Marchbank the 19th hole hero as Scotland beat England to reach European final in Sweden

Greig Marchank was the hero as Scotland beat England 4-3 to earn a place in the final against Denmark at the European men's amateur team championship at Halmstad Golf Club, Sweden.
The Scots shared the foursomes, Jack McDonald and Graeme Robertson beayting Sean Towndrow and Ashton Turner 2 and 1, but Grant Forrest and Ewen Ferguson lost to Jimmy Mullen and Ashley Chesters.
In the singles, Scotland went ahead 3-1 with wins by Forrest (2 and 1 against Mullen) and McDonald (3 and 2 against Turner).
But England hit back and squared it at 3-3 with wins by Chesters (2 and 1 against Ferguson) and Nick Marsh (2 and 1 against Connor Syme.
It was all down to the last singles in which Ben Taylor was three up after 12 and two up after 15  against Greig Marchbank. But the Scot staged a storming finish to square the contest and win at the 19th.
"What a day,” said Ian Rae, the SGU National Coach. “Greig was absolutely brilliant, winning the 16^th with a birdie and making great pars at the 18^th and 19^th.

 

“The boys have been great and to reach a second European final in three years is fantastic. Denmark are a good team but hopefully we can keep playing well.”

Scotland beat Denmark in a European boys team match in Pickala Finland. Will Porter and Rory Franssen won the foursomes tie at the 24th.
Murra Naysmith and Chris Curran both chalked up two-hole wins.
Calum Fyfe lost by 4 and 3 and Sandy Scott, beaten at the 19th on Thursday, lost at the 20th 24 hours later.