AYRSHIRE LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION

Good luck to Past County Captains Joanne Sharp and Alex Glennie, both Barassie, who are playing in the Scottish Senior Women's Open Championship. The tournament is being played at Aboyne Golf Club this week.

Freya Russell, Royal Troon, has been selected to represent Scotland in the European Girls Team Championship. The event takes place at the Golf Club d'Hossegor, France from 11 to 15 July 2023. Congratulations Freya and good luck to the Scottish team.

Our junior girls enjoyed a great day at Airdrie GC playing in the annual Kennedy Salver match against Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Dunbaron & Argyll. After the morning foursomes, Ayrshire were tied with D&A for the lead with both teams gaining 2 points. However D&A proved too strong in the afternoon and won the salver with 7 points. Ayrshire tied second with Renfrewshire on 4.5 points and Lanarkshire finished with 2 points.     

Good luck to our Junior girls who are taking part in their own West of Scotland Inter County matches at Airdrie golf club tomorrow, playing for the Kennedy Salver. The Ayrshire team is as follows - Emerald Rose Bowyer Tammi Grady Kirty Howe Orla Morran Sandi Rogerson Katie Ronnie Mya Wilson Good luck girls

A very exciting Jamboree this year at Williamwood Golf Club with the outcome being decided on a count back after 3 great days of competitive golf. Our Ayrshire team performed so well given that it was quite a new group of players after 4 changes from the team that went to Stathaven last year. On day one we played D&A and were unlucky to only get one point out of 3 from the morning foursomes. The singles went our way by 3.5 to 2.5 so a halved match overall. Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire also halved their match so it was all to play for on day 2. Day 2 and our opponents were last years winners Lanarkshire. It was a disappointing start with a whitewash for Lanarkshire in the foursomes but the girls rallied to to win 3 points out of 6 in the afternoon singles. A loss on the day of 6 points to 3. Renfrewshire beat D&A by 6.5 points to 2.5 points. The final day saw us take on our hosts Renfrewshire. So many possibilities for the overall outcome with all 4 counties still in with a chan...