FRASER FOTHERINGHAM FROM NAIRN IN
QUARTER-FINALS OF BRITISH BOYS

FROM THE R&A WEBSITE

Spain and England are guaranteed a place in the semi-finals of the Boys Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl as the field is whittled down from 256 at the start of the week to the last eight, with one Scot - Fraser Fotheringham from Nairn, one player from Denmark, one Italian and another English international completing the quarter-final line-up.
At the top of the draw Eddie Pepperell will face his England team captain Jack Hiluta tomorrow morning and Spaniards Jordi Garcia Pinto and Emilio Cuartero will battle each other.
Fotheringham will be matched against Nicolai Aagaard from Denmark and a third English international, Gary King, will play Cristiano Terragni of Italy.
Fotheringham made his debut for Scotland in the home internationals last week and knocked out the Scottish Boys champion Paul Ferrier in the fourth round at Royal Porthcawl.
Although he took an early two-hole lead against Chris Lloyd of Kendleshire he went one down when he three-putted the short 14th. The Highlander squared the match when Lloyd missed from short range at the 16th and Fotheringham got up and down for a birdie at the next where Lloyd lipped out for an eagle.
Both hit good drives at the first extra hole, but Lloyd missed the green and Fotheringham hit a wedge to 10 feet for the win.
Hiluta and Johnston, who are close friends and have been foursomes partners for three years, had a classic match-play encounter, Johnston taking a three-hole lead after seven, but Hiluta coming back to only one down at the turn.
The England team captain then holed from 15 feet at the 11th to stay just one down and squared the match with a birdie at the next.
He won the 14th with a par and Johnston lost his ball after a wayward second shot at the 15th and missed from six feet for a chance to save the match at the 17th, losing by 3 and 1.
Hiluta now faces Eddie Pepperell, another close friend and England team-mate with whom he is sharing a room this week. Pepperell was five up and well in command against Jamie Howie after 13 holes, but the Welsh youngster birdied the short 14th and won the next two with pars, but his fight-back came too late and he went down by 2 and 1.
Danish international Nicolai Aagaard was too strong for Ricky Pharo of Hawkstone Park, winning three of the opening five holes and staying comfortably in front for a 4 and 3 victory. He is an enormously powerful player, often using a two-iron from the tee and outdriving opponents hitting drivers.
Jordi Garcia Pinto of Spain was never behind in his match against Paul Fossum of France, extending a one-hole advantage after 12 holes by winning the next two and securing a 4 and 3 win.
Pinto's fellow countryman Emilio Cuartero came back from one down after seven holes to edge out Andrew Palmer of Chorley by one hole.
There was never much between Arnaud-Pierre Malinvaud of France and Cristiano Terragni of Italy, but the Italian won his way into the sixth round by 2 and 1.
In the final match of round five England international Gary King was two up after five holes against Henri Pyykola, an impressive player from Finland, and although he was pulled back to only a one hole advantage at the turn and moved on to a 3 and 2 victory.

FIFTH ROUND RESULTS

Jamie Howie, Royal St Davids
Eddie Pepperell, Drayton Park won 2 and 1.

Andrew Johnston, North Middlesex
Jack Hiluta, Chelmsford won 3 and 1.

Ricky Pharo, Hawkstone Park
Nicolai Aagaard, Denmark won 4 and 3.

Chris Lloyd, Kendleshire
Fraser Fotheringham, Nairn won at 19th hole

Paul Fossum, France
Jordi Garcia Pinto, Spain won 4 and 3.

Andrew Palmer, Chorley
Emilio Cuartero, Spain won by one hole.

Arnaud-Pierre Malinvaud, France
Cristiano Terragni, Italy won by 2 and 1.

Henri Pyykola, Finland
Gary King, Tyrrells Wood won by 3 and 2.