WEST DISTRICT WOMANS INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - Ayrshire finish with a win at Douglas Park

Ayrshire concluded the 2016 West District Womans Inter County Championship with a win over Renfrewshire at Douglas Park GC on Wednesday 22nd June.

Ayrshire lost their opening two matches and faced a final day encounter against the only team to have won both their opening ties, but despite losing the foursomes in the morning by 2 - 1, the Ayrshire side stormed to victory with a fine performance in the afternoon singles, to defeat their opponents and ultimately deny them the 2016 championship title.

Match details (Renfrewshire names first):-

Foursomes
Megan Briggs & Carol Whyte bt Jenny Linklater & Lorna Ronnie 4/2
Donna Jackson & Liz Stewart lost to Catherine Malcolm & Debbie Watt 3/2
Jennifer Rankine & Gillian Kyle bt Audrey Thompson and Louise Duncan 1 hole

Singles
Megan Briggs beat  Emma Hale 3/2
Jennifer Rankine lost to Louise Duncan 2 down
Gillian Kyle lost to  Debbie Watt 2/1
Denise Cowan lost to Audrey Thomson 4/3
Carol Whyte lost Jennifer Linklater 2/1
Donna Jackson halved Catherine Malcolm
RENFREWSHIRE 3.5 AYRSHIRE 5.5

In the other final day fixture, Dumbarton & Argyll beat Lanarkshire 6 - 3, which saw them snatch the championship from Renfrewshire.

Final placings :-
 
Dumbarton & Argyll W 2, L 1 - 16 points
Renfrewshire W 2, L 1- 14.5 points
Ayrshire W 1, L 2 - 12 points
Lanarkshire W 1, L 2 - 11 points