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 19^th 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

 

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 12^th 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 19^th 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 19^th 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