DEFENDING CHAMPION HELEN JONES LEADS BY FOUR

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Ireland’s Helen Jones (Strabane) looks all set to successfully defend her Irish Senior Women’s Open Strokeplay title as she leads the field by four shots going into tomorrow’s final round at Greenore.
As the winds abated for the first time all week, Jones raced away from the chasing pack with a birdie on the fifth to turn one over par. A steady run of pars through the back nine saw her birdie the last and sign for a four over par 78. Scotland’s Alison Bartlett leap frogged the field with a best-of-the-day 77 and is joined by Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna), Catherine Reilly (The Heath) and overnight leader Minna Kaarnalahti from Finland all on 161.
Sheena McElroy (Grange) lies one shot further back while debutante Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown) lies menacingly in joint eight place. Wales' Jean O'Connor is another shot back while 2006 and 2008 Champion Vicky Thomas (WAL) improved her standing with a solid 80 to lie joint tenth.
A final 18 holes strokeplay tomorrow, Friday, will see the Champion crowned around 4pm.
Ireland A won the Nations Cup from Ireland B with Wales and Canada following closely behind.

ROUND 2 TOTALS

Par 148 (2x74). CSS 77 75

157 Helen Jones (Strabane) 79 78
161 Alison Bartlett (SCO) 84 77 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) 83 78 Catherine Reilly (The Heath) 81 80 Minna Kaarnalahti (FIN) 78 83
162 Sheena McElroy (Grange) 81 81
163 Carol Wickham (Laytown & Bettystown) 80 83
164 Jean O'Connor (WAL) 83 81
165 Ivy Steinberg (CAN) 87 78 Ruth Lindley (ENG) 85 80 Vicki Thomas (WAL) 85 80 Pat Doran (Donabate) 82 83 Mairead MacNamara (Woodbrook) 80 85 Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) 80 85
166 Pauline Walsh (Headfort) 87 79 Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast) 85 81 Diane Williams (CAN) 84 82 Gertie McMullen (The Island) 84 82
167 Valerie Shannon (Lahinch) 82 85
168 Jackie Quinn (Co. Louth) 89 79
170 Gill Rouiller (Mannan Castle) 86 84
171 Adrienne Crowley (Woodbrook) 86 85 Fionnuala McGrady (Dunmurry) 80 91
172 Eileen MacMullen (Bundoran) 89 83 Sigrid Johannesen (DEN) 85 87 Kay McCartan (Greenore) 85 87
173 Rosemary Howell (Co. Louth) 91 82 Sue Pidgeon (ENG) 89 84
174 Mary Madden (Ballinasloe) 86 88 Sally Casey (Seapoint) 86 88
175 Marleen Nijhof (BEL) 89 86
176 Judy Collins (CAN) 90 86 Mary McGoey (Greenore) 86 90
177 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) 86 91
178 Allyson Harrison (CAN) 97 81 Mary Young (CAN) 87 91 Pamela Williamson (SCO) 87 91
179 Pat Bennett (ENG) 94 85 Cindy Beaudet (CAN) 93 86 Mary Kavanagh (New Ross) 89 90 Olivia Conroy (Co. Longford) 89 90 Ita Donnelly (Dundalk) 89 90 Kate Evans (Frilford Heath) 86 93

NON QUALIFIERS
181 Rita O'Loughlin (Mannan Castle) 91 90
182 Carmel Cahill (Hermitage) 86 96
183 Ginny Marshall (CAN) 91 92
184 Cornelia Fischer (GER) 96 88
185 Eva Heikamp (DEN) 94 91
186 Ann McAuley (Laytown & Bettystown) 95 91 Catherine Owens (Ballinasloe) 90 96 Grainne Killen (Kilkeel) 89 97
187 Marilyn Cox (CAN) 93 94
188 Penny Gleeson (Milltown) 100 88 Mary Mather (Cill Dara) 91 97
189 Sue Turner (CAN) 95 94
191 Sally Mathurin (ENG) 94 97 Patsy McCarthy (Grange) 93 98
193 Diana Maughan (CAN) 98 95 Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell) 96 97 Helen Castonguay (CAN) 96 97 Elizabeth Neville (Athenry) 95 98 Sheila Bodmer (SWI) 94 99 Bonnie Schmidt (CAN) 93 100
194 Brenda Samis (CAN) 99 95
196 Heidi Simpson (USA) 101 95
197 Margaret Boomer (Lisburn ) 101 96
223 Breda Farrell (Curra West) 108 115
WD Mary McKenna (Donabate) 84 95 Helen O'Donoghue (Clonmel) 91 85 WD Jacinta Deane (Greystones) 90 WD Mary Hutch (Greystones) 97 WD
RTD Roma English (Larne) 91 RTD
NR Michele Quinn (Dundalk) NR

NATIONS CUP (2 scores from 3 to count)319 IRELAND A Pat Doran [82] [83] Helen Jones 79 78 Sheena McElroy 81 81
323 IRELAND B Suzanne Corcoran 83 78 Gertie McMullen [84] 82 Carol Wickham 80 [83]
329 WALES Jean O'Connor 83 81 Vicki Thomas 85 80
331 CANADA A Ginny Marshall [91] [92] Ivy Steinberg 87 78 Diane Williams 84 82
338 ENGLAND A Ruth Lindley 85 80 Sue Pidgeon 89 84
339 SCOTLAND Alison Bartlett 84 77 Pamela Williamson 87 91
347 CANADA B Cindy Beaudet 93 86 Allyson Harrison [94] 81Mary Young 87 [91]
357 DENMARK Eva Heikamp 94 91 Sigrid Johannesen 85 87
370 ENGLAND B Pat Bennett 94 85 Sally Mathurin 94 97

ROUND 3 DRAW – FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
08:30 Pauline Walsh (Headfort)  Rosanna Crudden (Marker)
08:40 Ita Donnelly (Dundalk) Kate Evans (Frilford Heath)
08:50 Mary Kavanagh (New Ross) Olivia Conroy (Co. Longford)
09:00 Pat Bennett (ENG) Cindy Beaudet (CAN) 09:10 Mary Young (CAN) Pamela Williamson (SCO)
09:20 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) Allyson Harrison (CAN)
09:30 Judy Collins (CAN) Mary McGoey (Greenore)
09:40 Sally Casey (Seapoint) Marleen Nijhof (BEL)
09:50 Sue Pidgeon (ENG) Mary Madden (Ballinasloe)
10:00 Kay McCartan (Greenore) Rosemary Howell (Co. Louth)
10:10 Eileen MacMullen (Bundoran) Sigrid Johannesen (DEN)

10:30 Adrienne Crowley (Woodbrook) Fionnuala McGrady (Dunmurry)
10:40 Jackie Quinn (Co. Louth) Gill Rouiller (Mannan Castle)
10:50 Gertie McMullen (The Island) Valerie Shannon (Lahinch)
11:00 Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast) Diane Williams (CAN)
11:10 Mairead MacNamara (Woodbrook) Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire)
11:20 Vicki Thomas (WAL) Pat Doran (Donabate)
11:30 Ivy Steinberg (CAN) Ruth Lindley (ENG)
11:40 Carol Wickham (Laytown & Bettystown) Jean O'Connor (WAL)
11:50 Minna Kaarnalahti (FIN) Sheena McElroy (Grange)
12:00 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) Catherine Reilly (The Heath)
12:10 Helen Jones (Strabane) Alison Bartlett (SCO)