SCOTS MEN TRAIL AFTER FIRST ROUND OF
EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP IN SPAIN

Scotland have made a slow start in the men's section of the Grey Goose European Nations Cup (formerly the Sherry Cup) at Real Golf Club Sotogrande on Spain's Costa del Sol.
James Byrne from Banchory top-scored for the Scots with a three-over-par 75. Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) and John Gallagher (Swanston) both had 76s.
Steven McEwan (Barassie) had a non-counting 79.
Scotland's total of 227 put them in 14th position at the end of the first of four rounds. They are already 13 shots behind the joint leaders, Denmark and Ireland.

FIRST ROUND TEAM TOTALS

214 DENMARK (P Baunsoe 68, R Nielsen 73, N Rasmussen 73), IRELAND (R McIlroy 69, S Ward 71, N Kearney 74).
216 NORWAY (M Thorp 69, A Kristiansen 72, A Friestad 75).
217 WALES (L Matthews 71, N Edwards 73, C Evans 73), ENGLAND (G Wolstenholm 71, M Cyer 72, P Waring 74).
219 SPAIN, PORTUGAL.
220 BELGIUM.
221 SWEDEN.
223 GERMANY.
224 FINLAND, AUSTRIA, SLOVENIA.
227 SCOTLAND (J Byrne 75, G Campbell 76, J Gallagher 76. Non-counter: S McEwan 79).
228 ITALY, NETHERLANDS.

GERMANY LEAD IN WOMEN'S EVENT

In the women's section of the Grey Goose European Nations Cup, the in-form German team lead both the team and individual standings. Scores:

142 GERMANY.
144 SPAIN.
146 ENGLAND (Kerry Smith 70, Melissa Reid 76. Non-counter: Naomi Edwards 77).
148 WALES (Breanne Loucks 74, Sahra Hassan 74. Non-counter; Tara Davies 75), BELGIUM.
150 DENMARK.
151 NETHERLANDS.
155 AUSTRIA.
157 FINLAND, ITALY.

Leading individuals:
69 Katharina Schallenberg (Ger).
70 Kerry Smith (Eng).
71 Marta Silva Zamora (Spa)