SYME THE HERO AS SCOTS BOYS DRAW WITH FRANCE

Scottish schoolboys champion Connor Syme from Dumfries was the hero as Scotland fought back to earn a 4 1/2-4 1/2 draw with France on Day 2 of the boys' international quadrangular golf tournament at Golf International de Pont Royal, Provence in southern France.The Scots took the foursomes 2-1 but the French turned the tables in the afternoon singles and were leading 4 1/2-3 1/2 with the Connor Syme v Alexandre Daydou match to finish.The match was all square after 15 holes and in a tense finish, Syme won two of the last three holes and halved the other for a two-hole win that levelled the scores overall.Other singles winner for Scotland was Calum Hill (Tulliallan). He scored a 6 and 4 victory.Blairgowrie's Bradley Neil halved the top singles tie.Italy, conquerors of Scotland on the opening day, beat Sweden 6 1/2-2 1/2 and will meet France in the title-decider. Picture caption: Connor Syme with the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish schoolboys championship trophies at Murrayshall last June (Image by Cal Carson Agency).BOYS' QUADRANGULAR Golf International de Pont Royal, Provence, France.Day 2SCOTLAND 4 1/2, FRANCE 4 1/2Foursomes (2-1)Bradley Neil and Euan Walker bt Nicolas Manifacier and Joris Etlin 5 and 4.Connor Syme and Calum Hill lost to Ale3xandre Daydou and Paul Elissalde 4 and 3.Alan Waugh and George Burns bt Victor Veyret and Thomas Le Berre 3 and 2.Singles (2 1/2-3 1/2)Neil halved with Etlin#Walker lost to veryret 3 and 2.#Syme bt Daydou 2 holesWaugh lost to Elissalde 7 and 5.Burns lost to Manifacier 5 and 4.Hill bt Le Berre 6 and 4.OTHER RESULTItaly 6 1/2, Sweden 2 1/2HOW THEY STANDItaly 2pt, France 1 1/2, Scotland 1/2, Sweden 0. ends