Thailand move to knock out stage in Golfsixes
Thailand claimed a 3-1 win over Scotland to top Group B but both teams advanced to the quarter-finals after Belgium won their final match 2-1 against Spain in the GolfSixes at the Centurion Club.
Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat entered the week as second seeds and they began with three birdies against Scotland to move 2-0 up and added another on the fifth before Marc Warren and Richie Ramsay won the last.
Thailand will next face Australia who claimed a dramatic 2-1 win over Wales in Group C, while Scotland will take on Portugal who won the pool despite a closing 1-0 loss to the United States.
There were 16 teams of two battling it out over six holes in a greensomes format, with the teams split into groups of four in a round robin format on Saturday and the top two from each group progressing to the knockout stages on Sunday.
After two draws in their first two matches, top seeds Andy Sullivan and Chris Wood looked in danger of making an early exit but they birdied five of their six holes against the Netherlands to win 4-0 and top Group A.
France claimed a 1-0 win over South Africa to win Group D and they will take on Denmark, while Italy also won 1-0 against Sweden to set up a clash with England.
Sullivan holed a long putt on the first and that handed England momentum as they started with three birdies to go 3-0 up. Another gain on the fifth stretched their lead before Joost Luiten and Reinier Saxton joined them in birdieing the last.
