STRONG SCOTLAND TEAM FOR BOYS' QUADRANGULAR IN FRANCE

FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE

Bradley Neil, winner of a Team GB gold medal at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival last month, will seek to continue his fine start to the new season at the 2013 Boys Quadrangular in France.

The Under-18 competition is being contested by the French, Scotland, Italy and Sweden from 14-16 March at Pont Royal Golf Club in Provence.

Due to date scheduling difficulties, the Scots didn’t participate in the pre-season international warm-up event in 2012 but are sending a six-strong team next month.

Led by Under-18s Coach Neil Marr, Neil (Blairgowrie) will be joined by fellow SGU Boys’ Performance Squad players George Burns (Williamwood), Bearsden’s Ewen Ferguson, Bob MacIntyre of Glencruitten, Conor Syme (Dumfries and County) and Cowglen’s Alan Waugh.

Neil celebrated his 17th birthday in style in Australia after he and compatriot Ewan Scott from St Andrews combined with English girl Georgia Hall and Chloe Williams from Wales for overall team glory Down Under.

Bradley enjoyed a number of highlights in 2012, including winning the Moneygate Scottish Area Team Championship with Perth & Kinross and the Scottish Club Championship with Blairgowrie. He went on to be capped for Great Britain & Ireland at the Jacques Leglise Trophy.

Ferguson, who has been performing well in America, finished second in the Stephen Gallacher Foundation Scottish Boys Stroke Play last year, while Burns also enjoyed a consistent season with five top-12s.

Left-hander MacIntyre was runner-up in the Scottish Boys Under-16s Stroke Play, while Waugh reached the semi-finals of the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Boys Championship. Syme, meanwhile, won the Paul Lawrie Foundation Junior Jug.

Neil is the only survivor from the side who performed at the Boys Quadrangular in 2011 at Acaya Golf Resort, Puglia in Italy. Then, Scotland lost to Sweden and Italy, but did defeat France to finish third overall.

For the record, the Scotland team in 2011 was: Liam Johnston (Dumfries and County), Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), Ewan Scott (St Andrews), Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock, Barassie), Daniel Hendry (UAE) and Neil.

Scotland team for the Boys' Quadrangular 2013

George Burns (Williamwood)
Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden)
Bob MacIntyre (Glencruitten)
Bradley Neil ( Blairgowrie)
Conor Syme (Dumfries & County)
Alan Waugh (Cowglen)

Reserve (Non-travelling): 

Calum Hill (Tantallan)

The event format see three foursomes ties and six singles matches (36 holes per day).