AYRSHIRE LEAD WEST DIVISION RACE BY BEATING RENFREWSHIRE

Ayrshire beat last year's Scottish county champions Renfrewshire 5-4 today on Day 2 of the West Division women's inter-county golf team championship at Kilmarnock Barassie. The weather was not too bad - wet in the morning but clearing up a bit in mid-afternoon.  The Ayrshire v Renfrewshire match was very close with both teams sitting on 4 points with one game to finish -  Linzi Allan (Ayrshire) v Gillian McGinlay (Renfrewshire). It was all square going down the 18th.  Linzi put her second in the greenside bunker and Gillian also missed the green with her second. Gillian chipped on and narrowly missed her putt.  Linzi got up and down out the bunker to win the game by one hole and the match for Ayrshire 5-4. Ayrshire had taken a 2-1 lead in the morning foursomes and the singles were shared 3-3. The Briggs girls, Megan and Eilidh, ad a 100 per cent win record through the foursomes and singles but it was not enough to deny Ayrshire victory. Lanarkshire, who were well beaten by Renfrewshire on Day 1, kept their hopes alive by beating Dunbartonshire 7-2. Lanarkshire lost the top foursome but won the other two to lead 2-1 going into the singles in which they took five of the six available points. In the other match, Lanarkshire beat Dunbartonshire and Argyll 7-2. Going into the final day, Ayrshire have 2pt, Lanarkshire 1, Renfrewshire 1pt and Dunbartonshire and Argyll 0pt. Ayrshire play Lanarkshire in their final match. It should be an exciting finish to see who goes forward to the Scottish county finals in September as West Division champions. Day 2 results AYRSHIRE 5, RENFREWSHIRE 4 Foursomes (2-1) L Allan and M McKay lost to M Briggs and E Briggs 3 and 2. J Linklater and L Hendry bt A McKechin and D Jackson 4 and 2. R McQueen and C Malcolm bt C Whyte and G Kyle 2 and 1. Singles (3-3) McQueen lost to M Briggs 6 and 5. A Glennie lost to McKechin 4 and 2. Allan bt G McGinlay 1 hole. Malcolm bt L Stewart 3 and 2. Linklater bt Whyte 6 and 5. Hendry lost to E Briggs 7 and 5. LANARKSHIRE 7, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 2 Foursomes (2-1) R Taylor and A Devin lost to N Ferguson and J Meldrum 2 and 1. S Wood and J Potter bt A Laing and L McGeachy 5 and 4. L Loyd and F Scott bt S Cadden and L Campbell 1 hole. Singles (5-1) Taylor lost to Ferguson 1 hole. Woo bt G Smith 4 and 3. E Caddow bt Meldrum 2 and 1. Devine bt Laing 3 and 2. Potter bt L McColl 4 and 3. Lloyd bt Campbell 4 and 3.

HOW THEY STAND
Ayrshire 2 wins, Renfrewshire 1, Lanarkshire 1 win, Dunbartonshire and Argyll 0 wins.
FINAL MATCHES
Ayrshire v Lanarkshire
Dunbartonshire and Argyll v Renfrewshire