Three of sectional winners had 100 per cent records
North-east v Renfrewshire and Dunbartonshire
v Lanarkshire in Area team semi-finals at Crail
North-east head to the Scottish Golf Union men’s area team championship semi-finals on a high, having won all three of their Section A games.
Also through are Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire.
The semi-final pairings over Crail Golfing Society's Craighead course on Saturday, October 3 will be:
North-east v Renfrewshire.
Lanarkshire v Dunbartonshire.
North-east completed their qualifying programme with a 100 per cent record by beating Stirlingshire 6 ½-2 ½ at Murcar Links today.
Earlier in the season North-east beat Borders 6-3 at Newburgh and Ayrshire 8 ½- ½ at Largs.
North-east’s semi-final opponents at Crail on Saturday, October 3 will be Renfrewshire who clinched the Section C winner’s position by beating Clackmannan 6 ½ -2 ½ at Erskine today.
Scottish champion David Law (Hazlehead), Mark Halliday (Royal Aberdeen) and Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) were double winners for North-east against Stirlingshire. Halliday and Law partnered each other to a 4 and 2 foursomes victory and then both won equally comfortably in the singles.
Nicol partnered Philip McLean to a foursomes win but while McLean lost his singles tie, Nicol won his by 3 and 2.
Lanarkshire won Section B with a 100 per cent record. They beat Angus 6 1/2-2 1/2 in their last match at Kirkhill.
Dunbartonshire, winners of Section D, became the third team to qualify for the semi-finals with a 100 per cent record. They beat Glasgow 7-2 at Cardross.
North, who had lost their two previous Section D ties, drew 4 ½-4 ½ with South at Nairn.
Results:
SECTION A
NORTH-EAST 6 ½, STIRLINGSHIRE 2 ½
At Murcar Links
Foursomes: B Innes, A Bews lost to B Rushford, C Lawton 2 and 1; M Halliday, D Law bt G Robertson, F Moore 4 and 2; P McLean, K Nicol bt S McLaughlan, M Cox 7 and 6 (2-1).
Singles: Innes bt Rushford 3 and 1, McLean lost to Lawton 2 holes, Halliday bt Robertson 4 and 3, Bews halved with Moore, Law bt Cox 5 and 4, Nicol bt McLaughlan 3 and 2 (4 ½-1 ½).
BORDERS 6 1/2, AYRSHIRE 2 1/2
At Hawick.
Foursomes: David Gillie, Alan Ballantyne bt Euan Brown, Jack McDonald 3 and 1; Colin Fraser, Alan Turnbull lost to Scott Brown, Colin Robinson 4 and 3; Warren Renwick, Alan Chalmers bt Graeme Gimson, Craig McLaughlin 2 and 1 (2-1)
Singles: Gillie bt Euan Brown 6 and 5, Fraser bt McLaughlin 4 and 3, Turnbull bt Scott Brown 4 and 2, Ballantyne bt McDonald 4 and 3, Chambers lost to Robinson 1 hole, Renwick halved with Gimson (4 1/2-1 1/2).
Final placings (3pt for a win): 1 North-east 9pt, 2 Borders, Stirlingshire, Ayrshire, all with 3pt.
SECTION B
LANARKSHIRE 6 1/2, ANGUS 2 1/2
At Kirkhill
Foursomes: R Kellett, E Wood bt W Bremner, K Harper 4 and 3; S Henderson, P Shields lost to R Bell, C Donaldson 4 and 3; A Fairbairn, G Beaton bt N Lindsay, G Findlay 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: Kellett lost to Harper 1 hole, Wood bt Bremner 2 and 1, Shields bt Bell 6 and 5, Beaton bt Donaldson 1 hole, Fairbairn bt Lindsay 3 and 2, Henderson halved with Findlay (4 1/2-1 1/2).
PERTH & KINROSS 6 1/2, LOTHIANS 2 1/2
At Crieff
Final placings (3pt for a win): 1 Lanarkshire 9pt, 2 Perth & Kinross 6pt, 3 Angus 3pt, 4 Lothians 0pt.
SECTION C
RENFREWSHIRE 6 ½, CLACKMANNANSHIRE 2 ½
At Erskine
Foursomes: R Clark, M Clark bt J Aitken, R Benvie 2 and 1; C Watson, A Farmer lost to I Ross, S Borrowman 2 and 1; B Adams, G Stevenson bt J Maxwell, S Horne 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: M Clark bt Aitken 4 and 3, M Daily bt Borrowman 3 and 1, Farmer halved with Maxwell, Stevenson bt Benvie 2 and 1, Watson lost to Ross 1 hole, R Clark bt Horne 1 hole (4 ½-1 ½).
ARGYLL & BUTE 3, FIFE 6
At Machrihanish
Foursomes: G McMillan, G Watson lost to S Elder, M Main 1 hole; P Murphy, B Willan bt K Anderson, L Clark 2 and 1; A McKie, D Standaloft lost to A Main, S Stewart-Cation 5 and 4 (1-2).
Singles: McMillan lost to M Main 2 and 1, McKie bt Elder 5 and 4, Murphy lost to Anderson 2 and 1, Standaloft lost to A Main 5 and 3, B Willan bt L Clark 3 and 1, GWatson lost to Stewart-Cation 4 and 3 (2-4).
Final placings (3pt for a win): 1 Renfreshire 7pt, 2 Clackmannanshire 6pt, 3 Fife 4pt, 4 Argyll & Bute 0pt.
SECTION D
DUNBARTONSIRE 7, GLASGOW 2
At Cardross.
NORTH 4 ½, SOUTH 4 ½
At Nairn.
Final placings (3pt for a win): 1 Dunbartonshire 9pt, 2 South 4pt, 3 Glasgow 3pt, 4 North 1pt.
v Lanarkshire in Area team semi-finals at Crail
North-east head to the Scottish Golf Union men’s area team championship semi-finals on a high, having won all three of their Section A games.
Also through are Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire.
The semi-final pairings over Crail Golfing Society's Craighead course on Saturday, October 3 will be:
North-east v Renfrewshire.
Lanarkshire v Dunbartonshire.
North-east completed their qualifying programme with a 100 per cent record by beating Stirlingshire 6 ½-2 ½ at Murcar Links today.
Earlier in the season North-east beat Borders 6-3 at Newburgh and Ayrshire 8 ½- ½ at Largs.
North-east’s semi-final opponents at Crail on Saturday, October 3 will be Renfrewshire who clinched the Section C winner’s position by beating Clackmannan 6 ½ -2 ½ at Erskine today.
Scottish champion David Law (Hazlehead), Mark Halliday (Royal Aberdeen) and Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) were double winners for North-east against Stirlingshire. Halliday and Law partnered each other to a 4 and 2 foursomes victory and then both won equally comfortably in the singles.
Nicol partnered Philip McLean to a foursomes win but while McLean lost his singles tie, Nicol won his by 3 and 2.
Lanarkshire won Section B with a 100 per cent record. They beat Angus 6 1/2-2 1/2 in their last match at Kirkhill.
Dunbartonshire, winners of Section D, became the third team to qualify for the semi-finals with a 100 per cent record. They beat Glasgow 7-2 at Cardross.
North, who had lost their two previous Section D ties, drew 4 ½-4 ½ with South at Nairn.
Results:
SECTION A
NORTH-EAST 6 ½, STIRLINGSHIRE 2 ½
At Murcar Links
Foursomes: B Innes, A Bews lost to B Rushford, C Lawton 2 and 1; M Halliday, D Law bt G Robertson, F Moore 4 and 2; P McLean, K Nicol bt S McLaughlan, M Cox 7 and 6 (2-1).
Singles: Innes bt Rushford 3 and 1, McLean lost to Lawton 2 holes, Halliday bt Robertson 4 and 3, Bews halved with Moore, Law bt Cox 5 and 4, Nicol bt McLaughlan 3 and 2 (4 ½-1 ½).
BORDERS 6 1/2, AYRSHIRE 2 1/2
At Hawick.
Foursomes: David Gillie, Alan Ballantyne bt Euan Brown, Jack McDonald 3 and 1; Colin Fraser, Alan Turnbull lost to Scott Brown, Colin Robinson 4 and 3; Warren Renwick, Alan Chalmers bt Graeme Gimson, Craig McLaughlin 2 and 1 (2-1)
Singles: Gillie bt Euan Brown 6 and 5, Fraser bt McLaughlin 4 and 3, Turnbull bt Scott Brown 4 and 2, Ballantyne bt McDonald 4 and 3, Chambers lost to Robinson 1 hole, Renwick halved with Gimson (4 1/2-1 1/2).
Final placings (3pt for a win): 1 North-east 9pt, 2 Borders, Stirlingshire, Ayrshire, all with 3pt.
SECTION B
LANARKSHIRE 6 1/2, ANGUS 2 1/2
At Kirkhill
Foursomes: R Kellett, E Wood bt W Bremner, K Harper 4 and 3; S Henderson, P Shields lost to R Bell, C Donaldson 4 and 3; A Fairbairn, G Beaton bt N Lindsay, G Findlay 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: Kellett lost to Harper 1 hole, Wood bt Bremner 2 and 1, Shields bt Bell 6 and 5, Beaton bt Donaldson 1 hole, Fairbairn bt Lindsay 3 and 2, Henderson halved with Findlay (4 1/2-1 1/2).
PERTH & KINROSS 6 1/2, LOTHIANS 2 1/2
At Crieff
Final placings (3pt for a win): 1 Lanarkshire 9pt, 2 Perth & Kinross 6pt, 3 Angus 3pt, 4 Lothians 0pt.
SECTION C
RENFREWSHIRE 6 ½, CLACKMANNANSHIRE 2 ½
At Erskine
Foursomes: R Clark, M Clark bt J Aitken, R Benvie 2 and 1; C Watson, A Farmer lost to I Ross, S Borrowman 2 and 1; B Adams, G Stevenson bt J Maxwell, S Horne 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: M Clark bt Aitken 4 and 3, M Daily bt Borrowman 3 and 1, Farmer halved with Maxwell, Stevenson bt Benvie 2 and 1, Watson lost to Ross 1 hole, R Clark bt Horne 1 hole (4 ½-1 ½).
ARGYLL & BUTE 3, FIFE 6
At Machrihanish
Foursomes: G McMillan, G Watson lost to S Elder, M Main 1 hole; P Murphy, B Willan bt K Anderson, L Clark 2 and 1; A McKie, D Standaloft lost to A Main, S Stewart-Cation 5 and 4 (1-2).
Singles: McMillan lost to M Main 2 and 1, McKie bt Elder 5 and 4, Murphy lost to Anderson 2 and 1, Standaloft lost to A Main 5 and 3, B Willan bt L Clark 3 and 1, GWatson lost to Stewart-Cation 4 and 3 (2-4).
Final placings (3pt for a win): 1 Renfreshire 7pt, 2 Clackmannanshire 6pt, 3 Fife 4pt, 4 Argyll & Bute 0pt.
SECTION D
DUNBARTONSIRE 7, GLASGOW 2
At Cardross.
NORTH 4 ½, SOUTH 4 ½
At Nairn.
Final placings (3pt for a win): 1 Dunbartonshire 9pt, 2 South 4pt, 3 Glasgow 3pt, 4 North 1pt.
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