BOYS' HOME INTERNATIONALS
SCOTLAND AND IRELAND MARCH ON
IN SECOND-DAY FOURSOMES
Scotland and Ireland, winners on the opening day of the boys' home internationals at Lossiemouth, continued in good form on the Day 2 foursomes in wet and windy conditions at the Moray Golf Club.
Scotland looked at one stage if they were going to lose the foursomes 4-1 to an England team bouncing back from Tuesday's 8-7 defeat by Ireland. But the Scots rallied to lead 3-2 at lunchtime, having won the fifth and final foursome on the last green.
Ireland, still on a high after their first-day victory over England, put Wales to the sword in the foursomes to lead 4-1 going into the 10 afternoon singles.
Niall Kearney and Gary McGrane set the ball rolling for the Irish by beating Rhys Enoch and Richard Merchant 3 and 2. One up at the turn and still one ahead through 12, the Irish pair forged clear down the home straight.
Andrew Hogan and Luke Lennox made it 2-0 for Ireland with a 5 and 4 win over Jason Shufflebotham and Joseph Vickery, having gone three up after six and four up at the turn.
Ireland’s momentum was maintained by Paul Cutler and Colin Fairweather who beat Zack Gould and Jonathan Williams by 3 and 1 in the No 2 foursomes. Cutler and Fairweather were four up at the turn but were pulled back to only a one-hole advantage before winning the 16th and 17th.
Wales’ only winners were Marc Lewis and Adam Runcie who beat Brian Keenan and David Ruddy by 4 and 3 after being one up at the turn.
Ireland’s fourth and final morning point was provided by Paul O’Kane and James Patterson. They beat Richard Bentham and Jamie Howie by 3 and 1, having been two up at the turn.
England led in four of the five morning ties against Scotland after 12 holes but it was the Scots who finished the better to lead 3-2 at lunchtime.
Lewis Kirton and James Byrne gave Scotland a winning start for the second day in a row. They beat Adam Hodkinson and Nick McCarthy 2 and 1.
All square after six, the Scots won the seventh, eighth and ninth to be three up at the turn. That was the decisive period of the match because Hodkinson and McCarthy cut the lead to one with successes early on the inward half but they could not get back on terms. Kirton and Byrne were able to go two up after 15.
England won the fourth foursomes out in the country with Billy Fowles and Eddie Pepperell beating Gordon Stevenson and Chris Robinson by 7 and 5. The English pair were only one up after six but then took a grip on the proceedings by winning the seventh, eighth and ninth to turn four holes up.
Stevenson and Robinson could not stem the tide and lost three of the first four holes of the inward half to slump seven down.
England went 2-1 ahead in the match when Andrew Johnston and Jack Hiluta beat Zack Saltman and Shaun McAllister by 6 and 4. Here again, the English pair were in command at the turn with a three-hole lead which they doubled over the early inward holes.
Jordan Findlay and Michael Stewart levelled the overall scoreline at 2-2 by coming back from two down at the turn to beat Sam Hutsby and Luke Goddard by 2 and 1. The Scots, trailing by two after six holes, did not lead in the match until the 15th.
That meant the morning honours rested on the fifth and final foursome. In driving wind and rain, Scotland’s Ross Kellett and James White came back from two down after 12 holes to square their tie against Tom Oliver and Dale Whitnell at the 17th.
The Scots won the last hole with a one-putt par 4, Kellett holing from 4ft while the English pair, who had survived a lucky bounce off the boundary wall on the right with their drive, taking three putts from the edge of the green for a bogey 5.
Morning details:
BOYS’ HOME INTERNATIONALS
Moray Golf Club Old Course, Lossiemouth
Day 2
IRELAND lead WALES 4-1
Ireland names first
FOURSOMES
N Kearney & G McGrane bt R Enoch & R Merchant 3 and 2.
P Cutler & C Fairweather bt Z Gould & J Williams 3 and 1.
A Hogan & L Lennox bt J Shufflebotham & J Vickery 5 and 4.
B Keenan & D Ruddy lost to M Lewis & A Runcie 4 and 3.
P O’Kane & J Patterson bt R Bentham & J Howie 3 and 1.
SCOTLAND lead ENGLAND 3-2
Scotland names first
FOURSOMES
L Kirton & J Byrne bt A Hodkinson & N McCarthy 2 and 1.
J Findlay & M Stewart bt S Hutsby & L Goddard 2 and 1.
Z Saltman & S McAllister lost to A Johnston & J Hiluta 6 and 4.
G Stevenson & C Robinson lost to B Fowles & E Pepperell 7 and 5.
R Kellett & J White bt T Oliver & D Whitnell 1 hole.
IN SECOND-DAY FOURSOMES
Scotland and Ireland, winners on the opening day of the boys' home internationals at Lossiemouth, continued in good form on the Day 2 foursomes in wet and windy conditions at the Moray Golf Club.
Scotland looked at one stage if they were going to lose the foursomes 4-1 to an England team bouncing back from Tuesday's 8-7 defeat by Ireland. But the Scots rallied to lead 3-2 at lunchtime, having won the fifth and final foursome on the last green.
Ireland, still on a high after their first-day victory over England, put Wales to the sword in the foursomes to lead 4-1 going into the 10 afternoon singles.
Niall Kearney and Gary McGrane set the ball rolling for the Irish by beating Rhys Enoch and Richard Merchant 3 and 2. One up at the turn and still one ahead through 12, the Irish pair forged clear down the home straight.
Andrew Hogan and Luke Lennox made it 2-0 for Ireland with a 5 and 4 win over Jason Shufflebotham and Joseph Vickery, having gone three up after six and four up at the turn.
Ireland’s momentum was maintained by Paul Cutler and Colin Fairweather who beat Zack Gould and Jonathan Williams by 3 and 1 in the No 2 foursomes. Cutler and Fairweather were four up at the turn but were pulled back to only a one-hole advantage before winning the 16th and 17th.
Wales’ only winners were Marc Lewis and Adam Runcie who beat Brian Keenan and David Ruddy by 4 and 3 after being one up at the turn.
Ireland’s fourth and final morning point was provided by Paul O’Kane and James Patterson. They beat Richard Bentham and Jamie Howie by 3 and 1, having been two up at the turn.
England led in four of the five morning ties against Scotland after 12 holes but it was the Scots who finished the better to lead 3-2 at lunchtime.
Lewis Kirton and James Byrne gave Scotland a winning start for the second day in a row. They beat Adam Hodkinson and Nick McCarthy 2 and 1.
All square after six, the Scots won the seventh, eighth and ninth to be three up at the turn. That was the decisive period of the match because Hodkinson and McCarthy cut the lead to one with successes early on the inward half but they could not get back on terms. Kirton and Byrne were able to go two up after 15.
England won the fourth foursomes out in the country with Billy Fowles and Eddie Pepperell beating Gordon Stevenson and Chris Robinson by 7 and 5. The English pair were only one up after six but then took a grip on the proceedings by winning the seventh, eighth and ninth to turn four holes up.
Stevenson and Robinson could not stem the tide and lost three of the first four holes of the inward half to slump seven down.
England went 2-1 ahead in the match when Andrew Johnston and Jack Hiluta beat Zack Saltman and Shaun McAllister by 6 and 4. Here again, the English pair were in command at the turn with a three-hole lead which they doubled over the early inward holes.
Jordan Findlay and Michael Stewart levelled the overall scoreline at 2-2 by coming back from two down at the turn to beat Sam Hutsby and Luke Goddard by 2 and 1. The Scots, trailing by two after six holes, did not lead in the match until the 15th.
That meant the morning honours rested on the fifth and final foursome. In driving wind and rain, Scotland’s Ross Kellett and James White came back from two down after 12 holes to square their tie against Tom Oliver and Dale Whitnell at the 17th.
The Scots won the last hole with a one-putt par 4, Kellett holing from 4ft while the English pair, who had survived a lucky bounce off the boundary wall on the right with their drive, taking three putts from the edge of the green for a bogey 5.
Morning details:
BOYS’ HOME INTERNATIONALS
Moray Golf Club Old Course, Lossiemouth
Day 2
IRELAND lead WALES 4-1
Ireland names first
FOURSOMES
N Kearney & G McGrane bt R Enoch & R Merchant 3 and 2.
P Cutler & C Fairweather bt Z Gould & J Williams 3 and 1.
A Hogan & L Lennox bt J Shufflebotham & J Vickery 5 and 4.
B Keenan & D Ruddy lost to M Lewis & A Runcie 4 and 3.
P O’Kane & J Patterson bt R Bentham & J Howie 3 and 1.
SCOTLAND lead ENGLAND 3-2
Scotland names first
FOURSOMES
L Kirton & J Byrne bt A Hodkinson & N McCarthy 2 and 1.
J Findlay & M Stewart bt S Hutsby & L Goddard 2 and 1.
Z Saltman & S McAllister lost to A Johnston & J Hiluta 6 and 4.
G Stevenson & C Robinson lost to B Fowles & E Pepperell 7 and 5.
R Kellett & J White bt T Oliver & D Whitnell 1 hole.
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