Renfrewshire won the scratch team event at the West of Scotland women's championship. County captain Trish Brown is pictured with two of the three winning team members: Claire-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) and Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle), centre. Missing from the line-up is Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm).

WEST OF SCOTLAND TITLE BOOST FOR
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FIVE-STROKE WINNER MEGAN BRIGGS

Kilmacolm's Megan Briggs gave herself a big confidence boost ahead of the defence of her Scottish women's amateur title from May 18 to 22 when she won the West of Scotland women's amateur title in style at Cardross Golf Club today.
Megan had rounds of 72 and 76 for an aggregate of 148 - one lower than the combined CSS (75-74) - to by a comfortable margin of five shots from Sara Bishop (Windyhill).
Sara was only one shot off the pace after 18 holes but slipped back with an afternoon 80.
County captain Lesley Lloyd (Hayston), beaten in the final of the Lanarkshire women's championship last week, finished a creditable third on 156, with a pair of 78s.

Pictured right is trophy winner Megan Briggs (image by courtesy of Carol Fell) but the trophies were not presented at the championship!
FINAL TOTALS
SSS 74. CSS 75 74
148 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 72 76.
153 Sara Bishop (Windyhill) 73 80.
156 Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) 78 78.
158 Claire-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) 84 74, Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 81 77, Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 80 78, Nichola Ferguson (Clober) 78 80.
159 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 81 78.
160 Alyson McGinnigle (Cochrane Castle) 78 82.
161 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 82 79, Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 80 81.
162 Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Nicholas) 83 79.
163 Emma Caddow (Wishaw) 87 76.
165 Lindsay Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 86 79, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 82 83.
167 Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire) 88 79.
168 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 81 87.
169 Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 83 86, Ruth Rankin (Lanark) 82 87.
170 Lesley Cosh (Cowglen) 85 85.

171 Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 85 86.

172 Susan McGrenachan (unatt) 89 93, Kirstin Scott (Milngavie) 87 85.

173 Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes) 88 85, Patricia Davidson (Erksine) 86 87, Laura McGeachy (Windmill Hill) 85 88, Gillian Arnott (Kilbirnie Place) 84 89.

174 Amanda McLeod (Hilton Park) 86 88.

175 Liz Stewart (Greenburn) 89 86, Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) 89 86.

176 Lynn McColl (Bearsden) 88 88, Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) 87 89.

178 Lesley Barker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 90 88, Suzanne Cadden (Cardross) 88 90.

179 Jennifer Linklater (Largs) 90 89.

180 Katie McGarva (Troon Portland) 91 89.

183 Lindsay Mathie (Windyhill) 92 91.

187 G Henderson (Ayr Belleisle) 102 85.

193 Gayle Smith (Clober) 101 92.

NR Tracy Masterton (Windyhill) 108 NR

TEAM WINNERS

Scratch: Renfrewshire: Megan Briggs, Claire-Marie Carlton, Donna Jackson.

Juniors (handicap): Lanarkshire.

BEST NET TOTALS

146 Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) (6) 75 71 (won on better net second round), Amanda McLeod (Hilton Park) (14) 72 74, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) (1) 71 75.

147 Emma Caddow (Wishaw) (8) 79 68.