LADIES WEST COUNTY MATCHES - Ayrshire lose on day 1 at cardross

(From the www.Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk website)

Defending champions Ayrshire's hopes of retaining the West Division women's inter-county title took a body blow on the opening day at Cardross where they were beaten 6 1/2-2 1/2 by Lanarkshire.
In the other tie, Renfrewshire won by a similar margin against Dunbartsonhire and Argyll.
Day 1 results

LANARKSHIRE 6 1/2, AYRSHIRE 2 1/2
FOURSOMES (1 1/2-1 1/2)

May Hughes and Lesley Lloyd bt Rachel McQueen and Connie Jaffrey 1 hole.

Susan McGrenaghan and Susan Wood halved with Lesley Hendry and Jenny Linklater.

Fiona Norris and Ruth Rankin lost to Linzi Allan and Mhairi McKay 1 hole.

SINGLES (5-1)
Wood bt McQueen 1 hole.
Emma Caddow lost to Hendry1 hole.McGrenaghan bt Catherine Malcolm 1 hole.
Norris bt Audrey Thompson 3 and 1.
Rankin bt Allan 1 hole.
Lloyd bt Linklater 2 and 1.


RENFREWSHIRE 6 1/2, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 2 1/2
FOURSOMES (2 1/2-1/2)

Eilidh Briggs and Alyson McKechin bt Nichola Ferguson and Jill Meldrum 5 and 3.

Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart halved with Anne Laing and Jorden Ferrie

Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson bt lorraine Campbell and Lynn McColl 7 and 6.

SINGLES (4-2)
McKechin bt Ferguson 5 and 4.
Megan Briggs bt Laing 5 and 3.
Stevenson bt Sheena McDonald 5 and 4.
Eilidh Briggs bt Ferrie 3 and 2.Gillian Kyle lost to Laura McGeachy 3 and 2.
Carol Whytre lost to Meldrum 2 holes.