| Ayrshire suffered a second successive defeat in the 2012 West Of Scotland inter county matches at Cardross on Wednesday, going down to Dumbartonshire & Argyll Renfrewshire are favourites to win the West Division women's inter-county team golf championship at Cardross GC. They made it two wins out of two on Day 2 when they beat the other Day 1 winners, Lanarkshire 7-2. Renfrewshire's strength in depth in the singles, spearheaded by Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) and the Briggs sisters from Kilmacolm, Megan and Eilidh, shone through as they took the afternoon session 5-1. In the other tie last year's champions, Ayrshire, lost for the second time, beaten 5 1/2-3 1/2 by Dunbartonshire and Argyll. The West Division champions will meet the other three divisional title-winners in the Scottish county finals at Montrose Links in September. DAY TWO RESULTSLANARKSHIRE 2 RENFREWSHIRE 7 Foursomes (1-2) Susan McGrenaghan and Susan Wood lost to Alyson McKechin and Eilidh Briggs 7 and 6. Fiona Norris and Ruth Rankin bt Megan Briggs and Linsey Stevenson 2 holes. May Hughes and Lesley Lloyd lost to Liz Stewart and Donna Jackson 3 and 2. Singles (1-5) Emma Caddow lost to McKechin 3 and 2. Fiona Scott lost to Eilidh Briggs 8 and 6. Wood lost to Megan Briggs 4 and 2. McGrenaghan lost to Gillian Kyle 3 and 2. Rankin lost to Stevenson 4 and 3. Norris bt Carol Whyte 6 and 4.
DUMBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 5 1/2 AYRSHIRE 3 1/2 Foursomes (1 1/2-1 1/2) Nicholas Ferguson and Jill Meldrum bt Linzi Allan and Mhairi McKay 3 and 2. Anne Laing and Jorden Ferrie halved with Lesley Hendry and Jenny Linklater. Laura McGeachy and Lorraince Campbell lost to Connie Jaffrey and Audrey Thompson 7 and 6. Singles (4-2) Ferguson bt Hendry 1 hole. Ferrie lost to Rachael McQueen 2 holes. Sheena McDonald lost to Jaffrey 3 and 2. McGeachy bt Catherine Malcolm 1 hole. Meldrum bt Thompson 1 hole. Laing bt McKay 2 and 1. |
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