BOYS QUADRANGULAR TOURNAMENT - Walker top points scorer as Scots crash to wooden spoon

Scotland finished bottom of the four nations who took part in the Boys Quadrangular International at Golf International de Pont Royal in the South of France this week.


Euan Walker

Scotland lost 6.5 - 2.5 to Italy on the opening day, drew 4.5 - 4.5 with host nation France on day 2 and closed their tournament with a 5.5 - 3.5 defeat by Sweden.

Despite the disappointment of defeat, Ayrshire's Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) was the joint top points scorer for Scotland with 3.5 points from a possible 6, a total matched by Scottish Schoolboys champion Bradley Neil.

The final placings were :-

3 pts - Italy

1.5 pts - France

1 pt - Sweden

0.5 pts - Scotland

Match details involving Scotland :-

DAY 1

SCOTLAND 2.5 ITALY 6.5

Foursomes

B Neil and E Walker lost to L Botta and J Guasconi 4 and 3

A Waugh and G Burns lost to G Migliozzi and G Trinchero 7 and 5

C Syme and C Hill lost to G Garbin and L Scalise 2 and 1

Singles

Neil beat Botta 4 and 2

Walker beat Guasconi 1 hole

Waugh halved with Trinchero

Burns lost to Migliozzi 3 and 1

Syme lost to Scalise 3 and 1

Hill lost to Garbin 2 holes

DAY 2

SCOTLAND 4.5 FRANCE 4.5

Foursomes

B Neil and E Walker beat N Manifacier and J Etlin 5 and 4

C Syme and C Hill lost to A Daydou and P Elissalde 4 and 3

A Waugh and G Burns beat V Veyret and T Le Berre 3 and 2

Singles

Neil halved with Etlin

Walker lost to Veryret 3 and 2

Syme beat Daydou 2 holes

Waugh lost to Elissalde 7 and 5

Burns lost to Manifacier 5 and 4

Hill beat Le Berre 6 and 4

DAY 3

SCOTLAND 3.5 SWEDEN 5.5

Foursomes

B Neil and E Walker beat E Bonnevier and D Ekegren 4 and 3

C Syme and C Hill beat E Angesten and A Eineving 5 and 4

A Waugh and G Burns lost to J Olsson and F Nilehn 1 hole

Singles

Neil lost to Ekegren 1 hole

Walker halved with Bonnevier

Syme lost to Eineving 3 and 2

Waugh lost to Angesten 4 and 3

Burns lost to Nilehn 3 and 1

Hill bt Olsson 4 and 2