FIFE SET TO WIN EAST TITLE AND
QUALIFY FOR SCOTTISH FINALS
Unless Stirling & Clackmannan can upset the form book on the final day, Fife are set to be crowned East Division women’s inter-county golf team champions at Broomieknowe Golf Club, Bonnyrigg on Wednesday.
The Scottish county finals at Inchmarlo Golf Centre, Banchory from September 19 to 21 are contested by the four divisional champions.
Fife followed up their win over divisional and national title-holders Midlothian with a resounding 8-1 win over East Lothian while Midlothian got off the mark with a 6 ½-2 ½ win over Stirling & Clackmannan.
Fife’s strength-in-depth line-up made a 3-0 clean sweep of the foursomes at East Lothian and then won five of the six singles through Krystle Caithness (picture above by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved), Fiona (Lockhart) Hastie, Jocelyn Carthew, Katrina Milne and Elaine Moffat.
Midlothian established a 2pt lead in their foursomes against Stirling & Clackmannan and then won four singles with Rachael Livingstone, Wendy Nicholson, Karen Marshall and Claire MacDonald all successful.
Day 2 details:
FIFE 8, EAST LOTHIAN 1
Foursomes: K Caithness & J Carthew bt L Nicholson & H Wardell 5 and 4; F Hastie & E Moffat bt F Prior & S McEwan 3 and 1; S Jackson & K Sharp bt K Brotherton & E Fairnie 1 hole (3-0).
Singles: Caithness bt R Carroll 7 and 6, Hastie bt L Nicholson 1 hole, Carthew bt Fairnie 5 and 4, Jackson lost to Brotherton 3 and 1, K Milne bt Prior 8 and 7, Moffat bt Wardell 4 and 3 (5-1).
STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN 2 ½, MIDLOTHIAN 6 ½
Foursomes: A Davidson & L McGregor halved with J Turner & R Livingstone; E Allison & M Tough lost to C Hargan & K Marshall 5 and 3; L Allan & S Mitchell lost to K Blackwood & F De Vries 3 and 2 (1/2-2 ½).
Singles: Davidson lost to Livingstone 4 and 2, Allan bt Hargan 3 and 2, McGregor lost to W Nicholson 3 and 2, V Stevenson bt De Vries 3 and 2, Mitchell lost to Marshall 2 holes, Allison lost to MacDonald 3 and 2 (2-4).
HOW THEY STAND
1 Fife 2 wins – 2 pt
2 Midlothian 1 win, 1 defeat – 1pt.
2 East Lothian 1 win, 1 defeat – 1pt.
4 Stirling & Clackmannan 2 defeats – 0pt
FINAL MATCHES
Stirling & Clackmannan v Fife.
Midlothian v East Lothian.
QUALIFY FOR SCOTTISH FINALS
Unless Stirling & Clackmannan can upset the form book on the final day, Fife are set to be crowned East Division women’s inter-county golf team champions at Broomieknowe Golf Club, Bonnyrigg on Wednesday.
The Scottish county finals at Inchmarlo Golf Centre, Banchory from September 19 to 21 are contested by the four divisional champions.
Fife followed up their win over divisional and national title-holders Midlothian with a resounding 8-1 win over East Lothian while Midlothian got off the mark with a 6 ½-2 ½ win over Stirling & Clackmannan.
Fife’s strength-in-depth line-up made a 3-0 clean sweep of the foursomes at East Lothian and then won five of the six singles through Krystle Caithness (picture above by Cal Carson Golf Agency (all rights reserved), Fiona (Lockhart) Hastie, Jocelyn Carthew, Katrina Milne and Elaine Moffat.
Midlothian established a 2pt lead in their foursomes against Stirling & Clackmannan and then won four singles with Rachael Livingstone, Wendy Nicholson, Karen Marshall and Claire MacDonald all successful.
Day 2 details:
FIFE 8, EAST LOTHIAN 1
Foursomes: K Caithness & J Carthew bt L Nicholson & H Wardell 5 and 4; F Hastie & E Moffat bt F Prior & S McEwan 3 and 1; S Jackson & K Sharp bt K Brotherton & E Fairnie 1 hole (3-0).
Singles: Caithness bt R Carroll 7 and 6, Hastie bt L Nicholson 1 hole, Carthew bt Fairnie 5 and 4, Jackson lost to Brotherton 3 and 1, K Milne bt Prior 8 and 7, Moffat bt Wardell 4 and 3 (5-1).
STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN 2 ½, MIDLOTHIAN 6 ½
Foursomes: A Davidson & L McGregor halved with J Turner & R Livingstone; E Allison & M Tough lost to C Hargan & K Marshall 5 and 3; L Allan & S Mitchell lost to K Blackwood & F De Vries 3 and 2 (1/2-2 ½).
Singles: Davidson lost to Livingstone 4 and 2, Allan bt Hargan 3 and 2, McGregor lost to W Nicholson 3 and 2, V Stevenson bt De Vries 3 and 2, Mitchell lost to Marshall 2 holes, Allison lost to MacDonald 3 and 2 (2-4).
HOW THEY STAND
1 Fife 2 wins – 2 pt
2 Midlothian 1 win, 1 defeat – 1pt.
2 East Lothian 1 win, 1 defeat – 1pt.
4 Stirling & Clackmannan 2 defeats – 0pt
FINAL MATCHES
Stirling & Clackmannan v Fife.
Midlothian v East Lothian.
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