WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS

TITLE FOR ENGLAND - WOODEN SPOON FOR SCOTS

England have won the women’s home golf internationals title for the second year in a row and the fifth time in the past seven years.
They recovered from a 2-1 deficit in the final morning’s foursomes at Frilford Heath Golf Club to engulf Wales 5-1 in the singles for an overall 6-3 victory. England had already beaten Ireland and Scotland.
England had the “player of the tournament” – Kerry Smith who gained more points than any other – 5pt out of six.
Ireland beat Scotland 6-3 in the other match, which meant that the Scots, who have not won the title since 1991, finished at the bottom of the table.
Scotland’s most prolific points-earners were Heather MacRae (Dunblane New) and 15-year-old Sally Watson from South Queensferry, now on her way back to the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Both Heather and Sally gained 3pt.
Next year’s home internationals will be staged at Dunbar Golf Club.

Details:

IRELAND 6, SCOTLAND 3
Foursomes: T Mangan & M Gillen bt H MacRae & S Watson 1 hole, D McVeigh & M Dunne lost to J Wilson & M Pow 3 and 1, D Smith & M Morrin bt Louise Kennedy & K Caithenss 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: Mangan bt MacRae 1 hole, C Coughlan bt Wilson 5 and 4, Gillen bt Kenney 5 and 4, Morrin bt S Bishop 4 and 2, McVeigh lost to Pow 1 hole, Smith lost to Watson 5 and 4 (4-2).
ENGLAND 6, WALES 3
Foursomes: R Bell & N Edwards lost to B Loucks & S Hassan 2 and 1, E Bennett & M Reid lost to T Davies & R Harries 1 hole, K Smith & S Walker bt J Nicolson & Evans 4 and 2 (1-2).
Singles: Smith bt Evans 1 hole, Bell bt Loucks 3 and 2, Reid bt Hassan 2 and 1, Bennett lost to Davies, Edwards bt Harries 2 holes, F Johnston bt Nicolson 4 and 3 (5-1).


FINAL TABLE

P W D L F A Pts
England 3 3 0 0 16 ½ 10 ½ 3
Ireland 3 1 1 0 14 13 1 ½
Wales 3 1 1 0 12 ½ 14 ½ 1 ½
Scotland 3 0 0 3 11 16 0


PLAYERS’ RECORDS

SCOTLAND
Heather MacRae 3pt
Sally Watson 3pt
Martine Pow 2pt
Jenna Wilson 2pt
Louise Kenney 2pt
Krystle Caithness 1pt
Sara Bishop 0pt
Roseanne Niven 0pt
ENGLAND
Kerry Smith 5pt
Rachel Bell 4pt
Melissa Reid 4pt
Sophie Walker 3pt
Naomi Edwards 3pt
Felicity Johnson 2pt
Liz Bennett 1 1/2pt
Florentyna Parker 1/2 pt
WALES
Tara Davies 4pt
Breanne Loucks 3 ½ pt
Sahra Hassan 3 ½ pt
Rebecca Harries 3pt
Jo Nicolson 1pt
Katherine O’Connor 1pt
Stephanie Evans 1pt
IRELAND
Deirdrie Smith 4 1/2 pt
Maura Morrin 4 1/2 pt
Tricia Mangan 3 1/2 pt
Martina Gillen 3pt
Claire Coughlan 1 1/2 pt
Danielle McVeigh 1pt
Maria Dunne 1pt
Naomh Kitching 0pt