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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Ayrshire and Lanarkshire win in both A and Youths matches in week one

The teams from Ayrshire and Lanarkshire got off to the best possible start in week one of the West of Scotland Inter County A and Youtsh leagues on Sunday the 15th of September, winning their respective matches in both competitions.

In the A league Ayrshire began their title challenge with a 3.5 - 2.5 home win over the newly crowned Scottish Area team Champions renfrewshire at Prestwick St Cuthbert GC.

In a tight match under the revised A league format, with four singles matches and two foursomes, Ayrshire won two of the singles and crucially took one and a half points from two in the foursomes ties.

Match details (Ayrshire names first);

Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) beat paul Dorrian (Greenock) by 271

Graeme Gimson (Prestwick St Cuthbert) lost to Stewart watt (Old ranfurly) by 1 hole

John Shanks (Irvine) beat Jack Crawford (Williamwood) by 1 hole

Gavin Chesney (Kilbirnie Place) lost to Ricardo Dimurro (Greenock) by 1 hole

Steven Stamper (Turnberry) & Aidan Long (Ayr Belleisle) halved with Andrew farmer (Kilmacolm) & Ryan Brown (Kilmacolm)

Blair Morton (Royal Troon) & Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) beat martin paton (Gleddoch) & Graham Barr (Gleddoch) by 4&3

AYRSHIRE   3.5  RENFREWSHIRE  2.5

Lanarkshire were at home to Glasgow at Wishaw in their opening A league fixture, running out winners by 4.5 - 1.4

Match details (Lanarkshire names first);

G McLeatchie (Lanark) lost to M McRae by 6&5

D Burt (Bellshill) beat A Waugh by 4&3

C Connacher (Wishaw) beat C Hogg by 574

G Watson (Hamilton) halved with S Rettie

G Andrews & K McVicar beat G Sangster & J McLeish by 8&6

D Farr & S MacPherson beat G Telfer & S Wearing by 2 holes

LANARKSHIRE 4.5  GLASGOW  1.5

In the other A league match Stirlingshire had a 5 - 1 home win over Dumbartonshire at Grangemouth.

Match details (Stirlingshire names first);

Mark Hislop (Glenbervie) lost to Andy Campbell (Dumbarton) by 3&1

Stuart Murray (Falkirk) beat Ian McCalman (Clober) by 1 hole

Thomas Beattie (Grangemouth) beat Gavin Roger (Clober) by 3&2

Craig McGann (Dunblane) beat James McKechnie (Carrick) by 4&3

Calum Bauchop (Glenbervie) & Thomas Morrison (Kilsyth) beat Craig Bissett (Dumbarton & Chris Clark Bearsden) by 2&1

Greg McLellan (Stirling) & Ed Shannly (Stirling) beat Stuart McDermid (Kirkintilloch) & Greg halket (Kirkintilloch) by 2&1

STRILINGSHIRE   5   DUMBARTONSHIRE  1

Present positions in the A league are;

Area

P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

Pts

STIRLINGSHIRE

1

1

0

0

5

1

+4

4

LANARKSHIRE

1

1

0

0

4.5

1.5

+3

4

AYRSHIRE

1

1

0

0

3.5

2.5

+1

4

RENFREWSHIRE

1

0

0

1

2.5

3.5

-1

0

GLASGOW

1

0

0

1

1.5

4.5

-3

0

DUMBARTONSHIRE

1

0

0

1

1

5

-4

0


In the Youths League Ayrshire opened their defence of the trophy and title they won in 2023 with a good 5 - 3 away win over Renfrewshire at Fereneze.

Match details (Renfrewshire names first);

Ewan Urquhart (Paisley) lost to jamie hay (Ayr Belleisle) by 3&2

Drew Cleaver (Fereneze) lost to Dylan cairns (Royal Troon) by 4&2

Kenan Graham (Greenock) beat Jamie Robertson (Loudoun) by 4&3

James Wiseman (Fereneze) lost to Liam Moran (Irvine) by 5&4

Jack Tourish (Elderslie) lost to Aidan hay (Irvine) by 2&1

Lewis Greenlees (Paisley) beat Mason Chisholm (Irvine) by 2&1

Neil Rainey (Erskine) beat Rob Yorston (Loudoun) by 2&1

Nathan Love (Greenock) lost to Ryan Kennedy (Irvine) by 3&2

RENFREWSHIRE   3  AYRSHIRE  5

Lanarkshire completed the double over Glasgow with a 5.5 - 2.5 away win in the youths fixture played at Sandyhills GC.

Match details (Glasgow names first);

Philip Devine (Cowlgen) halved with Scott Thomson (Drumpellier)

Chris McMillan (Bishopbriggs) lost to Luke Robertson (East Kilbride) by 4&3

Josh White (Bishopbriggs) lost to Euan Bogle (Lanark) by 2&1

John Hamilton (Cathkin Braes) beat Rudi Brown (Torrance House) b y 4&3

Joseph Lynch (Ralston) beat Ben Patterson (Bellshill) by 2&1

Max Welsh (Cathkin Braes) lost to Cameron meldrum (East Kilbride) by 6&4

Sean Falconer (Cowglen ) lost to Gabriel Burns (Bothwell castle) by 4&3

Ali Riddell (Lanark) had a walkover in the final tie

GLASGOW   2.5   LANARKSHIRE   5.5

In the other Youths league fixture played on week one, Dumbartonshire had a 4.5 - 3.5 home win over Stirlingshire at Dullatur.

Match details (Dumbartonshire names first);

Sam Somerville beat Liam McKinnon (Glenbervie) by 1 hole

David Hood halved with Ross Hollis (Falkirk)

Grant Wilson beat Max McClymont (Grangemouth) by 372

Ollie Renton beat Ryan Thompson (Falkirk) by 2 holes

Stewart Forrest (lost to Isaac King (Dunblane) by 4&2

Kyle Caskey  beat Jack Maxwell (Bonnybridge) by 4&3

Alex Victor lost to Robbie Stewart (Kilsyth) by 4&2

David Gilmour lost to Reuben brown (Balfron) by 5&4

DUMBARTONSHIRE   4.5   STIRLINGSHIRE  3.5

Present positions in the Youths league after week one are; 

Area

P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

Pts

LANARKSHIRE

1

1

0

0

5.5

2.5

+3

4

AYRSHIRE

1

1

0

0

5

3

+2

4

DUMBARTONSHIRE

1

1

0

0

4.5

3.5

+1

4

STIRLINGSHIRE

1

0

0

1

3.5

4.5

-1

0

RENFREWSHIRE

1

0

0

1

3

5

-2

0

GLASGOW

1

0

0

1

2.5

5.5

-3

0

The five week series of matches continues next Sunday, 22nd September, and concludes on Sunday the 13th of October.

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