Fife regained the Scottish women’s county golf team championship they last won in 1995 when they beat Renfrewshire 6 ½-2 ½ on a very wet day at the Hirsel Golf Club near Coldstream today.
That victory (2-1 in the foursomes and 4 ½-1 ½ in the singles) in the title-decider gave Fife a 100 % winning record over the three-day programme.
It is a victory to be savoured by Fife who have not won the title all that often since their memorable hat-trick in 1965-66-67. They recaptured it in 1974 but went another 21 years before becoming Scottish champions again.
Strength in depth was the secret of Fife’s success at the Hirsel. Their line-up included Curtis Cup reserve and Scottish Under-21 champion Krystle Caithness and two former Scottish women’s champions, Fiona Lockhart and Elaine Moffat, all members of the St Regulus club, St Andrews.
Lockhart was the player of the tournament with six wins out of six, closely followed by Caithness with 5 1/2pt out of 6.
Renfrewshire who were the underdogs on the final day did well with only losing out in the closely contested foursomes. Clare- Marie had a brilliant halved match against the under 21 Scottish Champion Krystle Caithness.
The Team are to be congratulated on their tremendous performance this week in being Runners up in the Scottish County Finals --- Well done Beth to you and your team --- The photo above is of the RLCGA County Team taken yesterday in glorious sunshine - unlike today when it was pouring with rain
Final Day Results
FIFE 6 1/2, RENFREWSHIRE 2 1/2
Fife players first
Foursomes – L Kenney, J Carthew lost to C Whyte, L Robertson 2 and 1; E Moffat, F Lockhart beat D Jackson, G McGinlay 2 and 1; K Caithness, K Milne beat M Briggs, C-M Carlton 1 hole (2-1).
Singles – Caithness halved with Carlton, Kenney lost to Briggs, Lockhart beat Jackson 3 and 2, Carthew beat McGinlay 4 and 2, Moffat beat Robertson 6 and 5, Milne beat Whyte 6 and 5 (4 ½-1 1/2).
PERTH & KINROSS 6, GALLOWAY 3
P&K players first
Foursomes – J Milne, F Ramsay beat S McMurtrie, A Shamash 5 and 4; A Bushby, S Shepherd beat C Meldrum, G Robson 3 and 2; J Yellowlees, G Lambie lost to T Milligan, G Monteith 7 and 5 (2-1).
Singles – Milne beat Shamash 4 and 3, Bushby beat Milligan 2 and 1, Shepherd lost to Monteith 2 and 1, Yellowlees lost to McMurtrie 2 and 1, Ramsay beat Meldrum 5 and 3, E Napper beat P Magill 3 and 2 (4-2).
HOW THEY FINISHED
Fife 3pt, Renfrewshire 2pt, Perth & Kinross 1pt, Galloway 0.
