Mary McKenna Salver goes "home" to Ireland

 

 

Valerie Hassett with her winning Irish team and the Mary McKenna Salver

 

 

IRISH SENIOR LADIES BEAT SCOTTISH

VETS 10-2 IN BELFAST 

Ireland's senior women's team scored a 10-2 victory over their Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association counterparts in the annual Mary McKenna Salver match at Royal Belfast Golf Club.

The Irish squad thus regained the trophy won by the Scots at Murcar Links last year.

The Irish went 3pt ahead by taking the four-ball foursomes 3.5-0.5 and emphasised their superiority by taking the singles 6.5-1.5

Lorna McKinley (Midland) scored the Scots only victory, beating Laura Webb 4 and 2.

One other Scot had a day to remember - Frances Millar (Northern), pictured, who had a hole in one in halving her singles match against Helen Jones.

MARY McKenna SALVER MATCH

Royal Belfast Golf Club.

IRISH SENIOR WOMEN 10, SCOTTISH VETS 2

Results:

Four-ball foursomes (3.5-0-5)

Irish names first

Sheena McIlroy and Laura Webb  bt Sheena Wood (Northern) and Elaine Moffat (Midland) 2 and 1

Suzanne Corcoran and Gertie McMullen bt Gillian Kyle (West) and Lorna McKinley (Midland) 1 hole.

Catherine Reilly and Mary MacLaren halved with Fiona De Vries (Midland) and Lesley Lloyd (West).

Helen Jones and Margaret McAuliffe bt Frances Millar (Northern) and Jennifer Bryan (Midland) 2 and 1. 

Singles (6.5-1.5)

McMullen bt Lloyd 3 and 2.

Jones halved with Millar

McLaren bt Kyle 3 and 2

McAuliffe bt De Vries 2 holes.

McIlroy bt Wood 5 and 4.

Corcoran bt Moffat 1 hole.

Reilly bt Bryan 4 and 2

Webb lost to McKinley 4 and 2.