Haggarty achieved the feat with a 6 & 5 win in his tie, to become the first Ayrshire player to win five from five in the series of matches since Steven Wallace did so in Ayrshire’s title winning year in 2015.
Match details (Ayrshire names first) :-
John Shanks (Irvine) halved with Andy Campbell
Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) halved
with Iain McCalman
Adam Sweeney (Prestwick St
Cuthbert) halved with Kieran Quinn
Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert)
beat Peter Haggarty by 3&2
Barry O’Rourke (Loudoun) beat
Craig Bissett by 6&4
Blair Morton (Royal Troon) halved
with Greg Halkett
Steven Stamper (Turnberry) lost to
Sammy Clingan by 3&2
John Haggarty (Loudoun) beat Eamon
McIlroy by 6&5
AYRSHIRE 5 DUMBARTONSHIRE 3
The final match win saw Ayrshire finish in third place in the table, behind Lanarkshire, who won their final home match by 6.5 – 1.5 against Stirlingshire, and the 2021 title winner Renfrewshire, who retained the trophy following a final day home win by 7 – 1 over Glasgow.
One match, between Dumbartonshire and Glasgow, remains outstanding.
Present positions in the West of Scotland A team League are:-
|
|
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
|
RENFREWSHIRE |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
26.5 |
13.5 |
13 |
18 |
|
LANARKSHIRE |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
25.5 |
14.5 |
11 |
16 |
|
AYRSHIRE |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
15 |
10 |
14 |
|
DUMBARTONSHIRE |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
12.5 |
19.5 |
-7 |
4 |
|
STIRLINGSHIRE |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
14.5 |
25.5 |
-11 |
4 |
|
GLASGOW |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
24 |
-16 |
0 |
Though Ayrshire narrowly lost their final match in the West
of Scotland Youths league, away to Dumbartonshire at Douglas Park, by 4.5 – 3.5,
Harvey MacDonald (Ayr Belleisle) produced an ace performance, holing his tee
shot at the par three third hole on the way to a single hole victory in his
tie.
Match details (Ayrshire names first) :-
Ross Caddis (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat
Max McCluskey (Lenzie) by 4&2
Shaun Hedger (West Kilbride) lost
to Stuart Forrest (Lenzie) by 3&2
Chris Hunter (Ballochmyle) lost to
Shey Donald (Helensburgh) by 3&2
Harvey MacDonald (Ayr Belleisle)
beat Jack Cuthbertson (Windyhill) by 1 hole
Max Barclay (Ayr Belleisle) halved
with Stewart Boyd (Hayston)
Calum Cameron (Kilmarnock
Barassie) lost to Jack Clark (Dullatur) by 1 hole
Stewart Russell (Royal Troon) lost
to Neil Stewart (Clober) by 2&1
Jack Thomas (Irvine) beat David
Hood (Cardross) by 2&1
DUMBARTONSHIRE YOUTHS 4.5 AYRSHIRE YOUTHS 3.5
The final day win saw Dumbartonshire retain the West of Scotland Youths League title, ahead of Lanarkshire, who finished the campaign with a 5 – 3 win away to Stirlingshire, and Renfrewshire, who had a 6.5 – 1.5 away win against Glasgow on the final weekend.
The fixture between Glasgow and Stirlingshire is still outstanding, with the present positions in the Youths league being :-
|
|
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
|
DUMBARTONSHIRE |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
22.5 |
17.5 |
5 |
16 |
|
LANARKSHIRE |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
25.5 |
14.5 |
11 |
14 |
|
RENFREWSHIRE |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
23.5 |
16.5 |
7 |
14 |
|
AYRSHIRE |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
18.5 |
21.5 |
-3 |
6 |
|
GLASGOW |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
9.5 |
22.5 |
-13 |
4 |
|
STIRLINGSHIRE |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
12.5 |
19.5 |
-7 |
2 |
The Youths league win gave Dumbartonshire a ‘double’ in 2021, after their Under 18 team edged out Ayrshire in the chase for the Wishart Trophy and West of Scotland Under 18 League title during the summer.
Final positions in the Under 18 league, with one match not
completed, are :-
|
|
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
|
DUMBARTONSHIRE |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
15 |
10 |
16 |
|
AYRSHIRE |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
18 |
5 |
16 |
|
LANARKSHIRE |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
10 |
|
RENFREWSHIRE |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
22 |
-4 |
10 |
|
GLASGOW |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
17 |
-2 |
4 |
|
STIRLINGSHIRE |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
21 |
-9 |
0 |
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