championship after beating Fraser Innes & Alex Kerr ( Largs) 4& 3. They now head to either Prestwick St Cuthbert or Kilbirnie Place. • Irvine GC have made an early bid for a place in the Ayrshire Junior League Championship final with a second and third successive victory in their qualifying section.
They top section ‘ A’ after beating St Nicholas 4- 2 away and Caprington 3.5- 2.5 away.