Ashton Turner (photo copyright Tom Ward Photography)
A brilliant round of seven-under-par 64 from Lincolnshire's Ashton Turner saw England qualifying in second place in the European Boys Team Championships at Murcar Links in Scotland.
Turner (photo copyright Tom Ward Photography), was backed by 67 from Cumbria's Adam Chapman as the England boys recorded a second day tally of 351 to go with their opening 367 to finish on eight over overall, just three strokes behind leading qualifiers Italy.
With the five best scores to count each day, England's other second day contributors were Bradley Moore with 72 plus 74s from Harry Ellis and Marco Penge.
Turner's perfect 64 contained seven birdies and no dropped shots and he came home in 31 strokes, while Chapman suffered his only bogey at the fifth but returned five birdies in the closing seven holes for an inward 30.
Having qualified in second place, England now face seventh-placed Ireland in today's (Thursday) opening match play round of two morning foursomes and five singles in the afternoon. In the other matches, Italy play Sweden, France take on Denmark, while Norway face Scotland.
Notes for Readers:- England Golf is the governing body for amateur golf in England.
England Golf was formed on 1st January 2012 following the merger of the English Golf Union Ltd. and the English Women's Golf Association and is one of the largest sports governing bodies in England looking after the interests of over 1,900 golf clubs and 770,000 men and women club members.
Responsible for the training of the country's top amateur golfers, England Golf also organises all the major English amateur championships. England Golf works to actively encourage new golfers and increase the continued interest and participation in golf through its golf development initiative Get into Golf'.
England Golf is a member of The England Golf Partnership (EGP) together with the PGA and supported by the Golf Foundation and Sport England. Their Whole Sport Plan for golf identifies how England will achieve its vision of becoming The Leading Golf Nation in the World by 2020' from grass roots right through to elite level.
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