ABERDEENSHIRE, RENFREWSHIRE FIRST-DAY WINNERS AT COUNTY FINALS

Aberdeenshire and Renfrewshire won their opening matches in the Scottish women's county golf championship finals at Stirling Golf Club today,

Aberdeenshire, lacking the services of Sheena Wood, still travelling back to Scotland from the Senior British Open championship which ended at Royal Portrush on Thursday evening, did well to make up a 2-1 deficit from the foursomes and beat recent past champions Midlothian 5-4.

Scottish Under-14 girls champion Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), pictured, making her county debut, and 18-year-old Kimberley Beveridge, also from Aboyne, had good wins in the singles.

Shire's other singles winners were county champion Sammy Leslie and Sara Mathieson.

Renfrewshire had a 7-2 win against Borders, the weakest of the four qualifiers.
Renfrewshire's winners in both foursomes and singles were Scottish champion Alyson McKechin, Megan Briggs, Carol Whyte and Katrina Milne.

Day 1 results:

ABERDEENSHIRE 5, MIDLOTHIAN 4

FOURSOMES (1-2)

Sammy Leslie and Shannon McWilliam lost to Gabrielle Macdonald and Louise Fraser 3 and 2.

Donna Pocock and Kimberley Beveridge lost to Emily Dalgetty and Kate McIntosh 3 and 2.

Carol Wilson and Sara Mathieson bt Wendy Nicholson and Karen Marshall 3 and 2.

SINGLES (4-2)

Leslie bt Macdonald 2 and 1.

Beveridge bt Fraser 5 and 4.

Claire Prouse lost to Dalgetty 5 and 5.

Mathieson bt Hannah Scott 3 and 2.

McWilliams bt Rachael Livingstone 2 and 1.

Wilson lost to McIntosh 3 and 2.

RENFREWSHIRE 7, BORDERS 2

FOURSOMES (2 1/2-1/2)

Megan Briggs and Carol Whyte bt Tara Mactaggart and Danni Ker 7 and 6.

Alysohn McKechin and Katrina Milne bt Julie Birdsall and Isla Craigie 6 and 5.

Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart halved with Sharon Patterson and Leanne Wilson.

SINGLES (4 1/2-1 1/2)

McKechin bt Mactaggart 5 and 4.

Briggs bt Ker 6 and 4.

Whyte bt Patterson 2 and 1.

Milne bt Fiona Ker 7 and 6.

Gillian Kyle lost to Birdsall 4 and 2.

Gillian McGinlay halved with Craigie.