Whiting Bay golfer John Pennycott, who is vice-captain of Team Scotland – made up of golfers from the Scottish Disability Golf Partnership – was part of the team who secured a staggering victory over the Auld Enemy, after a threeday matchplay competition at the Murrayshall Resort in Perth.
Team Scotland is made up of golfers from the Scottish Disability Golf Partnership and John is a mid-thigh amputee on his left side and former captain of Whiting Bay Golf Club, where he still regularly plays.
The Phoenix Cup, which is much like the Ryder Cup format, took place over the Perthshire course earlier this month, where 12 players from each team battled it out over the parkland course, in the traditional matchplay formats like fourball and foursomes and took the cup on the third day by 12 points to six.