SCOTS BOYS QUALIFY FIFTH FOR TOP FLIGHT IN AUSTRIA

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Scotland qualified in fifth place for the top match-play flight of the European boys' team championship at Atzenbrugg, Austria.

They totalled 754 from the two qualifying rounds, the same total as Denmark who won a card play-off to get fourth place ahead of the Scots.

Scotland will play the Danes in their first match.

Germany (746) were the top qualifiers agahead of France (750).

England (763) failed to make the top eight for the championship flight as did Wales (798).

Jamie Stewart was Scotlanbd's star of the two stroke-play rounds. He finished tied fourth individually with 73 and 72 for 145, five ahead of Rory Franssen (Inverness) who had rounds of 76 and 74.

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

746 Germany

750 France

751 Italy

754 Denmark, Scotland

756 Finland, Czech Rep

758 Sweden

SCOTS' INDIVIDUALS

145 J Stewart 73 72

150 R Franssen 76 74

152 M Watt 75 77, E McIntosh 71 81

156 S Locke 75 81

160 D Howie 75 85.