Ronnie helps Scotland to take Seniors International
Erskine golfer in the thick of the action at North Berwick
Erskine Golf Club’s Ronnie Clark was in the thick of the action as Scotland were crowned Senior Men’s Home Internationals champions at Southerness.
After losing the second day’s play due to the extreme weather conditions, a change to the original format was agreed, with two sessions taking place, consisting of seven head- to- head battles, ensuring all three country versus country matches were played.
In the round robin format, Scotland, England and Ireland all won two out of three matches, so the title was decided on total game points scored across all three matches.
On the final day, it was Scotland who turned on the style, losing only one match from 14.
In the morning session, the hosts defeated England 5- 2, with Ireland getting the better of Wales by the same scoreline.
The morning’s battle with the Auld Enemy was a close affair.
Scotland led England 3- 2, with two matches on the course, but 4&3 victories from both Malcolm Reid and captain Ian Brotherson closed out the match.
Clark did his part as he secured a 2&1 win over Rupert Kellock in the first game of the day.
With it all to play for in the afternoon matches, England convincingly defeated Ireland 5.5–1.5, while Scotland took charge early on against Wales and never let up, winning 6.5–0.5.
Clark again led the way as he put the first points on the board to record a 5&4 win over Nigel Evans.
The winner was decided by the team with the highest number of points scored across all three matches.
Scotland totalled 15 points, England 13.5 and Ireland 12, meaning Scotland were crowned champions for the first time since 2014, which was also on home soil at North Berwick.
Scotland captain Brotherston, said: “It’s always a dream come true to win the Senior Men’s Home Internationals, especially at your home course.
“We practised and prepared for this championship well, and, as captain, I have had great support from the team all week.
“We played very well today, we were undefeated in 13 of the 14 matches. The whole team did themselves very proud.”
It’s always a dream come true to win the Senior Men’s Home Internationals Ian Brotherson