LADIES COUNTY GOLF - Third defeat for Ayrshire as Renfrewshire take the title

(from the www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk website)

Renfrewshire clinched their appearance in September's Scottish county finals at Montrose Links with a 6 1/2-2 1/2 win over Ayrshire on the last day of the West Division women's inter-county team championship at Cardross.

Renfrewshire had already beaten Dunbartonshire and Argyll, and Lanarkshire.

On paper, Renfrewshire's final match was still in the balance at 1 1/2pts each after the morning foursomes, but their outstanding depth of talent in the singles saw them take the afternoon session by a commanding 5-1 margin.

Scottish girls champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) were the joint MVPs of the tournament, the Renfrewshire pair each winning six out of six points.

Not far behind them were Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson with 4 1//2pt apiece.

Lanarkshire finished runners-up, beating Dunbartonshire and Argyll 6-3 in the day's other match after making a clean sweep of the three morning foursomes.

WEST DIVISION WOMEN'S INTER-COUNTY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Cardross GC

Final Day

DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 3, LANARKSHIRE 6

FOURSOMES (0-3)
Nicholas Ferguson and Jill Meldrum lost to Emma Caddow and Fiona Norris 3 and 1.
Anne Laing and Jorden Ferrie lost to May Hughes and Lesley Lloyd 2 and 1.
Sheena McDonald and Lynn McColl lost to Susan McGrenaghan and Susan Wood 3 and 2.
SINGLES (3-3)
Meldrum lost to Caddow 3 and 1,
Lorraine Campbell bt Norris 2 and 1.Ferguson lost to Wood 5 and 4.
Laura McGeachy halved with McGrenaghan.McDonald bt Ruth Rankin 6 and 5.Laing halved with Loyd.

RENFREWSHIRE 6 1/2, AYRSHIRE 2 1/2

FOURSOMES (1 1/2-1 1/2)

Alyson McKechin and Eilidh Briggs bt Connie Jaffrey and Audrey Thompson 6 and 5.
Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson halved with Lesley Hendry and Jenny Linklater.
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart lost to Linzi Allan and Catherine Malcolm 3 and 2.

SINGLES (5-1)
McKechin bt Rachael McQueen 5 and 4
Jackson lost to Hendry 3 and 2.
Stevenson bt Jaffrey 6 and 5.
Eilidh Briggs bt Mhairi McKay 2 holes.
Gillian Kyle bt Allan 2 and 1.
Megan Briggs bt Malcolm 7 and 6.