Friday 10 August 2007

SCOTS GIRLS RETAIN HOME INTERNATIONALS TITLE

Scotland duly won the girls' home internationals golf title for the second year in a row at Southerndown Golf Club,South Wales. As expected they beat the pointless Wales comfortably, 8 1/2-1/2 to finish the three-day programme with three wins out of three.
Ireland upset England 5-4 in the other match to finish runners-up.
Details:
SCOTLAND 8 1/2, WALES 1/2
Foursomes: K Caithness, S Watson bt L J Roberts, J Bradbury 8 and 7; M Briggs, C Booth halved with A Rees, K O'Connor; P Pretswell, J Turner bt A Carling, K Millere 1 hole (2 1/2- 1/2).
Singles: Booth bt B Davies 2 and 1, Watson bt H Boulden 5 and 4, Niven bt Carling 6 and 4, MacDonald bt Roberts 7 and 6, Pretswell bt O'Connor 2 and 1, Caithness bt Rees 5 and 4 (6-0).
IRELAND 5, ENGLAND 4
Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report