A successful jamboree at Milngavie this year, despite some very heavy rain on Monday which was a real test for the players.
On day one Ayrshire faced the hosts D&A and had an excellent win of 5 points to 4. Tuesday was a tough day facing the reigning champions Lanarkshire who have a very strong team that includes the current West of Scotland champion, Scottish Women's amateur champion and a former professional! Ayrshire girls were 2-1 down after the morning foursomes and the afternoon singles went the way of Lanarkshire with overall result being 6.5 to 2.5
With Renfrewshire also having one win and one loss over the first 2 days it meant a battle for second place on Wednesday. Ayrshire were again 2-1 down after the morning foursomes and Renfrewshire came out very strongly in the afternoon singles and the match went their way with a final score of 7-2
There were a lot of close matches that just didn't seem to go our way this year but the team showed their fighting spirit and there were plenty of smiles and laughter along the way regardless of their match scores.
In the other match Lanarkshire completed a clean sweep by beating D&A 8-1 to win the event and will represent the West at the Scottish finals in Alyth on August 29, 30 and 31
This year saw the debuts in the Senior team for 2 of our up and coming young players. Orla Moran (Irvine) and Hannah Ounap (Loudoun) Orla has been a familiar face at our Junior coaching over a number of years and has become an excellent golfer winning the Irvine Golf Club ladies championship last year and was a semi finalist at our own Championship. Hannah is new to the county having played in a lot of European events over the years which usually clashed with our Jamboree! She recently reached the semi final of the Scottish Ladies amateur at Western Gailes. Hannah played all 6 matches this week with 5 excellent wins. Hopefully both of these girls will feature in our team for many years to come.
The Captain would like to thank all the caddies who volunteered to support the team, their time and commitment meant a lot to the players. Thanks also to the Captain and committee of Dunbartonshire and Argyll County for all their hard work into planning a successful jamboree. Also a special mention to the greenkeepers at Milngavie for getting the course playable after the torrential rain on day one. Finally a thanks to the catering staff for keeping everyone fed and watered this week.
