Fraser Munro of the Ladies Golf Union, Europe's Solheim Cup skipper Alison Nicholas and GB&I Vagliano Trophy team captain Mary McKenna with the nine players selected to play against the Continent of Europe (image by courtesy of the LET website).
Alison Nicholas presents GB&I Vagliano Trophy team
with their international caps at Portmarnock
FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
By BETHAN CUTLER
The 2009 European Solheim Cup Captain, Alison Nicholas, presented the seven new Great Britain & Ireland players, in the team of nine selected for the Vagliano Trophy, with their international caps in a special ceremony at Portmarnock Links, ahead of the AIB Ladies Irish Open.
All nine members of the team, who are due to play against the Continent of Europe at Hamburg Golf Club, Germany, on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July, attended the presentation.
They were then treated to a team talk by Nicholas, who was invited by the GB&I captain, Mary McKenna, with manager Tegwen Matthews and an LGU representative, Fraser Munro, by her side.
On Thursday, the team will play a practice round at Killeen Castle, venue for the 2011 Solheim Cup, following a round at Portmarnock Links on Wednesday. They will tee up in the AIB Ladies Irish Open, supported by Fáilte Ireland, on Friday.
McKenna said: " We enjoyed a nice, easy, relaxed practise round at Portmarnock and it’s a fabulous golf course. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the girls to play in this event and we appreciate the invitations. It’s a great experience for them to test themselves against the best. "
The 2009 European Solheim Cup Captain, Alison Nicholas, presented the seven new Great Britain & Ireland players, in the team of nine selected for the Vagliano Trophy, with their international caps in a special ceremony at Portmarnock Links, ahead of the AIB Ladies Irish Open.
All nine members of the team, who are due to play against the Continent of Europe at Hamburg Golf Club, Germany, on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July, attended the presentation.
They were then treated to a team talk by Nicholas, who was invited by the GB&I captain, Mary McKenna, with manager Tegwen Matthews and an LGU representative, Fraser Munro, by her side.
On Thursday, the team will play a practice round at Killeen Castle, venue for the 2011 Solheim Cup, following a round at Portmarnock Links on Wednesday. They will tee up in the AIB Ladies Irish Open, supported by Fáilte Ireland, on Friday.
McKenna said: " We enjoyed a nice, easy, relaxed practise round at Portmarnock and it’s a fabulous golf course. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the girls to play in this event and we appreciate the invitations. It’s a great experience for them to test themselves against the best. "
The GB&I Vagliano team is:
JODI EWART (Catterick), Age 21
RACHEL JENNINGS (Izaak Walton), Age 20
LEONA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell), Age 14
LISA MAGUIRE (Slieve Russell), Age 14
DANIELLE McVEIGH (Royal Co Down Ladies), Age 21
PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle), Age 20
RHIAN WYN THOMAS (Vale of Glamorgan), Age 22
KYLIE WALKER (Buchanan Castle), Age 22
SALLY WATSON (Elie & Earlsferry), Age 17
Making history as the youngest ever to be selecte
d to play for the combined Great Britain & Ireland team are the 14-year-old twins from County Cavan in Ireland, Lisa and Leona Maguire.
Leona will play with England’s Laura Davies and France’s Jade Schaeffer in the first two rounds of the tournament, while Lisa will play with Swede Maria Hjorth and Frenchwoman Anne-Lise Caudal.
Leona will play with England’s Laura Davies and France’s Jade Schaeffer in the first two rounds of the tournament, while Lisa will play with Swede Maria Hjorth and Frenchwoman Anne-Lise Caudal.
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