SOME PHOTOGRAPHS FROM KILMACOLM -- COUNTY FINALS AGAINST MIDLOTHIAN, DUMFRIES-SHIRE AND ABERDEENSHIRE

Renfrewshire County Captain June and Carol Fell

Your blogger has finished putting together the photos from this weekends Scottish County Team Finals at Kilmacolm -- Feel free to download any photo that you may find yourself in and would like.

Also apologies if you have not been captured to your liking !!

Day 1 Renfrewshire v Midlothian (Foursomes) - Courtesy of Fiona Armour

Day 1   Renfrewshire v Midlothian (Singles)

Day 2:  Renfrewshire v Dumfries-shire

Day 3:  Aberdeenshire v Renfrewshire

Others : Scottish Golf Photos on Facebook 

Many congratulations go to Aberdeenshire on their first victory since 1986 and to Renfrewshire in putting up a good fight right to the last.

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ABERDEENSHIRE ARE THE 2018 COUNTY TEAM CHAMPIONS

Aberdeenshire - 2018 County Team Champions

Renfrewshire County are Runners Up

Aberdeenshire won the Scottish women's county championship for the first time since 1986 in a nail-biting finish to the three-day finals at Kilmacolm Golf Club today.

It couldn’t have been closer  with Aberdeenshire recording 15.5 points, pipping Renfrewshire by half a point, with Midlothian another half point behind on 14.5 points.

In the final day’s matches, Aberdeenshire came flying out of the blocks against Renfrewshire winning all of the morning foursomes to take a 3-0 lead into lunch.

In the afternoon singles matches, Sammy Leslie (Murcar Links) defeated Alyson McGinnigle (Cowglen) 3&2 and Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) overcame Donna Jackson (Troon Ladies) 4&3. 

The experienced Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) and Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) both halved their matches against Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) and Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) while there were victories for Renfrewshire’s Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)  and Jennifer Rankine to end the match 6-3. 

Match of the day was between Renfrewshire’s Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) and Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazelhead) who were both round in 66  and Jennifer finishing birdie 2 and chipping in for a birdie  3 at the 18th to win the tie. In fact at the 12 th Hole they both nearly had holes in one to half the hole in 2 !!

Aberdeenshire last won the title in 1986 when Sheena Wood was in that team -- She has now been playing in the team for 35 years !!

Aberdeenshire v Renfrewshire Photographs 

MIDLOTHIAN  5  DUMFRIESSHIRE 4

Morning Foursomes : Midlothian 1.5 Dumfriesshire 1.5

Kate McIntosh and Wendy Nicholson lost to Corisande Lee and Jordan Graham 3&2
Karen Ferguson-Snedon and Caroline Steedman bt Katie Malcolm and Katie McCracken 3&2
Louise Fraser and Carys Irvine halved Mirren Fraser and Diane McDonald

Afernoon Singles: Midlothian 3.5 Dumfriesshire 2.5

Alison McBride lost to  Corisande Lee 3&1

Rachael Livingstone lost to Jordana Graham 3&2

Karen Ferguson- Sneddon w.o Mirren Fraser

Carys Irvine halved with Katie Malcolm

Caroline Steedman bt Latie McCracken 5&3

Louise Fraser bt Fiona Allison 2&1

RENFREWSHIRE 3 ABERDEENSHIRE 6

Morning Foursomes: Renfrewshire  0 Aberdeenshire 3

Eilidh Briggs and Jennifer Rankine lost to Shannon McWilliam and Jasmine McIntosh 4&3
Megan Briggs and Carol Whyte lost to  Sammy Leslie and Kimberly Beveridge 3&2
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart lost to Sheena Wood and Carol Wilson 3&2

Afernoon Singles: Renfrewshire 3 Aberdeenshire  3 

Alyson McGinnigle lost to Sammy Leslie 3&2

Eilidh Briggs bt Carol Wilson 3&1

Gillian Kyle halved with Sheena Wood

Megan Briggs halved with Shannon McWilliam

Jennifer Rankine bt Jasmine MacKintosh 1 Hole

Donna Jackson lost to Kimberley Beveridge 4&3

HOW THEY FINISHED
                               P-W-D-L    F      A  Pts
Aberdeenshire  ....... 3-2-0-1  15.5-11.5  2
Renfrewshire .........  3-2-0-1  15  - 12     2
Midlothian .............  3-2-0-1  14.5-12.5  2
Dumfries-shire ....... 3-0-0-3     9 -  18    0

READ THE SCOTTISH GOLF REPORT FROM DAY 3 

SCOTTISH GOLF REPORTS FROM DAY 1 & DAY 2

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COUNTY FINALS AT KILMACOLM - DAY 2 - RENFREWSHIRE WIN AND MIDLOTHIAN STAGE A COMEBACK AGAINST ABERDEENSHIRE

Renfrewshire's Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart

SOME PHOTOS FROM TODAY

Renfrewshire are odds-on favourites to retain the Scottish Women's County Championship at Kilmacolm after beating Dumfries-shire 6.5-2.5 today (Saturday) while their main rivals, Aberdeenshire, leading by 2pt after the foursomes, nosedived in the singles and lost 5.5-3.5 to Midlothian. 

To win the title Aberdeenshire would need to win their final match on Sunday, against Renfrewshire, by a big-enough margin to cancel out the title-holder's commanding "goal difference" of 12-6 compared with Aberdeen's 9.5-8.5 

Renfrewshire's stalwarts Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart  won their foursomes match comfortably in the morning and both picked up a point each in the afternoon. County Champion Eilidh Briggs won all her matches today with Jennifer Rankine picking up a point and a half.

Aberdeenshire's collapse in the singles - which they lost 5-1 - started with a shock 6 and 5 defeat for Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam from Aboyne at the hands of Karen Ferguson-Snedden who was three up after 10 holes.


RENFREWSHIRE 6.5 DUMFRIESSHIRE 2.5 

Morning Foursomes : Renfrewshire 3 Dumfriesshire 0
Eilidh Briggs and Jennifer Rankine bt Coisande Lee and Jordan Graham 2 holes
Megan Briggs and Carol Whyte bt Mirren Fraser and Diane MacDonald 1 Hole
Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart bt Katie Malcolm and Fiona Allison 6&4

Afernoon Singles:Renfrewshire 3.5 Dumfriesshire 2.5

Megan Briggs lost to Corisande Lee 2&1

Eilidh Briggs bt Jordana Graham 4&3

Jennifer Rankine halved wih Mirren Fraser

Alyson McGinnigle lost to  Katie McCracken 1Hole

Liz Stewart bt Fiona Allison 2&1

Donna Jackson bt Katie Malcom 2&1


MIDLOTHIAN 5.5 ABERDEENSHIRE 3.5

Morning Foursomes: Midlothian 0.5 Aberdeenshire 2.5
Kate McIntosh and Wendy Nicholson lost to Shannon McWilliam and Jasmine Mackintosh 7&5
Alison McBride and Carys Irvine lost Kimberly Beveriddge and Samantha Leslie 4&3
Louise Fraser and Rachael Livingstone halved with Sheena Wood and Carol Wilson 

Afernoon Singles: Midlothian 5 Aberdeenshire 1
Karen Ferguson - Sneddon bt Shannon McWilliam 6&5
Wendy Nicholson bt Vikki Thom 4&3
Alison McBride halved with Jasmine Mackintosh
Caroline Steedman bt Sammy Leslie 2&1
Carys Irvine bt Sheena Wood 3&2
Rachael Livingstone halved with Kimberley Beveridge

Renfrewshire 2pts (12 games for 6 against)
Aberdeenshire 1 pt (9.5 games for 8.5 against)
Midlothian 1pt (9 games for 9 against)
Dumfriesshire 0 pts (5.5 games for 12.5 against)

FINAL MATCHES 
Midlothian v Dumfries-shire 
Renfrewshire v Aberdeenshire

COUNTY FINALS AT KILMACOLM - DAY 1 - RENFREWSHIRE STAGE A COMEBACK IN THE AFTERNOON SINGLES

Photos - Morning Foursomes - Courtesy of Fiona Armour 
Photos of the afternoon Singles

Defending champions Renfrewshire were overpowered in the foursomes by Midlothian who led 2.5-0.5 at lunch-time on Day 1 of the County Finals at Kilmacolm.
However with the help of County Champion Eilidh Briggs who had been unable to play in the morning due to work commitments -  the team bounced back off the ropes to win five of the six afternoon singles for an overall 5.5 - 3.5 victory - a remarkable recovery -- with wins also by Megan Briggs, Jennifer Rankine, Donna Jackson and Liz Stewart

Aberdeenshire, the Northern Division champions, took their first step towards the Scottish women's County championship by beating Dumfries-shire 6-3
Aberdeenshire built up a useful 2pt lead at the end of the morning foursomes and edged the afternoon singles 3.5-2.5.
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) partnered Sammy Leslie (Murcar Links) to victory in the foursomes and maintained a 100 per cent record by beating Fiona Allison 8 and 7 in the singles.
Aberdeenshire's Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) halved the top singles tie with former professional Corisande Lee.

ABERDEENSHIRE 6 DUMFRIESSHIRE 3

Morning Foursomes: Aberdeenshire 2.5 Dumfriesshire 0.5
Shannon McWilliam and Jasmine Mackintosh halved with Corisande Lee and Jordana Graham
Kimberly Beveriddge and Samantha Leslie bt Diane MacDonald and Fiona Allison 3 &1
Sheena Wood and Carol Wilson bt Margaret McGregor and Katie Malcolm 5&4

Afternoon Singles:Aberdeenshire 3.5 Dumfriesshire 2.5

Shannon McWilliam halved with Corsanda Lee

Samantha Leslie lost to Jordana Graham 4&2

Gillian Mackenzie lost to Mirren Fraser 6&4

Vikki Thom bt Katie Malcolm 2&1

Jasmine Mackintosh bt Katie McCracken 5&4

Kimberley Beveridge bt Fiona Allison 8&7

RENFREWSHIRE 5.5 MIDLOTHIAN 3.5

Morning Foursomes : Renfrewshire 0.5 Midlothian 2.5
Megan Briggs and Carol Whyte halved with  Kate McIntosh and Rachael Livingstone
Jennifer Rankine and Donna Jackson lost to Louise Fraser and Carys Irvine was 2&1
Gillian Kyle and Alyson McGinnigle lost to  Alison McBride and Karen Ferguson-Sneddon 4&2

Afternoon Singles: Renfrewshire 5 Midlothian 1

Megan Briggs bt Katie McIntosh 5&3

Jennifer Rankine bt Rachael Livingstone 2&1

Gillian Kyle lost to Alison McBride 5&4

Donna Jackson bt Caroline Steedman 3&2

Liz Stewart bt Wendy Nicholson 1Hole

Eilidh Briggs bt Louise Fraser 5&4

RENFREWSHIRE DEFEND THE COUNTY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP AT KILMACOLM GOLF CLUB

From Scottish Golf 

Teams of the country’s top women’s county players from Aberdeenshire, Dumfriesshire, Renfrewshire and Midlothian will descend on Kilmacolm this Friday (14 September) for the chance to be crowned 2018 Scottish Women’s County Champions.

In the Scottish Golf organised event, first played in 1909, teams of eight players from the four winning counties from this year’s inter-county matches will contest three days of round-robin match play with the winners confirmed on Sunday.

Renfrewshire will be looking to defend the title they won at Glenbervie with a team featuring two local Kilmacolm players, Megan and Eilidh Briggs. However with 2018 Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam (Aberdeenshire), ex-professional Corisande Lee (Dumfriesshire) and Kate McIntosh in the Midlothian team amongst others in attendance, competition for honours will be strong again this year.

Fraser Munro, Head of Events at Scottish Golf, said: “The County Finals are an excellent showcase for women’s golf in Scotland and we look forward to another exciting event. With Renfrewshire winning last year, Dumfriesshire in 2016 and Angus in 2015, it’s all to play for this week.

“We would like to thank our hosts Kilmacolm and wish all teams every success. We hope all players enjoy the course and we look forward to seeing some exciting matches contested in a great spirit over the next few days.”

Once the event gets underway, live scoring will be available at:  SCOTTISH GOLF WEBSITE

To find out more about Scottish Golf, visit www.scottishgolf.org.uk

For all the teams and more - CLICK HERE

TEAMS FOR THE 2018 COUNTY FINALS AT KILMACOLM GOLF CLUB

Kilmacolm Golf Club

The 2018 County Finals take place from tomorrow -- 14th - 16th September at Kilmacolm Golf Club where Renfrewshire the 2017 Champions will be trying to retain the Trophy that they won at Glenbervie last year.

Dumfriesshire won the title in 2016, Midlothian last won the title in 2013  and Aberdeenshire have not won the title since 1972
CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE PAST WINNERS

Video below taken a few years ago

ABERDEENSHIRE 
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne)
Samantha Leslie (Murcar Links)  
Gillian MacKenzie (Banchory)  
Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead)  
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)  
Vikki Thom (Kemnay)  
Carol Wilson (Murcar Links)  
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 

DUMFRIESSHIRE
Fiona Allison (Dumfries and County)
Mirren Fraser (Powfoot)
Jordana Graham (Southerness)
Corisande Lee (Dumfries and Galloway)
Diane Macdonald (Dumfries and County)
Kaie Malcolm (Dumfries and County)
Katie McCracken (Crichton)
Margaret McGregor (Lochmabon)

MIDLOTHIANS
Karen Ferguson-Snedden (Mortonhall)
Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe)
Carys Irvine (Craigielaw)
Rachael Livingstone (Kingsknowe)
Karen Marshall (Baberton)
Alison McBride (Harburn)
Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 
Caroline Steedman (Maurrayfield)

RENFREWSHIRE
Eilidh Briggs ( Kilmacolm)

Megan Briggs ( Kilmacolm), 

Donna Jackson (Ladies Golf Club Troon), 

Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire), 

Alyson McGinnigle (Cowglen), 

Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 

Liz Stewart (Greenburn).  
Carol Whyte (Milngavie)

Matches (Foursomes am / Singles pm)
Friday 14th 
Aberdeenshire v Dumfriesshire
Renfrewshire v Midlothian
Saturday 15th
Renfrewshire v Dumfriesshire
Midlothian v Aberdeenshire
Sunday 16th
Midlothian v Dumfriesshire
Renfrewshire v Aberdeenshire