BALLOCHMYLE FINISH DOWN THE FIELD IN TURKEY

Scottish champions Ballochmyle Golf Club, Ayrshire finished 23rd in a field of 29 teams at the European club championship, played at the National Golf Club, Antalya, Turkey at the weekend.
William Fleming, Craig Hamilton and Graeme Rowan had a 49-over-par total of 481 for the three rounds in which their two best scores counted daily.
Their daily totals were 160, 161 and 160.
A French team won the title for the fourth time in the past five years.
Lyon's trio finished 12-under-par 420 with daily totals of 138, 147 and 135 over the par-72 course.
A French team also finished second. Last year's winners Ormesson had a team total of 425.
Third-placed Kymen (Finland) were the only other team to finish under par with a total of one-under 431.
Ireland's Portmarnock, represented by James Fox, Geoff Lenehan and Michael Brett, finished 10th with 450.
England's Formby - Mark Duncalf, James Bolton and Jack Shelley - came 14th with 460 and Neath from Wales - Craig Melding, Richard Hooper and Daniel Davies - finished 16th with 461.

Leading final totals
Par 432 (72x6)
420 Lyon (France) 138 147 135.
425 Ormesson (France) 144 142 139.
431 Kymen (Finland) 145 143 143.
440 Klassis (Turkey) 147 145 148.
441 Toya (Poland) 144 149 148.
444 Real Basozabal (Spain) 152 149 143.
445 Houtrack (Netherlands) 145 148 152.
447 La Margherita (Italy) 148 151 148.
449 Lausanne (Switzerland) 153 147 149.
450 Portmarnock (Ireland) 152 147 159.
Selected totals:
460 Formby (England) 154 158 148 (14th).
461 Neath (Wales) 152 154 155 (16th).
481 Ballochmyle (Scotland) 160 161 160 (23rd).
29 teams took part.



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