Irish Ladies Golf Union Press Release

ENNIS WIN SENIOR CUP FOR FIRST TIME

For the first time in their history, and in their Centenary Year, Ennis are the toast of Clare, having just won the Suzuki Senior Cup for the first time at Milltown, also celebrating their Centenary.
The Southern Champions welcomed back the double-Irish Champion Tricia McDonnell, unavailable for the quarter-finals, who led by example with a 4 and 3 victory over Irish international Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) in the morning and a 3 and 2 win over Gemma Hegarty (Royal Portrush) in the afternoon.
In the final, Helen Jones levelled matters with a 4 and 2 victory over Pamela Murphy in match two. Ciara Pender was next to register a point with a 4 and 3 victory over Sonya Verschuur in the final match while Girls international Sarah Cunningham clinched the deciding point when she closed out Lisa McMeekin on the penultimate green.
Royal Portrush had previously lifted the Senior Cup on 22 occasions but today belonged to Ennis who now enter the history books as Senior Cup Champions, the blue-ribboned event of ladies club golf.

RESULT OF FINAL

ENNIS 3½, ROYAL PORTRUSH 1½
Tricia McDonnell bt Gemma Hegarty 3 and 2.
Pamela Murphy lost to Helen Jones 4 and 3.
Sarah Cunningham bt Lisa McMeekin 2 and 1.
Valerie Hassett halved with Lucy Simpson (called in).
Ciara Pender bt Sonya Verschuur 4 and 3.

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