Day 2 with the Scottish Seniors in Berlin

Despite their very best intentions, the Scottish Seniors failed to improve on their first day aggregate, being ten strokes worse today with their top five scores. There were no excuses from the team but a clear declaration that "dodgy putting and silly mistakes" are finished with, as they head to take on Germany, the third seed, in the matchplay stages. Mary Smith, whose score yesterday was rejected (only five out of six scores are counted)will have been delighted that she produced the best of the Scottish scores today - an 80. On clearly a day of ups and downs, it was Heather's score today which was discarded, she had four double bogeys but compensated with birdies at both the 4th and the 16th holes. Keeping a close eye on Live Scoring is all very well but paper scores give no idea of what the players are facing, their lies, lucky or more than likely, unlucky bounces so it is all the more encouraging to see the odd birdie slipping in just to balance a less than shining hole!

The Live Scoring gives all manner of statistics which are fun for the "folks at home" if perhaps not all that helpful. Which holes have had most birdies - which holes have had most double bogeys and how this compares to our girls' cards. How many birdies they've had, how many par fours and par fives. It is interesting to note that despite Heather's score today not being in the team aggregate, she has had the most birdies compared to her team-mates. However, when all said and done Scotland may not have the best stroke-play results but they have qualified for the first flight and now it is all down to their strongest suit which is their match-play skill. Over to you Scotland.

Scottish Scores
159 Fiona de Vries 78,81
162 Moira Thomson 80,82
163 Lorna Bennett 79,84
165 Mary Smith 85,80
165 Anne Ryan 83,82
165 Heather Anderson 79,86


Team results
England +40
France +56
Germany +58
Sweden +72
Switzerland +86
Scotland +88
Ireland +88
Spain +94

Match-play draw
England v Spain
Sweden v Switzerland
Germany v Scotland
France v Ireland




Scotland results