The South of Scotland Mens Golf Team headed to Royal Troon to play Ayrshire in their first match of the 2022 Scottish Mens Area Team Championship. The 6 man team was:
Taylor Kerr (Thornhill)
William Squires (Kirkcudbright)
Iain Rae (Dalbeattie)
Mitchell Cowie (Dumfries & County)
David Brodie (Newton Stewart)
Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & County)

Ayrshire won all three of the morning foursomes matches playing some excellent golf with the main difference between the sides being Ayrshire holing a lot more putts. This left the South Team a lot to do in the afternoon singles matches.
The South Team made a great start in the singles with Taylor Kerr and William Squires both winning their matches to give the South some hope, Iain Rae managed to get a half point in his match but defeats for Mitchell Cowie and David Brodie meant the match went to Ayrshire. A battling half point from Ian Brotherston was enough to ensure the singles was tied 3-3. The standard of the golf in the singles matches was of a very high standard with all the players putting together level par or better figures around the Championship venue.
Results (South names first)
Foursomes (South 0 Ayrshire 3)
Taylor Kerr & William Squires lost to Keith
Hamilton & Blair Morton 5/4
Ian Brotherston & Mitchell Cowie lost to Scott Brown & Craig Telfer 4/3
Iain Rae & David Brodie lost to John Shanks & John Haggerty 2/1
Singles (South 3 Ayrshire 3)
Taylor Kerr beat Keith Hamilton 2/1
William Squires beat John Shanks 4/3
Iain Rae half with Scott Brown
Mitchell Cowie lost to Craig Telfer 3/2
David Brodie lost to Blair Morton 3/2
Ian Brotherston half with John Haggerty
Final result Ayrshire 6 South 3
The next match for the South Team is a home match against Dumbartonshire on 5th June at Southerness.

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