The match was all square through the 6th hole with two wins for each team and two halves, but two consectuve wins for the World pair through 7 and 8, and a halved 9th hole, gave the England/NZ combination a 2 Up lead by the start of the second nine. The Canadian / U.S. duo fought back to 1 Down at the 10th, with their combined 5 points (Par for Matt) v The World's 2 points from Graeme's Par and Rodge's thinned lob wedge lost ball disaster!! Never mind....press on.
From that point, the World combo could not be stopped - with wins at the 11th, 13th (including 2 amazing recoveries for Birdie from Graeme - and Par for RW!) - and then the 15th - the Match was over - 4 & 3 to the World!
No doubt the North American team will come back fighting at South Head Saturday week, and know that they will need to bring their 'A' game with them to halt the 'tails-up' World confidence!
Here's a photo of the inspiration for the internationals!
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