Team Europe take an unassailable 10-2 lead


in Junior Vagliano match

      The Continent of Europe's Junior Vagliano Trophy team.


FROM COLIN FARQUHARSON
at Bogogno Golf Club, nr Milan, Italy


Team Europe have retained the Under-16s' Junior Vagliano Trophy before they even play the final afternoon session of six singles.
This morning, on another glorious day of sunshine, Great Britain and Ireland's young team lost all three foursomes. Coupled with Team Europe's 7-2 lead from the first day, that meant that the Continentals had extended their lead to 10-2, an eight-point lead which it will be impossible for Claire Coughlan-Ryan's team to make up.
GB and I's lead-off pair of Sara Byrne and Carys Worby lost by 2 and 1 to Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggo and Caterina Don by 2 and 1 after having the better of the outward half exchanges to be one up at the turn. Team Europe won holes 10 and 11 to take the lead and went two up after 14, a lead they maintained to the finish.
Ffion Tynan and Caitlin Whitehead lost by 5 and 3 to the all-Italian pairing of former British girls champion Emilie Alba Paltrinieri and Alessia Nobilio after being one down at the turn.
Euphemie Rhodes and Lily May Humphries went down by 3 and 2 to Amanda Linner and Isabella Holpfer by 3 and 2. Team Europe were two up after only three holes and had extended that lead to five holes after seven. The GB and I pair played much better after the turn and cut their deficit to two holes after 15 ... but lost the 16th hole for the match. 




Bogogno Golf Club, Italy.


JUNIOR VAGLIANO (Under-16s)

GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND v TEAM EUROPE
DAY 2 FOURSOMES (0-3)


Sara Byrne (Ireland) and  Carys Worby (Wales) lost to Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggio (Spain) and Caterina Don (Italy) 2 and 1.

Ffion Tynan (Wales) and Caitlin Whitehead (England) lost to Emilie Alba Paltrinieri (Italy) and Alessia Noblio (Italy) 5 and 3.





Euphemie Rhodes (England) and Lily May Humphreys (England) lost to Amanda Linner (Sweden) and Isabella Holpfer (Austria) 3 and 2.


OVERALL SCORELINE NOW GB and I  2, TEAM EUROPE 10

  Another picture of the Team Europe Junior Vagliano sextet



VAGLIANO

08.30 Alice Hewson (England) and India Clyburn (England) v Dewi Weber (Netherlands) and Puk Lyng Thomsen (Denmark).




TEAM EUROPE ONE UP AFTER 17 HOLES.


08.40 Gemma Clews (England) and Sophie Lamb (England) v Virginia Elena Carta (Italy) and Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland)


TEAM EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 14 HOLES


08.50 Leona Maguire (Ireland) and Olivia Mehaffey (Ireland) v Matilda Castren (Finland) and Morgane Metraux (Switzerland).


TEAM EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 14 HOLES.

Maria Dunne (Ireland) and Annabel Wilson (Ireland) lost to Linnea Strom (Sweden) and Julia Engstrom (Sweden) 6 and 4





Singles from 1pm