The West Of Scotland Golf Leagues are competed for by the Scottish Golf Union Area Associations of Ayrshire, Dumbartonshire, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Stirlingshire.

This page brings news on the West Of Scotland Inter County Leagues and Boys Championships.

Monday 18 August 2014

UNDER 18 LEAGUE - Wins for Lanarkshire and Ayrshire

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire were the winners in the latest fixtures in the West Of Scotland Inter County Under 18 League, for the Wishart Trophy, in the two matches played on Sunday 17 August.

At a wet and windy Sandyhills GC, Glasgow hosted Lanarkshire and were further disadvantaged when one tie, involving Lanarkshire's Fraser Kane, was awarded to Lanarkshire due to the absence of one of the Glasgow players. The visitors had the best of the day, beating their hosts by 5.5 - 2.5.

Match details (Glasgow names first):-

Jonny Madigan (Ralston) lost to Greg Dalziel (Airdrie) by 2&1
John Bisset (Pollock) beat Liam Martin (Bothwell Castle) by 3&2
Jamie Savage (Cawder) beat Tom Boyd (Bothwell Castle) by 1 hole
Cameron Dunn (Sandyhills) halved with Dylan Burt (Bellshill)
Richard Zhu (Sandyhills) lost to David Fair (Strathaven) by 5&4
Greg Brown (Cathkin Braes) lost to Andrew Thomas (Lanark) by 4&3
Dean Logan (Bishopbriggs) lost to Innes Ferguson (Drumpellier) by 4&3
F. Kane (Kirkhill) received a walkover for Lanarkshire

LANARKSHIRE   5.5  GLASGOW  2.5

In the other match played on Sunday 17th August, Ayrshire were hosts to Renfrewshire at Troon Lochgreen, running out winners by 6 - 2.

Similar to the other match, a late call off by one of the Renfrewshire players saw one point being awarded to Ayrshire at the start, Ayrshire's Murray McCrone sitting out the match as a result.

Ross McDonald (Irvine) led from the front for Ayrshire with a 3&2 win over Aidan Wilson (Erskine) and despite Lewis Breslin (Fereneze) having a late fight back to beat Blair Fleming (Troon Welbeck) by 1 hole in the second tie, the Ayrshire Under 16 players, including Euan Ferguson (Turnberry) who was making his representative debut for the county won the four Under 16 games 3 - 1 to ensure that Ayrshire would have at least a drawn match overall.

Jordan Fraser (Ayr Belleisle) was always under pressure in his tie, losing out by 4&3 to Callum Taggart (Eastwood) but wins in the remaining two Under 18 ties by Craig McKenzie (Troon Welbeck) and Jack Tghomas (Irvine) gave Ayrshire a 6 - 2 victory overall.

Match details (Ayrshire names first) :-

Ross McDonald (Irvine) beat Aidan Wilson (Erskine) by 3&2
Blair Fleming (Troon Welbeck) lost to Lewis Breslin (Fereneze) by 1 hole
Euan Ferguson (Turnberry) beat Jamie Sinnamon (Greenock Whinhill) by 2&1
Jordan Sweeney (Ayr Belleisle) beat Matthew Dalrymple (Lochwinnoch) by 4&2
Jordan Fraser (Ayr Belleisle) lost to Callum Taggart (Eastwood) by 4&3
Craig McKenzie (Troon Welbeck) beat Alastair McNaughton (Caldwell) by 3&2
Murray McCrone (Troon Welbeck) received a walkover for Ayrshire
Jack Thomas (Irvine) beat Paul Dorrian (Greenock) by 3&2

AYRSHIRE   6    RENFREWSHIRE  2

The remaining match due to be played in August, between Dumbartonshire and Stirlingshire, is scheduled to be take place at Dullatur GC on Sunday 31 August.

Present positions in the West Of Scotland Under 18 Inter County League are :-


COUNTY
P
W
D
L
F
A
Dif
Pts
DUMBARTONSHIRE
3
2
1
0
15
9
+6
5
LANARKSHIRE
4
2
1
1
17.5
14.5
+3
5
AYRSHIRE
4
2
1
1
17
15
+2
5
STIRLINGSHIRE
3
2
0
1
14.5
9.5
+5
4
RENFREWSHIRE
4
1
1
2
16
16
0
3
GLASGOW
4
0
0
4
8
24
-16
0