Emma O'Driscoll wins Irish girls' championship

FROM THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) defeated Paula Grant (Lisburn) in the final of the Lancome Girls' Irish Close Championship at Castletroy today to lift the trophy for the first time.
O'Driscoll, who had earlier beaten fellow international Patrice Delaney (Birr) by 3 & 2 in the semi- finals, was in devastating form in the final.
She inflicted a 7 & 6 defeat on young Paula Grant from Lisburn.
This win is the highlight of what has already been a very succesful season for Emma. To date she has claimed the Connacht Women’s and Girls' Championships as well as the Leinster Girls' Championship and also finished runner-up at the Munster Women's and Girls' Championships earlier in the year.
The final of the Plate produced a similar lopsided result with Jessica Carty (Holywood), the leading qualifier of the tournament as a whole, producing some excellent golf to beat Terri Byrne (Coollattin) by 6 & 5.
Today's results:
Championship (Blake Cup)
Final
Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) bt Paula Grant (Lisburn) 7 & 6.
Plate (Pat Fletcher Trophy)
Final
Jessica Carty (Holywood) bt Terri Byrne (Coollattin) 6 & 5
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Ireland name their team for Girls Home Internationals

Newly crowned Irish Girls' Champion Emma O'Driscoll will join three members of the victorious Irish Girls' European team as they go in search of another title at the Girls' Home International Matches to be played at Fairhaven Golf Club from August 4 to 6.
The Irish team includes three new caps. It is:
Patrice Delaney (Birr)
Paula Grant (Lisburn)
Sarah Helly (Enniscrone)
Laura McCarthy (Muskerry)
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell)
Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell)
Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion)
Carla Reynolds (Seapoint)

Captain: Sinead Keane (The Curragh)
Manager: Mary Dowling (New Ross)
Reserves
1 Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint)
2 Sarah Murray (Co Louth)
3 Sarah Louise Winter (Carnalea)

(Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush), the fourth member of the European title-winning team in Finland, was unavailable to be selected for the Girls Home Internationals. She has qualified to play in the United States women's amateur championship, the dates of which clash with the GHI).