ENGLAND WIN THE SPIRIT TITLE IN TEXAS
BUT DISAPPOINTMENT FOR SCOTLAND

England triumphed while Scotland finished 22nd in a field of 24 countries at The Spirit mixed amateur international team better-ball golf tournament which ended at Whispering Pines Golf Club, Trinity in Texas today.
Scott Mann (Carnoustie) and Scottish youths champion Scott Borrowman (Dollar) finished joint 18th in the men’s better-ball standings.
Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) and Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) came 22nd in the women’s final table.
Adding the scores together gave Scotland a team total of 593, compared with England’s winning mark of 544, two ahead of joint runners-up Korea and United States.
England’s heroes were Gary Boyd, Walker Cup player and US college circuit man Daniel Willett, English women’s champion Naomi Edwards and Elizabeth Bennett.
Wales finished in 20th place with 589, four shots better than Scotland.
Ireland did not enter a team.

ALL THE TEAM TOTALS

544 England (261 G Boyd & D Willett 63 67 65 66; 283 N Edwards & E Bennett 71 71 70 71).
546 Korea, United States.
554 France.
556 Australia.
561 Canada, Chinese Taipei.
565 Norway, South Africa.
567 Czech Republic.
575 Belgium.
576 Germany.
577 Netherlands.
579 Italy.
582 Argentina.
583 Sweden.
585 Mexico.
587 Iceland.
589 Wales (290 A Runcie & J Howie 74 72 71 73; 299 S Hassan & T Davies 71 75 76 77).
592 Finland.
593 Scotland (287 S Mann & S Borrowman 73 69 75 70; 306 M Thomson & E Ogilvy 78 81 72 75).
599 Puerto Rico.
621 Brazil.