IRISH CHAMPION KAREN GETS

INTO FIELD FOR 'BRITISH' TOO

LATE FOR IRELAND TEAM

New Irish champion Karen Delaney (pictured right) from Carlow has finally stepped up from the waiting list to a place in next week's field for the Ladies' British open amateur championship at Alwoodley Golf Club, Leeds.
Her handicap had not been low enough - all entrants with handicaps of 0.8 or less were automatically accepted.
Slightly embarrassing for the Irish Ladies Golf Union is that their team to take part in the international team event which runs in conjunction with the stroke-play qualifying rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday does not include their national champion.
But the ILGU had to meet the LGU deadline for team nominations and at that point Karen Delaney was still on the waiting list.

Those who came off the waiting list and into the championship today were:

Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Highland Gate).
Tandi Von Ruben (Wanders).
Gillian O'Leary (Cork).
Karen Delaney (Carlow).
Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley).