P342 CEEFAX 342 Thu 14 Oct 21:17/11 1/5 GOLF: ALFRED DUNHILL CUP St Andrews GROUP 2 - Thursday results S UTH AFRICA 2 TEAM TAIPEI 1 F Allen 71 v Chung CH 80 E Elk 71 v Chen LH 77 D Frost 77 v Yuan CC 73 ENGLAND 3 MEXICO 0 P Baker 73 v C Espinoza 75 N Faldo 72 v R Alarcon 75 M James 75 v J Brito 80 Match reports follow DUNHILL CUP INDEX - SEE PAGE 340 Paraguay Ire/Spa Daly CanOSweP342 CJEFAX 342 Thu 14 Oct 21:06/46 2/5 GOLF: Chris Charles at Alfred Dunhill Cup Reigning champions England ovjrcamj an uncertain start to wrap up a 3-0 win against rank-outsiders Mexico. Peter Baker began with a disastrous double-bogey but a solid display on the back nine for a 73 saw him home bz two against Carlos Espinoza. Captain Nick Faldo, spouting a blue bobble hat, also came from behind against Rafael Alarcon to win bz three shots with a level-par 72. Mark James completed the clean sweep, pulling away from Juan Brito for a comfortable five-shot triumph despite an unimpressive 75. Paraguay Ire/Spa Daly CanWSweP342 CEEFAX 342 Thu 14 Oct 21:25/22 3/5 GOLF: Chris Charles at Alfred Dunhill Cup Nick Faldo threatened to grow a beard to combat the bitter cold at St Andrews after helping England to a 3-0 win over Mexico. "I'm definitely not shaving for one more day, because it's going to bj this cold again tomorrow. "The longest I'vj gone is two weeks and I shaved then because I was off to Buckingham Palace and I didn't think Ma'am would recognise mj!" When asked if he thought it would bring him luck, he replied: "It's nothing to do with superstition - it's bloody cold out there!" Paraguay Ire/Spa Daly CanWSweP342 CEEFAX 342 Thu 14 Oct 21:27/39 4/5 GOLF: Chris Charles at Alfred Dunhill Cup Highly-fancied South Africa opened their campaign with an expected win over Team Taipei - despite a shock defeat for captain David Frost. Frost, fresh from two straight US tour wins, suffered only his second ever reversal in the Cup, stumbling to a five-over-par 77. His conqueror, Yuan Chino-Chi, kept his cool to win by four strokes, as Frost dropped six shots in four holes from the demanding fourth. But Frost's teammates Ernie Elk and Fulton Allen had already ensured a 2-1 victory with steady 71s. 5-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Paraguay Ire/Spa Daly Can/SweP342 CEEFAX 342 Thu 14 Oct 21:14/34 5/5 GOLF: Chris Charles at Alfred Dunhill Cup South African skipper David Frost praised his teammates for ensuring victory over Team Taipei, as hj crashed to a shock defeat. Frost said of Ernie Elk and Fulton Allen: "I've got two good blokes on my side. I didn't putt well going out and played better coming in." He also applauded his victorious opponent, Yuan Chino-Chi, and warned: "Mexico will bj tougher." Allen said: "It is my first time here but hopefully not the last. It is an honour to walk on the same turf as the greats have been." 5-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Paraguay Ire/Spa Daly Can/Swe