WESTERN GAILES INTERNATIONAL MATCH

SCOTS BEAT SOUTH AFRICA 11-7

Scotland beat South Africa 7-5 in the two-day men's amateur golf international at Western Gailes Golf Club, Ayrshire today.
The Scots were repeating their win in South Africa, achieved during their warm weather training weeks in that country.
The Scots led 5 1/2-3 1/2 at the start of play today and the morning foursomes were sharing one win apiece and one match halved.
Scotland won the singles 4-2 with three of the six ties going to the 18th green.
That meant that the Scots had "won" each day's play by a margin of 5 1/2 to 3 1/2. A very good all-round performance.

SCOTLAND 11, SOUTH AFRICA 7
Day 1: Scotland 5 1/2, South Africa 3 1/2
Day 2: Scotland 5 1/2, South Africa 3 1/2

FOURSOMES (1 1/2-1 1/2)
Bradley Neil and Jamie Savage lost to Louis Taylor and N J Arnoldi 3 and 1.
James Ross and Jack McDonald bt Jason Smsith and Thriston Lawrence 4 and 2.
Zander Culverwell and Scott Gibson halved with Zander Lombard and Christiaan Bezuidenhout.
SINGLES (4-2)
Neil bt Smith 2 and 1.
Ross bt Arnoldi 2 and 1.
Savage lost to Taylor 1 hole
Culverwell bt Lawrence 1 hole.
Gibson bt Lombard 1 hole.
McDonald lost to Bezuidenhout 5 and 4.