Glasgow A team and Youth team matches:
West of Scotland Inter Counties League
Team match format - Inter County matches.
Teams: Ayrshire, Dumbartonshire, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Stirlingshire.
The Glasgow A team consists of eight players and the eight games must play off in succession although not necessarily in order.
The Glasgow Youth team consists of eight players and the eight games must play off in succession although not necessarily in order.
All matches to be played over five successive weeks, commencing on the third weekend in September. All matches to be played on Sundays with an 11.00am starting time if possible.
Download a copy of the Rules for playing Inter County matches here
On a cold but dry autumnal day at Cawder Golf Club the ‘A’ team had a disappointing end to the West of Scotland County matches losing to a strong Stirlingshire on course to winning their first title since 1995. The course was in good condition albeit a little damp in places but overall played and putted well.
Match Result: Glasgow 1.5 - Stirlingshire 4.5
Glasgow names first
Singles
Neil MacRae (Glasgow G.C.) halved with Stuart Murray (Falkirk G.C.)
Clark Nelson (Glasgow G.C.) beat Alex Marshall (Grangemouth G.C.) 2&1
Josh White ( Bishopbriggs G.C.) lost to Ross Laird (Glenbervie G.C.) 4&3
Alan Craig (Glasgow G.C.) lost to George Cannon (Glenbervie G.C.) 4&2
Foursomes
Blair Dalglish and Fraser Grant (both Ralston G.C) lost to Mark Hislop (Glenbervie G.C.) and James Donaldson (Stirling G.C.) 2&1
Gordon Sangster (Cathkin Braes G.C.) and John Laurie (Glasgow G.C.) lost to Ed Shannly and Greg McLellan (both Stirling G.C.) 6&5
So the final game of the season ended in disappointment for the Glasgow team but overall the season was a great success reaching the ATC finals the previous month.
The Glasgow ‘A’ Team recorded a fine away victory on Sunday the 6th of October at Kirkintilloch Golf Club.
The course was in very good condition and overhead the golfing gods were kind with no rain to speak of despite the dark clouds and heavy atmosphere overhead
Match Result: Dumbartonshire 2.5 - Glasgow 3.5
Dumbartonshire names first -
Singles
Iain McCalman (Clober G.C) lost to Neil MacRae (Glasgow Golf Club) by 4&3
Greg Halket (Kirkintilloch G.C) beat Chris Hogg (Bishopbriggs G.C.) by 1hole
Chris Clark (Bearsden G.C.) halved with Scott Wearing (Bishopbriggs G.C.)
Nial Lamond (Balmore G.C.) lost to John Mathers (Haggs Castle G.C.) by 2&1
Foursomes
Craig Bissett (Dunbarton) and Mark McGachy (Clydebank and District G.C) lost to Blair Dalglish and Fraser Grant (both Ralston G.C.) by 1 hole
James McKechnie (Carrick G.C.) and Stuart McDermid (Kirkintilloch G.C.) beat Alan Waugh (Cowglen) and Fraser McNeil (Haggs Castle G.C) 4&3
This season, to date, the GGU ‘A’ Team have had a good season winning 2 and losing 2 County matches. All the games, win or lose, have been highly competitive and a credit to everyone involved. The last game of the 2024 West of Scotland County season is Sunday the 13th of October at Cawder vs Stirlingshire
Match Result: Ayrshire 4.5 - Glasgow 1.5
The GGU ‘A’ team visited West Kilbride for the 3rd element of this seasons West of Scotland County matches with a won 1 lost 1 record to date.
The course is splendid, a traditional links right on the shores of the Firth of Clyde with wonderful views over to Arran. Good playing conditions underfoot were enjoyed by the players.
The weather was reasonably kind, there was no rain but a fairly strong cool breeze from the South East made for tough playing conditions.
The tie was made up of 2 foursomes and 4 singles, 8 players in total represented Glasgow. This was a closely contested tie with all the games going the full 18 holes with Ayrshire winning the key battles
Match details (Ayrshire names first):-
Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) lost to Neil Macrae (Glasgow Golf Club) by 1 hole
John Haggarty (Loudoun) beat Blair Dalgleish (Ralston) by 1 hole
Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) halved with Chris Hogg (Bishopbriggs)
Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) beat Steven Rettie (Glasgow Golf Club) by 2 holes
Gavin Chesney (Kilbirnie Place) & Blair Morton (Royal Troon) beat Fraser McNeil (Haggs Castle) & Alan waugh (Cowglen) by 2 holes
Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) & Graeme Gimson (Prestwick St Cuthbert) beat John Mathers (Haggs Castle) & Greg Brown (Cathkin Braes) by 1 hole
A Team v Renfrewshire 22nd September
Match result: Glasgow 5-1 Renfrewshire
It was a fine breezy afternoon at Gailes Links for the second West of Scotland Area Team Match of the 2024 season. The golf course was in fabulous condition with the greens running fast and true.
After their recent loss to Renfrewshire at the ATC Finals at Hilton Park earlier in the month the Glasgow team prevailed this time over their local rivals who have had a wonderful season winning the aforementioned national title.
The game was played with a fine competitive edge and great sporting spirit with many a tight game.
Match Details
Blair Dalgleish (Ralston) beat Paul Dorrian (Greenock) by 3&2
Greg Telfer (Glasgow Golf Club) halved with Roddy McAuley (Fereneze)
Steven Rettie (Glasgow Golf Club) beat Ryan Brown (Kilmacolm) by 2&1
Jonny McLeish (Cathcart Castle) beat Martyn Paton (Gleddoch) by 5&4
In the Foursomes element of the tie
Fraser McNeil (Haggs Castle) & Alan Waugh (Cowglen) beat Alex Ferguson (Paisley) and San Binning (Bonnyton) by 2&1
Gordon Sangster (Cathkin Braes) & John Laurie (Glasgow Golf Club) halved with Ethan Lang (Elderslie) & David Miller (Fereneze)
Match result: Glasgow 1.5-Lanarkshire 4.5
On a reasonable day at Wishaw Golf Club, a course designed by James Braid, the first ‘A’ Team County match took place on the 15th of September versus the home county Lanarkshire. Course conditions were good. It was a disappointing start to the County season for Glasgow.
The result of the individual matches is as follows:-
Glasgow names first -
Singles
Neil Macrae beat G McLetchie 6&5
Alan Waugh lost to D. Burt 4&3
Chris Hogg lost to C. Connacher 5&4
Steven Rettie halved with G.Watson
Foursomes
G. Sangster / J McLeish lost to G.Andrews / K. McVicar 8&6
Greg Telfer / Scott Wearing lost D.Farr / S. MacPherson 2 down
West of Scotland Youth Team Match Week 5 Stirlingshire v Glasgow Dunblane GC Sunday 13th October 2024
The last game of the season and a win or a draw would see the GGU youth team secure their best league position for a few years.
The game was an away game at Dunblane GC, where the weather for the fifth week in a row was dry and not too cold, Glasgow again managed to field a strong team and it showed with 6 of the games going through the turn with only one hole separating the teams, unfortunately two of our most experienced players were having an off day and would go on to suffer defeats, the remaining six games were having a real tussle and the feeling was the game would slip away from Glasgow, however the team never gave up and a 4-4 draw was secured, meaning Glasgow managed to finish their best position in the league.
After dinner, Mark Riley team manager congratulated all the team for their effort this season and explained his plans for next year which he shared with boys, so everything looks good for the future of the GGU youth games, the team all thanked Mark for his hard work and effort during 2024 and previous years.
Glasgow GU v Dumbartonshire GU 6th October 2024 Dougalston GC
On a fine Autumnal day where all the trees were showing off their colours, Glasgow took on a Dumbarton side to try and move us back up the league, Dunbarton fielded a strong team with many of the players having low handicaps.
The first game out was a past Glasgow boys Strokeplay and Matchplay champion also University player, Sam Somerville, who was representing Dumbarton against Max Welsh from Cathkin Braes who was unlucky earlier in the season to be on the receiving end of a defeat, however whatever Max has learnt from previous games he put on a show at Dougalston winning 4-3 against one of the finest players in the league, Max is definitely one to watch out for in the coming years, this result sent a message through the team with the last three games bringing the points home for Glasgow, the final result was Glasgow 5 Dunbartonshire 3.
West of Scotland Youth team game 29th September 2024 Cowglen G.C
Glasgow v Ayrshire
The weather for the team game was a typical Autumn Day, dry but a little breezy that welcomed Ayrshire to Cowglen G.C, the players that turned out for Ayrshire were a mix of Internationals, American college players and our home University golfers, having not lost a game this season they came to Cowglen with only one thought, going home with all the points.
Ayrshire got off to a fast start with games 2 and 3 taking big leads, Matthew Provan ran into a top-quality opposition player, who plays on the American college golf scene, Dylan Cairns of Prestwick St Nicholas, with the standard of golf played the question to be asked, why he isn’t playing for the senior team? Poor Matthew got a lesson on how to play Cowglen, but I’m sure he will have learned a lot from his match, and we look forward to watching his progress in the games ahead.
The three players in the middle of the Glasgow team, Chris, Johnny and Philip got us back into the game with good wins over tough opposition, which left us waiting for the last game out to win, to secure a 4-4 draw against a good team, and Joe Lynch from Ralston G.C didn’t let us down, winning his game at the 18th.
The Glasgow team can be pleased with the result and should give them confidence going forward to next week’s game against Dumbarton at Dougalston G.C
Glasgow Youths played their second match of the season versus Renfrewshire on the 22nd of September at Paisley Golf Club. The course was in good condition and overhead conditions were also very pleasant. On this occasion Renfrewshire ran out comfortable winners for their first win of the season. The young Glasgow team have had a disappointing start to their season but hopefully will prosper in the remaining 3 ties to come this season
Match details (Renfrewshire names first):-
Ewan Urquhart (Paisley) beat Josh Whyte (Bishopbriggs) by 3&2
Kenan Ingram (Greenock) beat Rory Bogle (Cowglen) by 3&2
Drew Cleaver (Fereneze) beat Sean Falconer (Cowglen) by 6&5
Callum McLelland (Fereneze) beat Chris McMillan (Dougalston) by 4&3
Hugh Shiels Jr (East renfrewshire) lost to Jonny Robertson (Ralston) by 6&5
Ross Anderson (Williamwood) beat Blair Stewart (Cowglen) by 4&3
Ben Love (Ranfurly Castle) beat Max Welsh (Cathkin Braes) by 5&4
Neil Rainey (Erskine) halved with Joe Lynch (Ralston)
RENFREWSHIRE YOUTHS 6.5 GLASGOW YOUTHS 1.5
Glasgow GU v Lanarkshire GU 15th Sept 2024 Sandyhills GC
The Youth game against Lanarkshire at Sandyhills was played in good weather but testing conditions, Glasgow, due to many competitions taking place that day could not field a team of eight, so one game had to be conceded, which we couldn’t afford as Lanarkshire came with a strong team.
As the games progressed Lanarkshire showed why they were favourites to win the trophy this year leading in most of the games, but to be fair to the Glasgow lads, they never gave in and took many of the games to the last few holes playing good golf, however at the end of the day Lanarkshire showed their strength eventually running out 5.5 to 2.5 winners.
