WEST OF SCOTLAND WOMANS INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - Ayrshire lose whilst Renfrewshire take title

Ayrshire were defeated by Lanarkshire on the final day of the West Of Scotland Womans Inter County matches at Haggs Castle on Wednesday 18 June, leaving the Ayrshire side without a win in the series.

(From the www.clubnewsinrenfrewshire.blogspot.co.uk website)

Renfrewshire started the day level with Lanarkshire so both teams were anxious to get as many points on the board as possible. 

Lanarkshire, in their match with Ayrshire, won all 3 of their foursomes matches which gave Renfrewshire a difficult task. Clare Hargan and Jillian Farrell of D & A had a great win over Eilidh Briggs and Katrina Milne by 6 & 4 but Renfrewshire won the next two games which still kept the matches level at lunchtime.

Lanarkshire started the afternoon with  wins by Lauren d'Ambrosio and Susan Wood.  Ayrshire came back strongly to win the next 3 games and Emma Caddow took the last.  A win for Lanarkshire giving them a total of 5  match points and 16 individual games.

Eilidh Briggs took the first match of the singles for Renfrewshire with a 4 & 3 win over Lorraine Campbell.  

D & A won the next 2. Donna Jackson held on to get a 1 up victory over Laura McGeachy and yesterday's Renfrewshire hero Liz Stewart had a great 4 & 3 win over Anne Laing.  

So it was all down to Megan Briggs.  After an up and down match, Megan sank a brilliant putt for a birdie 3 at the 17th  for a half with Nichola Ferguson which proved to be the winning putt for Renfrewshire.

Ayrshire v Lanarkshire   3 - 6

Foursomes    0 - 3

Jaffrey/Thompson lost to Caddow/d'Ambrosio  3/1

Allan/Linklater lost to Norris/Potter  2/1

Glennie/MacGarvie lost to Cassidy/Lloyd

Singles  3 - 3

Allan lost to d'Ambrosio 3/1

Malcolm lost to Wood 4/2

Jaffrey bt Potter 6/5

MacGarvie bt Lloyd  3/2

Thompson bt Cassidy 2/1

Purdom lost to Caddow 4/3

 

Renfrewshire v Dumbarton & Argyll   5½ - 3½

Foursomes   2 - 1

E Briggs/Milne lost to Hargan/Farrell   6/4

M Briggs/Whyte bt Ferguson/McGeachy  4/3

Kyle/Jackson bt Laing/Baker  2 up

Singles    5½ - 3½

E Briggs bt Campbell  4/3

Milne lost to Farrell  2/1

Whyte lost to Hargan 5/3

Jackson bt McGeachy  1 up

M Briggs halved with Ferguson

Stewart bt Laing 4/3

 

Final Places:

1.   Renfrewshire     5 match points    individual games 16½

2.  Lanarkshire       5 match points    individual games  16

3.   Dumbarton & Argyll  1 match point   individual games  11½

4.  Ayrshire   1 match point   individual games  10