Scots close to cut in Sweden

SCOTLAND don’t have much room for error in the second qualifying round of the European under-18 boys’ team golf championship at Lidingo Golf Club, Sweden.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Jul 2012, 03:37 BST

Only the top eight teams after the 36-hole stroke-play test will go forward to the match-play stages. Scotland, led by one-over-par 71s from Ewan Scott and Greig Marchbank, and a 72 from Bradley Neil, are seventh, but only a shot ahead of France and Norway. Italy (349) lead from Austria (358), Spain (359) and England (361).

Blairgowrie’s Neil had an albatross two at the par-5 10th but five bogeys in the last eight holes. Lawrence Allan had a 74 and Scottish boys match-play champion Craig Howie a 75. Jamie Savage had Scotland’s non-counting score, a 76.