Ayrshire boys help Scotland Under 16's to win over England

Kyle Smith of Kilmarnock Barassie (pictured left) and Michael Stewart of Troon Welbeck were in the Scotland side who defeated England 8 – 7, in the Scotland v England U16 Boys International played at Hartlepool Golf Club on 8th October.

For the Scotland team, victory gave them the Eddie Shamash Trophy for the first time, since the inception of the annual competition in 1998.

Scotland teailed after the morning foursomes, but during the afternoon singles the Scots fought back to level the match with their English counterparts before edging a narrow win.

3 ½ -1 ½ behind at lunchtime the Scots fought back with wins from Scott Fraser, Tom Spencer, Kyle Smith and Frazer Ogston. Halved matches from
Michael Stewart, Mark Bookless and Sam McLaren gave the Scots a crucial one point advantage at the end of the match.