SCOTS FINISH STRONGLY TO BEAT WALES
AND CLINCH 2ND PLACE BEHIND ENGLAND
England won the women’s home international golf series at Dunbar Golf Club today for the third year in a row. They finished with a 100 % record at the end of the three-day programme, clinching the championship by coping with some stout resistance from Ireland who were eventually beaten 5 ½-3 1/2.
And England did it without the services of one of their key players, Melissa Reid, who had an injured wrist. The English had the "MVP" of the tournament in young Rachel Jennings who gained 5 1/2pt out of a possible six. Next best for England were Naomi Edwards, Kerry Smith and Elizabeth Bennett, all with 4 1/2pt each.
Scotland, who have not won the title since 1991 at Aberdovey, finished runners-up by beating Wales 6-3. The Scots won the foursomes 2-1 but at one stage in the afternoon trailed in five of the six singles. However, they finished strongly and eventually won four of the singles.
Scottish champion Jenna Wilson lost for the fourth session of play in a row, going down by 2 and 1 to Tara Davies in the top singles tie. Jenna, who had been three down at the turn before getting a bit of a recovery going, finished with 1 1/2pt out of a possible six.
Carly Booth beat Sahra Hassan by one hole to finish the tournament with 5pt out of six, the best performance in the Scotland camp and second overall only to England’s Rachel Jennings. Carly was one down with three to play against Sahra Hassan but finished strongly, winning the 14th, 16th and 17th for a one-hole victory.
Aberdeenshire's Laura Murray (Alford) and Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) finished on a high.
Laura scored a morning foursomes success with Pamela Pretswell and then beat Rebecca Harries 2 and 1 in the singles, winning the 10th, 12th and 13th after being behind at the turn.
Michele was two down with five to play against Stephanie Evans and then won the 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th for a two-hole victory.
Laura finished with 2pt out of a possible five; Michele 3pt out of a possible six.
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), like Laura Murray, was a winner morning and afternoon on the final day. In the singles she took an early two-hole lead over Lydia Hall and clinched victory by winning the 17th for a 3 and 1 success.
Emily, who travels to Texas next month with Michele Thomson to be Scotland's female representatives in "The Spirit" Tournament near Houston, finished with 3pt out of five.
Pamela Pretswell went down by 4 and 3 to Lucy Gould after winning the fourth and fifth but trailing by two holes at the turn. Pamela finished with 2pt out of a possible four.
Friday details:
SCOTLAND 6, WALES 3
Foursomes: J Wilson, M Thomson lost to S Evans, T Davies 2 and 1; L Murray, P Pretswell bt S Hassan, R W Thomas 6 and 4, E Ogilvy, C Booth bt L Hall, L Gould 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: Wilson lost to Davies 2 and 1, Booth bt Hassan 1 hole, Murray bt R Harries 2 and 1, Ogilvy bt Hall 3 and 1, Pretswell lost to Gould 4 and 3, Thomson bt Evans 2 holes (4-2).
IRELAND 3 1/2, ENGLAND 5 1/2
Foursomes: T Delaney, N Kitching lost to N Edwards, K Smith 6 and 5; D McVeigh, M Riordan halved with R Bell, E Bennett; M Morrin, G O’Leary lost to R Jennings, D Montgomery 6 and 4 (1/2-2 ½).
Singles: K Delaney bt Edwards 2 and 1, T Delaney bt Bell 3 and 1, McVeigh lost to Smith 3 and 2, Riordan lost to Bennett 3 and 2, O’Leary bt Montgomery 3 and 2, Morrin lost to Jennings 7 and 6.
HOW THEY FINISHED
1 England 3pt, 2 Scotland 2pt, 3 Ireland 1pt, 4 Wales 0pt.
AND CLINCH 2ND PLACE BEHIND ENGLAND
England won the women’s home international golf series at Dunbar Golf Club today for the third year in a row. They finished with a 100 % record at the end of the three-day programme, clinching the championship by coping with some stout resistance from Ireland who were eventually beaten 5 ½-3 1/2.
And England did it without the services of one of their key players, Melissa Reid, who had an injured wrist. The English had the "MVP" of the tournament in young Rachel Jennings who gained 5 1/2pt out of a possible six. Next best for England were Naomi Edwards, Kerry Smith and Elizabeth Bennett, all with 4 1/2pt each.
Scotland, who have not won the title since 1991 at Aberdovey, finished runners-up by beating Wales 6-3. The Scots won the foursomes 2-1 but at one stage in the afternoon trailed in five of the six singles. However, they finished strongly and eventually won four of the singles.
Scottish champion Jenna Wilson lost for the fourth session of play in a row, going down by 2 and 1 to Tara Davies in the top singles tie. Jenna, who had been three down at the turn before getting a bit of a recovery going, finished with 1 1/2pt out of a possible six.
Carly Booth beat Sahra Hassan by one hole to finish the tournament with 5pt out of six, the best performance in the Scotland camp and second overall only to England’s Rachel Jennings. Carly was one down with three to play against Sahra Hassan but finished strongly, winning the 14th, 16th and 17th for a one-hole victory.
Aberdeenshire's Laura Murray (Alford) and Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) finished on a high.
Laura scored a morning foursomes success with Pamela Pretswell and then beat Rebecca Harries 2 and 1 in the singles, winning the 10th, 12th and 13th after being behind at the turn.
Michele was two down with five to play against Stephanie Evans and then won the 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th for a two-hole victory.
Laura finished with 2pt out of a possible five; Michele 3pt out of a possible six.
Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), like Laura Murray, was a winner morning and afternoon on the final day. In the singles she took an early two-hole lead over Lydia Hall and clinched victory by winning the 17th for a 3 and 1 success.
Emily, who travels to Texas next month with Michele Thomson to be Scotland's female representatives in "The Spirit" Tournament near Houston, finished with 3pt out of five.
Pamela Pretswell went down by 4 and 3 to Lucy Gould after winning the fourth and fifth but trailing by two holes at the turn. Pamela finished with 2pt out of a possible four.
Friday details:
SCOTLAND 6, WALES 3
Foursomes: J Wilson, M Thomson lost to S Evans, T Davies 2 and 1; L Murray, P Pretswell bt S Hassan, R W Thomas 6 and 4, E Ogilvy, C Booth bt L Hall, L Gould 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: Wilson lost to Davies 2 and 1, Booth bt Hassan 1 hole, Murray bt R Harries 2 and 1, Ogilvy bt Hall 3 and 1, Pretswell lost to Gould 4 and 3, Thomson bt Evans 2 holes (4-2).
IRELAND 3 1/2, ENGLAND 5 1/2
Foursomes: T Delaney, N Kitching lost to N Edwards, K Smith 6 and 5; D McVeigh, M Riordan halved with R Bell, E Bennett; M Morrin, G O’Leary lost to R Jennings, D Montgomery 6 and 4 (1/2-2 ½).
Singles: K Delaney bt Edwards 2 and 1, T Delaney bt Bell 3 and 1, McVeigh lost to Smith 3 and 2, Riordan lost to Bennett 3 and 2, O’Leary bt Montgomery 3 and 2, Morrin lost to Jennings 7 and 6.
HOW THEY FINISHED
1 England 3pt, 2 Scotland 2pt, 3 Ireland 1pt, 4 Wales 0pt.
PLAYERS' RECORDS
SCOTLAND
Carly Booth 5pt out of 6.
Emily Ogilvy 3pt out of 5.
Michele Thomson 3pt out of 6.
Pamela Pretswell 2pt out of 4.
Laura Murray 2pt out of 5.
Jenna Wilson 1 1/2pt out of 6.
Megan Briggs 1/2pt out of 2.
Kelsey MacDonald 0pt out of 2.
ENGLAND
Rachel Jennings 5 1/2pt out of 6.
Naomi Edwards 4 1/2pt out of 6.
Kerry Smith 4 1/2pt out of 6.
Elizabeth Bennett 4 1/2pt out of 6.
Danielle Montgomery 3pt out of 4.
Rachel Bell 2 1/2pt out of 6.
Claire Aitken 1 1/2pt out of 2.
IRELAND
Tara Delaney 4 1/2pt out of 6.
Danielle McVeigh 3 1/2pt out of 6.
Gillian O'Leary 3pt out of 5.
Marian Riordan 3pt out of 5.
Naomi Kitching 2pt out of 4.
Karen Delaney 1 1/2pt out of 3.
Victoria Bradshaw 1pt out of 2.
Maura Morrin 1pt out of 6.
WALES
Stephanie Evans 4pt out of 6.
Tara Davies 3 1/2pt out of 6.
Lucy Gould 1pt out of 5.
Lydia Hall 1pt out of 6.
Rebecca Helen Harries 1/2 pt out of 5.
Sahra Hassan 1/2pt out of 6.
Rhian Wyn Thomas 0pt out of 3.
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