WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE - Ayrshire make it two wins from two but youth team crash to defeat

Ayrshire made it two wins from two in the 2006 West Of Scotland inter county league on Saturday with a comfortable 6.5 - 3.5 win over Stirlingshire at the Dunblane New course.

A strong Ayrshire side had some fine wins, with the best fightback of the day being recorded by Steven Murray (Troon Welbeck) who was 4 down with 7 holes to play but won 6 of the remaining 7 holes for a two hole victory. Match details (Ayrshire names first) were :-

Steven McEwan (Barassie) beat Steven Aitken by 2 & 1
George Robertson (Ravenspark) beat Blair Paterson by 3 & 1
David Glass (St. Cuthbert) lost to David Buchanan by 4 & 3
Gary Bryden (Girvan) lost to Lindsay Blair by 3 & 2
Brian Moore (Largs) beat Colin Mundie by 3 & 2
Stuart Pennington (St. Meddans) halved with Steven Ferguson
Warren Blair (St. Meddans) beat Neil Cunningham by 5 & 4
Ian Brown (West KIlbride) beat Tony Wilson by 1 hole
Steven Murray (Welbeck) beat Chris Lewton by 2 holes
Ian Guthrie (Ballochmyle) lost to Jay Aman by 3 & 2

STIRLINGSHIRE 3.5 AYRSHIRE 6.5

In the corrsponding Youths match, held at Ardeer on saturday, Ayrshire found themselves on the wrong end of a 7 - 3 scoreline. Match detailse (Ayrshire names first) were :-

John Shanks (Ardeer) lost to Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) by 4 & 3
Alastair Leggate (Barassie) lost to Andrew wallace (Glenbervie) by 4 & 3
Jamie Mackay (Barassie) lost to James Donaldson (Falkirk Tryst) by 1 hole
Euan Brown (Barassie) beat Craig McGann (Dunblane) by 2 & 1
Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay) halved with Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie)
Lee Hughes (Belleisle) halved with Alan Brown (Kilsyth Lennox)
Kyle Smith (Barassie) lost to Chris Cox (Falkirk) by 1 hole
Graeme Gebbie (Loudoun) lost to Ross Kane (Grangemouth) by 2 & 1
Gary Neil (Caprington) lost to David Stewart (Campsie) by 3 & 2
Graeme Gimson (St. Cuthbert) beat Brendan Watt (Stirling) by 3 & 2

AYRSHIRE 3 STIRLINGSHIRE 7

Ayrshire play host to Lanarkshire at West Kilbride next saturday (28th October) whilst the youths travel to meet Lanarkshire Youths at Strathaven the same day.