A WORTHY NEW CHAMPION

More good golfing news for the Club. Jamie Mackay is the new Ayrshire Strokeplay Champion after winning the title at West Kilbride in a play-off with Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) on Sunday. Both players tied on a one under par total of 141 after two rounds with Jamie eventually claiming the title at the sixth extra hole. Jamie is pictured here receiving the trophy from David Miller, Ayrshire President, and Past Captain of Barassie.

The top sixteen players also qualify for the Ayrshire Match Play Championship which takes place May 2 – May 5, over Troon Portland. Joining Jamie in the draw from K(B)GC are Euan Walker, Euan Brown and David Wilson. The complete draw can be found on the AGA website.

David Wilson Wins Scottish Boys

Congratulations to Barassie junior member David Wilson who produced one of golf’s great fightbacks yesterday to win the Scottish Boys Championship at the second extra hole at Dunbar.

The 16-year-old had been eight down after 15 holes of the first round of the 36-hole match and seven down with just 14 holes remaining. However he put together four birdies in the next eight holes to apply the pressure.

“I knew all along that once I got a couple of holes and managed to get some momentum I could push him,” Wilson said.

“Even when I lost the fourth this afternoon [to go seven down] I thought it was possible.”

However it was towards the end of the afternoon round that Wilson’s unshakeable self-belief finally took its toll on his 18-year-old opponent. Johnston seemed to have stemmed the flow when winning the 15th hole to reclaim a two-hole lead, but he missed a three-foot putt for the match at the 17th, having needed only to two-putt from 20 feet for victory.

Another bogey at the last, after he found a fairway bunker off the tee, allowed Wilson to take the match into overtime – the first final to do so since Andrew Coltart won the title in 1987 – and both birdied the first extra hole, Johnston missing a 12-foot eagle putt. The second, also a par-5, was playing hard at 541 yards into the wind but while Wilson reached the front of the green in two, Johnston had a near-impossible chip back down the slope after hitting his third through the green and was unable to get down in two.

Early Opening Times

On the following selected days the 18-hole course will open for play at 7.00am.
The 9-hole course will open for play at 7.30am.

Members may reserve tee time on the 18-hole course by the normal procedure for Medal Play.

23 April 2011

• Spring Meeting & Captain’s Prizes and 9-hole Medal (Hillhouse course)

7 May 

• May Medal and 9-hole Medal (Hillhouse course)

14 May 

• Texas Scramble (Old course)

21 May 

• Hillhouse Trophy – 1st round

28 May 

• Medal Finals & Extra Medal

4 June 

• June Medal and 9-hole Medal (Hillhouse course)

11 June 

• Artillery Cup and 9-hole Medal (Hillhouse course)

25 June 

• Anderson Buchan Trophy (Old course)

2 July 

• July Medal and 9-hole Medal (Hillhouse course)

23 July 

• Summer Meeting and 9-hole Medal (Hillhouse course)

6 August 

• August Medal (Dundonald course)

27 August 

• Senior Club Championship (Old course)
• Alan Wilson Plate (Old course)
• Memorial Medals (Old course)