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Monday, October 13, 2025

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Second successive defeats for both Ayrshire teams in week four.

Both the Ayrshire A and Ayrshire Youths teams suffered second successive defeats in the West of Scotland Inter County leagues on Sunday the 12th of October in their respective fixtures against Lanarkshire.

The Ayrshire Youths team at Western Gailes GC

The A team travelled to Lanark GC but in a tight match, where four of the eight ties went to the eighteenth and three of the other four were concluded on the seventeenth, the Ayrshire team lost out to their hosts by 5.5 – 2.5

Match details (Lanarkshire names first):-

Lewis Irvine (Kirkhill) beat Blair Morton (Royal Troon) by 2&1

Gary McLetchie (Lanark) halved with Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

Dylan Burt (Hamilton) beat Calum Nairn (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 2&1

Greg Andrews (East Kilbride) beat Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 1 hole

Kieran McVicar (East Kilbride) beat John Shanks (Irvine) by 2 holes

James Steven (Kirkhill) beat Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) by 2&1

Scott McPherson (Bothwell castle) lost to Alan McLean (Largs) by 6&4

David fair (Hamilton) lost to Steven Stamper (Turnberry) by 2 holes

LANARKSHIRE A   5.5   AYRSHIRE A  2.5

In the other matches played in week four of the league, Renfrewshire had a 5.5 – 2.5 away win over Dumbartonshire at Dumbarton Gc while Stirlingshire and Glasgow fought out a 4-4 draw at Stirling GC

Ayrshire’s final match in the series for 2025 is away to Renfrewshire on Sunday the 19th of October at Elderslie.

Present positions in the A league are:-

 

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

LANARKSHIRE

3

3

0

0

18.5

5.5

13.0

12

RENFREWSHIRE

3

2

1

0

16.0

8.0

8.0

10

STIRLINGSHIRE

4

1

2

1

14.5

17.5

-3.0

8

AYRSHIRE

4

1

1

2

15.5

16.5

-1.0

6

DUMBARTONSHIRE

4

1

0

3

13.0

19.0

-6.0

4

GLASGOW

4

0

2

2

10.5

21.5

-11.0

4

 

The Ayrshire Youths team hosted Lanarkshire at Western Gailes GC and, in another closely contested match, lost out to their visitors by 5-3.

Match details (Ayrshire names first):-

Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) halved with Scott Thomson (Drumpellier)

Dylan Cairns (Royal Troon) halved with Callum Watson (Airdrie)

Cameron McGarvie (Prestwick) beat Cameron Meldrum (East Kilbride) by 5&4

Jamie Robertson (Loudoun) lost to Michael Coulter (East Kilbride)

Euan Forrest (Turnberry) beat Brian Patterson (Bellshill) by 5&4

Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) lost to Lewis Russell (Drumpellier) by 2&1

Rob Yorston (Loudoun) lost to Corey Hagen (Drumpellier) by 4&3

Ryan Kennedy (Irvine) lost to Tyler Sneddon (Strathaven) by 4&3

AYRSHIRE YOUTHS  3  LANARKSHIRE YOUTHS   5

In the other fixtures played in week four, Renfrewshire Youths had a 5.5 – 2.5 home win over Dumbartonshire Youths at Greenock GC while Stirlingshire Youths had a good 6 – 2 away win over Glasgow Youths at Haggs Castle GC.

Ayrshire’s Youths final match in the 2025 series on Sunday the 19th of October sees them host Renfrewshire Youths at Ballochmyle GC.

Present positions in the West of Scotland Inter County Youths league are:-

 

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

LANARKSHIRE

3

3

0

0

14.5

9.5

5.0

12

STIRLINGSHIRE

4

2

1

1

18.5

13.5

5.0

10

AYRSHIRE

4

2

0

2

16.5

15.5

1.0

8

RENFREWSHIRE

3

1

1

1

12.5

11.5

1.0

6

DUMBARTONSHIRE

4

1

0

3

13.5

18.5

-5.0

4

GLASGOW

4

1

0

3

12.5

19.5

-7.0

4

 

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