Quadrangular international at Chiberta Golf Club

Scots boys' good start in France

Scotland made a good start to the boys' quadrangular international match at Chiberta Golf Club, Biarritz in southwest France today.
They beat Sweden 6 1/2-2 1/2 while Italy upset the hosts, France, 5 1/2-3 1/2.
The Scots won the foursomes 2 1/2-1/2 and the singles 4-2.
Scottish boys' stroke-play champion Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, Under-16 boys' champion Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), Ian Redford (St Andrews New) and Brora's Calum Stewart were morning and afternoon winners.
McDonald had the first day's biggest winning margin. He beat Axel Arinbjornarson by 8 and 6 in the lead-off singles tie.
The Scotland team manager is Forfar Golf Club secretary Stuart Wilson, the former British amateur champion and Open championship leading amateur.

Day 1 results
SWEDEN 2 1/2, SCOTLAND 6 1/2
Foursomes (1/2-2 1/2)
Axel Arinbjornarson & Patric Sundloft halved with Jack Scott (Deeside) & Scott Gibson (Southerness).
Victor Tarnstrom & Robin Pettersson lost to Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) & Ian Redford (St Andrews New) 3 and 2.
Oscar Lengden & Adam Strom lost to Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) & Calum Stewart (Brora) 2 holes.
Singles (2-4)
Arunbjornarson lost to McDonald 8 and 6.
Sundloft lost to Forrest 1 hole.
Tarnstrom bt Gibson 2 and 1.
Pettersson lost to Redford 2 and 1.
Lengden lost to Stewart 2 and 1.
Strom bt Scott 6 and 4.

FRANCE 3 1/2, ITALY 5 1/2
Foursomes (1-2).
Paul Barjon & Victor Perez bt Mathias Capra & Lorenzo Guanti 5 and 4.
Pierre Tillement & Florian Loutre lost to Gabriele Padouano & Corrado De Stefani 3 and 2.
Kenny Subregis & Thomas Chapon lost to riccardo Michelini & Federico Zucchetti 1 hole.
Singles (2 1/2-3 1/2).
Perex halvewd with Zucchetti.
Barjon lost to Padouano 1 hole.
Subregis bt De Stefani 4 and 2.
Tillement bt Michelini 1 hole.
Loutre lost to Capra 2 and 1.
Chapon lost to Guanti 1 hole.