SENIOR SCOTS BEAT ENGLISH TO 

 

CLAIM EUROPEAN FINAL PLACE

 

By COLIN FARQUHARSON 

Aberdeen businessman Nick Robson, who could not hit a ball at the start of the tournament because of strained back muscles, is fighting fit now and has played a big part, on his international debut, in helping Scotland to reach the final of the European senior men's amateur team championship at Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The Scots beat England 3.5-1.5 in today's (Friday) semi-finals with Germany winning 3.5-1.5 in the other tie against Italy, shock winners over top seeds Ireland in the quarter-finals.

Against England, it was level pegging at 1.5pt apiece with two singles to finish and they were won by Robson and Ian Brotherston from Dumfries.

Robson had a very good 2 and 1 win against Alan Mew, who was the top Englishman in the stroke-play qualifying rounds.

Brotherston won by 3 and 2 over David Niven to clinch victory for the Scots whose other singles winner was Graham Bell from Downfield by 3 and 2 against Stephen East.

EUROPEAN SENIOR MEN'S AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Diners G and CC, Ljubljana, Slovenia

SEMI-FINALS

SCOTLAND 3.5, ENGLAND 1.5

D Gardner and M Reid lost to I Crowther and D Nelson 4 and 3.

G Bell bt S East 3 and 2.

R Clark halved with R Latham.

N Robson bt A Mew 2 and 1.

I Brotherston bt D Niven 3 and 2.

GERMANY 3.5, ITALY 1.5

V Pagel and E Schieffer bt M Franco, V Sita 1 hole.

C Stadler halved with F Lang.

M Birkholz lost to G Bolla 4 and 3.

R Noldt bt M De Rossi 5 and 4.

T Krieger bt L Sartori 4 and 3.

Other results:

Ireland 3.5, Sweden 1.5

Spain 4, France 1.

 

 Senior Scots women lose to Italy in Flight B

Scotland failed to qualify for the top flight of the European senior women's amateur team championship at Sierra Golf Club, Poland and today lost 3.5-1.5 to Italy in a Flight B match.

Details (Scots names first)

Alex Glennie and Mary Smith lost to E R Tirante and C Borini at 19th.

Fiona De Vries lost to S Valli 1 hole.

Gillian Kyle bt E Gumirato 3 and 1.

Lesley Lloyd havled with G P Moavero

Lorna McKinlay lost to F Christillin 8 and 7.  

In the championship flight, the semi-final results were:

Belgium 3, England 2

Ireland 3.5, Sweden 1.5