Well done, Laurie, Michael and Ross!

CRUDEN BAY TRIO FINISH JOINT FOURTH IN EUROPEAN CLUB
CUP TOURNAMENT ON CORFU

Scotland, represented by Cruden Bay’s Laurie Phillips, Michael Buchan and Ross Cooper (pictured in that order on the right), finished a very creditable joint fourth of 24 in the European Club Cup team golf tournament over three rounds on the Greek island of Corfu.
The Cruden Bay trio, who won the Scottish club title for a second time in three years to qualify for the European final, had an aggregate of 444, 18 shots behind the winners, Germany’s St Leon-Rot Golf Club, who won by four shots from runners-up Kilworth Springs Golf Club from England.
Ireland’s Galway Golf Club (454) finished 10th and Wales (Llandudno Golf Club) 19th on 475.
English Walker Cup veteran Gary Wolstenholme tied with young German Sean Einhaus for the individual title. They both totalled four-under-par 212.
Michael Buchan was the leading Scot in 11th place on 224 with Laurie Phillips, who had two double bogeys in a final round 81, finishing joint 18th on 227 and Ross Coooper 32nd on 234 in a field of 72 players..
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
426 Germany. 430 England. 437 Finland. 444 Scotland, Portugal. 446 Turkey. 448 Iceland. 451 Italy, 453 Denmark. 454 Ireland. 455 France. 456 Switzerland. 459 Spain. 461 Czech Rep, Slovenia. 462 Belgium,. 463 Netherlands. 474 Poland. 475 Wales. 477 Israel. 478 Estonia. 493 Greece. 501 Croatia. 507 Luxembourg.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
212 G Wolstenholme (Eng) 71 68 73, S Einhaus (Ger) 72 67 73.
Other totals:
218 D Stevens (Eng) 74 71 73 (7th).
224 M Buchan (Sco) 72 78 74 (11th).
227 L Phillips (Sco) 73 73 81 (jt 18th).
230 S Keenan (Ire) 79 73 78 (jt 23rd).
231 S Mayfield (Eng) 75 76 80 (26th).
232 J Lyons (Ire) 77 77 78 (27th).
234 R Cooper (Sco) 81 78 75 (32nd).
235 D Scully (Ire) 73 86 76 (jt 34th).
239 A Hanson (Wal) 82 74 83 (jt 43rd).
245 H Williams (Wales) 81 89 75 (jt 55th).
250 G Marfell (Wal) 85 80 85 (61st).