SCOTLAND'S MERCHISTON CASTLE BOYS FINISH 

SECOND IN ISGA HOME INTERNATIONALS 

NEWS RELEASE
Scotland, represented by Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, finished runners-up to England's Whitgift School, Croydon (Toby Kemp, Harvey Byers, George Mullins and Alfie Fox) in the Independent Schools Golf Association Home Internationals at St Pierre Golf Club, Chepstow and the Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club, Wales.
In the duel for second place Ireland (Campbell College), who had the lowest team second-round total,  just failed to catch defending champions Scotland - Loretto won the title last year - over the second day's play and finished third, one shot behind the Merchiston Castle quartet. Hosts Wales (Monmouth) fourth.
Scoring was high in the first round with the "bumpy" St Pierre greens being blamed by the competitors for their failure to hole putts
All the teams certainly improved their aggregates on Day 2 at the Rolls of Monmouth
Ireland's Karl Eccles had the lowest individual total of 148 with rounds of 77 and 71.
FINAL TOTALS
Teams' best three  scores per round counted for team total.
1 - 458 England 234 224 (152 A Fox 73 79, 153 H Byers 80 73, 156 T Kemp 81 75, 158 G Mullins 82 76).

2 - 471 Scotland 242 229 (154 A Roberts 77 77, 156 A White 81 75, 166 M White 89 77, 170 A Meunker 84 86)

3 - 472 Ireland 250 222 (148 K Eccles 77 71, 157 C Mills 85 72, 171 P Rolston 92 79, 174 C Hill 88 86).

4 - 502 Wales 260 242 (159 G Burnett 84 75, 169 H Southall 88 81, 180 B Wellington 94 86, 181 J Dargie 88 93).