Dumfriesshire beat Aberdeenshire 5-4 in the title decider on the final day at Aboyne Golf Club to be crowned Scottish women's county champions for the first time since the South champions were admitted to the finals in the 1970s.
Dumfriesshire gained what proved to be the decisive edge by taking the morning foursomes 2-1. Aberdeenshire needed to take the six singles by a two-point margin to overturn the deficit and win the title for the first time since 1986.
With three singles to finish, the overall score was level at 3-3 with Aberdeenshire ahead in two of the ties still to be settled.
Shire county champion Sammy Leslie, one up after 14 on Jordana Graham, could not hold her opponent at by over the closing holes and Graham's one-hole victory tipped the sales in Dumfriesshire's favour.
Mirren Fraser, only 17, got the winning fifth point by beating Carol Wilson 4 and 2, and Dumfriesshire could afford to lose the last singles tie to finish, Donna Pocock beating Katie Malcolm junior by one hole.
The joint MVPs of the tournament with six wins out of six apiece were the Dumfriesshire pair of Gemma Batty and her foursomes partner Jordana Graham. Mirren Fraser was not far behind with 5.5pt out of six.
All in all a splendid performance by the South of Scotland champions.
Day 3 results
ABERDEENSHIRE 4, DUMFRIESSHIRE 5
FOURSOMES (1-2)
S Leslie and S McWilliam bt E Greenlees and K McCracken 3 and 2
C Wilson and R Polson lost to G Batty and J Graham 4 and 3
D Pocock and J Mackintosh lost to D Macdonald and M Fraser 2 and 1
SINGLES (3-3)
Polson bt Greenlees 4 and 2.
L Anderson lost to Batty 4 and 2.
McWilliam bt Macdonald 3 and 2.
Leslie lost to Graham 1 hole.
Wilson lost to Fraser 4 and 2
Pocock bt K Malcolm 1 hole.
DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 4.5, MIDLOTHIAN 4.5
FOURSOMES (1.5-1.5)
A Laing and L McClymont lost to K McIntosh and K Marshall 6 and 5
F Rattray and L Macdonald halved with A McBride and C Steedman
C Hargan and J Farrell bt W Nicholson and H Scott 2 holes
SINGLES (3-3)
Farrell lost to McIntosh 2 and 1.
Rattray bt Marshall 2 holes
Hargan bt K Ferguson-Snedden 1 hole
L Campbell lost to Nicholson 7 and 6
L McGeachy lost to McBride 6 and 5
Laing bt Fraser 4 and 3.
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