Winning Scotland team in Dublin with the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy.SCOTS VETERANS RETAIN MARY McKENNA
PERPETUAL TROPHY - BUT IT WAS CLOSE!
Scotland retained the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy by a 1pt (6 1/2-5 1/2)margin over their Irish veteran women rivals in a thrilling finish to the annual two-day match at St Margaret's Golf Club, Dublin.
The opening-day programme of four four-ball ties produced a 2-2 scoreline and set the stage for the second-day card of eight singles which would decide if they trophy stayed in Ireland or returned to Scotland..
The weather was cold and windy at the start of the singles and Scottish fortunes seemed to be blowing away early on with the Irish ahead in several matches.
By noon the sun struggled through and the Scotland fightback commenced with five of the eight singles going to the 18th.
Kathleen Sutherland beat Mary McKenna by one hole in the No 1 singles tie
Margaret Tough birdied the 17th and 18th holes to square her match against Mary Madden.
Pamela Williamson was a 2 and 1 winner over Eileen MacMullen.
Fiona de Vries won on the 18th green against Pamela Morgan.
Fiona Hunter won the 18th to square her game with Marilyn Henderson and that result retained the trophy for Scotland.
Lorna Bennett clawed back an early deficit to square her match and halved the remaining holes sinking a tricky par putt to secure the half-point aganst Violet McBride.
(Lorna's match had let Fiona Hunter's match play through on the eighth, hence the apparent change in the order).
IRELAND 5 1/2, SCOTLAND 6 1/2
Sunday Four-balls (2-2)
(Irish names first)
Mary Madden & Carmel Cahill lost to Heather Anderson & Margaret Tough 4 and 2.
Valerie Hassett & Pamela Morgan lost to Lorna Bennett & Fiona de Vries 3 and 2.
Marilyn Henderson & Nano Brennan beat Helen Faulds & Fiona Hunter 2 and 1.
Sheena O'Brien-Kenney & Violet McBride beat Pamela Williamson & Kathleen Sutherland 1 hole.
Monday Singles (3 1/2-4 1/2)
Mary McKenna lost to Kathleen Sutherland 1 hole..
Mary Madden halved with Margaret Tough.
Eileen MacMullen lost to Pamela Williamson 2 and 1.
Sheena O'Brien-Kenney beat Helen Faulds 3 and 2.
Pamela Morgan lost to Fiona De Vries 1 hole.
Violet McBride halved with Lorna Bennett.
Marilyn Henderson halved with Fiona Hunter.
Valerie Hassett beat Heather Anderson 7 and 6.
PERPETUAL TROPHY - BUT IT WAS CLOSE!
Scotland retained the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy by a 1pt (6 1/2-5 1/2)margin over their Irish veteran women rivals in a thrilling finish to the annual two-day match at St Margaret's Golf Club, Dublin.
The opening-day programme of four four-ball ties produced a 2-2 scoreline and set the stage for the second-day card of eight singles which would decide if they trophy stayed in Ireland or returned to Scotland..
The weather was cold and windy at the start of the singles and Scottish fortunes seemed to be blowing away early on with the Irish ahead in several matches.
By noon the sun struggled through and the Scotland fightback commenced with five of the eight singles going to the 18th.
Kathleen Sutherland beat Mary McKenna by one hole in the No 1 singles tie
Margaret Tough birdied the 17th and 18th holes to square her match against Mary Madden.
Pamela Williamson was a 2 and 1 winner over Eileen MacMullen.
Fiona de Vries won on the 18th green against Pamela Morgan.
Fiona Hunter won the 18th to square her game with Marilyn Henderson and that result retained the trophy for Scotland.
Lorna Bennett clawed back an early deficit to square her match and halved the remaining holes sinking a tricky par putt to secure the half-point aganst Violet McBride.
(Lorna's match had let Fiona Hunter's match play through on the eighth, hence the apparent change in the order).
IRELAND 5 1/2, SCOTLAND 6 1/2
Sunday Four-balls (2-2)
(Irish names first)
Mary Madden & Carmel Cahill lost to Heather Anderson & Margaret Tough 4 and 2.
Valerie Hassett & Pamela Morgan lost to Lorna Bennett & Fiona de Vries 3 and 2.
Marilyn Henderson & Nano Brennan beat Helen Faulds & Fiona Hunter 2 and 1.
Sheena O'Brien-Kenney & Violet McBride beat Pamela Williamson & Kathleen Sutherland 1 hole.
Monday Singles (3 1/2-4 1/2)
Mary McKenna lost to Kathleen Sutherland 1 hole..
Mary Madden halved with Margaret Tough.
Eileen MacMullen lost to Pamela Williamson 2 and 1.
Sheena O'Brien-Kenney beat Helen Faulds 3 and 2.
Pamela Morgan lost to Fiona De Vries 1 hole.
Violet McBride halved with Lorna Bennett.
Marilyn Henderson halved with Fiona Hunter.
Valerie Hassett beat Heather Anderson 7 and 6.
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