The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Scott homes in for Scotland
Scottish Golf has selected nine players for the Fairstone men’s home internationals at Nairn next month.
The players have earned spots at the automatic selection date, with two final selections to be made after this week’s Scottish men’s amateur championship at Royal Aberdeen.
Grant Forrest, Ewen Ferguson, Connor Syme and Robert MacIntyre are all qualifying for the US amateur inside the top 50 in the world amateur rankings and will not compete at Nairn.
Teenager Sandy Scott, second in the men’s order of merit, is the only automatic qualifier for the team andwill teeupfor his country on his home course from August 10 to 12.
SCOTLAND TEAM – Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm, 34), Calum Fyfe (Cawder, 19), Craig Howie (Peebles, 21), Barry Hume (Haggs Castle, 34), Liam Johnson (Dumfries and County, 23), Euan McIntosh (Turnhouse, 47), Craig Ross (Kirkhill, 23), Jamie Savage (Cawder, 21), Sandy Scott (Nairn, 18) Scotland team for the defence of boys’ home internationals titleat Ballyliffin Golf Club in Ireland. Ben Ferguson (The Vines, 18), Rory Franssen (Inverness, 17), Graeme Greer (Carluke, 17), Darren Howie (Peebles, 16), Lewis Irvine (Kirkhill, 16), Michael Lawrie (Deeside, 17), Sam Locke (Banchory, 17), Mathew McCulloch (Portpatrick, 18), Eric McIntosh (Bruntsfield, 17), Jamie Stewart (Old Ranfurly, 16), Marc Watt (Inverallochy, 16).