DORSET'S Georgia Hall and partner Dame Laura Davies missed out on a medal in the team event at the European Championship at Gleneagles.

The pair, who won all their group games, threw away a three-shot lead in the semi-final against Sweden, meaning they would enter the bronze medal match against fellow Brits Meghan MacLaren and Michele Thomson.

Although they recovered quickly to go one up, missed shots ensured the two British teams were level heading into the final five holes.

Hall and Davies continued to be wasteful in the driving rain, allowing MacLaren and Thomson to capitalise and take the bronze medal.

The final day of competition was played in appalling conditions and Hall questioned the decision to switch the format from four-ball, which was played during the group stages, to foursomes.

She said: “We were used to playing four ball so to then be playing foursomes was a bit strange and we had to adapt to that but playing 36 holes in those conditions.

“Then, we only had a 45-minute break and we had to go out there and get back straight on it. It was a bit of nightmare for us but it’s done now and we move on.

“It’s a bit different to last week. We had to work really hard out there and it wasn’t easy. It was absolutely freezing. Playing so much golf in that was horrendous.

“I’ve got a week off now where I’m in Canada which will be nice, then I’m back the following week.”

Teammate Laura Davies was equally fuming at the change as well as the back-to-back semi-final and bronze medal showdown.

She said: “That was pure misery, 36 holes of torture basically. It’s a real shame actually.

“I’m struggling to find out why we didn’t do the four ball on Saturday. Doing foursomes in that weather wasn’t fun, it was a lot of hard work.

“It’s great if you win. It’s not miserable when you win but when you lose like that then it’s no fun.”

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