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Irish Ladies Golf Union

Ladies’ and Girls’ Home International Matches

Ballybunion Golf Club, Ireland

8 - 10 August 2018

  

Ballybunion hosts Home Internationals

 

 

SCORING (From August 8)

 

The Ladies and Girls Home International Matches will this year be hosted by Ballybunion Golf Club, Co. Kerry from August 8^th to 10^th.

 

Celebrating its 125^th year, Ballybunion is considered one of the finest links courses in the world and after being remodelled by five-time Champion Golfer of the Year Tom Watson in 1995, it hosted The Irish Open in 2000 and the Arnold Palmer Cup in 2004. It hosted Jacques Leglise Trophy for the first time in its history in 2017 when the Continent of Europe defeated Great Britain and Ireland 15½-9½.

 

Ireland were crowned champions at the Ladies’ Home Internationals after defeating England 5-4 in the deciding match at Little Aston, near Birmingham. While in 2016, the Irish Girls were victorious in the Girls Home Internationals.

 

The teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales compete against each other in individual matches. Each match consists of three foursomes in the morning and six singles in the afternoon.

 

Day 1: Ireland v England, Wales v Scotland

Day 2: Scotland v England, Wales v Ireland

Day 3: England v Wales, Ireland v Scotland

 

Ladies Home International Matches – Team Ireland

Ballybunion, 8 - 10 August

Shannon Burke (Ballinrobe), Louise Coffey (Malone), Paula Grant (Lisburn), Mairead Martin (Kanturk), Jessica Ross (Clandeboye), Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden), Annabel Wilson (Lurgan)

 

Team Captain: Danielle McVeigh, Team Coach: Donal Scott

 

Girls' Home International Matches – Team Ireland

Ballybunion, 8 - 10 August

Sara Byrne (Douglas), Valerie Clancy (Killarney), Beth Coulter (Kirkistown Castle), Aine Donegan (Woodstock), Anna Foster (Elm Park), Nicole Joyce-Moreno (Royal Portrush), Kate Lanigan (Hermitage)

 

Team Captain: Helen Jones, Team Manager: Suzie Hayes, Team Coach: Chris Jelly

 

 

Carla Reynolds

Irish Ladies Golf Union | Junior Development, Public Relations & Communication