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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUES - Ayrshire wait for title fate after final match win over Stirlingshire


The Ayrshire A Team will need to wait until next Sunday to find out if they have retained the West Of Scotland Inter County League, following their 6.5 – 1.5 victory in their final scheduled fixture of the season, against Stirlingshire at Glenbervie last Sunday, 14th October.

The win puts Ayrshire one point clear of Renfrewshire, who face Stirlingshire in a re arranged fixture at Bonnyton GC on Sunday 21st. A win for Renfrewshire will see them take the title from Ayrshire whilst anything other than a win for the home side will give Ayrshire a fourth successive West Of Scotland title win.

Ayrshire went into their last match of the season knowing that only a victory would be good enough to maintain their title hopes, whilst Stirlingshire also had hopes of the title if they could beat their visitors.

Jim Johnston got Ayrshire off to the best possible start with a 5&3 win in the lead tie, as Ayrshire swept to victory, dropping only 1.5 points with a defeat for Tommy McInally in the anchor tie and a half match secured by Michael Smyth.

Match details (Stirlingshire names first):-

David Buchanan lost to Jim Johnston (Ayr Belleisle) by 5&3
Richard Johnston Sr. halved with Michael Smyth (Royal Troon)
James Donaldson lost to Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 3&2
Greg McLellan lost to Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay) by 3&2
Mark Hyslop lost to John Shanks (Irvine) by 2&1
David Cunningham lost to Jack Broun (Turnberry) by 5&4
Colin Mundie lost to John Haggarty (Loudoun) by 3&2
Craig McGann beat Tommy McInally (Loudoun) by 3&2

STIRLINGSHIRE  1.5   AYRSHIRE  6.5

The present positions in the West Of Scotland A league are:-

A League
Position
Area
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
For
Against
Points
01
Ayrshire A
5
3
1
1
26.5
13.5
7
02
Renfrewshire A
4
3
1
0
18
14
6
02
Stirlingshire A
4
2
2
0
15
17
4
04
Dumbartonshire A
5
2
3
0
16.5
23.5
4
05
Glasgow A
5
2
3
0
12.5
27.5
4
06
Lanarkshire A
5
1
3
1
20.5
19.5
3



In the corresponding youths match played at Girvan, Ayrshire lost out by 4.5 – 3.5 to their visitors from Stirlingshire, which was enough to secure a championship win for the Stirlingshire side.

The match was well balanced throughout, with the final result only being confirmed in Stirlingshire’s favour when the last tie on the course was halved.

Match details (Ayrshire names first):-

Sean Hedger (West Kilbride) lost to Peter Maxwell (Glenbervie) by 2&1
Aiden Long (Ayr Belleisle) halved with Calum Bauchop (Glenbervie)
Sandy Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Sebastian Sandin (Dunblane New) by 1 hole
Ross Caddis (Kilmarnock Barassie) lost to Fraser Gardiner (Falkirk) by 2&1
Jordan Murray (Rowallan Castle) halved with Ben Carberry (Falkirk)
Andrew Gordon (Ayr Belleisle) beat Ross laird (Falkirk) by 7&6
Glen Wilson (Ayr Dalmilling) lost to Gregor Johnston (Dunblane New) by 4&3
Jamie McKinnon (Caprington) halved with Grant Kirkwood (Fakirk)

AYRSHIRE YOUTHS  3.5  STIRLINGSHIRE YOUTHS 4.5

The present positions in the West Of Scotland Youths League are:-

Y League
Position
Area
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
For
Against
Points
01
Stirlingshire Y
5
4
1
0
24
16
8
02
Renfrewshire Y
5
4
1
0
22
18
8
03
Lanarkshire Y
5
3
2
0
23.5
16.5
6
04
Dumbartonshire Y
4
1
2
1
16
16
3
05
Ayrshire Y
5
1
3
1
18.5
21.5
3
06
Glasgow Y
4
0
4
0
8
24
0



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