RENFREWSHIRE RETAIN WEST DIVIVISION TITLE

STIRLING HERE WE COME ... Renfrewshire team with the West Division championship trophy. Picture by courtesy of Carol Fell.

Left to Right --- Carol Whyte, Alyson McKechin, Gillian Kyle, Eilidh Briggs, Maureen Woodhead (captain), Iona Stephen, Gillian McGinlay (vice captain and team player), Donna Jackson and Megan Briggs.

Renfrewshire joined North Division champions Aberdeenshire in the Scottish women's county golf championship finals at Stirling Golf Club from September 20-22 by beating Lanarkshire 6 1/2-2 1/2 in the West Division title decider at Bothwell Castle GC today.
Both teams went into the last day with 100 per cent records and the decisive contest was closer than the overall scoreline would suggest.
Renfrewshire, the defending champions, edged ahead 2-1 from the morning foursomes and took the singles 4 1/2-1 1/2, three of the games going to the 18th green.
Renfrewshire's Alyson McKechin, the Scottish champion, was four down after 13 holes to Emma Caldow but won the last five holes for a one-hole victory giving her a perfect six out of six record over the three days.
The Briggs sisters, Megan and Eilidh, also had six wins apiece.
Carol Whyte had four wins and two halved matches to her credit. Lanarkshire's most successful player was Fiona Norris with 4 1/2pt.
Last-day results:

RENFREWSHIRE 6 1/2, LANARKSHIRE 2 1/2
Foursomes: M Briggs and C Whyte bt S McGrenaghan and S Wood 5 and 4; A McKechin and E Briggs bt R Cassidy and L Lloyd 5 and 4, G Kyle and G McGinlay lost to F Norris and J Potter 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: McKechin bt E Caldow 1 hole, M Briggs bt R Rankin 4 and 3, E Briggs bt Norris 3 and 2, I Stephen bt Potter 2 holes, Whyte halved with Wood (4 1/2-1 1/2)

AYRSHIRE 6, DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 3
Foursomes; J Linklater and M McKay bt N Ferguson and J Meldrum 3 and 1; C Jaffrey and A Thompson bt A Baker and S McDonald 3 and 1, R Purdom and K McGarva lost to A Laing and C Skinner 3 and 2 (2-1).
Singles: Jaffrey lost to Meldrum 1 hole, McKay lost to L Campbell 1 hole, E Hale bt Ferguson 5 and 4, McGarva bt L McGeachy 6 and 4, Linklater bt McDonald 5 and 4, Thompson bt Laing 1 hole (4-2).

HOW THEY FINISHED
1 Renfrewshire 3pt, 2 Lanarkshire 2pt, 3 Ayrshire 1 pt, 4 Dunbartonshire and Argyll 0pt.