The winning Renfrewshire boys' team who played Lanarkshire at Kilmacolm GC.

Renfrewshire boys' West title chance

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY RENFREWSHIRE GOLF UNIONDon Bremner: e-mail- donbremner@ranfurly9.freeserve.co.uk
With two matches to play, Renfrewshire Golf Union junior team were still in with a chance of taking the West League championship. Victory in the home game against Lanarkshire at Kilmacolm Golf Club was a must and team convenors Graham McGee and Gary Havlin stressed that fact before the boys went to the tee.
Their pep talk obviously worked as Paul Reilly (Lochwinnoch), in the first game, won 7 and 6 followed by Whitecraigs’ Euan Waugh winning 5 and 4. Alasdair McDougall (Elderslie) continued the pattern with a 6 and 5 victory and his day was further enhanced when he learned that he had been selected to play in the under 16 Scotland team against England which is to take place on October 3 at Dinsdale Spa, Darlington.
This is just reward for the 15-year-old following his tremendous performance in the Scottish match- play championship.
Fraser Lauder (Paisley) looked as if he was going to break the sequence when he found himself four down with five holes remaining. The enigma which is Fraser again revealed itself as he proverbially pulled his socks up and proceeded to win the last five holes to record a one-hole victory. When he is good, he is very, very good.
Anton O’Donnell and Jamie Alexander from Whinhill and Gareth Caldwell (Greenock) also recorded good victories, leaving Old Ranfurly’s Stewart Watt as the odd boy out when he was beaten at the 15th hole.
A 7-1 victory and the team, full of confidence, travel to Dumbarton on September 19 when a similar performance will give them a good chance of the title.

RESULTS
Paul Reilly (Lochwinnoch) bt James Allison (East Kilbride) 7 and 6.
Euan Waugh (Whitecraigs) bt Callum Connagher (Wishaw) 5 and 4.
Alasdair McDougal (Elderslie) bt Jay Haine (Bothwell Castle) 6 and 5. 
Fraser Lauder (Paisley) bt Ross Williamson (East Kilbride) 1 hole.
Anton O’Donnell (Whinhill) bt Jordan Bryce (Strathaven) 1 hole. 
Gareth Caldwell (Greenock) bt Calum Harrison (Carluke) 1 hole. 
Jamie Alexander (Whinhill) bt James Reilly (East Kilbride) 5 and 4.
Stewart Watt (Old Ranfurly) lost to Martin Scott (Hamilton) 4 and 3.