The South of Scotland Mens Area Team played their first match in this years Scottish Area Team Championship against Fife at Southerness on Sunday 7th May.
The South Team was:
William Squires (Southerness)
Mitchell Cowie (Dumfries & County)
Chris Corbett (Dumfries & Galloway)
Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire County)
Andrew Kerr (Southerness)
Iain Rae (Dalbeattie)
The course was in fantastic condition and provided an excellent test for the teams.
After the morning foursomes the South held a 2-1 lead but the strong Fife team played some great golf in the afternoon to win the singles 4.5-1.5 and claim the win, with an overall score of 5.5-3.5.
Results
Foursomes
M Cowie & C Corbett (South) lost to J Mullen & C Edgar (Fife) 1 hole
W Squires & K McClung (South) beat D Paton & A North (Fife) 5/4
I Rae & A Kerr (South) beat M Rickard & F Carr (Fife) 4/3
South 2 Fife 1
Singles
W Squires (South) lost to A North (Fife) 1 hole
M Cowie (South) lost to J Mullen (Fife) 2/1
K McClung (South) halved with F Carr (Fife)
A Kerr (South) lost to D Paton (Fife) 3/2
I Rae (South) beat C Edgar (Fife) 1 hole
C Corbett (South) lost to M Rickard (Fife) 1 hole
South 1.5 Fife 4.5
Final Result South 3.5 Fife 5.5
The next match for the South Team is away to the North East at Portlethen on the 4th June