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Thursday, September 15, 2011

SENIORS HOME INTERNATIONALS - Scotland avoid wooden spoon with final day win

Scotland avoided the wooden spoon at the 2011 Seniors Home Internationals, being played at Woodhall Spa this week, with a last day victory over Wales.

David Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) combined with Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & County) for a 3 & 1 win in the morning foursomes. For the third successive day the Scots won the foursomes by 2 - 1.

In the afternoon singles, Scotland took five of the ties and halved the other to run out winners against Wales by 7.5 - 1.5.

In the other match, Ireland defeated England, winning their match by 7 - 2 to take the Home Internationals title for the fourth successive year.

Match details from day 3 are :-

ScotlandWales
Thursday 15th September 2011
Foursomes
1 John Fraser & David Gardner Won 1 Hole Jeff Thomas & Paul Bloomfield
2 Ian Brotherston & David Miller Nuneaton Golf ClubWon 3 & 1 Nigel Evans & Robert Broad
3 Robert Stewart & Fraser McCluskey Won 3 & 2 Basil Griffiths Llanymynech Golf Club & Keith Stimpson
Foursomes Total21
Singles
4 John Fraser Won 2 Holes Jeff Thomas
5 Ian Brotherston Won 4 & 3 Paul Bloomfield
6 Robert Stewart Won 5 & 3 Robert Broad
7 Gordon MacDonald HalvedNigel Evans
8 David Gardner Won 2 Holes Basil Griffiths Llanymynech Golf Club
9 Fraser McCluskey Won 4 & 2 Keith Stimpson
Singles Total½
Thursday Total

IrelandEngland
Thursday 15th September 2011
Foursomes
1 Maurice Kelly & Adrian Morrow Won 4 & 3 Charles Banks & Alan Squires Oldham Golf Club
2 Garth McGimpsey & Arthur Pierse Won 1 Hole Chris Reynolds Littlestone Golf Club & Andrew Stracey Littlestone Golf Club
3 Seamus McParland & Hugh Smyth HalvedPhilip Slater Sandiway Golf Club & Roy Smethurst Crewe Golf Club
Foursomes Total½
Singles
4 Arthur Pierse HalvedAlan Squires Oldham Golf Club
5 Adrian Morrow Won 2 & 1 Charles Banks
6 Garth McGimpsey Won 1 Hole Andrew Stracey Littlestone Golf Club
7 Michael Coote Won 4 & 2 Roy Smethurst Crewe Golf Club
8 Maurice Kelly Won 4 & 3 Philip Slater Sandiway Golf Club
9 Hugh Smyth Won 1 Hole Chris Reynolds Littlestone Golf Club
Singles Total
Thursday Total72

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