Continuing to recall the Youth Internationals of yesteryear

Clive Clark debut did not stop Scots'

9-6 Pollok win over England

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Clive Clark, who would go on to Walker Cup and Ryder Cup team honours, made his youth international debut for England in the 1963 match  against Scotland at Pollok Golf Club but the Scots scored a 9-6 victory with the match the first to be reduced to five instead of six foursomes and 10 instead of 12 singles.
Fraser Urquhart from Inverness partnered A J Low (St Andrews University) to a one-hole foursomes win but Fraser lost his afternoon singles by 5 and 4 tie to J A Chaplain (Bulwell Forest Artisans).
The Scots gained their winning margin through taking the foursomes 4-1 before drawing the singles session 5-5.

FOURSOMES: SCOTLAND 4, ENGLAND 1
Scottish names first
C J L Strachan and D Murdoch (Glasgow Univ) lost to D J Miller (Wentworth) and J Critchley (Leigh) 1 hole.
H F Urquhart (Inverness) and A J Low (St Andrews Univ) bt P M Baxter (Sherwood Forest) and J A Chaplain (Bulwell Forest Artisans) 1 hole.
E M Shamash (Kirkcudbright) and D R Harrison (Bonnyton) bt M K Bills (Prince's) and C A Clark (Ganton) 6 and 4.
A Campbell (Clydebank and Dist) and W T Easson (Manchester Univ) bt T T Pattison (Morpeth) and R Whiteside (Lancasteer) 2 holes.
J S Cochran and J W Campbell (Milngavie) bt H C Weber (West Essex) and P W S Bent (West Middlesex) 4 and 2.

SINGLES: SCOTLAND 5, ENGLAND 5
Strachan bt Miller retired.
Low bt Critchley 2 and 1.
Murdoch bt Baxter 2 and 1.
Cochran lost to Bills 1 hole.
Easson lost to Clark 3 and 2.
A Campbell lost to Pattison 1 hole.
Urquhart lost to Chaplain 5 and 4.
Shamash lost to Bent 4 and 3.
Harrison bt Weber 5 and 3.
J W Campbell bt Whiteside 2 and 1.

OVERALL RESULT: SCOTLAND 9, ENGLAND 6