Hugh Hunter's (c) image of the Scotland schoolboys' team with the trophy at Westerwood.

SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS BEAT ENGLAND FOR
FIRST TIME IN 17 YEARS!

By HUGH HUNTER

Scotland won the annual schoolboys golf international match against England at Westerwood Hotel & Golf Resort by a comfortable 3pt margin – 10 ½-7 ½.
It was the first time since 1990 at Hillside that the Scots had beaten the English.
Scotland established a 2pt lunchtime lead by taking the foursomes 4-2 and then they just had the edge in the singles, 6 1/-5 ½.
Earlier in the day, at the same venue, Scotland lost to England in the schoolgirls’ international 6-3 after leading 2-1 in the foursomes.

Schoolboys’ match details
FOURSOMES (4-2)
N Henderson (North Berwick High) & F McKenna (Boclair Acad) lost to M Smith (Millfield) & L Canter (Kingswood) 4 and 3.
D Law (Aberdeen Grammar) & P Shields (Trinity High, Rutherglen) bt E Groves (Peter Symonds Coll) & J Hooper (Brockenhurst Coll) 1 hole.
A McLachlan (Hutchesons Grammar) & M Bookless (Uddingston Grammar) bt S Nicholls (Cardinal Newman) & T Stuart (Southlands) 2 and 1.
A Murdoch (Stranraer Acad) & S McLaren (Perth Acad) bt M Reed (Longslade Coll) & R McGrory (Cardinal Newman) 3 and 2.
D Young (Perth Acad) & C Robb (Banchory Acad) lost to P Howard (Rainford) & A Wrighley (English Martyrs) 2 and 1.
S Binning (St Columba’s, Kilmacolm) & J Bradley (Gleniffer High, Paisley) bt M Anderson (Robert Smyth) & S Dodds (Binswood Hall) 5 and 4.
SINGLES (6 ½-5 ½)
Henderson bt Smith 4 and 3.
McKenna halved with Canter.
Bookless bt Groves 5 and 4.
Shields bt Hooper 6 and 5.
Law lost to Nicholls 6 and 5.
McLachlan lost to Stuart 2 and 1.
Murdoch lost to Reed 1 hole.
McLaren bt McGrory 2 and 1.
Robb lost to Howard 2 holes.
Young bt Wrigley 2 holes.
Bradley bt Anderson 6 and 5.
Binning lost to Dodds 4 and 3

OVERALL: SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS 10 ½, ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS 7 1/2