Kummel Cup Golf Competition – 27 Sept 2023

  Ayr Rotary play an annual golf competitoon for the Kummel Cup. The number of members playing golf has decreased over the years, and several were unavailable this year, owing to holidays. So in the end only Paul Williams, Charlie Steele and Euan Lawrence played over Prestwick Golf Club on a decent September ... More

Ayrshire Alps Challenge

One of Ayr Rotary Club’s major fundraising event was the Ayrshire Alps Challenge held on Saturday 24th June in partnership with Malawi Fruits, a Scottish charity which provides start up finance, training and support to agricultural enterprises; encouraging smallholding farmers to see their farms as businesses. Fundamen... More

Thanks to our Sponsors!

The Ayr Rotary Charity Golf Day is on Friday 5 May 2023 at Belleisle Golf Course We could not run this day without the generosity of our sponsors. A huge thanks to them all. Main Sponsor: M L Williams, Funeral Directors   Stewart Travel                                   Â... More

Ayr Rotary Golf Charity Day

Our annual Charity Golf Day is on Friday 5 May 2023 at Belleisle Golf Course. This year our main beneficiaries are The Salvation Army Food Bank and The Gaiety Youth Theatre The Salvation Army Food Bank is a Christian Charity helping people who are struggling to feed themselves and their families. Demand for the ... More

Ayr Walks for Water – 8 May 2022

On Sunday 8th May the charity walk in aid of Aquabox took place along the promenade on Ayr sea front. The weather could not have been better as the sun shone for the whole of the event. A lot of hard work and effort by the organising committee took place before the event and we were well supported by South Ayrshire ... More

Charity Golf Day – 6 May 2022

After missing out for two years, owing to the pandemic, we held our Annual Charity Golf Day at Belleisle on Friday 6 May 2022. And what a day! Fortified by their bacon rolls and coffee, the teams made their way to their starting hole in pouring rain. It did ease off before the end of the round, but despite the weather, ... More

Titanic Struggle on the Ice

At the recent Rotary Curling World Championship in Dumfries, the Ayr Rotary rink comprising Skip Euan Lawrence, lead David McIntyre, second Hugh Parker, third David Hope, reached the final after a grueling week of competitive curling. The obstacle to winning was the formidable on-form Grand Prairie from Alberta, ... More

Alasdair Meldrum’s success at Cape Wrath

Our very own Alasdair Meldrum, entered and completed the gruelling Cape Wrath Ultra. There was  the strange sight on day four of Alasdair running in his pants. He revealed: “I have bad chafing on my legs and it hurts to wear my shorts. I am alright without my shorts on and so today I am in my pants only." Calling it a ... More

Kummel Cup 27 October 2019

On a fresh, bright breezy October afternoon, the Kummel Cup was played over Royal Troon. Six hardy souls set out to claim the coveted trophy, for the best Stableford score. Alex Thomson was the victor, with an impressive display, mastering the tricky conditions, especially on the back nine, where it was straight into the ... More

2017 Kummel Cup Competition Played at Last!

The long-delayed 2017 Kummel Cup match was played over the Troon Portland course on a glorious, hot, sunny, late May day. Two groups of four battled it out for this prestigious golfing honour with Kenneth Dickie emerging victorious in a close-run Stableford count up. The venerable Mr John Laughland, original donor of ... More