FIFE v MIDLOTHIAN EAST DIVISION
TITLE DECIDER AT LADYBANK

Scottish champions Fife took another big step towards a place in the Scottish county finals at Tulliallan Golf Club at the end of August when they beat East Lothian 5 ½-3 ½ on the second day of the East Division women’s inter-county golf championship at Ladybank Golf Club.
Fife won their first-day match 8-1 against Stirling & Clackmannan.
Midlothian, who beat Stirling & Clackmannan 5-4 today, meet Fife on the third and last day’s programme. It will be a meeting between the only two teams with 100 per cent winning records so far.
East Lothian and Fife shared the morning foursomes before Fife’s strength in depth made all the difference in the singles which Fife won 4-2 with wins by Jocelyn Carthew, Lorna Bennett, Lorna Fury and Elaine Moffat.
East Lothian had won the top two singles through Lesley Nicholson, the former tour professional reinstated to the amateur ranks, and Kelly Brotherton. They beat Fiona Lockhart and Louise Kenney respectively.
Midlothian took a stranglehold on the outcome of their match with Stirling & Clackmannan by taking the foursomes 3-0. The latter made a gallant effort to turn the tables in the singles, winning them 4-2 with wins by Heather MacRae, Linda Allan, Vicki Stevenson and Margaret Tough.
Tuesday details:
EAST LOTHIAN 3 ½, FIFE 5 ½
Foursomes: K Brotherton & E Fairnie halved with L Kenney & J Carthew; L Nicholson & J Smith lost to F Lockhart & E Moffat 5 and 3; F Prior & L Mortensen bt L Fury & L Rolland 4 and 3 (1 ½-1 ½).
Singles: Nicholson bt Lockhart 2 holes, Brotherton bt Kenney 4 and 2, Prior lost to Carthew 1 hole, Mortensen lost to L Bennett 3 and 2, M Thomson lost to Fury 3 and 2, Fairie lost to Moffat 3 and 2 (2-4).
STIRLING & CLACKMANNAN 4, MIDLOTHIAN 5
Foursomes: L Allan & S Mitchell lost to J Turner & C Macdeonald 3 and 2; T Chillas & H MacRae lost to C Hargan & B Murphy 1 hole; L Macgregor & M Tough lost to K Marshall & W Nicholson 1 hole (0-3).
Singles – E Allison lost to Hargan 6 and 5, MacRae bt W Nicholson 4 and 2, Allan bt Turner 1 hole, Mitchell lost to F De Vries 6 and 4, V Stevenson bt Murphy 1 hole, Tough bt \Macdonald 3 and 2 (4-2).
HOW THEY STAND
Fife 2 wins, Midlothian 2 wins, East Lothian 0 wins, Stirling & Clackmannan 0 wins.