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English Experts Capture Cup
Mid-October saw the annual tussle for the fabled Shanghai Cup take place in glorious sunshine over the perfectly conditioned course at Shek O Country Club.
The English team (centre) celebrate with the trophy after a hard-fought victory at Shek O Country Club
SHANGHAI CUP RESULTS 1 ENGLAND Stephen Gore (3.5 points), James Watkins (3.5) Jim Wardell (3.5), Richard Garrett (3) 2 WALES Kelly McKenney (4 points), Justin Davies (3.5) Jonathan Williams (2), Les Collett (2)
Charles McLaughlin
3 SCOTLAND Jim Mailer (3.5 points), Charles McLaughlin (3.5) Paul Curren (2), Peter Brannan (1) 4 IRELAND Michael Lacy (2 points), Noel Smyth (1) Ian Candy (1), Sean Powell (1) 64
HK GOLFER・DEC 2014
13.5 POINTS
11.5
10
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riginally a golfing version of the Calcutta Cup, the highly-charged grudge match between Scotland and England, in recent years the competition has expanded to include each of the four sporting Home Nations. In fact, neither Scotland nor England have won the trophy since the change in format. That all changed this time as the English team – represented by Stephen Gore, James Watkins, Jim Wardell and Richard Garrett – romped to a two-point victory over defending champions Wales in second place. The format is straightforward: each country fields a four-man team, with each of the four flights containing a representative from each of those nations. Points are awarded within each flight, with four points going to the winner, three to the runner-up, and so on. With three joint-first places and a second, England were not to be caught and the battle for runner-up saw Scotland edged by Wales. Ireland took home the wooden spoon.—CM HKGOLFER.COM