David Wilson beats Jared Williams at
19th in Ayrshire boys' final
FROM THE AYRSHIRE GOLF WEBSITE
David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) captured the 2009 Ayrshire boys' match-play championship at Prestwick Golf Club on Saturday with a victory at the first extra hole over Jared Williams (Kilmacolm/Troon St. Meddans).
In winning the title, Wilson became the youngest winner of the trophy, aged 14 years and 9 months.
In a well-matched final, Jared Williams, who lost out in the Renfrewshire boys' match-play final earlier in the season, took an early lead after David Wilson hit an uncharacteristically poor second to the opening hole while Williams secured a regulation par 4.
The match was square again when Williams found a bunker from the tee at the second and failed to extracate the ball at the first attempt. Wilson, 25 feet away in one, recorded an easy par.
After Wilson was bunkered from the tee at the third, Williams took full advantage, a 3 foot putt for a birdie 4 restoring his lead.
Again the match was squared at the following hole, and again a bunkered tee shot proved decisive with Williams finding the James Braid inspired bunker at the edge of the Pow Burn and requiring to take a drop from casual water within the bunker.
The drop was not ideal, plugging and restricting his stance, and whilst he struggled on the hole, Wilson played a fine approach to 18 feet to set up a winning par 4.
Both players found the green over the Hymalayas at the fifth, and it was Wilson who took the hole and the lead for the first time with a fine 10ft birdie putt.
Having covered almost a third of the round without sharing a hole, the players finally halved the sixth with Wilson executing a superb up and down recovery from the left of the green to match Williams' par 4.
At the seventh both players negotiated the hole in perfect fashion, Wilson finishing 12 feet from the hole in two while Williams, who was consistently longer from the tee, following him in to finish just three feet from the hole. On the notoriously tricky green, however, both players' birdie putts lipped out and the hole was halved in par.
At the eighth hole a lost ball from the tee cost Wilson a double bogey 6, and the match was squared once more.
In one of the telling moments of the match, at the ninth, Wilson got up and down from short of the green, holing a difficult 12ft putt for a par 4 while Williams, who had safely reached the green in two, took three putts from around 35ft to lose the hole and turn for home one down.
Williams had the opportunity to square the match at the 10th but his 6ft putt for par hit the edge of the hole and stayed out, leaving Wilson still one ahead.
The lead lasted only until the 11th where Williams only required two putts from 15ft for a winning par 3 after Wilson had missed the green on the left from the tee.
Williams looked favourite all the way at the par 5 12th as Wilson found two bunker on his way to the putting surface in five shots. Williams,by contrast, was on in three but, similar to the events at the ninth, Wilson holed a good 10 foot putt for a 6 while Williams contrived to take three putts from the left side of the green which allowed his opponent to escape with an unlikely half.
The slip was compounded at the 13th when Williams found 'Willie Campbell's Grave' from the tee and could only play out of the fiendish bunker, leaving him with a long third to the green. Wilson reached the lower apron of the green in two; Williams came up just short of the putting surface in three.
Wilson showed great skill with the putter to leave his long uphill putt from the fringe close enough to the hole for a conceded par 4, and Williams was extremely unfortunate to see his attempt for a half from off the green turn away at the holeside and finish only inches away, giving Wilson a one-hole lead once more.
At the 14th Williams was unfortunate to see his extremely long drive reach the cross bunkers in front of the green and whilst he played out and chipped on to the green to a few feet in three, it was not enough as Wilson holed a decisive 30ft putt for a birdie 3 to take a two-hole lead for the first time in the match.
Buoyed by his run of winning holes, Wilson's approach to the difficult 15th green pulled up just 4ft from the hole while Williams' effort was unlucky to pull up short of the green, leaving him an extremely difficult task to two putt for par.
Williams holed a brave second putt from 5ft for par and was boosted when Wilson's effort for a winning birdie 3 just missed the hole on the left, leaving Williams still two holes behind, with three to play.
Wilson's tee shot at the 16th was in good position on the left whilst Williams, whose driving length meant the green was well in range, was unlucky to see his tee shot catch the edge of the Cardinal Bunker after a kick to the right en route to the green.
A slightly strong approach from Wilson saw his ball run just through the green while Williams played a good chip from a difficult stance on the grass bank within "the Cardinal" to 15 feet beyond the pin.
Wilson's effort from off the green ran past the hole a couple of feet and Williams holed for a birdie 3 to reduce the defecit to one hole.
At the 17th, both players negotiated "The Alps" in two, Wilson just missing the gren on the left with Williams finishing 12 feet from the hole. Wilson's birdie effort ran 4ft past and after Williams' birdie putt also stayd above ground, Wilson missed his par putt, leaving Williams to hole from three feet for a winning par to square the match once again.
At the 18th, Williams cut his tee shot slightly right and found rough whilst Wilson played a perfect shot which came up just five yards short of the green in the centre of the fairway. As Wilson had done earlier in the match, however, it was Williams' turn to show his recovery skills, lofting a delicate chip onto the green which came to rest just 3ft from the hole. Wilson's approach finished just inside Williams' ball and both players holed their putts for birdies, leaving the match all square and going on to extra holes.
The quality of the play from both players in a difficult south west wind was borne out by the statistics, both players going round in 75 strokes, having already negotiated semi final matches earlier in the day.
The first hole at Prestwick has provided many tales of drama and tragedy over the years and this final provided yet another chapter in the tale when Williams teed off first and saw his iron shot drift in the cross wind and drop over the boundary wall into the railway.
Wilson was visibly relieved when his own effort with an iron from the tee safely found the fairway. Wilson looked equally relieved when his approach came up safe, but short of the green, but his opponent was not giving up without a fight and Williams' approach, his fourth shot, finished 18 feet from the hole.
From the front of the green, Wilson putted up to three feet, but despite a good putt, Williams' effort for a 5 remained above ground and prompted a concession of the hole and title to the new champion.
At the conclusion of the match, Prestwick Golf Club secretary Ian Bunch presented vouchers to both finalists and passed over the Ayrshire boys' match-play trophy and commemorative medal into the custody of the 2009 winner, David Wilson
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19th in Ayrshire boys' final
FROM THE AYRSHIRE GOLF WEBSITE
David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) captured the 2009 Ayrshire boys' match-play championship at Prestwick Golf Club on Saturday with a victory at the first extra hole over Jared Williams (Kilmacolm/Troon St. Meddans).
In winning the title, Wilson became the youngest winner of the trophy, aged 14 years and 9 months.
In a well-matched final, Jared Williams, who lost out in the Renfrewshire boys' match-play final earlier in the season, took an early lead after David Wilson hit an uncharacteristically poor second to the opening hole while Williams secured a regulation par 4.
The match was square again when Williams found a bunker from the tee at the second and failed to extracate the ball at the first attempt. Wilson, 25 feet away in one, recorded an easy par.
After Wilson was bunkered from the tee at the third, Williams took full advantage, a 3 foot putt for a birdie 4 restoring his lead.
Again the match was squared at the following hole, and again a bunkered tee shot proved decisive with Williams finding the James Braid inspired bunker at the edge of the Pow Burn and requiring to take a drop from casual water within the bunker.
The drop was not ideal, plugging and restricting his stance, and whilst he struggled on the hole, Wilson played a fine approach to 18 feet to set up a winning par 4.
Both players found the green over the Hymalayas at the fifth, and it was Wilson who took the hole and the lead for the first time with a fine 10ft birdie putt.
Having covered almost a third of the round without sharing a hole, the players finally halved the sixth with Wilson executing a superb up and down recovery from the left of the green to match Williams' par 4.
At the seventh both players negotiated the hole in perfect fashion, Wilson finishing 12 feet from the hole in two while Williams, who was consistently longer from the tee, following him in to finish just three feet from the hole. On the notoriously tricky green, however, both players' birdie putts lipped out and the hole was halved in par.
At the eighth hole a lost ball from the tee cost Wilson a double bogey 6, and the match was squared once more.
In one of the telling moments of the match, at the ninth, Wilson got up and down from short of the green, holing a difficult 12ft putt for a par 4 while Williams, who had safely reached the green in two, took three putts from around 35ft to lose the hole and turn for home one down.
Williams had the opportunity to square the match at the 10th but his 6ft putt for par hit the edge of the hole and stayed out, leaving Wilson still one ahead.
The lead lasted only until the 11th where Williams only required two putts from 15ft for a winning par 3 after Wilson had missed the green on the left from the tee.
Williams looked favourite all the way at the par 5 12th as Wilson found two bunker on his way to the putting surface in five shots. Williams,by contrast, was on in three but, similar to the events at the ninth, Wilson holed a good 10 foot putt for a 6 while Williams contrived to take three putts from the left side of the green which allowed his opponent to escape with an unlikely half.
The slip was compounded at the 13th when Williams found 'Willie Campbell's Grave' from the tee and could only play out of the fiendish bunker, leaving him with a long third to the green. Wilson reached the lower apron of the green in two; Williams came up just short of the putting surface in three.
Wilson showed great skill with the putter to leave his long uphill putt from the fringe close enough to the hole for a conceded par 4, and Williams was extremely unfortunate to see his attempt for a half from off the green turn away at the holeside and finish only inches away, giving Wilson a one-hole lead once more.
At the 14th Williams was unfortunate to see his extremely long drive reach the cross bunkers in front of the green and whilst he played out and chipped on to the green to a few feet in three, it was not enough as Wilson holed a decisive 30ft putt for a birdie 3 to take a two-hole lead for the first time in the match.
Buoyed by his run of winning holes, Wilson's approach to the difficult 15th green pulled up just 4ft from the hole while Williams' effort was unlucky to pull up short of the green, leaving him an extremely difficult task to two putt for par.
Williams holed a brave second putt from 5ft for par and was boosted when Wilson's effort for a winning birdie 3 just missed the hole on the left, leaving Williams still two holes behind, with three to play.
Wilson's tee shot at the 16th was in good position on the left whilst Williams, whose driving length meant the green was well in range, was unlucky to see his tee shot catch the edge of the Cardinal Bunker after a kick to the right en route to the green.
A slightly strong approach from Wilson saw his ball run just through the green while Williams played a good chip from a difficult stance on the grass bank within "the Cardinal" to 15 feet beyond the pin.
Wilson's effort from off the green ran past the hole a couple of feet and Williams holed for a birdie 3 to reduce the defecit to one hole.
At the 17th, both players negotiated "The Alps" in two, Wilson just missing the gren on the left with Williams finishing 12 feet from the hole. Wilson's birdie effort ran 4ft past and after Williams' birdie putt also stayd above ground, Wilson missed his par putt, leaving Williams to hole from three feet for a winning par to square the match once again.
At the 18th, Williams cut his tee shot slightly right and found rough whilst Wilson played a perfect shot which came up just five yards short of the green in the centre of the fairway. As Wilson had done earlier in the match, however, it was Williams' turn to show his recovery skills, lofting a delicate chip onto the green which came to rest just 3ft from the hole. Wilson's approach finished just inside Williams' ball and both players holed their putts for birdies, leaving the match all square and going on to extra holes.
The quality of the play from both players in a difficult south west wind was borne out by the statistics, both players going round in 75 strokes, having already negotiated semi final matches earlier in the day.
The first hole at Prestwick has provided many tales of drama and tragedy over the years and this final provided yet another chapter in the tale when Williams teed off first and saw his iron shot drift in the cross wind and drop over the boundary wall into the railway.
Wilson was visibly relieved when his own effort with an iron from the tee safely found the fairway. Wilson looked equally relieved when his approach came up safe, but short of the green, but his opponent was not giving up without a fight and Williams' approach, his fourth shot, finished 18 feet from the hole.
From the front of the green, Wilson putted up to three feet, but despite a good putt, Williams' effort for a 5 remained above ground and prompted a concession of the hole and title to the new champion.
At the conclusion of the match, Prestwick Golf Club secretary Ian Bunch presented vouchers to both finalists and passed over the Ayrshire boys' match-play trophy and commemorative medal into the custody of the 2009 winner, David Wilson
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