KirkwoodGolf: WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS AT ABERDOVEY

Friday, September 19, 2014

WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS AT ABERDOVEY

ENGLAND WIN TITLE IN COUNTBACK

CLIMAX BETWEEN THREE TEAMS

England won the Women's Home Internationals title in an exciting finish to the final day at Aberdovey Golf Club, Wales.
England beat defending champions Wales 6 1/2-2 1/2 and Ireland beat Scotland by the same margin.
that meant a triple tie on 4pt between England, Wales and Ireland.
In the countback of games won, England totalled 16 1/2, Ireland 16 and Wales 14 1/2
England took a 2-1 lunchtime lead over Wales and then had wins in the singles by Gabrielle owley, Hollie Muse, Alice Hewson and halves from Gemma Clews and India Clyburn.
Ireland made a clean sweep of the three foursomes against luckless Scotland who put up a better fight in the singles with Megan Briggs chalking up her third singles win of the tournament. Tara Mactaggart was another Scots afternoon winner and Hannah McCook had a halved match.
Ireland's singles winners were Maria Dunne, Paula Grant and Olivia Mehaffey.
Scotland finished bottom of the table, having lost all their matches.
DETAILS
ENGLAND 6 1/2, WALES 2 1/2
Foursomes (2-1)
A Peters and I Clyburn lost to C Williams and B Harries 2 holes.
H Muse and G Clews bt L Hillier and R Lewis 4 and 2.
S-J Boyd and B Popel bt S Birks and J Evans 3 and 2.
Singles (4 1/2-1 1/2
G Cowley bt Williams 3 and 1.
Muse bt Birks 3 and 1.
Clyburn halved with Hillier
Clews halved with Evans
A Hewson bt M Lockett 4 and 3.
Boyd halved with Harries.

IRELAND 6 1/2, SCOTLAND 2 1/2
Foursomes: 3-0
M Doyle and M Dunne bt M Briggs and L Macgregor 2 and 1.
P Grant and O Mehaffey bt K Beveridge and H McCook 7 and 6
C Ryan and S Sexton bt T Mactaggart and K McIntosh 7 and 6
Singles: 3 1/2-2 1/2
Dunne bt G Macdonald 3 and 2
Ryan lost to Briggs 3 and 2
Doyle halved with McCook
A Farrell lost to Mactaggart 5 and 4
Grant bt J Graham 5 and 4
Mehaffey bt Macgregor 1 hole

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