GB&I take St Andrews Trophy
foursomes 4-0 at Kingsbarns

FROM THE R&A WEBSITE
Great Britain and Ireland won all four of the first day foursomes matches to take a commanding 4-0 lead in the St Andrews Trophy at Kingsbarns.
The whitewash always looked possible from the start: as early as the third hole, the GB&I team was ahead in all four matches, and the none of the Continent of Europe pairings was ever ahead after that point.
First to register a point were Matt Haines and Chris Paisley, who won four holes on the trot from the 12th to soar past Stephan Gross and Jesper Kennegard.
A few moments later, Shane Lowry and Wallace Booth chalked up a point after three birdies in four holes from the 12th to complete a 4 and 3 win.
With Jonathan Caldwell and Callum Macaulay beating Reinier Saxton and Tim Sluiter 3 and 1, it was up to Andrea Pavan and Jorge Campillo ro try to rescue a point for the Continent. Despite taking the match to the 18th, it was not to be, and their one-hole loss to Sam Hutsby and Dale Whitnell put GB&I firmly in the driving seat.