British boys' amateur championship

FERRIER AND FOTHERINGHAM ONLY
TWO SCOTS STILL STANDING AFTER
THREE ROUNDS AT ROYAL PORTHCAWL

Scottish boys' match-play champion Paul Ferrier (Baberton) and Nairn's Fraser Fotheringham are the only two Scots still standing as the British boys' amateur championship goes into the fourth round.
Ferrier ousted Scotland team-mate Sam McLaren (King James VI) by 3 and 2 while Fotheringham won by 3 and 2 against Adams Wills (Sandway).
Michael Main (Thornton) lostt by 3 and 2 to Darren Renwick (Worthing) and after 8pm, Scott Fraser (Royal Aberdeen) went down by one hole to Josh Sims (Caldy).

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England boys' team captain Jack Hiluta has won his way into the fourth round of the Boys Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl where he is joined by several members of the squad he led to success last week in the home internationals.
But his success was at the expense of fellow Englishman Garrick Porteous. Hiluta always had the edge, but was taken to the demanding last hole which he birdied to close out the match by one hole.
Fellow international Andrew Johnston, who played with Hiluta in last year's home internationals, was also a winner by 2 and 1 over Billy Fowles of Wentworth. There were never more than two holes between them, but Johnston was always able to stay in front.
Other members of the England squad to go through to the fourth round include Eddie Pepperell, a 7 and 5 winner over Richard Bentham of Celtic Manor, and Tommy Fleetwood who beat Pedro Figueiredo of Portugal by 3 and 1.
Pepperell had to go four extra holes to defeat England team-mate Oscar Sharpe yesterday but said he felt much less pressure today.
Hiluta now plays Matthew Phythian, the biggest surprise of the championship so far. As a three handicap player he was 35th reserve for the event, but was waiting for his chance by the clubhouse when called to the first tee at 15 minutes notice.
Yesterday he beat much fancied Andrea Pavan of Italy by one hole and today added another Italian scalp to his belt with a 3 and 2 victory over Alberto Zani.
Phythian, a 17-year-old student at Gloucester College, has been coached recently by Royal Porthcawl club professional Peter Evans. "He has given me a lot of confidence, but I never expected to be in the fourth round," he said.
Jamie Howie of Royal St Davids, the first man out in every round since he got proceedings under way at 6.30am on Monday, had a 2 and 1 win over Daniel Bishop and will now play Damien Perrier of France, who put out defending champion Matthew Nixon in the first round and who hit 12 fairways in the 16 holes of his 4 and 2 victory against Jonathan Corke.
Paul Ferrier, the Scottish boys' match-play champion from the Baberton club, had a 3 and 2 win over fellow Scotland team member Sam McLaren (King James VI). He lost the opening hole, but won the fourth, fifth and sixth and was never behind from that point on.
"It was a bit difficult to concentrate and hard to believe we were playing in the British championship rather than playing a practice round together," he said.

SCOTS' RESULTS ON WEDNESDAY

ROUND TWO
C Parsons (Tredegar Park) bt C Baird (Bothwell Castle) 3 and 2.
S McLaren (King James VI) bt E Ash (Harrogate) 2 and 1.
F Fotheringham (Nairn) bt D Gregory (Burnham & Berrow) 4 and 2.
P Fossum (Fra) bt M Stewart (Troon Welbeck) at 19th.
S Fraser (Royal Aberdeen) bt J Hiscock (Marlborough) at 19th.

ROUND THREE
P Ferrier (Baberton) bt McLaren 3 and 2.
Fotheringham bt A Wills (Sandiway) 3 and 2.
D Renwick (Worthing) bt M Main (Thornton) 3 and 2.
J Sims (Caldy) bt Fraser 1 hole.