Scots in with double whammy chance at Fairhaven

Scots are in with a chance of pulling off a double whammy in the individual boys and girls' events at the Fairhaven Trophies Junior Open Tournament at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes in Lancashire, writes Colin Farquharson.
Fifer Niall McMullen (Lundin Golf Club), with a pair of 73s for 146, is lying third, two shots behind the German leader, Raphael Geissler (66-77) in the boys' event with two rounds to go on Sunday.
Calum Fyfe (Cawder) and Joseph Bryce (Bathgate) are also in the mix. They are sharing fourth place on 147.

Chloe Goadby, a member of the St Regulus Club, St Andrews, is also two strokes off the lead in the girls' championship.
 She has scored 75-74 for 149 and is second behind Elizabeth Prior (Burhill) who is on 147 (72-75).
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), third in last weekend's "Helen Holm" at Troon, is sharing third place on 151 (76-75). In her second round, the 15-year-old had six birdies, six bogeys and six pars.
The international team event was decided over the first two rounds and England were the winners, ahead of Ireland and Scotland.


BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS

Par 144 (2x72) CSS 75 76

144 Raphael Geissler (Germany) 66 77
145 Joakim Ahlund (Sweden) 70  75
146 Niall McMullen (Lundin)  73 73

147 Calum Fyfe (Cawder) 76 71, Toby Briggs (Dunstan Hall) 75 72, Sam Done (Kenwick Park) 74 74, Gian Marco Petrozzi (Trentham) 70 77, Joseph Bryce (Bathgate) 70 77, Bailee Curran (Orsett) 69 78

The cut came in at 154, which will see 40 boys compete over the final 36 holes on Sunday.

GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS
Par 150 (2x75)

147 Elizabeth Prior (Burhill) 72 75

149 Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) 75 74, Emma Allen (Meon Valley) 73 76.

151 Hollie Muse (West Lancs) 79 72, Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 76 75, Mairead Martin (Killarney) 74 77

MISSED CUT

152 Lauren Horsford (Wimbledon Park) 78 74, Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) 76 76, Anna Backman (Finland) 73 79
154 Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 78 76
168 Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies) 85 83

Nations Cup

England (George Gardner, Toby Briggs and Hollie Muse) won the title by four shots with a total of 293.

Ireland (297), represented by Mairead Martin, Marc Norton and Conor Purcell, finished second, one shot ahead of Scotland's Shannon McWilliam, Calum Fyfe and Christopher Curran

FINAL TEAM TOTALS

293 England 1
297 Ireland 1`
298 Scotland 1
300 England 3, Germany
301 Sweden 3, 
303 England 2, Wales 3
304 Scotland 2, Finland 1,
306 Wales 1
309 Scotland 3, Wales 2.
311 England 4
313 Switzerland 1
316 Ireland 2. Sweden 1, Sweden 4
319 Switzerland 2.
323 Ireland 3
329 Wa;es 4
333 Sweden 2