EWAN SCOTT BEATEN IN S AFRICAN SEMI-FINAL

Scottish youths champion Ewan Scott (St Andrews) was beaten by 3 and 2 in the semi-finals of the South African amateur match-play championship at Johannesburg Country Club this afternoon (Thursday).Scott, fifth in the recent South African stroke-play championship and the seventh seed for the match-play event, lost by 3 and 2 to the eighth seed, South African Andrew Light.In the morning quarter-finals, Scott had a great match against compatriot Fraser McKenna (Balmore) which went to the 20th green before Scott won.The all-South African final will feature Light against the 24th seed, Thriston Lawrence. SOUTH AFRICAN AMATEUR MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPJohannesburg Country Club.QUARTER-FINALSPlayers from S Africa unless statedL Taylor bt C Mowat 6 and 5.T Lawrence bt Z Lombard 2 and 1.Light bt M Spacey 3 and 1.E Scott (Sco) bt F McKenna (Sco) at 20th. SEMI-FINALSLawrence bt Taylor 2 and 1.Light bt Scott 3 and 2.