Sweden win boys' title with 100 per cent record

Scots boys beaten three times

in Sardinia quadrangular

Scotland were unsuccessful in their defence of the international boys' quadrangular title at a rather wet Is Molas Golf Club on the Italian island of Sardinia.
In a rain-abbreviated programme, the Scots lost 3-2 to Italy on the opening day and by 5 1/2-3 1/2 to Sweden in a match that spilled over into the third and final day.
On Saturday, Scotland made it three defeats in a row, losing 6-3 to France who took a stranglehold on the outcome by winning all three foursomes. Give the Scots boys, captained by Hazlehead's David Law, their due, they came out fighting after lunch to share the singles 3-3.
World and European boys' champions Sweden won the three-day title by beating Italy 6 1/2 to 2 1/2. The Swedes won all three matches.
France were runners-up with 2pt and Italy third with 1pt.
Scotland's most successful individual player was Paul McPhee, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, from Perth with 2 1/2pt.
Saturday's final results:
SCOTLAND 3, FRANCE 6
Foursomes (0-3)
David Law & Paul Shields lost to Clement Sordet & Gary Stal 3 and 2.
Scott Gibson & Paul McPhee lost to Erwan Vielleident & Thomas Elissalde 2 and 1.
Andrew McLachlan & Jack Scott lost to Matthieu Decottignies & Joel Stalter 3 and 2
Singles (3-3)
Law bt Stalter 1 hole.
Shields lost to Elissalde 4 and 3.
McPhee bt Sordet 1 hole.
Gibson lost to Vielleident 3 and 2.
Scott bt Decottignies 5 and 3.
McLachlan lost to Stal 5 and 4.
Other result:
ITALY 2 1/2, SWEDEN 6 1/2
Earlier matches completed on Saturday
SCOTLAND 3 1/2, SWEDEN 5 1/2
Foursomes: 2-1
Singles completed:
(Scott Gibson lost on Friday before play suspended)
Dave Law lost to Niclas Carlsson 3 and 2.
Andrew McLachlan bt Axel Arinbjornarson 3 and 2.
Paul McPhee halved with Joachim Lagergren.
Jack Scott bt Adam Strom 5 and 3.
Paul Shields lost to Oscar Arvidsson 3 and 2.

HOW THEY FINISHED
SWEDEN W3 H0 L0 F16 A7 Pts 3
FRANCE W2 H0 L0 F 13 1/2 A9 1/2 Pts 2
ITALY W1 H0 L2 F8 A15 Pts 1
SCOTLAND W0 H0 L3 F 8 1/2 A14 1/2 Pts 0

HOW THE SCOTS FARED

Paul McPhee LWHLW - 2 1/2pt

Jack Scott LLWLW - 2pt

David Law WLLLW - 2pt

Andrew McLachlan LLWLL - 1pt

Scott Gibson LWLLL - 1pt.

Paul Shields WLLLL - 1pt.