MIDLOTHIAN ARE NEW SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS

Midlothian are the new Scottish women's county champions - by the narrowest of margins over Aberdeenshire.
On the third and final day at Tulliallan Golf Club, Midlothian beat Dumfries-shire while Aberdeenshire beat Dunbartonshire & Argyll 6 1/2-2 1/2.
That meant that Midlothian and Aberdeenshire, both with two wins and one draw to their credit, tied on 2 1/2pt each.
The tie-break was a countback of individual games won and Midlothian secured the title by having won one more game than Aberdeenshire.
Midlothian last won the title in 2005. Aberdeenshire still have not been champions since Powfoot in 1986.
Third day results:
DUMFRIES-SHIRE 1, MIDLOTHIAN 8
Foursomes; L Kirkwood & F Macgregor lost to C MacDonald & J Turner 3 and 2; T Lilly & J Graham lost to K Marshall & R Livingstone 3 and 2; D Macdonald & M McGregor lost to C Hargan & W Nicholson 3 and 2 (0-3).
Singles: Kirkwood lost to Livingstone 6 and 4, D Macdonald bt Turner 1 hole, Graham lost to Hargan 9 and 8; F Macgregor lost to Marshall 3 and 2; Lilly lost to Nicholson 3 and 1; M McGregor lost to B Murphy 7 and 4 (1-5).
DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL 2 ½, ABERDEENSHIRE 6 ½
Foursomes: A Laing & J Meldrum bt L Murray & M Thomson 5 and 3; S Cadden & H Faulds lost to D Pocock & S Wood 5 and 4; J Galbraith & L Ruane lost to J Harrison & C Wilson 1 hole (1-2).
Singles: Laing bt Thomson 6 and 5, Meldrum lost to Murray 1 hole, J Foggo lost to Pocock 3 and 2, Galbraith halved with L McLardy, Ruane lost to S Thomson 2 and 1, Cadden lost to Wood 6 and 5 (1 1/2-4 ½).

Final placings: 1 Midlothian 2 1/2pt (champions on countback of individual games won), 2 Aberdeenshire 2 1/2pt, 3 Dunbartonshire & Argyll 1pt, 4 Dumfries-shire 0pt.

Most successful players:
Midlothian: C Hargan 4 1/2pt, C Macdonald 4pt, J Turner 4pt, W Nicholson 4pt, R Livingstone 4pt.
Aberdeenshire: S Wood 5 1/2pt, D Pocock 5pt, L Murray 4pt.
Dunbartonshire & Argyll: A Laing 5pt, J Galbraith 3 1/2pt.
Dumfries-shire: L Kirkwood 2 1/2, F Macgregor 2pt.

Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report