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Monday, September 23, 2024

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Mixed fortunes for Ayrshire in week 2

There was mixed fortunes for Ayrshire in week two of the West Of Scotland Inter County Leagues, on Sunday the 22nd of September, the A team losing to Dumbartonshire at Clydebank and District while the youths team recorded a win in the corresponding fixture at Loudoun GC.

In the A team match at Clydebank & District Ayrshire lost the first three singles ties  and one of the two foursomes ties to go down by 4.5-1.5 to the hosts from Dumbartonshire.

Match details (Dumbartonshire names first):-

Scott Moore (Clydebank & District) beat Harvey Broadfoot (Troon Welbeck) by 4&3

Kiaran Quinn (Clydebank & District) beat Steven Stamper (Turnberry)by 3&2

Ian McCalman (Clober) beat Steven McEwan (Caprington) by 2&1

Stuart Brown (Clydebank & District) lost to Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 2&1

David McComish Clydebank &District) & Craig Bissett (Dumbarton) halved with Gavin Chesney (Kilbirnie Place) & Alan McLean (Largs)

Kevin Logan (Clydebank & District) & James McKechnie (Carrick) beat Calum nairn (Prestwick St Cuthbert) & Cameron Aitken (Largs) by 2 holes

DUMBARTONSHIRE A   4.5   AYRSHIRE  A   1.5


Stirlingshire moved to the top of the A League with a 5-1 victory over Lanarkshire at Buchanan Castle.

Match details (Stirlingshire names first) :-

Alex Marshall (Grangemouth) beat Connor Neil (Easter Moffat) by 3&1

Calum Davidson (Dunblane New) beat Gregg watson (Hamilton) by 4&3

Calum Bauchop (Glenbervie) beat david fair (Hamilton) by 1 hole

Lanarkshire W/O

Eion Brown (Kilsyth) & Thomas Morrison (Kilsyth) beat mark O'Donnel (Hamilton) & David Henderson (Hamilton) by 7&6

Mark Hyslop (Glenbervie) & Colin Mundie (Glenbervie) beat Scott McPherson (Bothwell Castle) & Stephen Cunningham (Larkhall) by 5&4

STIRLINGSHIRE  A  5   LANARKSHIRE A   1


In the other match played on Sunday, Glasgow recorded their first win of the campaign with a 5-1 victory over Renfrewshire at Glasgow Gailes links.

Match details (Glasgow names first) :-

Blair Dalgleish beat Paul Dorrian (Greenock) by 3&2

Greg Telfer halved with Roddy McAuley (Fereneze)

Steven Rettie beat Ryan Brown (Kilmacolm) by 2&1

Jonny McLeish beat Martyn Paton (Gleddoch) by 574

Fraser McNeil & Alan Waugh beat Alex Ferguson (Paisley) & Sam Binning (Bonnyton) by 2&1

Gordon Sangster & John Laurie halved with Ethan Lang (Elderslie) & David Miller (Fereneze)

GLASGOW A   5   RENFREWSHIRE A  1


Current positions in the West of Scotland A League after week 2 are:-

Area

P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

Pts

STIRLINGSHIRE

2

2

0

0

10

2

+8

8

GLASGOW

2

1

0

1

6.5

5.5

+1

4

LANARKSHIRE

2

1

0

1

5.5

6.5

-1

4

DUMBARTONSHIRE

2

1

0

1

5.5

6.5

-1

4

AYRSHIRE

2

1

0

1

5

7

-2

4

RENFREWSHIRE

2

0

0

2

3.5

8.5

-5

0


In the Youths League Ayrshire made it two wins from two with a 5-3 victory at home to Dumbartonshire at Loudoun Gowf Club.

Match details (Ayrshire names first):-

Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) beat Sam Somerville (Bearsden) by 3&1

Dylan Cairns (Prestwick St Nicholas) beat David Hood (Cardross) by 472

Scott Newman (West Kilbride) beat Grant Wilson (Balmore) by 5&4

Jamie Robertson (Loudoun) lost to Oli Renton (Dullatur) by 1 hole

Jack Broadfoot (Royal Troon) lost to Jack Clark (Dullatur) by 4&3

Patrick Smiley (Prestwick St Nicholas) lost to Stewart Forrest (Lenzie) by 1 hole

Rob Yorston (Loudoun) beat Alex Victor (Clydebank & District) by 3&2

Ryan Kennedy (Irvine) beat David Gilmour (Cardross) by 3&2

AYRSHIRE YOUTHS   5   DUMBARTONSHIRE  YOUTHS   3


Lanarkshire moved to the top of the youths league table on tie difference following a second successive victory in the 2024 championship, beating Stirlingshire 6 - 2 at Carluke.


In the other match played on Sunday the 22nd of September Renfrewshire youths bounced back from defeat on week one to record a 6.5 - 1.5 victory over Glasgow youths at paisley. 

Match details (Renfrewshire names first):-

Ewan Urquhart (Paisley) beat Josh Whyte (Bishopbriggs) by 3&2

Kenan Ingram (Greenock) beat Rory Bogle (Cowglen) by 3&2

Drew Cleaver (Fereneze) beat Sean Falconer (Cowglen) by 6&5

Callum McLelland (Fereneze) beat Chris McMillan (Dougalston) by 4&3

Hugh Shiels Jr (East renfrewshire) lost to Jonny Robertson (Ralston) by 6&5

Ross Anderson (Williamwood) beat Blair Stewart (Cowglen) by 4&3

Ben Love (Ranfurly Castle) beat Max Welsh (Cathkin Braes) by 5&4

Neil Rainey (Erskine) halved with Joe Lynch (Ralston)

RENFREWSHIRE  YOUTHS   6.5   GLASGOW YOUTHS   1.5


Present positions after week two in the West of scotland Inter County Youths league are:-

Area

P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

Pts

LANARKSHIRE

2

2

0

0

11.5

4.5

+7

8

AYRSHIRE

2

2

0

0

10

6

+4

8

RENFREWSHIRE

2

1

0

1

9.5

6.5

+3

4

DUMBARTONSHIRE

2

1

0

1

7.5

8.5

-1

4

STIRLINGSHIRE

2

0

0

2

5.5

10.5

-5

0

GLASGOW

2

0

0

2

4

12

-8

0


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