IRISH SENIORS CRUSH SCOTTISH VETS IN SINGLES TO KEEP TROPHY

Ireland won the Mary McKenna Trophy for the third year in a row with a dominating performance in the singles for a 9 1/2-2 1/2 victory margin over Scotland in the senior women's golf match at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club, near Belfast today After the foursomes were shared 2-2, the Scots' hopes were high they could gain the edge in the eight singles. It was not to be. The Irish won seven and halved the other tie.  IRELAND 9 1/2, SCOTLAND 2 1/2 FOURSOMES (2-2) Irish names first Sheena McElroy and Carol Wickham lost to Lorna Bennett and Mary Smith 4 and 3. Helen Jones and Pat Doran bt Heather Anderson and May Hughes 2 and 1. Mairead MacNamara and Suzanne Corcoran lost to Elaine Allison and Linda Urquhart 2 and 1. Pauline Walsh and Gertie McMullen beat Karen Ballantyne and Alison Bartlett 2 and 1. SINGLES (7 1/2-1/2) McElroy  bt  Hughes  3 and 2. Doran  bt Bartlett 3 and 2. McMullen btt Urquhart 2 and 1. Walsh bt Anderson 2 holes. Wickham  halved with Smith MacNamara bt Allison 2 and 1. Corcoran bt Bennett  2 holes. Jones bt Ballantyne 4 and 3.