IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION PRESS RELEASE

LEINSTER WIN INTER-PROVINCIALS TITLE
FOR FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW

Portarlington Golf Club

Final Day – Friday 3rd August

Connacht 0 – 9 Leinster (Connacht names first)

Foursomes
Niamh Kitching & Sarah Faller lost to Karen Delaney & Tara Delaney 5&4
Darragh McGowan & Ailbhe Farrell lost to Deirdre Smith & Jenny Gannon 3&2
Sinead O’Sullivan & Anne McCormack lost to Dawn Marie Conaty & Maura Morrin 4&3

Singles
Niamh Kitching lost to Karen Delaney 4&3
Emma Gilmore lost to Tara Delaney by 1 hole
Anne McCormack lost to Deirdre Smith by 2 holes
Ailbhe Farrell lost to Maura Morrin by 1 hole
Sinead O’Sullivan lost to Jenny Gannon 3&2
Fiona Moclair lost to Dawn Marie Conaty 8&6

Ulster 3½ - 5½ Munster (Ulster names first)

Foursomes
Charlene Reid & Lucy Simpson beat Gillian O’Leary & Catherine Tucker 3&1
Nikki Moore & Gemma Hegarty beat Karen O’Neill & Naoimh McMahon 7&6
Helen Jones & Naoimh Quigg lost to Eileen Rose Power & Marian Riordan 5&4

Singles
Gemma Hegarty lost to Gillian O’Leary 6&5
Lisa McMeekin lost to Marian Riordan 7&5
Charlene Reid halved with Catherine Tucker
Naoimh Quigg lost to Holli Snelling by 1 hole
Lucy Simpson lost to Karen O’Neill by 2 holes
Louise Coffey beat Eileen Rose Power 2&1

Irish Team to compete in the Ladies Home International which takes place in Dunbar in Scotland from the 12th - 14th September 2007

Team
1. Karen Delaney (Carlow)
2. Tara Delaney (Carlow)
3. Niamh Kitching (Claremorris)
4. Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies)
5. Maura Morrin (The Curragh)
6. Gillian O'Leary (Cork)
7. Marian Riordan (Tipperary)
8. Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth)

Reserves (in order):
1. Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor)
2. Catherine Tucker (Limerick)
3. Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway)
Captain – Phil O’Gorman (Laytown & Bettystown)
Manager – Claire Robinson (Knock)