Niall -
The good news is the match went down to the last putt on the last hole of the last singles match.
Here is the story on the matches from the R&A website:
http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/News/News/2015/August/GREAT-BRITAIN-AND-IRELAND-RETAIN-THE-JACQUES-LEGLISE-TROPHY.aspxIt was interesting to me that the Continental Europe was comprised of 2 Norwegians, 2 Danes, one Swede, one Icelander and one player from Germany, France and Italy. The ability of the Nordic countries to produce competitive players is impressive.
I marshaled the opening foursome match Friday morning between the 2 Norwegians and an English/Irish duo. Norwegians played solid, steady golf and won easily, 5&4.
On Saturday afternoon, I was the scorekeeper of a singles match between Italian Guido Migliozzi and Welshman Tom Williams. The Italian, a big, strong kid, was impressive. Except for one swing, he had his ball under control on every shot and holed several 10' to 20' putts. He birdied 3 holes, was conceded birdie on another and won 5&4. I will remember his name and will look to see if he becomes a big-time player at some point down the road.
As you might imagine, when these kids hit driver, which was not all that often, the ball stays in the air a
long time.
DT