Sunday 1 September 2019

AYRSHIRE WOMEN END 49-YEAR WAIT FOR 14th SCOTTISH COUNTY TITLE IN THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF COUNTY GOLF

Photo courtesy of Scottish Golf

Ayrshire have won the Scottish women's county championship at Peebles for the first time since they won the title at Troon in 1970

This is their 14th capture of the championship since they made the breakthrough in 1911, winning the title again in 1912 and 1920. The first year of the County Finals was in 1909 -- 110 years ago 



Ayrshire's Winning years and Venues

1911 Troon Ayrshire  
1912 St Andrews Ayrshire  
1920 North Berwick Ayrshire(wo)  
1930 Gleneagles Ayrshire  
1931 Gleneagles Ayrshire  
1937 Gleneagles Ayrshire
1934 Gleneagles Ayrshire  
1938 Gleneagles Ayrshire  
1948 Gleneagles Ayrshire  
1955 Gleneagles Ayrshire  
1962 Gullane Ayrshire  
1968 Longniddry Ayrshire  
1970 Troon Ayrshire  

Ayrshire won all three matches this weekend, beating Fife 7-2. Perth and Kinross 6-3 and then beat  Dumfriesshire 7-1 today (Sunday 1st September)



RESULTS
FIRST DAY
Ayrshire 7, Fife 2
Perth and Kinross 5, Dumfriesshire 4

SECOND DAY
Dumfriesshire 6, Fife 3
Ayrshire 6, Perth and Kinross 3

THIRD DAY (Sunday)

Perth and Kinross 5.5, Fife 3.5
 Foursomes: 2-1
 Singles: 3.5-2.5

Ayrshire 7, Dumfriesshire 2
Foursomes: 3-0
C Jaffrey and R Foster bt D MacDonald and M Fraser 2 holes
L Gibson and R Purdom bt F Allison and L Jack 1 hole.
L Duncan and J Linklater bt G Batty and J Quigley 4 and 3.
Singles: 4-2
Duncan bt Quigley 5 and 3.
Linklater lost to K Malcolm 1 hole.
A Thompson lost to Fraser 3 and 2.
Gibson bt Batty 2 and 1
Foster bt Jack 6 and 4
Jaffrey bt Allison 6 and 5.


Perth and Kinross were the Runners Up 


Photo Courtesy of Perth and Kinross - Click to enlarge

FINAL TABLE

Ayrshire             3   3  0  0     20 -7            3pts
P and K              3   2  0  1     13.5 - 13.5    2pts
Dumfriesshire   3   1  0  2     12 - 15          1pt
Fife                     3   0  0  3     8.5 - 18.5      0pt


For all the full RESULTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS -- CLICK HERE 

See the Report from Ayrshire Ladies' County website and some photos including a photo of the 1970 winning team