Scotland Surges Into Lead in Foursomes

Team Scotland took 3½ of a possible 4 points on Saturday in the alternate shot “foursomes” format.  Sky Sports golf analyst Denis Pugh believes the Scots do well in foursomes because of team chemistry.  “The Scottish team has a tighter bond than that of America," said Pugh. “They are comfortable relying on each other and believe a win for one is a win for all.”  Pugh went on the contrast those traits with that of the members of Team USA.  “The Americans are not a team,” said Pugh. “They are a collection of individuals who live and die by individual accomplishment.”

Brothers Ross “Rosco” MacCallum and Ian “Big Man” MacCallum have been a pair since they shared a pram and dummy as infants in Edinburgh.  It was no surprise that the Brothers MacCallum cruised to a 1 UP victory in their match against John “Atco” Atkins and Chris “Guvna” Hughes.

Americans Stephen “Web” Webster and Chris “Cudman” Van Horne, who combined have produced a meager 2 points in the last two Quaich matches, were pitted against a strong Scottish team of Ronald “NSW Ronnie” Denholm and Allen “Oor Wullie” Wilson, who have the highest match winning percentages of any active players in Team Scotland history.  “Team Sacrificial Lamb”, as Web and Cudman were known within the USA team room, fought valiantly but ultimately succumbed to the powerful Scots 2 & 1 after running low on Pimm’s and Lemonade 250ml cans.  “When they put Web and Cudman out together,” said one unnamed Scotsman. “We knew the Guvna had lost the plot.”

The Scottish team of Michael “Wee Mikey” Redford and Michael “Wee Mikey P” Peyrebrune were 5 UP on the American team of James “Sheets” Moreland and Brian “Goombay” Farley after 12 holes.  At that point, the American duo raced back to the halfway house for another six-pack of beer, fueling them to win 5 the next 6 holes to preserve a halve for the match.  It proved to be Team USA’s only points of the day.  Of note, Wee Mikey P, who had never had a draw in a match in his long Quaich history, managed 3 of them in the 2018 event.

In the final match of the day, a well-preserved Tony “Hef” Denson partnered with Douglas “Slicer” Brown for a 2 UP victory for Team Scotland over Ray “Mundo” Bonilla and Eric “Swayze” Silagy. 

Team Scotland leads 7½ to 4½ going into the final day of the 2018 Quaich.