Golf: Watton stars as Scots girls finish second

England showed no mercy in beating Wales 9-0 to keep the Stroyan Cup with a third successive title win in the Girls Home International Matches at Bangor Golf Club, Northern Ireland.

They won all three of their matches in impressive style with a young squad.

Scotland claimed the Swansea Spoon as runners-up for the second year in a row.

They beat Ireland 5-3to finish with two wins to their credit - one more than they managed last year at Fairhaven.

Mortonhall's Rachael Watton won the top singles against Ireland, beating Emma O'Driscoll by 3 and 2. Rachael had the better of the outward half but lost a two-hole lead and was all square after 10. The Scot then won the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th to surge four up. O'Driscoll stopped the slide by winning the 15th but a half at the next ended the match

Scottish girls champion Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) recovered her form with a 4 and 3 win over Jessica Carty.

Overall, Watton and Hannah McCook (Abernethy) were joint best points earners in the Scotland line-up. They earned four points apiece out of a possible six.