But after laying the foundations for victory with high-octane displays in the first two rounds, the tartan trio’s journey to their inevitable coronation was comparatively sedate.

Ten strokes clear of the 22-strong field in pursuit of the €6,000 first prize at the start of the final round, that was their margin of victory at the end of it.

Having set the standard and the pace with rounds of 12-under and nine under, the Scots’ final return of four-under was matched by the Irish trio of Michael McDermott, Brendan McGovern and Damian Mooney who claimed second place.

Moreover, it was improved on by Italy who posted a round of five-under to finish tied fourth with Germany, a stroke behind Sweden.

Once again, however, it was a Scot who produced the best individual performance of the day.

Having played a supporting role to team captain Graham Fox thus far, Gareth Wright claimed the spotlight, not least over the final five holes.

Wright, who played in all four rounds of the Open at Muirfield the summer before last, went birdie, birdie, par, birdie before signing off with an eagle at the par five 18th.

He did so courtesy of a prodigious drive followed by a sensational approach that left him with a three-foot putt to card a five-under-par round of 67 and finish eight-under for the tournament.

Scotland has now won the event eight times and Wright has been party to two of them.

“I really enjoy this tournament,” said Wright, a member of the team that won in Portugal two years ago. “It’s a great event and great to come to come to a new venue. It’s a fantastic facility and the weather was brilliant today and yesterday. It was nice to come out and get the win.”

Fox, meanwhile was one of the three who finished runner up behind Holland last year and clearly enjoys a format that sees the best two of three scores counting.

Having finished as the joint-leading individual last year with Holland’s Ralph Miller, his three-round total of 16-under put him three strokes clear of Sweden’s Magnus Atlevi and the sole occupant of pole position.

“It’s a great environment to play in and they’re great guys to play with,” he said. “We gel well as a team.”

For Brown, by contrast, the event was a new experience but one he wants to repeat.

“I loved it,” he said. “I could have been at home digging snow out of my driveway so I’m more than happy to be out here playing golf with these guys.

“It’s a big incentive to try and make the team next year and return.”

Leading scores: 25-under: Scotland; 15-under: Ireland; 14-under: Sweden; 13-under: Italy, Germany; 10-under: Holland; 9-under: England.

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The tartan trio of Fox, Graham Wright and Graeme Brown go into the final round of the tournament at Gloria Golf Club in Turkey with their advantage over the 22-strong field having more in common with a chasm than a cushion.

Ten strokes clear of second-placed Sweden and Ireland, the €6,000 first prize is clearly theirs to squander.

Golf, of course, is littered with last round collapses: think Greg Norman at Augusta in the 1996 Masters or Adam Scott in the Open at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s the summer before last.

Given the form of Fox, however, it’s difficult to envisage the Scots snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and failing to win the trophy for an eighth time.

Having put the New Course to the sword on day one with a bogey-free 11-under-par round of 61, four birdies in his first five holes suggested Fox was set for an action replay.

In the event, the 37-year-old experienced a birdie famine before signing off with two more at the 16th and 18th to finish on six-under for the round and be an astonishing 17-under for the tournament.

Factor in Wright’s contribution of three-under and the Scots are now 21-under for the tournament which, because of torrential rain accompanied by thunder and lightning on the second day, has been reduced to three rounds.

Unsurprisingly, Fox’s round of six-under was the best of the day but Sweden’s Magnus Atlevi and Ralph Miller of defending champions Holland ran him close with returns of five-under.

Atlevi is now nine-under for the tournament and has been key to Sweden’s success; likewise Ireland’s Michael McDermott ,who has posted successive rounds of four-under, and Andrea Signor of Italy who is on seven-under.

Moreover with the Scots almost off the radar and three strokes spanning their six closest pursuers, all could be key in determining what appears to be the battle for second rather than first place.

Leading scores: 21-under: Scotland; 11-under: Sweden, Ireland; 10-under: Germany; 8-under: Holland, Italy, England.

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