BAD DAY FOR SCOTS IN NATIONS CUP AT SOTOGRANDE

P Scotland plummeted from an overnight third position to 12th in a field of 17 teams on the second day of the European Nations Cup golf tournament at Sotogrande on the Costa del Sol, Spain. It was a bad day for the Scots all round with James White returning a four-over-par 76 - five shots more than on the first day, Graeme Robertson and Jack McDonald both had 78s and Matthew Clark a 79. France (432) lead from England (436) with Germany and Ireland (438) sharing third place. Scotland are on 453. In the individual standings, White (71-76) is joint 13th behind Germany's Max Roehrig (72-68) on 140. EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP Sotogrande, Costa del Sol Spain   ROUND 2 TEAM TOTALS 432 France. 436 England.  438 Germany, Ireland. 439 Spain. 442 Italy, 444 Denmark, Portugal. 449 Wales. 450 Switzerland. 452 Austria. 453 Scotland. 455 Sweden. 456 Belgium, Turkey, Norway, Holland. LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS 140 M Roehrig (Ger) 72 68 142 A Saddier (Fra) 72 70. SELECTED SCORES: 144 T Tree (Eng) 68 76 (T4)  146 R Whitson (Ire) 74 73 (T7) 147 J Shufflebotham (Wal) 77 70, J White (Sco) 71 76 (T13) 148 D McElroy (Ire) 79 69 (T17) 149 M Orrin (Eng) 79 70, W Jones (Wal) 77 72, R McNamara (Ire) 76 73, G Porteous (Eng) 74 75, A Dunbar (Ire) 74 75 (T23). 150 N Kimsey (Eng) 73 77 (T30)  153 G Robertson (Sco) 75 78, J McDonald (Sco) 75 78 (T45). 154 B Westgate (W) 80 74 (T54) 157 M Clark (Sco) 78 69 (63rd). TO FIND OUT THE DAY 2 SCOREBOARD IN THE WOMEN'S NATIONS CUP  - Scotland don't have a team in the field - SWITCH  OVER TO www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk