WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Ayrshire youths maintain title hopes but A team suffer second defeat

The Ayrshire youths team maintained their title hopes in week four of the West of Scotland Inter County Leagues on Sunday the 6th of October with a win over Stirlingshire Youths at Troon Portland, while the Ayrshire A team suffered a second successive defeat, going down to the league leaders Stirlingshire at Falkirk GC.

The Ayrshire youths team maintained their unbeaten record with a 6-2 win in their latest match.

Match details (Ayrshire names first):-

Jamie Hay (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Liam McKinnon (Glenbervie) by 1 hole

Dylan Cairns (Prestwick St Nicholas) beat Scott Johnston (Falkirk Tryst) by 2&1

Scott Newman (West Kilbride) beat Ross Hollis (Falkirk Tryst) by 3&1

Jamie Robertson (Loudoun) beat Jordan Anderson (Falkirk Tryst) by 1 hole

Liam Moran (Irvine) beat Isaac King (Dunblane new) by 5&3

Sam Crozier (West Kilbride) lost to Lewis Clark (Stirling) by 3&2

Rob Yorston (Loudoun) beat Bryce Clark (Stirling) by 4&2

Ryan Kennedy (Irvine) beat Jonathan McKendry (Falkirk) by 3&2

AYRSHIRE YOUTHS    6   STIRLINGSHIRE YOUTHS   2

Lanarkshire Youths maintained top spot in the league table with a 5-3 away win over Renfrewshire Youths at Williamwood GC.

Match details (Renfrewshire names first):-

Drew Cleaver (Fereneze) halved with Scott Thomson (Drumpellier)

Ross Anderson (Williamwood) lost to Euan Bogle (Lanark) by 2&1

Kenan Ingram (Greenock) halved with Joseph Kelly (Cambuslang)

Ben Love (Old ranfurly) lost to cameron Meldrum (East Kilbride) by 1 hole

Struan Brooksbank (Kilmacolm) lost to Ally Riddell (Lanark) by 3&2

Euan Watters (Gourock) beat Gabriel Burns (Bothwell castle) by 4&2

Jamie Ferguson (Williamwood) beat Fraser Steven (Hamilton) by 2 hole

Stuart Dickson (Fereneze) lost to Connor Galloway (Langlands) by 1 hole

RENFREWSHIRE YOUTHS    3   LANARKSHIRE YOUTHS   5

In the other match on week 4, Glasgow Youths recorded their first win with a 5-3 result at home to Dumbartonshire at Dougalston GC.

Match details (Glasgow names first):-

Max Welsh (Cathkin Braes) beat Sam Somerville (Bearsden) by 4&3

Calum Morrison (Cowglen) lost to Grant Wilson (Balmore) by 4&2

Chris McMillan (Dougalston) lost to Jack Clark (Dullatur) by 2&1

Philip Devine (Cowglen) beat Oli renton (Dullatur) by 1 hole

Reece Coyle (Ralston) lost to Cammie Pike (Lenzie) by 5&3

Sean Falker (Cowglen) beat Lukre McColl (Douglas park) by 3&1

Jamie wallace (Sandyhills) beat Stewart Forrest (Lenzie) by 5&4

Philip McBrearty (Cowglen) beat David Gilmour (Cardross) by 5&4

GLASGOW YOUTHS   5  DUMBARTONSHIRE YOUTHS   3

With just one round of fixtures remaining to be played, present positions in the West of Scotland Inter County Youths league are:-

Area	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
LANARKSHIRE	4	4	0	0	24	8	+16	16
AYRSHIRE	4	3	1	0	20	12	+8	14
GLASGOW	4	1	1	2	13	18	-5	6
RENFREWSHIRE	4	1	0	3	15.5	16.5	-1	4
STIRLINGSHIRE	4	1	0	3	12.5	19.5	-7	4
DUMBARTONSHIRE	4	1	0	3	11	21	-10	4

In the final round of fixtures, scheduled for Sunday the 13th of October, there will be a 'winner takes all' showdown between lanarkshire and Ayrshire at east Kilbride GC, while Dumbartonshire host Renfrewshire at Hilton Park GC and Glasgow visit Stirlingshire at Dunblane GC.

In the West of Scotland Inter County A league, Ayrshire wend down by 4.5-1.5 to Stirlinghsire at falkirk GC.

Match details (Stirlingshire names first):- 

Stuart Murray (Falkirk) beat John Shanks (Irvine) by 6&4

Alex Marshall (Grangemouth) beat John Haggarty (Loudoun) by 3&2

James Donaldson (Stirling) lost to Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 2&1

Callum Davidson (Dunblane) beat Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) by 3&2

Ed Shannly (Stirling) & Greg McLellan (Stirling) halved with Gavin Chesney (Kilbirnie Place) & Graeme Gimson (Prestwick St Cuthbert)

Colin Mundie (Glenbervie) & Mark Hislop (Glenbervie) beat Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) & Steven Stamper (Turnberry) by 3&1

STIRLINGSHIRE A   4.5   AYRSHIRE A  1.5

Lanarkshire maintained their title challenge with a 5.5-0.5 win over Renfrewshire at Easter Moffat GC.

Match details (Lanarkshire names first):-

Lewis Irvine (Kirkhill) beat Paul Dorrian (Greenock) by 7&6

Kelan McVicar (East Kilbride) beat Ryan McKenzie (Erskine) by 3&1

Greg Andrews (East Kilbride) halved with Michael Daily (Erskine) 

Gregg Watson (Hamilton) beat Ethan Lang (Elderslie) by 3&1

Ciaran Reilly (Easter Moffat) & Callum Connacher (Wishaw) beat Stewart Watt (Old ranfurly) & Alexander Ferguson (Paisley) by 2&1 

David fair (Hamilton) & Nathan Wharton (Larkhall) beat Sam Binning (Bonnyton) & David owens (Kilmacolm) by 1 hole

LANARKSHIRE A  5.5  RENFREWSHIRE A  0.5

In the other fixture in week 4, Glasgow had a 3.5 - 2.5 away win over Dumbartonshire at Kirkintilloch.

Present positions oin the West of Scotland A League after week 4 are:-

Area	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
STIRLINGSHIRE	4	3	0	1	15.5	8.5	+7	12
LANARKSHIRE	4	3	0	1	15	9	+6	12
AYRSHIRE	4	2	0	2	11	13	-2	8
GLASGOW	4	2	0	2	11.5	12.5	-1	8
DUMBARTONSHIRE	4	1	0	3	10	14	-4	4
RENFREWSHIRE	4	1	0	3	9	15	-6	4

With one round of fixtures to play, sheduled for Sunday the 13th of October, leaders Stirlingshire travel to play Glasgow at Cawder, hoping to secure their first A league title since 1995, while Lanarkshire travel to face Ayrshire at Ayr Seafield in the hope that a win would give them a chance of succesfully defending the title they won in 2023. The other fixture scheduled in week 5 sees Renfrewshire host Dumbartonshire at Cochrane Castle GC.