SCOTS' DISAPPOINTING START TO THE SPIRIT
TOURNAMENT IN TEXAS

Scotland were tied for last place with Brazil in the global field of 23 countries at the end of the first day of The Spirit mixed amateur golf international tournament at Whispering Pines Golf Club, Trinity in Texas.
The Scotland men's pair of Scott Borrowman (Dollar) and Scott Mann (Carnoustie) had a better ball score of 73 while the Scottish girls, Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) and Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) had a combined score of 78.
That gave the Scots team of four a first-round total of 151 - 18 shots behind leaders Korea. It is a 72-hole tournament.
FIRST-ROUND TEAM TOTALS
133 Korea.
134 England.
136 Canada.
138 Norway.
139 Australia, New Zealand.
141 United States, France, South Africa, Mexico, Italy.
143 Germany.
145 Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Sweden, Wales.
146 Finland.
147 Argentina.
148 Puerto Rico.
150 Iceland, Czech Republic.
151 Brazil, Scotland.