SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL GOLF - Three Ayrshire players in Scotland team at Hesketh

Ayrshire had three players in the Scotland Scools team as the national side encountered mixed fortunes in their annual match against England at Hesketh on Monday 10th September.

Euan Walker (Marr College), David Wilson (Marr College) and Connie Jaffrey (Kilwinning Academy) featured in the Scotland team for the match.


The Scotland Scools side including Euan Walker (second left, standing), David Wilson (centre, standing)
and Connie Jaffrey (right, sitting)
(Photograph courtesy of Tom Ward Photography)

(Report cortesy of the Scottishgolfvew website)

 

Scotland schoolgirls beat their England counterparts 6-3 after winning the singles 5-1 but Scotland's boys went down 10 1/2- 7 1/2 in the annual schools golf international at Hesketh Golf Club, Lancashire today. The Scots schoolboys lost the foursomes 4-2 to England and then lost the singles 6 1/2 to 5 1/2 Winners for the Scots girls in their afternoon "charge" in the singles were Lesley Atkins, Rachel Walker, Connie Jaffrey, Clara Young and team captain Jessica Meek. RESULTS ENGLAND BOYS 10 1/2, SCOTLAND BOYS 7 1/2 (England names first) FOURSOMES (4-2) B Spooner and C Handy lost to L Allan and C Syme 3 and 2 L Taylor and I Walker halved with G Burns and C Chalmers C Hannay and J Fletcher bt B Kinsley and R Walsh 3 and 2. S Robins and G Bloor bt D Wilson and E Walker 3 and 2. D Sutton and K Waters bt B Neil and C Fafrell 3 and 2. A Horgan and J Dobbs halved with R MacIntyre and B Carnegie. SINGLES (6 1/2-5 1/2) Walker bt Syme 1 hole Spooner lost to Neil 4 and 3 Handy lost to Carnegie 1 hole Hannay bt Walsh 1 hole Taylor bt Kinsley 6 and 5. Bloor lost to Burns 2 and 1. Robins bt Chalmers 1 hole Waters halved with MacIntyre Sutton bt Farrell 3 and 2 Fletcher lost to Walker 5 and 4 Dobbs bt Wilson 5 and 4 Horgan lost to Allan 2 and 1. ENGLAND GIRLS 3, SCOTLAND GIRLS 6 FOURSOMES (2-1) D Sverdloff and I Mehmet lost L Atkins and R Walker 1 hole A Hewson and S Smart bt K Beveridge and C Young 5 and 4. E-M Hall and A Plump bt C Jaffrey and J Meek 2 and 1. SINGLES (1-5) Sverdloff lost to Atkins 5 and 4. Mehmet lost to Walker 2 holes Hewson lost to Jaffrey 1 hole Smart bt Beveridge 4 and 3 Hall lost to Young 4 and 3. Plumb lost to Meek 6 and 4