IRELAND ROMP TO 7-1 VICTORY OVER SCOTS ON WAY TO FIRST TITLE

The host club captains, Charlie Crummey and Susie Robertson join the victorious Ireland team with the Sue Johnson Trophy. Image by Cal   Carson Golf Agency. Click on it to enlarge. By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Scotland slumped to their heaviest ever 7-1 defeat at the hands of Ireland as the team from the Emerald Isle romped to their first ever title in the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Elie today. Ireland were the pre-tournament favourites for the title on the strength of their bronze medals performance in the European senior womens championships in Switzerland several weeks ago. And they lived up to their star billing. They were almost in a different league from defending champions England (beat them 6-2), Wales (beat them 5-3) and Scotland (beat them 7-1) with Ireland's Carol Wickham, the MVP of the tournament. She was the only player from any country to end up with six wins out of six. Scotland, a little bit unlucky to go down heavily to England on Wednesday, had no such excuses in crashing 5-0 in the singles against the rampant Irish. Scotland's top player over the three days was Fifer Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) with 3pt out of a possible six. It's been a bad year for Scottish female amateur golf. Our girls team finished last of four in the Girls Home Internationals at Radyr. Our women's team finished last of four in the Women's Home Internationals at Cork. Now our senior women's team are whipped by Ireland and overpowered by England in finishing third of four at Elie. So where do we go from here? You tell me! IF YOU HAVE A VIEWPOINT THAT YOU DON'T MIND BEING PUBLISHED, E-MAIL IT TO Colin@scottishgolfview.com  DAY 3 RESULTS AT ELIE WALES 2, ENGLAND 6 Foursomes - A Lewis and V Thomas lost to J Melville and F Christine 1 hole, O Davies and P Fernon lost to C Quinn and C Berry 4 and 3, J Rees and D Richards bt B Laird and R Adams 1 hole (1-2) Singles - Lewis lost to Quinn 3 and 2, Rees bt Melville 4 and 2, C Harries lost to A Mayne 1 hole, Thomas lost to Christine 4 and 2, Richards lost to Berry 3 and 2 (1-4) SCOTLAND 1, IRELAND 7 Foursomes - M Smith and A Ryan lost to H Jones and P Doran 1 hole, H Anderson and M Hughes lost to S McElroy and C Wickham 7 and 6, L Bennett and A Bartlett bt S Corcoran and K Evans 4 and 3 (1-2) Singles - Bartlett lost to McElroy 7 and 6, Smith lost to Wickham 3 and 2, Bennett lost to Corcoran 5 and 3, F De Vries lost to Jones 1 hole, Ryan lost to Doran 3 and 2 (0-5) HOW THEY FINISHED Ireland 3pt England 2pt Scotland 1pt Wales 0pt. THE TOP PLAYERS OVER THREE DAYS Carol Wickham (Ireland) Played 6 Won 6 Sheena McElroy (Ireland) Played 6 Won 5  Pat Doran (Ireland) Played 6 Won 5 Christine Felicity (England) Played 5 Won 4 Christine Berry (England) Played 5 Won 4 Chris Quinn (England) Played 6 Won 4  Suzanne Corcoran (Ireland) Played 5 Won 4 Helen Jones (Ireland) Played 6 Won 4  Jane Rees (Wales) Played 6 Won 4 + Next year's Senior Women's Home Internationals will be played at Llandudno (Maesdu) Golf Club along the North Wales coast from October 1 to 3.