RUNNERS-UP AGAIN BUT IRISH EYES ARE SMILING

The Ireland team with the Swansea Spoon as runners-up (for the second year in a row) in the Girls Home Internationals at Radyr GC, nr Cardiff earlier this week.

Team captain Niamh Kitching is first left in the standing row. Coach David Kearney is in there too in the back row. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency. Click to enlarge

   Wales team with manager and coach Jeremy Bennett after their gallant bid for the title. Leading England 4-2 on the final afternoon, one more singles win would have made them GHI champions... but they could not get it and lost 5-4. But it was a great performance by the Welsh that helped to make it a week to remember. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

  FLOWERS OF SCOTLAND.  Beaten but unbowed at the end of the Girls Home Internationals.
No truth in the rumour that the SLGA want to delete foursomes from next year's programme at St Anne's Old Links, Lytham.
The Scots "lost" the foursomes to Wales, England and Ireland but "won" the singles 3 1/2-2 1/2 against both Wales and England and "drew" the singles 3-3 with Ireland.

NOTE FROM EDITOR: On a serious note, two changes to the format would bring the series into the 21st Century ... play better-ball foursomes instead of alternate-shot foursomes .... every member of the team plays in the singles.
If you have any views on the subject, E-mail them to Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Let's get some discussion going!