EILIDH TAKES THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH BIRDIES GALORE

Eilidh is presented with the championship Trophy by Captain Gillian -- Photo Courtesy of Maureen Woodhead

Kilmacolm's Eilidh Briggs played up to her +3 handicap with some brilliant golf in winning the Renfrewshire Women's County Golf Championship for a third time at Cochrane Castle Golf Club today (Friday).
 Eilidh, the top seed and a Stirling University P.E. student, beat Iona Stephen (Country member of Ranfurly Castle) who plays off two and is now a member at Wentworth, by 6 and 4 with a sub-par performance.
Eilidh was out in 34 to her opponent's 39, was four up at the turn, having birdied the fourth, fifth and eighth. She also won the nine with a par.
She then won the 12th and 13th and then finished the match with a birdie 2 at the 14th for a 6 and 4 victory.
A result, particularly the margin of it, must have been a disappointment for Iona who had played some very good golf herself over the three days but she was simply outgunned in the final.
Iona did take home one cup - the Peggy Clark Trophy for the best net score on the qualifying day. 

Iona (Peggy Clark Trophy Winner) and Eilidh (Champion) - Photo courtesy of Maureen Woodhead

In the morning semi-finals, Eildh produced five birdies in beating Greenburn's Liz Stewart 3 and 2

Liz had two birdies of her own and was all square on the 14th tee before Eilidh's birdies at the 14th and 16th finished off a very good match.

In the other semi-final, Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle), county champion a record 11 times, lost by one hole to Iona Stephen who had three birdies in an outward 36 to her opponent's 39.
Donna had birdies at the 10th and 17th to be only one down playing the 18th. Both players parred the hole, leaving Iona, the one-hole winner and a county finalist for the first time.

RESULTS

Semi-finals - Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) beat Liz Stewart (Greenburn) 3 and 2 
Iona Stephen (Wentworth) beat Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 1 hole.

Final - Eilidh Briggs beat Iona Stephen 6 and 4.

Many thanks go to Results Secretary Freda Tuck and Colin Farquharson for the report.

Photos Courtesy of Maureen Woodhead and Freda Tuck
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