ABERDEENSHIRE LEAD COUNTY FINALS WITH TWO VICTORIES

Aberdeenshire are within sight of their first Scottish women's county championship finals victory since they won the title at Powfoot in 1986.
They followed up their Friday 5-4 win over Midlothian by beating Borders 8-1 at Stirling Golf Club today.
In the other match, Midlothian won 5-4 against Renfrewshire who had beaten Borders 7-2 in their opening fixture.
Shire made a 3-0 clean sweep of the morning foursomes against Borders and then took the singles 5-l.
The singles were decisive in Midlothian's favour against Renfrewshire after the foursomes had been shared at 1 1/2pt each.
Emily Dalgetty, Kate McIntosh (who beat Scottish champion Alyson McKechin 2 and 1) and Wendy Nicholson scored Midlothian's key wins in the singles. Kate McIntosh is pictured on the left

Aberdeenshire need only to draw their final match against Renfrewshire on Sunday to be Scottish champions for the first time since 1986 at Powfoot where their team included Stella Bruce, the late Frances McColl, Elaine Farquharson, Julie Forbes, Evelyn Cruickshank, Christine Middleton, Linda Urquhart and Sheena Wood.

Sheena Wood is still playing county golf and, in fact, is in the Aberdeenshire team at Stirling, having played in the Senior British Women's Open in horrendous weather at Royal Portrush in the middle of the week.
If Renfrewshire and Midlothian both win their last games, then the title will be decided on a countback with three teams finishing with 2pt apiece.

DAY 2 DETAILS


ABERDEENSHIRE 8, BORDERS 1

FOURSOMES (3-0)
Sammy Leslie and Kimberley Beveridge bt Tara Mactaggart and Danni Ker 3 and 1.
Carol Wilson and Sara Mathieson bt Julie Birdsall and Isla Craigie 3 and 2.
Sheena Wood and Donna Pocock bt Sharon Patterson and Leanna Wilson 5 and 3.
SINGLES (5-1)
Leslie bt Mactaggart 5 and 4.
Beveridge lost to Ker 5 5 and 3.
Wood bt Patterson 5 and 4.
Claire Prouse bt Gillian Oliver 5 and 4.
Shannon McWilliam bt Birdsall 5 and 4.
Pocock bt Criagie 1 hole.

MIDLOTHIAN 5, RENFREWSHIRE 4

FOURSOMES (1 1/2-1 1/2)
Gabrielle Macdonald and Louise Fraser lost to Alyson McKechin and Katrina Milne 2 and 1.
Emily Dalgetty and Kate McIntosh bt Megan Briggs and Carol Whyte 1 hole
Wendy Nicholson and Rachael Livingstone halved with Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart. 
SINGLES (3 1/2-2 1/2)
Macdonald lost to Briggs 2 holes
Dalgetty bt Milne 3 and 1.
McIntosh bt McKechin 2 and 1.
Fraser lost to Gillian Kyle 5 and 4.
Nicholson bt Whyte 4 and 3.
Karen Marshall halved with Jackson. 

HOW THEY STAND
1 Aberdeenshire 2 pt
2 Midlothian and Renfrewshire 1pt each.
4 Borders 0pt.

FINAL MATCHES
Aberdeenshire v Renfrewshire
Borders v Midlothian