Fife clinch inter-county title in style at Broomieknowe

FIFE crushed Stirling & Clackmannan 7-2 to clinch the East Division women's inter-county team golf championship at Broomieknowe Golf Club, Bonnyrigg, yesterday.

Fife's victory gives them a place along with the other three divisional champions in the Scottish inter-county finals at Inchmarlo Golf Centre, Banchory from September 19 to 21.

Last year's Scottish and East Division title-holders Midlothian ended the three-day programme with a convincing 7-2 win over East Lothian but they lost the vital first-day match to Fife 5-4 and could never make up the leeway after that unless Fife slipped.

Star player of the tournament was Curtis Cupper Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) with six wins out of six for Fife. She was followed closely by team-mates Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank) with 5½pts and Fiona Hastie (St Regulus) with 5pts.