MacLaren and Wickham joint best qualifiers for Irish senior women's match-play

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Mary MacLaren (Royal Portrush) fired a second-round 81 to jointly lead the qualifiers with Carol Wickham (Laytown  and Bettystown) at the Irish Senior Women's Close Championship at Castletroy today.

On a second day of blustery but dry conditions, MacLaren added an 81 to her opening 78 to take the top seeded spot while Wickham added an 83 to take to the opposite end of the draw. Defending Champion Laura Webb (East Berkshire) tied third spot with Gertie McMullen (The Island) followed closely by past champions Sheena McElroy (Grange) and Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) and Phil O'Gorman (Laytown and Bettystown) in joint fifth.

The top 16 qualifiers now head into four matchplay rounds to decide the Irish Champion over the next two days with players in positions seventeen through thirty-two qualifying for a four-round Plate.

QUALIFYING SCORES  (PAR 74 SSS 75 CSS 76 76)

159 Mary MacLaren (Royal Portrush Golf Club) 78 81, Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown) 76 83

161 Gertie McMullen (Island) 79 82, Laura Webb (East Berkshire Golf Club) 75 86

163 Sheena McElroy (Grange) 84 79, Phil O'Gorman (Laytown and Bettystown) 82 81, Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna Golf Club) 82 81

164 Catherine Reilly (The Heath Golf Club) 81 83

165 Vivienne Houston (City of Derry Golf Club) 84 81, Violet McBride (Belvoir Park Golf Club) 82 83

167 Pat Doran (Donabate) 84 83, Mary Dowling (Mallow Golf Club) 81 86

169 Mary Duane (Hermitage Golf Club) 84 85

170 Pauline Walsh (Headfort Golf Club) 88 82, Valerie Shannon (Lahinch Golf Club) 85 85

172 Fiona Corbett (Castletroy Golf Club) 89 83

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY
09:12 Mary MacLaren -v- Fiona Corbett

09:21 Catherine Reilly -v- Vivienne Houston

09:30 Laura Webb -v- Mary Duane

09:39 Sheena McElroy -v- Mary Dowling

09:48 Carol Wickham  -v- Valerie Shanno

09:57 Suzanne Corcoran  -v- Violet McBride

10:06 Gertie McMullen -v- Pauline Walsh

10:15 Phil O'Gorman -v- Pat Doran

PLATE MATCHPLAY
08:00 Catherine Bird (Nenagh) -v- Fiona McComb (Ballycastle)

08:09 Eilish Ahern (Callan) -v- Julie Barkman (Nenagh)

08:18 Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) -v- Yvonne Cassidy (Castletroy)

08:27 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) -v- Glory Ryan (Castletroy)

08:36 Majorie Ahern (Lahinch) -v- Toni McDonagh (Fortwilliam)

08:45 Fionnuala McGrady (Dunmurry) -v- Catherine Kavanagh (Mitchelstown)

08:54 Anita McCaw RCD Ladies) -v- Fiona Glass (Ballycastle)

09:03 Kate Evans (RCD Ladies) -v- Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell)

QUALIFYING SCORES PLATE (PAR 74 SSS 75 CSS 76 76)

173 Catherine Bird (Nenagh Golf Club) 87 86, Marjorie Ahern (Lahinch Golf Club) 86 87

175 Anita McCaw (Royal Co. Down Ladies) 86 89

176 Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club) 87 89, Valerie Hassett (Ennis Golf Club) 87 89

177 Kate Evans (Royal Co. Down Ladies) 90 87

178 Fionnuala McGrady (Dunmurry) 88 90, Eilish Ahern (Callan) 84 94, Julie Barkman (Nenagh Golf Club) 84 94

179 Catherine Kavanagh (Mitchelstown Golf Club) 90 89, Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell Golf Club) 89 90, Glory Ryan (Castletroy Golf Club) 88 91

181 Yvonne Cassidy (Castletroy Golf Club) 96 85, Fiona Glass (Ballycastle Golf Club) 91 90, Toni McDonagh (Fortwilliam Golf Club) 90 91, Fiona McComb (Ballycastle Golf Club) 89 92

Not available for matchplay

174 Helen Jones (Royal Portrush Golf Club) 90 84
174 Evelyn Donnelly (Lisheen Springs) 88 87

177 Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast Golf Club) 89 88

179 Ethna Leonard (Castletroy Golf Club) 92 87

Non Qualifiers

183 Josette O'Donnell (Ballybunion Golf Club) 93 90

184 Rita O'Neill (Callan) 91 93

185 Trudy Brosnan (Kanturk Golf Club) 95 90

186 Marion Cummins (Castletroy Golf Club) 99 87, Mary Geaney (Killarney Golf Club) 91 95

189 Mary O'Donoghue (Ballybunion Golf Club) 99 90

190 Anne Marie Carroll (Ballybunion Golf Club) 95 95, Eithne Hehir (Ballyneety Golf Club) 95 95

191 Hilary Harte (Monkstown Golf Club) 100 91, Mary Byrne (Castletroy Golf Club) 94 97

192 Sighle Henigan (Ballybunion Golf Club) 99 93

193 Maria O'Connor (Castleisland Golf Club) 94 99

194 Anne Wemyss (Callan) 99 95

195 Mary Mather (Cill Dara Golf Club) 94 101

198 Ruth Maguire (Corrstown Golf Club) 103 95

WD Eileen Kenny - Ryan (Ballybunion Golf Club) 91 WD Ailish Diliger (Limerick Golf Club) 98