Tuesday 18 June 2013

Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire win on day 2 of the Inter County Matches

The stage is set for a last-day title decider between defending champions Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire in the West Division women's inter-county team golf championship at Bothwell Castle tomorrow.
Both teams have played twice and won twice. Lanarkshire followed up their 6-3 win over Ayrshire by beating Dunbartonshire and Argyll 5 1/2-3 1/2 The foursomes were shared 1 1/2-1 1/2.
The decisive singles victory for Lanarkshire came from Susan McGrenaghan who drove the 17th and holed her 3ft putt to beat Aileen Baker 2 and 1.
McGrenaghan had been four up after 13 but Baker won three holes in a row to slash her deficit to only one hole.
Renfrewshire, big-margin wins over Dunbartonshire and Argyll in their first match, had a tougher time of it against Ayrshire before winning 6-3.
Former Scottish champion Megan Briggs was four down after 10 to Ayrshire's Roz Purdom but rallied so well that she won on the 18th green to give Renfrewshire a 4-2 lead in the singles after taking the morning fursomes 2-1.

DAY 2 RESULTSLANARKSHIRE 5 1/2, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 3 1/2
Foursomes: Rachel Cassidy and Lesley Lloyd halved with Laura McGeachy and Jill Meldrum; Fiona Norris and Jenny Potter bt Anne Laing and Nichola Ferguson 2 and 1; Susan McGrenaghan and Susan Wood lost to Lorraine Campbell and Aileen Baker 2 holes (1 1/2-1 1/2)
Singles: Fiona Norris bt Anne Laing 2 holes, Emma Caddow lost to Nichola Ferguson 6 and 5, Rachel Cassidy lost to Jill Meldrum 6 and 5, Ruth Rankin bt Laura McGeachy 3 and 2, Susan McGrenaghan bt Aileen Baker 2 and 1, Lesley Lloyd bt Lorraine Campbell 7 and 6 (4-2).

RENFREWSHIRE 6, AYRSHIRE 3
Foursomes: Alyson McKechin and Eilidh Briggs bt Connie Jaffrey and Audrey Thompson 4 and 3; Donna Jackson and Gillian Kyle lost to Emma Hale and Alex Glennie 4 and 3; Megan Briggs and Carol Whyte bt Jenny Linklater and Mhairi McKay 3 and 1 (2-1)
Singles: Alyson McKechin bt Connie Jaffrey 3 and 2, Eilidh Briggs bt Katie McGarva 7 and 6, Megan Briggs bt Roz Purdom 1 hole, Iona Stephen lost to Audrey Thompson 6 and 5, Gillian McGinlay lost to Alex Glennie 4 and 3; Carol Whyte bt Emma Hale 6 and 4 (4-2)

HOW THEY STAND
Lanarkshire 4pts, Renfrewshire 4pts, Ayrshire 0pt, Dunbartonshire and Argyll 0pt.

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