WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUES - Mixed fortunes for Ayrshire teams against Lanarkshire

Ayrshire faced Lanarkshire in the second of the five match West Of Scotland Inter County Championship series on Sunday 23rd September with the A and Youths teams having mixed fortunes.

Following their opening draw away from home last week, the A team entertained their Lanarkshire counterparts at Prestwick St Cuthbert and recorded a crushing 9 - 1 victory over their visitors with none of the Ayrshire players in the ten man team suffering defeat.

Match details (Ayrshire names first) :-

Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) beat Robert Jenkins (Crow Wood) by 4 & 2
Steven McEwan (Loudoun) beat James Steven (Bothwell castle) by 6 & 4
Tommy McInally (Loudoun) beat Andy Fairbairn (Kirkhill) by 2 holes
David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) beat Craig Ross (Kirkhill) by 1 hole
John Shanks (Irvine) beat Robert Hinshelwood (East Kilbride) by 2 & 1
Stuart Robin (Prestwick St Nicholas) beat Scott Douglas (Strathaven) by 7 & 6
Scott Brown (Turnberry) halved with Alistair Read (Bothwell Castle)
Gordon Boyle (Ayr Belleisle) halved with Keith Turnbull (Larkhall)
Gary Bryden (Girvan) beat Graham Ross (Kirkhill) by 2 & 1
Stephen Stamper (Girvan) beat Dominic Dougan (Colville Park) by 6 & 5

AYRSHIRE   9    LANARKSHIRE   1

In the corresponding youths match, played at Airdrie Golf Club, the Ayrshire team were brought back to earth after their home victory in their opening match last week, going down by 7.5 - 2.5 to their hosts.Ayrshire's points came courtesy of wins by Jordan Fraser and Greg Telfer and a half from gary Morrison.

Match details (Lanarkshire names first) :-

Andrew Steven (Easter Moffat) beat Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 3 & 1
James Walkinshaw (Wishaw) beat Greg Vernon (Kilmarnock Barassie) by 3 & 2
Blair Murphy (Lanark) beat Callum Gorrie (Kilmarnock Barassie) by 4 & 3
Callum Connacher (Wishaw) lost to Greg Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 5 & 4
Callum Patterson (Airdrie) beat Darryl Lynch (Ayr Belleisle) by 3 & 1
Ryan Corrigan (Airdrie) beat Louis Murray (Troon Welbeck) by 3 & 1
Rick Stevenson (Colville Park) halved with Gary Morrison (Annanhill)
Callum Stillie (Carluke) beat Stephen Hill (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by1 hole
David Clelland (Hamilton) lost to Jordan Fraser (Ayr Belleisle) by 3 & 1
John Ross Turnbull (Airdrie) beat Jack McCluskey (Ayr Belleisle) by 5 & 4

LANARKSHIRE YOUTHS    7.5    AYRSHIRE YOUTHS   2.5

Next Sunday, 30th September, the A team play host to Renfrewshire at Ayr Belleisle GC whilst the youths team travel to face Renfrewshire Youths at Renfrew GC.