FORMER champions Michael Smyth and Bert Ferguson have reached the knockout stages of the Troon Links Championship.

They will do battle in the last 16 tonight at Royal Troon witih Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie); Paul Nimmo - (Troon St  Meddans);Robbie Stewart (Troon Portland); Ross Caddis (Troon Welbeck, Craig McKenzie ( Troon Welbeck); Stuart Miller (Kilmarnock (Barassie); Craig Stevenson (Troon Welbeck); Alyx Murray (Troon Welbeck; Louis Murray (Troon Welbeck);  Sandy Walker ( Kilmarnock (Barassie); Greg Nichol (Troon St Meddans); Brian Murray (Troon Welbeck) and Robbie Fulker (Kilmarnock Barassie).

The quarter-finals are scheduled for tomorrow, while the semi-finals are on Friday and the final on Saturday, teeiong off at 5.30pm