MEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS DAY 2

IT'S SCOTLAND v ENGLAND FOR
THE TITLE ON FRIDAY

It will be Scotland versus England for the men's home amateur international championship on the final day at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club, South Wales on Friday.
Both teams have a 100 per cent record after two days' action.Today title-holders Scotland followed up their 8-7 win over Ireland with a more emphatic 9-6 victory over Wales who, like the Irish before them, had held the Scots to 2 1/2pt apiece in the morning foursomes.
Scotland took the singles by a 3pt margin – 6 ½-3 ½.
In the singles Lloyd Saltman halved the top match with Matthews but Richie Ramsay was back in top form with a 6 and 5 win over Walker Cup team-mate Edwards.
Glenn Campbell, having a very good series, won by 3 and 1 over Cousins.
Scott Jamieson was held to a square match by teenager Zac Gould.
Jonathan King lost to Mills by one hole.
Scott Henry is still searching for his best form. He halved with young Enoch.
Scotland debutant Keir McNicoll from Carnoustie will be feeling much better with a good win under his belt. Not fielded in the morning foursomes, McNicoll hit the ground running in the singles and beat Evans by 4 and 2.
John Gallagher won by two holes over Dykes.
George Murray found he was up against the star man of the Welsh team – Walker Cup player Rhys Davies in the No 11 singles berth! Davies won by 6 and 4.
England, trailing Ireland by 2pt after the morning foursomes, swept away the challenge by taking the singles 7 1/2-2 1/2 for an overall 9-6 victory.

SECOND DAY SINGLES DETAILS
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SCOTLAND 9, WALES 6

SINGLES (6 ½-3 1/2 ).
Saltman halved with Matthews.
Ramsay bt Edwards 6 and 5.
Campbell bt Couins 3 and 1.
Jamieson halved with Gould.
King lost to Mills 1 hole.
McAlpine bt Westgate 4 and 3.
Henry halved with Enoch.
McNicoll bt Evans 4 and 2.
Gallagher bt Dykes 2 holes.
Murray lost to Davies 6 and 4.

ENGLAND 9, IRELAND 6

SINGLES (7 1/2-2 1/2)
Fisher bt McIlroy 2 and 1.
Wolstenholme halved with Murray.
Moul bt Shaw 1 hole.
Dinwiddie bt Crowe 7 and 5.
McGowan bt Ward 3 and 2.
Parker bt Doran 3 and 2.
Waring lost to Caldwell 3 and 1.
Lewton lost to Lowry 1 hole.
Boyd bt O'Callaghan 4 and 3.
Richardson bt Power 2 and 1.

EUROPEAN SENIOR WOMEN'S TEAM CHP

ENGLAND WOMEN THROUGH TO
OVER-50S FINAL IN BELGIUM

England toppled the No 1 seeds Spain 3-2 in today’s semi-finals of the European senior women’s amateur team golf championship at Royal Waterloo Golf Club, near Brussels in Belgium.

The cock-a-hoop English, who had only squeezed into the top match-play flight in the last of the four places, now play France to the over-50s title. France beat Italy 3-2.
England got their noses in front by winning the only foursomes. Sue Westall (Copt Heath) and Geraldine Bray (Littlestone) came back from three down with five to play to beat Spain’s Beatriz Ramirez de Haro and Christina Marsans by one hole.
In the singles, English seniors champion Christine Watson (Beaconsfield) and Chris Quinn (Hockley) both scored good wins to take the team through to the final.

Thursday's results:
Championship Flight
Semi-finals
Spain 2, England 3 (Foursome: B Ramirez de Haro & C Marsans lost to S Westall & G Bray 1 hole. Singles: C Maestre lost to C Watson 3 and 2, V Pertierra bt P Wrightson 5 and 3, M Estany bt S Pickles 6 and 5, A Vilella lost to C Quinn 6 and 5).
France 3, Italy 2.
Flight 2
Sweden 5, Switzerland 0; Germany 4, Belgium 1.

NAIRN COURSE RECORD

KERRI’S 68 SLASHES THREE SHOTS
OFF NAIRN WOMEN’S RECORD


Inverness golfer Kerri Harper has cut two strokes off the Nairn Golf Club women’s course record with a round of seven-under-par 68 this week in a club medal competition. The previous record of 70 was held by Laura Walker.
Kerri’s figures were:
OUT – 3 5 3 3 4 3 5 4 4: 34
IN – 5 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 5: 34

There were no bogeys on her card which contained an eagle at the 16th and five birdies ( first, third, 11th, 12th, 13th).

SCOTLAND SENIORS TEAM

SCOTLAND WOMEN’S TEAM NAMED FOR
SENIOR INTERNATIONALS AT HAMILTON

The Scottish Ladies Golfing Association selectors have chosen the Scotland team for the Senior Women’s Home Internationals at Hamilton Golf Club from October 3 to 5.
It is:
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee), Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh), Moira Thomson (North Berwick), Fiona De Vries (St Rule), Pamela Williamson (Baberton).
Reserves – 1 Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose), 2 Ruth Brown (Lothianburn).
Six of the Scotland team were members of the Scottish line-up that won the Veteran Ladies Golf Association area team championship at Formby, Lancashire a few weeks ago – Bennett, Campbell, Fenton, Thomson, De Vries and Williamson.
England will be bidding to win the senior women’s home internationals’ trophy for a fourth successive year with the following players:
Geraldine Bray (Littlestone), Carole Caldwell (Sunningdale), Susan Pickles (Lee on the Solent), Chris Quinn (Hockley), Chris Stirling (Meon Valley), Christine Watson (Beaconsfield), Pat Wrightson (Huddersfield).
Non-travelling reserves: Sue Westall (Copt Heath), Jeannie O’Keeffe (Guildford Ladies).

TOP 10 IOWA FINISH

TOP 10 IOWA FINISH FOR BANCHORY STUDENT


Banchory’s Adam Lindsay, a sophomore student at the Iowa Wesleyan College, tied for ninth place with a four-over-par 76 – seven shots behind the two-stroke winner, Tim Harrigan (St Ambrose Univeresity) - in the Loras College Fall Invite golf tournament at The Meadows Golf Club, Dubuque in Iowa.
One shot behind Adam came team-mate James Lennox from England.
Their scores helped Iowa Wesleyan (304) finish runners-up to St Ambrose University (287) in the team event, contested by 11 colleges. Ashford University (308) came third.