Scotland retains the Miller-Stirling Salver

Scotland has won the Miller-Stirling Salver after a nail-biting finish. They beat the North by 6 - 3 which was the product of a regrouping and a re-attacking which one Scottish supporting gent declared was something our football team should learn from. Having attained a scoreline of 2/1 in the morning foursomes, all that was needed was three points from the singles. Whereas at one point this may have looked feasible, halfway through, Captain Pamela Williamson was transformed into what is loosely described in Fife as a "blue er--d flea" - is one allowed to say that? - as she roved at speed from one hole to the next, trying to guage possible points as they seemed to be slipping away. But slender leads were hung on to, dormie situations turned into halves and May Hughes serenely brought up the rear oblivious of what was transpiring elsewhere - she had the most glorious birdie four at the sixteenth (which in general rendered most people into quivering wrecks) to make the situation all the safer by becoming dormie two.

All for the moment. Prize-giving awaits. Well done Scotland!