SCOTS WIN EURO NATIONS CUP AFTER
AFTER SOTOGRANDE PLAY-OFF DRAMA
Scotland's Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie), Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), Scott Borrowman (Dollar) and Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) came from behind on the final day to win the European Nations Cup golf team championship at Sotogrande Golf Club on Spain's Costa del Sol today (Saturday).
The Scots tied with Italy for the lowest aggregate - 878 - after four rounds of stroke-play under a best
three from four individual scores to count daily.
Both countries were asked to nominate one player for a title-deciding play-off.
The in-form Neil was Scotland's choice and he beat the Italian ace, Renato Paratore, with a birdie at the
second extra hole.
Scotland had not led in the tournament until the final totals. Teenager Bradley Neil played a major
part in keeping the Scots within striking distance and then, fittingly, won the title play-off single-handed.
France and Ireland were joint third on 880.
England played surprisingly poorly and finished 10th on 910.
Bradley Neil finished joint second in the individual table with ronds of 71 71, 76 and 72 for 290, the same total as Mario Aguilar (Spain). The winner with a total of 287 was Italy's Guido Migliozzi (74-71-72-70)
France (595) won the women's title against of Spain (598) and Denmark (606).
England faded into fourth place on 607.
Wales finished eighth on 621.
Scotland and Ireland did not enter women's teams.
MEN'S FINAL TEAM TOTALS
898 Scotland, Italy (Neil won play-off for Scotland with birdie at second extra hole).
880 France, Ireland
887 Holland, Norway
894 Spain
900 Switzerland
903 Norway
910 England
915 Belgium
918 Sweden, Finland
919 Germany
LEADING MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
287 Guido Migliozzi (Italy) 74 71 72 70
290 Bradley Neil (Scotland) 71 71 76 72, Mario Aguilar (Spain) 75 67 73 75
291 Lars Keunen (Holland) 71 74 70 76
292 Jack Hume (Ireland) 73 76 69 74
293 Renato Paratore (Italy) 72 74 73 74, Robbie Van West (Ireland) 74 71 74 74
OTHER SCORES
296 Jack McDonald (Scotland) 75 71 78 72 (T11)
298 Cormac Sharvik (Ireland and Stirling Univ) 74 79 76 69 (T17)
301 Gary Hurley (Ireland) 74 73 76 78 (T22)
302 Scott Borrowman (Scotland) 80 73 70 79, Ryan Evans (England) 74 70 80 78 (T25)
303 Mathias Eggenberger (Switzerland and Stirling Univ) 75 76 78 74 (T27)
306 Graeme Robertson (Scotland0 75 75 82 74, Dermot McElroy (Ireland) 79 74 70 83 (T37)
309 Matthew Fitzpatrick (England) 79 75 77 78 (T44)
311 Paul Howard (England) 82 80 786 73 (T42)
Retired - Garrick Porteous (England) 76 78 76 ret
WOMEN'S FINAL TEAM TOTALS
595 France
598 Spain
606 Denmark
607 England
610 Holland
613 Switzerland
615 Germany
621 Wales
623 Italy
634 Norway
654 Belgium.
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