WEST OF SCOTLAND UNDER 18 LEAGUE - Ayrshire lose at home to Dumbartonshire

Ayrshire lost out to Dumbartonshire by 6 – 2 at Ardeer on Sunday 15^th June  in the second series of matches in the 2014 West Of Scotland Inter County Under 18 League, for the Wishart Trophy. 

The Ayrshire team who lost out to Dumbartonshire at Ardeer

In the opening tie, Stuart Goodfellow (Hayston) raced into an early lead over Ross McDonald (Irivne), holing from 25 feet for birdie at the seventh to go four up, and McDonald never recovered, losing out by 4 & 3 in the end. 

The match score was levelled when Andrew Gordon (Ayr Belleisle) won thre out of five holes from the thirteenth to beat Andrew halfpenny (Dullatur) by 3 & 2. 

Dumbartonshire edged ahead once more when Shey Donald (Helensburgh) built on his three hole lead after seven over Elliot Spence (Loudoun) to win his tie by 6 & 4. 

The under 16 ties were shared 2 – 2 when Blair Fleming (Troon Welbeck) beat Ryan Clelland (Helensburgh) by 4 & 2.

In the lead under 18 tie, Jordan Fraser (Ayr Belleisle) holed a bunker shot for birdie at first then lost fopur of the next five holes, three of them to birdies, against Cameron Black (Cardross), who went on to beat Fraser by 4 & 3 and put Dumbartonshire in the lead again.

Sean Cook (Kilmarnock Barassie) was two or three down through most of the match to  James Sutherland (Hayston) but reduced the deficit to one hole after fifteen, only to see Sutherland take the next two holes for a 3 & 1 victory. 

Stuart Boyd (Haston) was four behind after eight holes against Luke Murdoch (Loudoun) and went five behind before staging a remarkable comeback over the inward half, winning four successive holes from the eleventh to the fourteenth to reduce the deficit to one, and finishing the comeback by winning the last two holes for a one hole victory, which also gave Dumbartonshire the match. 

The final match on the course between Murray McCrone (Troon Welbeck) and Aran Sinclair (Bearsden) was close throughout before McCrone lost two late holes to give Sinclair a 2 & 1 win and Dumbartonshire the match by 6 – 2. 

MATCH DETAILS (Ayrshire names first)

Ross McDonald (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Stuart Goodfellow (Hayston) by 4 & 3

Andrew Gordon (Ayr Belleisle) beat Andrew halfpenny (Dullatur) by 3 & 2

Elliot Spence (Loudoun) lost to Shey Donald (Helensburgh) by 6 & 4

Blair Fleming (Troon Welbeck) beat Ryan Clelland (Helensburgh) by 4 & 2

Jordan Fraser (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Cameron Black (Cardross) by 4 & 3

Sean Cook (Kilmarnock Barassie) lost to James Sutherland (Hayston)  by 3 & 1

Luke Murdoch (Loudoun) lost to Stuart Boyd (Hayston) by 1 hole

Murray McCrone (Troon Welbeck) lost to Aran Sinclair (Bearsden) by 2 & 1

AYRSHIRE   2   DUMBARTONSHIRE   6

In the other match played in the series on Sunday 15^th June, Lanarkshire recorded a 5 – 3 home win over Stirlingshire at Colville park.

The remaining match in the second series of matches takers place next Sunday, 22^nd June, when Renfrewshire play host to Glasgow at Caldwell.

Ayrshire's next match in the series is on 6^th July when they play Glasgow at Bishopbriggs