Scotland, beaten 5-4 by Ireland in their final game, finished last in the Girls Home Internationals table at Radyr GC, near Cardiff today.
England won the title and the Stroyan Cup for the fifth year in a row but it was much closer than usual on a very warm day - at last - at the South Wales venue.
They beat Wales 5-4 after Wales, who had taken the foursomes 2-1, led 4-2 and needed one more victory in the singles to be champions for the first time since 1999.
But England won all of the last three ties for victory.
Ireland were runners-up and Wales placed third.
Scotland trailed 2-1 to Ireland after the foursomes - as they had done against Wales and England earlier in the week. They played well enough in the singles to share them 3-3.
If the Girls Internationals were decided on singles only then Scotland would be title contenders.
The Scots' singles winners against the Irish were Clara Young (North Berwick), Jess Meek (Carnoustie) and Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co).
As usual, the "secret" of England's success at Under-18 level is that they have more good players than any of the other countries. It is simple as that. England have won 10 of the last 12 Girls Home Internationals Series. Scotland are the only other team to have won the Stroyan Cup this Century.
Strength in depth pulled Chris Pascall's team through when the chips were down in the last hour or two's play against Wales. When you have the World No 6 - Georgia Hall in your line-up - it is an indication of the quality of players Chris had at her disposal.
Here is how the individual players performed:
ENGLAND
Georgia Hall 5 wins out of six.
Gabriella Cowley 4 wins out of six.
Meghan MacLaren 4 wins out of four.
Elizabeth Mallett 3 1/2pt out of six.
Amber Ratcliffe 2pt out of five.
Shelby Smart 1 1/2pt out of four.
Brogan Townend 1pt out of three.
Olivia Winning 0pt out of two.
IRELAND
Ariana Coyle Diez 5pt out of six.
Olivia Mehaffey 5pt out of six.
Jessica Ross 3pt out of five.
Chloe Ryan 1 1/2pt out of five.
Jessica Carty 1 1/2pt out of five.
Jean O'Driscoll 1pt out of five.
Niamh Ward 1pt out of two
Mary Doyle 1/2pt out of two.
WALES
Jess Evans 5pt out of six
Megan Lockett 4pt out of six
Chloe Williams 4pt out of six
Ella Griffiths 3 1/2pt out of five.
Nia Greville 1 1/2pt out of six.
Georgia Lewis 1/2pt out of five.
Lottie Turner 0pt out of one.
Bethan Williams 0pt out of one.
SCOTLAND
Rachel Walker 4pt out of six
Jess Meek 3pt out of five.
Lauren Whyte 2pt out of six.
Ailsa Summers 2pt out of five.
Clara Young 1 1/2pt out of five.
Nicola Callander 1pt out of three.
Eilidh Watson 1/2pt out of two
Lesley Atkins 0pt out of four.
Day 3 results
SCOTLAND 4, IRELAND 5
Foursomes (1-1) - R Walker and L Whyte lost to J Carty and N Ward 1 hole, J Meek and N Callander bt M Doyle and J O'Driscoll 5 and 4, C Young and E Watson lost to O Mehaffey and A Coyle Diez 3 and 1.
Singles (3-3) - Whyte lost to C Ryan 5 and 4, A Summers lost to O'Driscoll 2 and 1, Young bt Carty 4 and 3, Callander lost to J Ross 2 and 1, Meek bt Coyle Diez 1 hole, Walker bt Mehaffey 5 and 4.
WALES 4, ENGLAND 5
Foursomes (2-1) - N Greville and G Lewis lost to E Mallett and M MacLaren 5 and 4, M Lockett and J Evans bt A Ratcliffe and S Smart 1 hole, C Williams and E Griffiths bt G Hall and G Cowley 3 and 2.
Singles (2-4) - Lewis lost to Hall 5 and 3, Williams bt Mallett 2 and 1, Griffiths bt B Townend 4 and 3, Lockett los to Cowley 3 and 1, Greville lost to MacLaren 2 and 1, Evans lost to Ratcliffe 4 and 3.
RECAP ON EARLIER RESULTS
Day 1 - Wales 4 1/2, Scotland 4 1/2 (foursomes 2-1, singles 2 1/2-3 1/2); Ireland 4 1/2, England 4 1/2 (foursomes 1-2, singles 3 1/2-3 1/2).
Day 2 - England 5 1/2, Scotland 3 1/2 (foursomes 3-0, singles 2 1/2-3 1/2); Ireland 4 1/2, Wales 4 1/2 (foursomes 2-1, singles 3-3).
HOW THEY FINISHED
1 England 2 1/2 pt.
2 Ireland 2 pt.
3 Wales 1pt.
4 Scotland 1/2pt.
Next year's Girls Home Internationals will be played in Lancashire - at St Annes Old Links, Lytham.
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