EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP

 FIFE GO TO COUNTY FINALS AS EAST CHAMPIONS

 

FIFE overpowered Midlothian in the decisive match of the three-day East Division women’s inter-county team championship at Dunbar Golf Club today .

Both teams started the last day with 100 per cent records but Fife soon forged clear of Midlothian, who won the East title last year and went on to take the Scottish championship as well.

Fife won the foursomes 2 ½- ½ and the singles 4-2 for a convincing 6 ½-2 ½ victory that sends them to the Scottish county finals at The Hirsel Golf Club in September as East Division champions.

Fife had the most successful individuals of the championship with Curtis Cup second reserve Krystle Caithness and former Scottish champion Fiona Lockhart both achieving 5pt out of six.

Not far behind in the Fife effort were Louise Kenney abnd Katrina Milne with 4 ½ pt each.

East Lothian finished third by beating Stirling & Clackmannan 5-4.

 

 

Wednesday results:

 

MIDLOTHIAN 2 ½, FIFE 6 ½

Foursomes – K Blackwood & C MacDonald lost to K Caithness & K Milne 1 hole; W Nicholson & K Marshall halved with L Kenney & J Carthew; C Hargan & B Murphy lost to E Moffat & F Lockhart 4 and 3 ( ½ -2 ½ ).

 

Singles: Hargan lost to Kenney 3 and 2, H Laughland lost to Caithness 1 hole, Nicholson bt Moffat 4 and 2, R Livingstone bt Lockhart 4 and 2, Murphy lost to Carthew 1 hole, Blackwood lost to Milne 5 and 4 (2-4).

 

STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN 4, EAST LOTHIAN 5

 

Foursomes: S Mitchell & L Robertson lost to F Prior & L Mortensen 1 hole; A Davidson & V Stevenson lost to K Brotherton & E Fairnie 3 and 2; E Allison & H MacRae bt M Thomson & L Fortune 4 and 3 (1-2).

Singles: Robertson halved with Brotherton, Mitchell bt Mortensen 1 hole, MacRae bt Prior 4 and 3, L McGregor lost to J Smith 4 and 2, Stevenson halved with S McMaster, Allison lost to Fairnie 3 and 2 (3-3).

 

FINAL PLACINGS

1 Fife (3 wins), 2 Midlothian (2 wins, 1 defeat), 3 East Lothian (1 win, 2 defeats), 4 Stirling & Clackmannan (3 defeats).