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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Ayrshire finish 2025 campaign with a win for the A team and a draw for the Youths

The Ayrshire A and Youth teams completed their 2025 West of Scotland league campaigns on Sunday the 19th of October, with the A team winning away from home against Renfrewshire at Elderslie GC and the Youths team drawing 4 – 4 in the corresponding fixture at home at Ballochmyle GC.

Having lost their previous two fixtures the A team ended the season with a good win in very wet conditions at Elderslie, losing only two of the six ties in the match.

Match details (Renfrewshire names first):-

Stewart Watt (Old Ranfurly) lost to Blair Morton (Royal Troon) by 3&1

Roddy McCauley (Fereneze) lost to Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) by 7&6

Ryan McKenzie (Erskine) halved with Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

Derek Anderson (Cochrane Castle) halved with Alan McLean (Largs)

Steven Higgins (Erskine) lost to Cameron Aitken (Largs) by 4&3

Chris Guthrie (Paisley) beat Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) by 3&1

Fraser Lawrie (Old Ranfurly) lost to Joe McSorley Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 2&1

Andy Farmer (Kilmacolm) beat Steven Stamper (Turnberry) by 3&2

RENFREWSHIRE A    3   AYRSHIRE A   5

In the other fixture played on Sunday, Stirlingshire had a 5-3 away win over Dumbartonshire at Douglas Park, while the Glasgow Vs Lanarkshire fixture scheduled to be held at Cathcart Castle fell victim to the inclement weather.

Lanarkshire, with rescheduled away games still to play against Renfrewshire and Glasgow, lead the league at present, the current positions being :-

  

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

LANARKSHIRE

3

3

0

0

18.5

5.5

13.0

12

STIRLINGSHIRE

5

2

2

1

19.5

20.5

-1.0

12

RENFREWSHIRE

4

2

1

1

19.0

13.0

6.0

10

AYRSHIRE

5

2

1

2

20.5

19.5

1.0

10

DUMBARTONSHIRE

5

1

0

4

16.0

24.0

-8.0

4

GLASGOW

4

0

2

2

10.5

21.5

-11.0

4

In a match which proved close throughout, the Ayrshire Youths team shared the spoils with Renfrewshire Youths in their final fixture of the season at Ballochmyle.

Match details (Ayrshire names first) :-

Cameron McGarvie (Prestwick) lost to Stuart Dickson (Fereneze) by 2&1

Euan Forrest (Turnberry) beat Neil Rainey (Erskine) by 5&4

Aidan Hay (Irvine) beat Scott Palin (Old Ranfurly) by 4&2

Jamie Robertson (Loudoun) lost to Cameron Grose (East Renfrewshire) by 1 hole

Findlay Andrew (Turnberry) beat Lewis Greenlees (Paisley) by 1 hole

Mason Chisholm (Irvine) lost to Robbie Campbell (Paisley) by 2&1

Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) beat Evan Cole (Elderslie) by 6&4

Ryan Kennedy (Irvine) lost to Callum McClelland (Fereneze) by 2&1

AYRSHIRE YOUTHS   4   RENFREWSHIRE YOUTHS  4

In the other matches played on Sunday, Stirlingshire beat Dumbartonshire 5 – 3 at Bonnybridge and Lanarkshire had a 5-2 home win over Glasgow at Carluke.

With one outstanding fixture between Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire still to take place, Lanarkshire secured the Youths league title for 2025 with their win at Carluke over Glasgow, the present league standings being :-

 

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

LANARKSHIRE

4

4

0

0

20.5

11.5

9.0

16

STIRLINGSHIRE

5

3

1

1

23.5

16.5

7.0

14

AYRSHIRE

5

2

1

2

20.5

19.5

1.0

10

RENFREWSHIRE

4

1

2

1

16.5

15.5

1.0

8

DUMBARTONSHIRE

5

1

0

4

16.5

23.5

-7.0

4

GLASGOW

5

1

0

4

14.5

25.5

-11.0

4

 

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