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AA INSURANCE LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL-IRELAND FINALS
ATHLONE GOLF CLUB
September 28 to 30.
DONABATE PROGRESS TO FINALS
Irish legend Mary McKenna, with playing partner Fionnuala Forde, secured Donabate’s victory over Wicklow in the semi-final and will now face Larne in the All-Ireland final of the Senior Foursomes at the 2007 AA Insurance Ladies Golf Championships, Athlone Golf Club on Sunday.
Donabate exited the blocks quickest with Pat Doran and Aileen Hanratty setting up the win with a fine 4 and 2 win over Wicklow’s Jackie Kavanagh and Mary Copeland.
In the second semi-final, Larne overcame a strongly fancied Galway side. Larne’s top match pairing of Roma English and Carole McMaw had a tight match before winning by one hole on the 18th against Sheelagh Kearney and Jo Price.
Meanwhile Gail McNabb and Barbara O’Neill set up the win for Larne beating Geraldine Neville and Mary Tierney 4 and 2.
Galway gained consolation in the third match with Bryde Glynn and Anna O’Donnellan defeating Sarah O’Neill and Judith Brunt 4 and 2.
The semi-finals of the Intermediate Cup saw East Cork beating City of Derry 4-1. East Cork won three matches with Caroline O’Connor, Deirdre Harte and Valerie McCarthy defeating Esther Milligan, Betty McBride and Veronica Burke respectively to secure the victory while the remaining matches on the course were called in.
Enniscorthy sent Dublin City home and now face East Cork in Sunday’s final.
In a tight match, Enniscorthy’s Eimear McGrath had a fine 5 and 4 win against Sheila Stone while Dublin City’s Grace O’Neill levelled the match by beating Elizabeth Browne 6 and 4. Enniscorthy then notched up two wins on the trot by Stellah Sinnott and Lori Whitney to secure their place in the final.
In the Junior Foursomes, Gort beat Omagh in a nail-biting affair, with Gort winning the first match on the 20th hole and the third match on the 19th courtesy of Teresa Gill/Josephine Cummins and Maureen Brennan/Margaret Whelan respectively.
Meanwhile Omagh’s second pairing of Margaret Barton and Dolores Duddy were in the clubhouse with a 3 and 1 victory under their belt.
Enniscorthy’s duo of teams are now in the finals with their Junior Foursomes team defeating DunLaoghaire with a decisive 3-0 victory.
Action continues on Saturday with the semi-finals of the Junior, Minor and Challenge Cups taking centre stage.
Galway Bay defend their National title against Rockmount in the Minor Cup at 10.30am while Boystown look to repeat their 2006 success when they take on The K Club at 12.45pm.
All Finals take place on Sunday with the final six winners from the 24 who started out on Friday being crowned AA Insurance Ladies Champions for the coming year.
Details:
Intermediate Cup
EAST CORK 4, CITY OF DERRY 1
Caroline O'Connor (16) bt Esther Milligan (18) 1 hole.
Deirdre Harte (17) bt Betty McBride (18) 2 and 1.
Marie O'Sullivan (17) halved with Ciara Quigg (18).
Valerie McCarthy (18) bt Veronica Burke (19) 4 and 2.
Breda O'Farrell (21) halved with Eileen Moyne (19).
DUBLIN CITY 2, ENNISCORTHY 3
Sheila Stone (17) lost to Emer McGrath (16) 5 and 4.
Grace O’Neill (19) bt Elizabeth Browne (18) 6 and 4.
Karen O’Donnell (19) lost to Stellah Sinnott (18) 3 and 2.
Kathleen Dunleavy (21) lost to Lori Whitney (19) 3 and 2.
Brigid Jones (21) bt Josephine O’Connor (19) 4 and 3.
Senior Foursomes
GALWAY 1, LARNE 2
Sheelagh Kearney (10) & Jo Pryce (12) lost to Roma English (7) & Carol McMaw (11) 1 hole.
Geraldine Neville (9) & Mary Tierney (14) lost to Gail McNabb (11) & Barbara O’Neill (14) 4 and 2.
Bryde Glynn (10) & Anna O'Donnellan (13) bt Sarah O’Neill (12) & Judith Brunt (15) 4 and 2.
DONABATE 2½, WICKLOW ½
Pat Doran (5) & Aileen Hanratty (11) bt Jackie Kavanagh (6) & Mary Copeland (12) 4 and 2.
Mary McKenna (4) & Fionnuala Forde (12) bt Mairead Dowling (11) & Rosemary Kavanagh (13) 2 and 1.
Deirdre Bradshaw (8) & Patricia Morris (12) halved with Ann Reilly (12) & Lesley Hopkins (12)
Junior FoursomesGORT 2 OMAGH 1
Teresa Gill (17) & Josephine Cummins (23) beat Anne Cullen (18) & Grainne McCarron (18) on the 20th Josie Collins (17) & Celine Fahey (25) lost to Margaret Barton (22) & Dolores Duddy (18) 3&1Maureen Brennan (19) & Maureen Whelan (25) beat Patsy Harkin (28) & Judith Lyons (19) on the 19th DUN LAOGHAIRE 0 ENNISCORTHY3
Catherine O’Sullivan (18) & Lorna Fitzgerald (18) lost to Ann Nolan (17) & Joan Millar (19) 5&3
Sue Round (18) & Sue Caslin (19) lost to Julie McCarthy (19) & Pauline Byrne (20) 2&1Liz Hogan (21) & Niamh Hogan (21) lost to Dee Kavanagh (22) & Michele Browne (23) 3&2
SEMI-FINALS – SATURDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER09.00 Junior Cup – TEMPLEMORE -v- BELVOIR PARK and CORRSTOWN -v- THE CURRAGH
10.30 Minor Cup – GALWAY BAY -v- ROCKMOUNT and DUN LAOGHAIRE -v- THE HEATH12.00 Challenge Cup – GALWAY BAY -v- GRACEHILL and THE K CLUB -v- BOYSTOWN
FINALS – SUNDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER
09:00 Junior Cup
09:45 Minor Cup
10:30 Intermediate Cup – EAST CORK –v- ENNISCORTHY
11:15 Senior Foursomes – LARNE –v- DONABATE
11:45 Junior Foursomes – GORT –v- ENNISCORTHY
12:15 Challenge Cup
ATHLONE GOLF CLUB
September 28 to 30.
DONABATE PROGRESS TO FINALS
Irish legend Mary McKenna, with playing partner Fionnuala Forde, secured Donabate’s victory over Wicklow in the semi-final and will now face Larne in the All-Ireland final of the Senior Foursomes at the 2007 AA Insurance Ladies Golf Championships, Athlone Golf Club on Sunday.
Donabate exited the blocks quickest with Pat Doran and Aileen Hanratty setting up the win with a fine 4 and 2 win over Wicklow’s Jackie Kavanagh and Mary Copeland.
In the second semi-final, Larne overcame a strongly fancied Galway side. Larne’s top match pairing of Roma English and Carole McMaw had a tight match before winning by one hole on the 18th against Sheelagh Kearney and Jo Price.
Meanwhile Gail McNabb and Barbara O’Neill set up the win for Larne beating Geraldine Neville and Mary Tierney 4 and 2.
Galway gained consolation in the third match with Bryde Glynn and Anna O’Donnellan defeating Sarah O’Neill and Judith Brunt 4 and 2.
The semi-finals of the Intermediate Cup saw East Cork beating City of Derry 4-1. East Cork won three matches with Caroline O’Connor, Deirdre Harte and Valerie McCarthy defeating Esther Milligan, Betty McBride and Veronica Burke respectively to secure the victory while the remaining matches on the course were called in.
Enniscorthy sent Dublin City home and now face East Cork in Sunday’s final.
In a tight match, Enniscorthy’s Eimear McGrath had a fine 5 and 4 win against Sheila Stone while Dublin City’s Grace O’Neill levelled the match by beating Elizabeth Browne 6 and 4. Enniscorthy then notched up two wins on the trot by Stellah Sinnott and Lori Whitney to secure their place in the final.
In the Junior Foursomes, Gort beat Omagh in a nail-biting affair, with Gort winning the first match on the 20th hole and the third match on the 19th courtesy of Teresa Gill/Josephine Cummins and Maureen Brennan/Margaret Whelan respectively.
Meanwhile Omagh’s second pairing of Margaret Barton and Dolores Duddy were in the clubhouse with a 3 and 1 victory under their belt.
Enniscorthy’s duo of teams are now in the finals with their Junior Foursomes team defeating DunLaoghaire with a decisive 3-0 victory.
Action continues on Saturday with the semi-finals of the Junior, Minor and Challenge Cups taking centre stage.
Galway Bay defend their National title against Rockmount in the Minor Cup at 10.30am while Boystown look to repeat their 2006 success when they take on The K Club at 12.45pm.
All Finals take place on Sunday with the final six winners from the 24 who started out on Friday being crowned AA Insurance Ladies Champions for the coming year.
Details:
Intermediate Cup
EAST CORK 4, CITY OF DERRY 1
Caroline O'Connor (16) bt Esther Milligan (18) 1 hole.
Deirdre Harte (17) bt Betty McBride (18) 2 and 1.
Marie O'Sullivan (17) halved with Ciara Quigg (18).
Valerie McCarthy (18) bt Veronica Burke (19) 4 and 2.
Breda O'Farrell (21) halved with Eileen Moyne (19).
DUBLIN CITY 2, ENNISCORTHY 3
Sheila Stone (17) lost to Emer McGrath (16) 5 and 4.
Grace O’Neill (19) bt Elizabeth Browne (18) 6 and 4.
Karen O’Donnell (19) lost to Stellah Sinnott (18) 3 and 2.
Kathleen Dunleavy (21) lost to Lori Whitney (19) 3 and 2.
Brigid Jones (21) bt Josephine O’Connor (19) 4 and 3.
Senior Foursomes
GALWAY 1, LARNE 2
Sheelagh Kearney (10) & Jo Pryce (12) lost to Roma English (7) & Carol McMaw (11) 1 hole.
Geraldine Neville (9) & Mary Tierney (14) lost to Gail McNabb (11) & Barbara O’Neill (14) 4 and 2.
Bryde Glynn (10) & Anna O'Donnellan (13) bt Sarah O’Neill (12) & Judith Brunt (15) 4 and 2.
DONABATE 2½, WICKLOW ½
Pat Doran (5) & Aileen Hanratty (11) bt Jackie Kavanagh (6) & Mary Copeland (12) 4 and 2.
Mary McKenna (4) & Fionnuala Forde (12) bt Mairead Dowling (11) & Rosemary Kavanagh (13) 2 and 1.
Deirdre Bradshaw (8) & Patricia Morris (12) halved with Ann Reilly (12) & Lesley Hopkins (12)
Junior FoursomesGORT 2 OMAGH 1
Teresa Gill (17) & Josephine Cummins (23) beat Anne Cullen (18) & Grainne McCarron (18) on the 20th Josie Collins (17) & Celine Fahey (25) lost to Margaret Barton (22) & Dolores Duddy (18) 3&1Maureen Brennan (19) & Maureen Whelan (25) beat Patsy Harkin (28) & Judith Lyons (19) on the 19th DUN LAOGHAIRE 0 ENNISCORTHY3
Catherine O’Sullivan (18) & Lorna Fitzgerald (18) lost to Ann Nolan (17) & Joan Millar (19) 5&3
Sue Round (18) & Sue Caslin (19) lost to Julie McCarthy (19) & Pauline Byrne (20) 2&1Liz Hogan (21) & Niamh Hogan (21) lost to Dee Kavanagh (22) & Michele Browne (23) 3&2
SEMI-FINALS – SATURDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER09.00 Junior Cup – TEMPLEMORE -v- BELVOIR PARK and CORRSTOWN -v- THE CURRAGH
10.30 Minor Cup – GALWAY BAY -v- ROCKMOUNT and DUN LAOGHAIRE -v- THE HEATH12.00 Challenge Cup – GALWAY BAY -v- GRACEHILL and THE K CLUB -v- BOYSTOWN
FINALS – SUNDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER
09:00 Junior Cup
09:45 Minor Cup
10:30 Intermediate Cup – EAST CORK –v- ENNISCORTHY
11:15 Senior Foursomes – LARNE –v- DONABATE
11:45 Junior Foursomes – GORT –v- ENNISCORTHY
12:15 Challenge Cup
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