Friday 20th June 2003
FIFE WIN EAST DIVISION TICKET TO FINALS
Fife won the East Division women's inter-county team championship at windswept
Kirkcaldy Golf Club today for the first time since 1997. In the match
between the only two 100 per cent winning teams after two days' play,
Fife scored a comprehensive 6 1/2-2 1/2 win over Midlothian.
Fife took the foursomes 3-0 and then Louise Kenney from Pitreavie claimed
the scalp of Vagliano Trophy team selection Vikki Laing of Musselburgh
by 4 and 3. Other singles winners for Fife were Fiona Lockhart and Elaine
Moffat.
The contest to decide who would finished third in the table finished in
a draw: Stirling & Clackmannan 4 1/2-East Lothian 4 1/2. Stirling
& Clackmannan, with a much weakened team to defend the title which
sent them on to win the Scottish crown last year, did not win any of their
three matches. Neither did East Lothian.
Fife now go forward to represent the East Division in the Scottish county
finals from September 19 to 21 and the bonus for them is that they will
be played on a home venue, Scotscraig at Tayport. Ayrshire are also through
as West Division winners earlier this week.
The North and South Division championships will be played next weekend.
The most successful players in the three-day Kirkcaldy competition were
Fife's Louise Kenney, Fiona Lockhart and Elaine Moffat and Heather MacRae
(Stirling & Clackmannan), all with 5pt of six apiece.
Midlothian's best performers were Claire Hargan and Belinda Murphy with
4 1/2pt apiece while two players, Shonagh McEwan and Jayne Smith top scored
for East Lothian with 3pt each.
MIDLOTHIAN 2 1/2, FIFE 6 1/2
Foursomes: C Hargan & V Laing lost to L Kenney & J Carthew 2 holes;
K Marshall & J Williamson lost to F Lockhart & E Moffat 4 and
3; T Laughland & B Murphy lost to K Milne & L Fury 3 and 2 (0-3).
Singles: Lainig lost to Kenney 4 and 3, Hargan beat L Bennett 2 and 1,
Murphy beat Carthew 6 and 5, Marshall lost to Lockhart 4 and 3, L Fraser
lost to Moffat 4 and 3, P Williamson halved with K Milne (2 1/2-3 1/2).
STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN 4 1/2, EAST LOTHIAN 4 1/2
Foursomes: H MacRae & E Allison beat J Smith & L Anderson 3 and
2; S Quinn & V Stevenson lost to M Thomson & S McEwan 2 and 1;
L Robertson & F McArthur halved with S McMaster & F Hindshaw (1
1/2-1 1/2).
Singles: MacRae beat McEwan 1 hole, Allison beat Anderson 1 hole, Quinn
lost to Hindshaw 3 and 2, McArthur lost to S Crolla 4 and 2; Stevenson
beat M-L Renton 2 and 1, Roberrtson lost to Smith 2 and 1 (3-3).
FINAL POINTS
Fife 6pt; Midlothian 4pt; Stirling & Clackmannan 1pt, East Lothian
1pt.
East Division Inter-County Championships (lunch-time results)
FIFE looked to be on course to win the East Division women's inter-county
team championship at windswept Kirkcaldy Golf Club today after making
a clean sweep of the three foursomes against Midlothian. The battle between
the only two teams with 100 per cent winning records after two days' play
went Fife's way from start to finish in the morning programme.
Louise Kenney and Jo Carthew , Fife's first string, finished two up on
Great Britain & Ireland international Vikki Laing and Centenary Scottish
championship beaten finalist Claire Hargan. Louise and Jo won by two holes.
Fiona Lockhart and Elaine Moffat made it 2-0 for the host county with
a 4 and 3 win over Karen Marshall and Jane Williamson. Katrina Milne and
Lorna Fury completed the whitewash with a 3 and 2 win over Tracy Laughland
and Brenda Murphy.
The winners of the East Divisional title go forward to the Scottish county
finals at Scotscraig from September 19 to 21.
In the contest to decide third place, Stirling & Clackmannan shared the
foursomes with East Lothian.
Foursomes details:
Fife 3, Midlothian 0
Louise Kenney & Jo Carthew beat Claire Hargan & Vikki Laing 2 holes. Fiona
Lockhart & Elaine Moffat beat Karen Marshall & Jane Williamson 4 and 3.
Katrina Milne & Lorna Fury beat Tracy Laughland & Brenda Murphy 3 and
2.
Stirling & Clackmannan 1 1/2, East Lothian 1 1/2
H MacRae & E Allison beat J Smith & L Anderson 3 and 2. S Quinn & V Stevenson
lost to M Thomson & S McEwan 2 and 1. L Robertson & F McArthur halved
with S McMaster & F Hindshaw.
Thursday 19th June 2003
East Division Inter-County Chmpionship
FIFE-MIDLOTHIAN TITLE DECIDER AT KIRKCALDY
Fife and Midlothian, the only two teams with 100 per cent records going
into the final programme of the East Division women's inter-county team
championship, meet tomorrow at Kirkcaldy with the title and a place in
the Scottish county finals at Scotscraig in September at stake.
Midlothian came back from 2pt deficit in the morning foursomes to beat
East Lothian 5-4 while Fife, held to a share of the foursomes, finally
ended Stirling & Clackmannan's hopes that they would earn the chance
to defend the national title. Fife beat them 5 1/2-3 1/2.
Midlothian's strength in the singles was too much for East Lothian who
needed only 2 1/2pt from the six singles to record an upset win. International
players Vikki Laing and Claire Hargan started Midlothian's come-from-behind
victory surge with wins at the top end of the singles and Pam Williamson
and Belinda Murphy added two more wins. Tracy Laughland had a square game.
Fife pulled away from Stirling & Clackmannan by taking the singles
4-2. Louise Kenney beat Vagliano Trophy team selection Lynn Kenny by 4
and 3 and there were further Fife wins by Fiona Lockhart, Jo Carthew and
Jean Duncan.
Details:
STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN 3 1/2, FIFE 5 1/2
Foursomes: L Kenny & H MacRae lost to L Kenney & J Carthew 1 hole;
L Robertson & F McArthur lost to E Moffat & F Lockhart 5 and 4;
E Allison & V Stevenson halved with K Milne & L Fury (1 1/2-1
1/2).
Singles: L Kenny lost to L Kenney 4 and 3, MacRae beat L Bennett 2 holes,
S Quinn lost to Lockhart 7 and 6, Allison lost to Carthew 4 and 3, Stevenson
lost to J Duncan 2 and 1, Robertson beat Moffat 2 and 1 (2-4).
MIDLOTHIAN 5, EAST LOTHIAN 4
Foursomes: V Laing & J Williamson lost to J Smith & L Anderson
3 and 2, L Fraser & K Marshall lost to M Thomson & S McEwan 2
and 1, C Hargan & B Murphy halved with S McMaster & F Hindshaw
(1/2 - 2 1/2)
Singles: Laing beat M-L Renton 8 and 7, Hargan beat Anderson 2 and 1,
Fraser lost to J Smith 1 hole, P Williamson beat Hindshaw 2 and 1, T Laughland
halved with S McMaster, B Murphy beat McEwan 3 and 1 (4 1/2-1 1/2).
How they stand
Fife 4pt, Midlothian 4pt, East Lothian 0pt, Stirling & Clackmannan
0pt.
East Division Inter-County Championship (lunchtime)
Stirling & Clackmannan fightback starts
Scottish champions Stirling & Clackmannan started their fightback from
an opening day defeat by sharing the foursomes 1 1/2-1 1/2 with host county
Fife in the East Division women's inter-team county championship at Kirkcaldy
Golf Club today. Lynn Kenny and Heather MacRae won the top morning tie
by one hole over Fife's lead-off pairing of Louise Kenney and Jo Carthew.
Fife levelled the scoreline when Elaine Moffat and Fiona Lockhart beat
Linda Robertson and Fiona McArthur by 5 and 4. The third foursome was
shared.
East Lothian, the other first-day losers, also rallied to such good effect
that they took a surprise 2 1/2- 1/2pt lunchtime lead over Midlothian.
Midlothian's Vagliano Trophy player, Vikki Laing, partnered Jane Williamson
to a 3 and 2 defeat by East Lothian's top pairing of Jayne Smith and Lindsey
Anderson. Moira Thomson and Shonagh McEwan were East Lothian's other winners.
They beat Louise Fraser and Karen Marshall by 2 and 1. The third foursomes
was shared.
Results so far:
Stirling & Clackmannan 1 1/2, Fife 1 1/2 Foursomes: L Kenny & H MacRae
lost to L Kenney & J Carthew 1 hole; L Robertson & F McArthur lost to
E Moffat & F Lockhart 5 and 4; E Allison & V Stevenson halved with K Milne
& L Fury (1 1/2-1 1/2). Midlothian 1/2,
East Lothian 2 1/2 Foursomes: V Laing & J Williamson lost to J Smith &
L Anderson 3 and 2, L Fraser & K Marshall lost to M Thomson & S McEwan
2 and 1, C Hargan & B Murphy halved with S McMaster & F Hindshaw (1/2
- 2 1/2)
Wednesday 18th June 2003
East Division Inter-County Championship
CHAMPIONS STIRLING FACE UPHILL STRUGGLE IN EAST DIVISION
SCOTTISH champions Stirling & Clackmannan may not qualify to defend
that title in Scotscraig in September after losing the opening match of
the East Division women's inter-county team championship at Kirkcaldy
Golf Club yesterday (Wednesday).
Only the team with the most points at the end of the three-day programme
go forward to the Scottish county finals and Stirling & Clackmannan
lost their opening tie 5 1/2-3 1/2 to Midlothian.
In the battle of Vagliano Trophy team-mates, Vikki Laing (Midlothian)
won by 4 and 3 over Lynn Kenny (Stirling University). Midlothian also
won the No singles tie through county champion Claire Hargan (Prestonfield),
the Centenary Scottish championship beaten finalist making her debut for
Midlothian.
In the other match, Fife made a good start with a 6 1/2-2 1/2 win over
East Lothian winning the foursomes 3-0. Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) won
the top singles tie for Fife, beating East Lothian champion Jayne Smith
(Gullane) 2 and 1.Wednesday's results:
STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN 3 1/2, MIDLOTHIAN 5 1/2
Foursomes: L Kenny & H MacRae beat V Laing & J Williamson 3 and
2; L Robertson & F McArthur beat L Fraser & K Marshall 1 hole;
E Allison & V Stevenson lost to C Hargan & B Murphy 3 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: L Kenny lost to Laing 4 and 3, MacRae lost to Hargan 2 holes,
Robertson halved with P Williamson, Allison beat T Laughland 4 and 2,
C Kenny lost to K Marshall 6 and 5, S Quinn lost to Murphy 4 and 3 (1
1/2-4 1/2).
FIFE 6 1/2, EAST LOTHIAN 2 1/2
Foursomes: L Kenney & J Carthew beat L Anderson & S McEwan 7 and
5; F Lockhart & E Moffat beat S McMaster & J Smith 3 and 1; K
Milne & L Fury beat M Thomson & M-L Renton 1 hole (3-0).
Singles: Kenney beat Smith 2 and 1, L Bennett lost to McEwan 7 and 6,
Moffat beat McMaster 4 and 3, Carthew beat S Crolla 4 and 2, J Duncan
halved with F Hindshaw, Lockhart lost to Anderson 2 and 1 (3 1/2-2 1/2).
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