AYRSHIRE WIN WEST TITLE, HEAD FOR SCOTTISH COUNTY FINALS

New West Division champions Ayrshire have to have their picture taken inside the Barassie clubhouse because it was pouring rain outside! Image (and information) from Carol Fell. Ayrshire wll go to the Scottish women's county golf championship finals at Dumfries and County Golf Club from September 16 to 18 as West Division champions. They clinched the title today - for the first time in eight year s - on home links at Kilmarnock Barassie by beating Lanarkshire 5 1/2 - 3 1/2. Earlier in the three-day programme, Ayrshire beat Dunbartonshire and Argyll 7-2, and were 5-4 victors over defending divisional champions Renfrewshire, who went on to win the Scottish title last year. Ayrshire took the foursomes 2-1 against Lanarkshire and the singles by 3 1/2 to 2 1/2, Renfrewshire finished runners-up after a curiously seesaw match against Dunbartonshire and Argyll. D and A surprisingly made a 3-0 clean sweep of the singles but Renfrewshire turned the tables in the singles by winning all six for a 6-3 victory. Details: LANARKSHIRE 3 1/2, AYRSHIRE 5 1/2 Foursomes (1-2) R Taylor and FE Norris lost to R McQeen and C Jaffrey 3 and 1. S Wood and J Potter lost to L Hendry and J Linklater 4 and 2. L Loyd and F Scott bt M McKay and L Allan 3 and 1. Singles (2 1/2-3 1/2) Taylor bt McQueen 3 and 2. Wood lost to Jaffrey 2 holes. Norris halved with Hendry. E Caddow lost to Linklater 8 and 7. A Devine bt A Glennie 2 holes. Lloyd lost to C Malcolm 3 and 2. RENFREWSHIRE 6, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 3 Foursomes (0-3) M Briggs and E Briggs lost to N Ferguson and J Meldrum 2 holes. A McKechin and G McGinlay lost to A Laing and L McGeacy 2 and 1. L Stewart and G Kyle lost to S Cadden and L McColl 4 and 3. Singles (6-0) M Briggs bt Ferguson 5 and 4. C Whyte bt Laing 4 and 3. McKechin bt Meldrum 3 and 2. Kyle bt Cadden 4 and 3. D Jackson bt L Campbell 3 and 2. E Briggs bt McGeachy 7 and 6. ends