Saturday, September 23, 2006

Renfrewshire win against Galloway



Fife and Renfrewshire will meet in a title-decider on Sunday in the Scottish women’s county golf team championship at The Hirsel Golf Club near Coldstream.
Both teams made it two wins out of two on the second day. Fife, having swept the foursomes 3-0, beat Perth & Kinross 6-3. Perth and Kinross ralled to take the last three singles but by that time Fife had established a winning lead.
Renfrewshire were made to fight by Galloway who had lost 7-2 to Fife on the opening day. Renfrewshire edged ahead 2-1 in the foursomes and then took the singles 3 ½ to 2 ½ for an overall 5 ½-3 ½ victory.


Saturday details:
FIFE 6, PERTH & KINROSS 3

Foursomes: K Caithness, K Milne bt R Niven, A Bushby 3 and 2; E Moffat, F Lockhart bt J Milne, F Ramsay 4 and 3; L Kenney & J Carthew bt E Napper, S Shepherd 6 and 5 (3-0).
Singles: Caithness bt J Yellowlees 5 and 4, Kenney bt Milne 1 hole, Lockhart bt G Lambie 4 and 3, Carthew lost to Bushby 6 and 5, Moffat lost to Niven 4 and 3, Milne lost to Shepherd 3 and 2 (3-3).

RENFREWSHIRE 5 ½, GALLOWAY 3 1/2

Foursomes: M Briggs, C-M Carlton bt S McMurtrie, A Shamash 3 and 1; D Jackson, G McGinlay bt C Meldrum, G Robson 3 and 1; S Harman, G Kyle lost to T Milligan, G Monteith 5 and 3 (2-1).
Singles: Carlton bt Shamash 5 and 4, Briggs bt McMurtrie 2 and 1, Jackson halved with Milligan, L Robertson lost to Monteith 3 and 1, Harman lost to P Magill 2 holes, McGinlay bt Meldrum 4 and 3 (3 ½-2 ½).

HOW THEY STAND
Fife and Renfrewshire 2pt each, Perth & Kinross 1pt, Galloway 0pt.
FINAL MATCHES
Fife v Renfrewshire, Perth & Kinross v Galloway