GIRLS' HOME INTERNATIONALS
STRATHAVEN START IN DOUBT BECAUSE OF FLOODING
WEDNESDAY morning's start of the three-day girls' home golf internationals series at Strathaven Golf Club could be delayed after several hours of rain flooded parts of the Lanarkshire course on Tuesday.
"We've made contingency plans to complete the six matches between Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales over the three days, including scrapping the foursomes on any day if we have to," said Susan Simpson, the Ladies Golf Union championship secretary.
Using last week's individual performances in the British girls' open championship at Lanark as a yardstick, England start favourites to win the title for the fifth year in a row.
The prospects of a very young Scotland team captained by Jenny Jenkins being crowned Under-18 champions for the first time since Mullingar in 1998 have been diminished by the withdrawal of Kelly Brotherton (Tulliallan), Scottish girls' champion last year and beaten finalist this year, and the possible unavailability of Roseanne Niven (Crieff) due to illness.
Kelly's place was taken by Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) but if Roseanne also has to withdraw, skipper Jenkins will have only seven players instead of eight at her disposal.
"If Roseanne is advised by her doctor not to play, I'm afraid that Scotland will not be able to call up their next reserve in line, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) because the rules of the championship state that any substitute must be nominated before 24hr of the time fixed for the first match. That deadline has passed," said Mrs Simpson.
Scotland will play Wales and Ireland face England in the opening day's programme - weather permitting. Carly Booth from Auchterarder and Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), age 12 and 13 respectively, will be making their debuts for Scotland in the foursomes.
Teams:
SCOTLAND: Carly Booth (Auchterarder), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), Gemma Webster (Hilton Park).
Capain: Jenny Jenkins.
ENGLAND: Claire Aitken (Mid-Kent), Jodi Ewart (Catterick), Katrina Holford (Ingestre Park), Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton), Felicity Johnson (Harborne), Kiran Matharu (Sand Moor), Florentyna Park (Royal Birkdale), Melissa Reid (Cheven). Captain: Joy Trafford.
IRELAND: Fiona Caroll (Athenry), Rachel Cassidy (The Island), Tara Delaney (Carlow), Emma Gilmore (Mount Bellew), Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down), Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway), Nikki Taggart (Green Island), Catherine Tucker (Limerick). Captain: Charlotte Crowe.
WALES: Kimberley Boulden (Maesdu), Tara Davies (Holyhead), Lucy Gould (Bargoed), Lydia Hall (Royal Porthcawl), Sahra Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan), Donna Jones (Caernarfon), Breanne Loucks (Wrexham), Laura Jane Roberts (Holyhead). Captain: Sue Turner.
FOURSOMES PAIRINGS
SCOTLAND v WALES
G Webster, K Caithness v T Davies, B Loucks.
C Booth, C-M Carlton v K Boulden, D Jons.
S Watson, K Walker v L Hall, S Hassan.
IRELAND v ENGLAND
T Delaney, F Caroll v M Reid, C Aitken.
E Gilmore, S O'Sullivan v K Matharu, J Ewart.
D McVeigh, C Tucker v F Johnson, K Holford.
WEDNESDAY morning's start of the three-day girls' home golf internationals series at Strathaven Golf Club could be delayed after several hours of rain flooded parts of the Lanarkshire course on Tuesday.
"We've made contingency plans to complete the six matches between Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales over the three days, including scrapping the foursomes on any day if we have to," said Susan Simpson, the Ladies Golf Union championship secretary.
Using last week's individual performances in the British girls' open championship at Lanark as a yardstick, England start favourites to win the title for the fifth year in a row.
The prospects of a very young Scotland team captained by Jenny Jenkins being crowned Under-18 champions for the first time since Mullingar in 1998 have been diminished by the withdrawal of Kelly Brotherton (Tulliallan), Scottish girls' champion last year and beaten finalist this year, and the possible unavailability of Roseanne Niven (Crieff) due to illness.
Kelly's place was taken by Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) but if Roseanne also has to withdraw, skipper Jenkins will have only seven players instead of eight at her disposal.
"If Roseanne is advised by her doctor not to play, I'm afraid that Scotland will not be able to call up their next reserve in line, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) because the rules of the championship state that any substitute must be nominated before 24hr of the time fixed for the first match. That deadline has passed," said Mrs Simpson.
Scotland will play Wales and Ireland face England in the opening day's programme - weather permitting. Carly Booth from Auchterarder and Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), age 12 and 13 respectively, will be making their debuts for Scotland in the foursomes.
Teams:
SCOTLAND: Carly Booth (Auchterarder), Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), Gemma Webster (Hilton Park).
Capain: Jenny Jenkins.
ENGLAND: Claire Aitken (Mid-Kent), Jodi Ewart (Catterick), Katrina Holford (Ingestre Park), Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton), Felicity Johnson (Harborne), Kiran Matharu (Sand Moor), Florentyna Park (Royal Birkdale), Melissa Reid (Cheven). Captain: Joy Trafford.
IRELAND: Fiona Caroll (Athenry), Rachel Cassidy (The Island), Tara Delaney (Carlow), Emma Gilmore (Mount Bellew), Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down), Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway), Nikki Taggart (Green Island), Catherine Tucker (Limerick). Captain: Charlotte Crowe.
WALES: Kimberley Boulden (Maesdu), Tara Davies (Holyhead), Lucy Gould (Bargoed), Lydia Hall (Royal Porthcawl), Sahra Hassan (Vale of Glamorgan), Donna Jones (Caernarfon), Breanne Loucks (Wrexham), Laura Jane Roberts (Holyhead). Captain: Sue Turner.
FOURSOMES PAIRINGS
SCOTLAND v WALES
G Webster, K Caithness v T Davies, B Loucks.
C Booth, C-M Carlton v K Boulden, D Jons.
S Watson, K Walker v L Hall, S Hassan.
IRELAND v ENGLAND
T Delaney, F Caroll v M Reid, C Aitken.
E Gilmore, S O'Sullivan v K Matharu, J Ewart.
D McVeigh, C Tucker v F Johnson, K Holford.
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