DAVID MACFARLANE WINS RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY TITLE

                                       RENFREWSHIRE GOLF UNION

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EXPERIENCE OVERCOMES YOUTH IN RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY FINAL

The line up for the final of the Renfrewshire Golf Union Match Play Championship at Paisley Golf Club saw young Craig Pirie from Renfrew facing Greenock’s David Macfarlane who is coy about his age but seems to have been around for some time. 

  Two Paisley members had made it to the semi finals but Craig saw off Chris Guthrie one up while David expended a bit more energy having been taken to the fourth extra hole by Brian Adam. 

The quality of golf in the final came as no surprise.  At the turn, Craig’s card showed nine straight pars but he was two down.  David sank an outrageous putt for a birdie three at the third then knocked his second to “gimmie” range at the sixth.   

David then dropped a shot at the tenth to let Craig back into the game but bogies at twelve and thirteen had David three up and looking good.  Craig responded at fifteen for his first birdie of the day to reduce the deficit but, having caught the rough, could not get home in two at the par five sixteenth.  David got his four and won 3 and 2.  A great performance.

David Macfarlane becomes the most successful Renfrewshire golfer in terms of Match Play Championships having previously won at East Renfrewshire (2000), Fereneze (2004) and Eastwood (2007).  He had previously shared the record of three wins with the late, great Barclay Howard.  David is currently manager of the County A Team but one wonders if he should be back in the squad!