Friday, August 18, 2006

EUROPEAN SENIORS TEAM CHSHIP

SCOTLAND v IRELAND FINAL IN FINLAND

Scotland have reached the final of the inaugural European men's senior amateur team championship.
They beat Germany 3 1/2-1 1/2 in the first semi-final in Finland.
Gordon MacDonald (Callander) and Alan Ferguson) won the foursomes tie by 2 and 1.
Scotland's singles winners were Monifieth's Ian Hutcheon (5 and 4) and Brian Grieve (King James VI) by one hole.
Donald McCart (Castlerock) halved his tie.
Scottish seniors open champion Stephen Ellis (Cowal) lost by 5 and 4.
Scotland will play Ireland in the final after the Irish shocked the favourites, England, by beating them comprehensively 4 1/2- 1/2 in the other semi-final.
There were only four qualifiers for the championship flight in this modified format of a European championship.
Wales lost 4-1 to Italy in the Second Flight in which Spain beat Switzerland 3 1/2-1 1/2.

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