Thursday, August 10, 2006

SCOTS BOYS GAIN FOURSOMES EDGE

BOYS’ HOME INTERNATIONALS
Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth
Day 3

ENGLAND lead WALES 4-1
England names first
FOURSOMES
A Hodkinson & N McCarthy lost to R Enoch & R Merchant 2 holes.
S Hutsby & L Goddard bt Z Gould & J Williams 3 and 2.
T Oliver & D Whitnell bt J Howie & J Vickery 3 and 1.
A Johnston & J Hiluta bt M Lewis & A Runcie 1 hole.
E Pepperell & B Fowles bt R Bentham & A Torrence 6 and 5.

IRELAND are trailing SCOTLAND 2-3
Ireland names first
FOURSOMES
N Kearney & G McGrane lost to L Kirton & J Byrne 3 and 2.
P Cutler & C Fairweather bt J Findlay & M Stewart 1 hole.
B Keenan & D Ruddy lost to Z Saltman & S McAllister 3 and 2.
P O’Kane & J Patterson halved with C Robinson & G Stevenson.
A Hogan & L Lennox halved with R Kellett & J White.


SCOTLAND GAIN FOURSOMES EDGE
OVER IRELAND IN TITLE-DECIDER
Scotland, on a must-win mission, gained a one-point advantage over Ireland in the foursomes at the boys’ home international matches title-decider in wet and very windy conditions at Lossiemouth this morning.
The Scots drew first blood when the North-east pairing of Lewis Kirton (Newmachar) and James Byrne (Banchory) chalked up their third foursomes win over the Moray Golf Club’s Old Course links
Kirton and Byrne won by 3 and 2 against Niall Kearney and Gary McShane who had also won their two earlier foursomes. The Scots took a three-hole grip on the match over the outward half and never relinquished it.
The Craigielaw partnership of Zack Saltman and Shaun McAllister made it 2-0 for Scotland with a 3 and 2 win over Brian Keenan and David Ruddy. After an even outward half, the Scots got their noses in front to lead by one hole after nine and were still one ahead after 12. From there they increased their lead to win on the 16th green.
The remaining three ties went to the 18th.
Ireland got their first morning point through Paul Cutler and Colin Fairweather. They finished one up on Jordan Findlay and Michael Stewart.
The Scots, all square after 12 holes, lost the 14th and 16th to go two down but won back the 17th. Cutler and Fairweather held them at bay by halving the last.
Irelan d’s Paul O’Kane and James Patterson came back from two down with six to play to salvage a vital half-point in their tie against Chris Robinson and Gordon Stevenson.
It was a reverse situation in the final foursome to finish. Scotland’s Ross Kellett and James White, three down on the 13th tee, had squared the match by the 16th and then won the 17th. Ireland’s Andrew Hogan and Luke Lennox kept their head and won the last hole for a square match, leaving Scotland 3-2 ahead going into the final set of singles.


Fifteen-year-old Eddie Pepperell from Frilford Heath, not used in the first-day foursomes, made it four wins in four sessions of play since then, when he partnered 16-year-old Billy Fowles (Wentworth) to a 6 and 5 win over the Welsh pairing of Richard Bentham and Alyn Torrence.
Last off the tee, Eddie and Billy were the first to post a result after being four up at the turn.
England captain Sam Hutsby (Lee-on-the-Solent) broke a sequence of four defeats when he and Luke Goddard beat Zack Gould and Jonathan Williams by 3 and 2 after being all square on the 10th tee.
Wales got their first point on the board when Rhys Enoch and Richard Merchant finished two up on Adam Hodkinson and Nick McCarthy in the top foursome. Enoch and Merchant, one down coming off the 15th green, won the last three holes.
Tom Oliver and Dale Whitnell assured England of a lunchtime lead when they gained the third morning point. They led throughout in beating Jamie Howie and Joseph Vickery by 3 and 1.,
Andrew Johnston and Jack Hiluta made it 4-1 for England with a one-hole win over Marc Lewis and Adam Runcie after a tight match in which there was never more than a hole in it. It was Hiluta’s fifth win of the series.

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