FERGUSON AND BURNS PLAY VITAL ROLE

GB and I BOYS FIGHT BACK TO 

WIN JACQUES LEGLISE TROPHY

Great Britain and Ireland, with the help of Scots Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) and George Burns (Williamwood), staged a stirring fightback to beat
the Continent of Europe 12 1/2-11 1/2 and retain the Jacques Leglise Trophy in the U18 boys' international match at Barseback, Sweden on Saturday.
The GB and I boys had begun the second and last day with a 2pt deficit (5-7) but overturned that with a 3 1/2-1/2 success in the morning foursomes followed by a 4-4 share of the afternoon singles.
Both Ferguson and Burns, with different partners in the foursomes, won their morning ties and then came out after lunch to win their singles by 2 and 1.

GB and IRELAND 12 1/2, CONTINENT OF EUROPE 11 1/2
Day 1 - GB and I 5, Continent of Europe 7.
Day 2 - GB and I 7 1/2, Continent of Europe 4 1/2
FOURSOMES (3 1/2-0 1/2)
H McCullen (Eng) and T Harry (Wal) halved with A Blomme and M Kinhult (Swe).
M Penge and A Turner (Eng) bt V Van Veen (Net) and K Ganter (Spa) 4 and 3.
E Ferguson (Sco) and B Moore (Eng) bt O Bergqvist (Swe) and K Reitan (Nor) 2 and 1.
R Lester (Ire) and G Burns (Sco) bt S Mazzoli and F Zuckermann (Ita) 1 hole.

SINGLES (4-4)
McCullen lost to Kinhult 2 and 1.
Harry lost to Bergaqvist 2 holes
Ferguson bt Blomme 2 and 1.
Burns bt Reitan 2 and 1.
Penge lost to Mazzoli 1 hole.
Moore bt Zuckermann 5 and 4.
Turner lost to Ganter 1 hole.
Lester bt V Novak (Cze) 2 and 1.