GIRLS' HOME INTERNATIONALS AT STRATHAVEN

SCOTS GIRLS LOSE TO WALES
SCOTLAND were beaten 5-4 by Wales while defending champions England overpowered Ireland 6-3 on the rain-hit opening day of the girls' home golf internationals at Strathaven Golf Club.
The Scots took the foursomes 2-1 but only Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) and 12-year-old Carly Booth (Auchterarder) won in the singles.With the overall match tied at 4-4, everything hinged on the final singles between Scottish schoolgirls champion Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) and Lucy Gould from Bargoed.
At the turn, the match was all square but the Welsh girl finished more strongly to win 2 and 1 and clinch a 5-4 win for Wales.The singles programme in Thursday's matches - Scotland v England and Ireland v Wales - will be played in the morning in case the rain returns and wipes out the afternoon play.
Collated results
GIRLS' HOME INTERNATIONALS Strathaven Golf Club
WALES 5, SCOTLAND 4
Foursomes: T Davies, B Loucks lost to G Webster, K Caithness 2 holes; K Boulden, D Jones beat C Booth, C-M Carlton 1 hole; L Hall, S Hassan lost to S Watson, K Walker 1 hole (1-2).Singles: Loucks beat Caithness 2 and 1, Boulden lost to Webster 2 and 1, Hall beat Walker 2 holes, L J Roberts lost to Booth 3 and 1, Jones beat Watson 3 and 2, L Gould beat Carlton 2 and 1 (4-2).

IRELAND 3, ENGLAND 6
Foursomes: T Delaney, F Carroll beat M Reid, C Aitken 2 and 1; E Gilmore, S O'Sullivan lost to K Matharu, J Ewart 4 and 2; D McVeigh, C Tucker lost to F Johnston, K Holford 3 and 3 (1-2).Singles: Delaney beat Reid 2 and 1, O'Sullivan lost to Holford 2 holes, Tucker lost to Matharu 3 and 2, R Cassidy beat Ewart 3 and 1, N Taggart lost to Johnson 5 and 4, McVeigh lost to Aitken 6 and 5 (2-4).