SCOTS BOYS MAKE LOSING START IN ROME
AFTER LOSING ALL THREE FOURSOMES
Scotland’s bid to win the boys’ quadrangular boys international match for the second year in a row got off to a shaky start at Parco di Roma Golf Club today.
The Scots lost 6-3 to France who came into the tournament on a high, having thrashed Spain another Under-18 boys’ international only a couple of weeks ago.
In the other match, Sweden beat Italy 6-3.
It was the foursomes that proved the young Scots’ undoing – they lost all three morning ties …. and the six afternoon singles were shared 3-3.
James Byrne (Banchory) and Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) lost by 4 and 3 in the top foursomes tie to Edouard Dubois and Julien Brun.
Then Sam McLaren (King James VI) and Inchmarlo’s Tom Spencer went down by 3 and 2 to Francois Le Goff and Nocolas Peyri Chou.
And the final morning tie went the same way, the Ayrshire pairing of Kyle Smith (Barassie) and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) losing by 4 and 2 to Jean-Pier Verselin.
The Scots clawed back two of the points by winning the first two of the afternoon singles. Byrne beat Dubois by 2 and 1 followed by Stewart scoring a 2 and 1 win over Julien Brun.
France turned the tide with a last-green win by Chou over Gray.
Smith scored Scotland’s third point in the singles with a good 4 and 3 win over Verselin but the French’s tail wagged to maintain their overall supremacy.
McLaren lost by two holes to Le Goff and Spencer was beaten 4 and 2 by Wattel.
Scotland team manager and captain Barrie Douglas has kept faith with his point-less foursomes pairings, making no changes, either in the partnerships of the order of play, for Friday morning’s ties against Sweden.
Day 1 results:
SCOTLAND 3, FRANCE 6
Foursomes: J Byrne & C Gray lost to E Dubois & J Brun 4 and 3; S McLaren & T Spencer lost to F Le Goff & N P Chou 3 and 2; K Smith & M Stewart lost to R Wattel & J-P Verselin 4 and 2 (0-3).
Singles: Byrne bt Dubois 2 and 1, Stewart bt Brun 2 and 1, Gray lost to Chou 12 hole, Smith bt Verselin 4 and 3, McLaren lost to Le Goff 2 holes, Spencer lost to Wattel 4 and 2 (3-3).
ITALY 3, SWEDEN 6
Foursomes: G Heinrich & V Dall’Arche lost to D Jennevret & J Nordstrom 2 holes; M Manassero & C Terragni bt F Fihn & R Askstrand 4 and 3; A Chiappuzzo & N Quaintarelli lost to P Widegren & N Floren 3 and 2 (1-2).
Singles: Manassero bt Jenne vret 1 hole, Heinrich lost to Nordstrom 4 and 3, Terragni lost to Fihn 3 and 2, Quintarelli bt Askstrand 3 and 2, Chiappuzzo lost to Widegren 2 and 1, Dall’Arche lost to Floren 7 and 5 (2-4).
AFTER LOSING ALL THREE FOURSOMES
Scotland’s bid to win the boys’ quadrangular boys international match for the second year in a row got off to a shaky start at Parco di Roma Golf Club today.
The Scots lost 6-3 to France who came into the tournament on a high, having thrashed Spain another Under-18 boys’ international only a couple of weeks ago.
In the other match, Sweden beat Italy 6-3.
It was the foursomes that proved the young Scots’ undoing – they lost all three morning ties …. and the six afternoon singles were shared 3-3.
James Byrne (Banchory) and Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) lost by 4 and 3 in the top foursomes tie to Edouard Dubois and Julien Brun.
Then Sam McLaren (King James VI) and Inchmarlo’s Tom Spencer went down by 3 and 2 to Francois Le Goff and Nocolas Peyri Chou.
And the final morning tie went the same way, the Ayrshire pairing of Kyle Smith (Barassie) and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) losing by 4 and 2 to Jean-Pier Verselin.
The Scots clawed back two of the points by winning the first two of the afternoon singles. Byrne beat Dubois by 2 and 1 followed by Stewart scoring a 2 and 1 win over Julien Brun.
France turned the tide with a last-green win by Chou over Gray.
Smith scored Scotland’s third point in the singles with a good 4 and 3 win over Verselin but the French’s tail wagged to maintain their overall supremacy.
McLaren lost by two holes to Le Goff and Spencer was beaten 4 and 2 by Wattel.
Scotland team manager and captain Barrie Douglas has kept faith with his point-less foursomes pairings, making no changes, either in the partnerships of the order of play, for Friday morning’s ties against Sweden.
Day 1 results:
SCOTLAND 3, FRANCE 6
Foursomes: J Byrne & C Gray lost to E Dubois & J Brun 4 and 3; S McLaren & T Spencer lost to F Le Goff & N P Chou 3 and 2; K Smith & M Stewart lost to R Wattel & J-P Verselin 4 and 2 (0-3).
Singles: Byrne bt Dubois 2 and 1, Stewart bt Brun 2 and 1, Gray lost to Chou 12 hole, Smith bt Verselin 4 and 3, McLaren lost to Le Goff 2 holes, Spencer lost to Wattel 4 and 2 (3-3).
ITALY 3, SWEDEN 6
Foursomes: G Heinrich & V Dall’Arche lost to D Jennevret & J Nordstrom 2 holes; M Manassero & C Terragni bt F Fihn & R Askstrand 4 and 3; A Chiappuzzo & N Quaintarelli lost to P Widegren & N Floren 3 and 2 (1-2).
Singles: Manassero bt Jenne vret 1 hole, Heinrich lost to Nordstrom 4 and 3, Terragni lost to Fihn 3 and 2, Quintarelli bt Askstrand 3 and 2, Chiappuzzo lost to Widegren 2 and 1, Dall’Arche lost to Floren 7 and 5 (2-4).
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