AYRSHIRE LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION

Ayrshire are hosting the West of Scotland closed championship at Glasgow Gailes GC on Sunday 8th May 2022 this year. If you have a handicap of 20.4 or less then you can enter. Entry Fee is £10, payable by cheque or BACS transfer (information will be sent to entrants). For Conditions of the competition and paper entry form click on the link below https://us.docworkspace.com/d/sIIeTldkhg6bpkQY For the Online Entry copy and paste the following - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdt42p9e1Y0wn6hVG50nNBwe8Df5MohPZ6hEp7KOlMfxIX1SA/viewform?usp=sf_link

A great Championship at Prestwick this year with a new Champion, Sarah Ramsay, winning at the 15th hole yesterday against Roz Purdom. Roz and Sarah on the 1st tee with Club Captain Pete Graham The conditions were trying all week but at least it was dry for the most part on the final day. In the morning semi final matches top qualifier Joanne Sharp lost out to Roz Purdom on the 16th hole and Sarah Ramsay overcame 2017 champion Liz Keohone at the 15th. Both girls found bunkers on the first hole of the final and walked off with a half, a nice par 3 at the 2nd put Roz one up but Sarah won the next 2 holes to go ahead. Sarah then won 6 and 8 to go 3 holes up at the turn. A couple of halves at the start of the back 9 before the girls reached the long tricky 12th hole. Playing particularly long into the wind Sarah hit a superb third shot onto the green to stretch her lead to 4. Roz then got a hole back at 13 but found the bunker on 14 which allowed Sarah to go 4 up with 4 to play. A half at t...

In this mornings semi finals, Roz Purdom beat Joanne Sharp and Sarah Ramsay beat Liz Keohone. This is the first final for both players so we will have a new champion this year.

Cold and blustery at Prestwick this morning as the girls tee'd off in the semi finals  Roz Purdom and Joanne Sharp Liz Keohone and Sarah Ramsay

Results from the matches at Prestwick today - Morning Joanne Sharp (Barassie) beat Margaret Ann McCrorie (Irvine) Lesley Barker (Barassie) beat Catherine Garrett (West Kilbride) Roz Purdom (St Nicholas) beat Alison Jarvie (St Nicholas) Audrey Thompson (Loudoun) beat Gillian Pollock (Skelmorlie) Sarah Ramsay (West Kilbride) beat Anne Gilbert (Kilbirnie) Lorna Ronnie (Barassie) beat Linda Grieve (Irvine) Liz Keohone (Loudoun) beat Jean Capes (Largs) Pauline Patrick (Irvine) beat Sara Ann Bottomley (Troon Ladies) In the afternoon Joanne, Roz, Sarah and Liz all progressed through to the semi finals tomorrow. Well done to all the players today, the conditions were extremely difficult and there were some very close games with one or 2 going up the 19th hole! Semi finals tee off at 0830 and 0840 tomorrow with the final starting at 1330 to which all spectators will be made welcome. Prize giving and drawing of the raffle will take place in the clubhouse immediately after the final.

Eighty ladies braved the elements today at Prestwick GC for our first event of 2022, the Championship. Despite the conditions there were some excellent scores with the best scratch of the day being returned by Past Captain Joanne Sharp who had an 80, well done Joanne. 1st Scratch - Joanne Sharp 80 2nd Scratch - Sarah Ramsay 81 Division 1 1st Handicap - Liz Keohone 84 - 7 = 77 2nd Handicap - Alison Jarvie 96 - 18 = 78 bih Division 2 1st Handicap - Alyson Hutton 105 - 28 = 77 2nd Handicap Margaret Dalziel 108 - 26 = 82 Draw for tomorrow's matchplay   Joanne Sharp v Margaret Ann McCrorie Lesley Barker v Catherin Garrett Rosalind Purdom v Alison Jarvie Audrey Thompson v Gillian Pollock Sarah Ramsay v Anne Gilbert Lorna Ronnie v Linda Grieve Liz Keohone v Jean Capes Pauline Patrick v Sara Ann Bottomley Good luck to all those playing

Due to a positive covid test this morning, the winter foursomes final had been postponed.  New date tbc