ENGLAND WALKER CUP HOPES IMPRESSIVE IN AUSTRALIA

The GB and I Walker Cup selectors for September's match at Royal Aberdeen must be impressed with the achievements of the English Golf Union squad who have been in Australia for the past few weeks. Andy Sullivan (Nuneaton) and Jack Senior (Heysham) have scored outstanding wins in individual tournaments.
Now the England’s squad Down Under have completed two excellent days of golf with a 13-5 victory over Australia in the 2011 Ashes at the stunning Elanora Country Club near Sydney’s northern beaches.
Leading 6-3 after the opening day, England continued their morning foursomes dominance today to extend their lead to 8-4.
Rory Bourke (Victoria) and Kalem Richardson (Tasmania) won their match 2 and 1 against England's Neil Raymond and David Coupland but the New South Wales pairing of Brett Drewitt and Jake Higginbottom lost 2 and 1 to Sullivan and Stiggy Hodgson, while Tim Hart (Queensland) and Daniel Bringolf (New South Wales) also lost 2 and 1 to Senior and Darren Wright.
Australia needed to win at least four of the afternoon singles matches to level the score but the English players put the result beyond doubt with strong wins by Ben Loughrey (5 and 3) and Darren Wright (5 and 3).=
Rory Bourke was the only Australian to be undefeated for the day, winning his singles match by one hole against Neil Raymond.
Results: (Australian players first)
Foursomes:
B Drewitt and  J Higginbottom lost to S Hodgson and A Sullivan 2 and 1
R Bourke and  K Richardson defeated D Coupland and N Raymond 2 and 1
D Bringolf and T Hart lost to J Senior and D Wright 2 and 1

Singles:
Drewitt lost to Senior 2 and 1.
Hart lost to Sullivan 2 and 1
Higginbottom lost to Wright 5 and 3
Bourke bt Raymond 1 hole.
Richardson lost to Loughrey 5 and 3
Bringolf lost to Coupland 2 and 1

Final score:
England 13, Australia 5