France’s Perrine Delacour fired a sensation nine under par final round 64 to win the Irish U18 Strokeplay Championship at Knightsbrook Hotel Spa and Golf Resort in Co. Meath, Sunday 10 April.

Delacour opened steadily with three regulation pars and birdies at four, six, eight and nine saw her turn four under the card. A further birdie at ten saw her tie the leaders on eight under par, two pairings ahead of the final group. Seizing her moment
, she notched birdies at twelve, thirteen, fifteen and sixteen to set the clubhouse lead on twelve under par, a target that was unsurpassed.

The talented Manon Gidali was the nearest to challenge her International teammate after a closing three under par 70 while Ireland’s Leona Maguire leap frogged through the field after closing with a 68 to finish third. Overnight joint leader Lisa Maguire slipped to seventh place after a 74 while Quirine Eijkenboom signed for a 75 to finish eight.

With PING Junior Solheim Cup points being awarded to the top ten competitors, all eyes will be on the Order of Merit table early next week as the race to Knightsbrook heads to the final 162 days. Knightsbrook will host the biennial event for the first time on Irish soil on 20-21 September 2011.

IRISH U18 GIRLS 54 HOLE OPEN STROKEPLAY, KNIGHSBROOK HOTEL & GOLF RESORT
207 Perrine Delacour (FRA) 71 72 64
211 Manon Gidali (FRA) 71 70 70
212 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 70 74 68
213 Frida Gustafsson-Srang (SWE) 73 72 68 Linnea Strom (SWE) 73 69 71
214 Celine Boutier (FRA) 73 70 71 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 69 71 74
215 Quirine Eijkenboom (GER) 69 71 75 Karolin Lampert (GER) 67 75 73
216 Antonia Scherer (GER) 75 73 68
217 Louise Gateau-Chovelon (FRA) 73 72 72 Alyson McKechin (SCO) 70 76 71
218 Laure Castelain (FRA) 75 75 68 Alexandra Peters (ENG) 75 74 69 Manon Molle (FRA) 71 74 73
219 Emilie Alonso (FRA) 75 69 75
220 Olivia Hullert (NOR) 74 76 70 Emelie Lundstrom (SWE) 73 72 75 Emma Nilsson (SWE) 73 72 75
221 Elizabeth Mallett (ENG) 77 71 73 Isabella Deilert (SWE) 72 75 74
222 Emma Broze (FRA) 76 75 71 Matilda Castren (FIN) 73 76 73
223 Roberta Roller (GER) 75 76 72
224 Lydia Johnston (ENG) 81 72 71 Katja Pogacar (SLO) 76 75 73 Eilidh Briggs (SCO) 73 77 74
225 Ailsa Summers (SCO) 77 75 73 Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA) 76 77 72
226 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 78 76 72
227 Maria Tonnessen (NOR) 78 75 74 Nicoline Skaug (NOR) 76 75 76 Saara Nylander (FIN) 75 74 78
228 Annette Lucia Lyche (NOR) 78 77 73 Charlotte De Corte (BEL) 77 79 72 Hannah McCook SCO) 77 78 73 Anna-Lena Kramer (GER) 77 74 77 Claudia Chemin (FRA) 72 79 77
230 Lena Gautier (FRA) 80 75 75 Cylia Damerau (SUI) 77 77 76 Natalie Karcher (SUI) 75 76 79 Emily Penttila (FIN) 72 79 79
231 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 80 79 72
232 Isabell Gabsa (GER) 81 77 74 Isabel Gadea (GER) 79 77 76 Paula Grant (Lisburn) 77 76 79
233 Linn Anderson (SWE) 80 75 78
234 Linnea Johansson (SWE) 81 80 73 Merle Kasperek (GER) 80 76 78 Lesley Atkins (SCO) 78 75 81 Anne Hakula (FIN) 76 82 76
236 Jenny Haglund (SWE) 79 79 78 Julia Gerlach (GER) 79 75 82 Gabrielle MacDonald (SCO) 77 81 78
237 Rebecca McGeehan (SCO) 75 81 81
239 Marthe Wold (NOR) 79 82 78
242 Olivia Mehaffey (RCDL) 82 80 80
244 Roisin Brady (Mannan Castle) 79 81 84
245 Emily McGuinness (Greenore) 83 81 81 Solene Le Coz (FRA) 80 84 81
NATIONS CUP
283 FRANCE A
284 IRELAND A Paula Grant (77) (76) Leona Maguire 70 74 Lisa Maguire 69 71
288 FRANCE B
290 GERMANY A SWEDEN A
291 GERMANY B
292 SWEDEN B
297 ENGLAND
298 SCOTLAND B
300 FINLAND B
302 SCOTLAND A
303 NORWAY B
305 SWITZERLAND
307 FINLAND A
310 NORWAY A