McSherry and Holpfer share three-stroke lead 

at Dun Laoghaire


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Ireland’s Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) and Austria's Isabella Holpfer jointly lead the Irish women's open amateur stroke-play championship by three strokes from Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) and Sophie Lamb (ENG) going into Sunday's final round at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, next year's Curtis Cup venue.

Holpfer held the lunchtime lead by one stroke from McSherry but Niamh turned the tables in the afternoon to see the pair tied with just 18 holes to go. 

Sophie Lamb (ENG) fired a best-of-the-tournament 69 to tie third place with Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) who added a two under par 71 in the afternoon.
Ireland are in a strong position to  defend the Nations Cup as they lead England
With complimentary entry for spectators, visitors to Dun Laoghaire are most welcome.

SECOND-ROUND SCORES

Par 146 (2x73) SSS 75. CSS 77 75
143 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) 72 71, Isabella Holpfer (AUT) 71 72
146 Sophie Lamb (ENG) 77 69 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 75 71
148 Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) 75 73 Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) 74 74
149 Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) 75 74 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies) 73 76
150 Elizabeth Prior (ENG) 76 74
151 Inci Mehmet (ENG) 75 76 Louise Coffey (Malone) 74 77
152 Samantha Giles (ENG) 76 76
153 Cloe Frankish (ENG) 80 73 Gemma Clews (ENG) 79 74 Sophie Keech (ENG) 79 74 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 77 76
154 Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down Ladies) 81 73 Alice Hewson (ENG) 80 74 Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) 79 75 Ellie Goodall (ENG) 77 77 Bethan Popel (ENG) 74 80
156 Samantha Fuller (ENG) 79 77 Mairead Martin (Killarney) 78 78 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 78 78 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 75 81 Charlotte Austwick (ENG) 74 82
157 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 81 76 Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) 79 78
159 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 79 80 Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) 79 80
160 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 84 76 Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 82 78 Valerie Clancy (Killarney) 81 79 Fiona McCann (ENG) 80 80
161 Laura Doherty (Howth) 86 75
162 Cliodhna McCarthy (Dun Laoghaire) 82 80 Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 81 81 Mary Doyle (The Heath) 79 83 Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) 77 85
164 Sara Byrne (Douglas) 85 79 Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) 82 82 Nicky King (Woodbrook) 81 83 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 80 84 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 78 86
Withdrew: Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 80 81

Missed Cut …
165 Mollie Lawrence (ENG) 83 82
166 Elisa Corcoran (Grange) 80 86
167 Roisin Brady (Co. Louth) 84 83 Sophie Harrison (Killeen Castle) 82 85

168 Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 86 82 Louise Hanratty (Mannan Castle) 85 83 Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 84 84
169 Nicola Coffey (Woodbrook) 82 87
171 Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 88 83
172 Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew) 89 83 Rachel Thompson (Cork) 86 86 Clodagh Walsh (Castlewarden) 86 86
173 Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown and Bettystown) 88 85
174 Megan Jenkins (ENG) 87 87
175 Jenny Hennessy (Lahinch) 88 87 Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) 86 89
177 Clodagh Jones (Roscrea) 87 90
178 Michelle Tierney (Waterford Castle) 90 88
180 Nicole McGavisk (Donabate) 88 92
199 Emer Foley (Castlecomer) 98 101
Withdrew: Grace McGrath (East Cork) 96 wd, Ruth Maguire (Corrstown) 105 wd
Retired: Paula Grant (Lisburn)

NATIONS CUP
295 IRELAND Maria Dunne (81) 76 Olivia Mehaffey 73 (76) Chloe Ryan 75 71
299 ENGLAND Gemma Clews 79 (74) Alice Hewson (80) 74 Sophie Lamb 77 69

TIMESHEET for SUNDAY
08:00 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry)
08:10 Sara Byrne (Douglas) Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) Nicky King (Woodbrook)
08:20 Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) Mary Doyle (The Heath) Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden)
08:30 Fiona McCann (ENG) Laura Doherty (Howth) Cliodhna McCarthy (Dun Laoghaire)
08:40 Karen Delaney (Carlow) Aedin Murphy (Carlow) Valerie Clancy (Killarney)
08:50 Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint)
09:00 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) Charlotte Austwick (ENG) Maria Dunne (Skerries)
09:10 Samantha Fuller (ENG) Mairead Martin (Killarney) Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion)
09:30 Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) Ellie Goodall (ENG) Bethan Popel (ENG)
09:40 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) Danielle McVeigh (RCD Ladies) Alice Hewson (ENG)
09:50 Cloe Frankish (ENG) Gemma Clews (ENG) Sophie Keech (ENG)
10:00 Inci Mehmet (ENG) Louise Coffey (Malone) Samantha Giles (ENG)
10:10 Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) Elizabeth Prior (ENG)
10:20 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) Jessica Ross (Donaghadee)
10:30 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) Isabella Holpfer (AUT) Sophie Lamb (ENG)

Denise McCarthy
Irish Ladies Golf Union
103-105 Q House, 76 Furze Road,
Sandyford Industrial Estate,
Dublin 18, IRELAND