EUROPEAN SENIOR AMATEURS TEAM CHP

SCOTS SENIORS SHARE THIRD PLACE
IN FINLAND

The four home countries dominated the first qualifying round of the European senior men’s amateur team golf championship at Ruuhikoski Golf Club in Finland.
England (367) led from Ireland (375) with Scotland, Wales and Spain in joint third place on 379.
Donald McCart was Scotland’s top scorer with a 72, followed by Ian Hutcheon with a 74 and Brian Grieve a 76.
The top eight teams after today’s second qualifying round will make up the championship match-play flight.

SCOREBOARD
367 England (David Lane 70, Alan Squires 71, Robert Knott 74, Douglas Arnold 75, Jonathan Marks 77, Stewart King 88).
375 Ireland (Maurice Kelly 74, Hugh Smyth 74, Peter Cowley 75, Tony Goode 76, Hugh Mackeown 76, Seamus McParland 77).
379 Wales (Phil Jones 74, Keith Simpson 75, Basil Griffiths 76, Brian Crams 77, Mike Rooke 77, John Witcutt 78); Scotland (Donald McCart 72, Ian Hutcheon 74, Brian Grieve 76, Alan Ferguson 77, Stephen Ellis 80, Gordon MacDonald 80); Spain.
381 Germany.
391 Switzerland.
397 Italy.
402 Norway.
403 Belgium.
405 France.
406 Austria.
407 Sweden.
409 Finland.
420 Czech Republic.
422 Netherlands.