Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Scottish Vets are still on course to win the Inter Area Championships

Scotland are set to win the title in the Veteran Ladies Golfing Association Inter-area Championship at Southerness Golf Club.They made it two wins out of two today when they beat English Midlands 8-1. West Vets Vice Captain Helen Faulds partnered Kathleen Sutherland in the morning foursomes victory and West vets Champion May Hughes won her singles tie in the afternoon.
Their final opponents on Thursday are English North who have a 1 defeat and 1 win so far
Wednesday details:
SCOTLAND 8, ENGLISH MIDLANDS 1
Foursomes: L Bennett, F De Vries beat J Collingham, J Ashmore 1 hole; H Anderson, F Hunter beat A Dawson, J Doleman 6 and 4; H Faulds, K Sutherland beat P Parker, J Watter 5 and 4 (3-0).
Singles: Anderson beat P West 3 and 2, Bennett halved with Collingham, P Williamson beat Ashmore 5 and 4, M Hughes beat A Burtt 2 and 1, Hunger halved with Doleman, Sutherland beat Parker 3 and 2 (5-1).

ENGLISH NORTH 6 ½, ENGLISH SOUTH 2 `1/2
Foursomes: F Anderson, P Wrightson beat C Stirling, S Stradling 1 hole; C Kirk, R Lindley beat R Watters, C Armstrong 5 and 4; E Elliott, H Smyth lost to I Brien, J O'Keefe 2 holes (2-1).
Singles: Anderson beat S Ellis 3 and 1, Wrightson halved with Stirling, Kirk lost to J Ballard 1 hole, B Laird beat Brien 1 hole, S Paul beat Watters 7 and 6, Lindley beat O'Keefe 3 and 2 (4 ½-1 ½).

HOW THEY STAND
1 Scotland 2 wins.
2 English Midlands 1 win, 1 defeat.
2 English North 1 win, 1 defeat.
4 English South 2 defeats.