LEINSTER WIN INTERPROVINCIALS

ILGU Women's Interprovincial Matches
Tramore Golf Club, 15 - 17 April 2014

Leinster win Interprovincial title at Tramore Golf Club

In a tight final day contest between Leinster and Ulster, with Ulster looking to retain their title having won last year in Castle Dargan, trailed Leinster 2-1 after the morning foursomes.  Ulsters’ Irish Girls Open Strokeplay champion Olivia Mehaffey led the singles line up against Leinster’s Ariana Coyle Diez.  The match was tight to start before Olivia carved an impressive lead with birdies at 7, 8 and 12 and was dormie 5 playing 14.  Ariana won the 14th and 15th to reduce the deficit before Olivia closed out the match with a 3&2 win.
The match between Leinsters Maria Dunne and Ulsters Jessica Ross was tightly balanced throughout with neither player giving up a hole easily while Leinsters Amy Farrell and Mary Doyle both won by 4&3 margins against their Ulster counterparts.  With Leinster only requiring another half match to secure the title, Maria duly obliged finishing with a half against Jessica on the home green.  Carlow's Karen Delaney also followed up with a fine win on the 18th against Chloe Weir while Ulster courtesy of Niamh Ward defeated Deirdre Smith 2&1 in the last match.. 

The match between Connacht and Munster due to take place on Thursday 17th April, was cancelled as a mark of respect to Noel O'Neill, father of Karen O'Neill (Munster team) who died suddenly the night before.

Final Points Table
Leinster 3
Ulster 2
Munster 0
Connacht 0


Thursday 17th April
Leinster 5½  Ulster 3½
Foursomes
Maria Dunne & Mary Doyle halved with Olivia Mehaffey &Jessica Ross
Amy Farrell & Karen Delaney halved with Niamh Ward & Niamh McSherry
Deirdre Smith & Aedin Murphy beat Louise Coffey & Kelsey Coey 2&1
Singles
Ariana Coyle Diez lost to Olivia Mehaffey 3&2
Maria Dunne halved with Jessica Ross
Amy Farrell beat Louise Coffey 4&3
Mary Doyle beat Niamh McSherry 4&3
Karen Delaney beat Chloe Weir 1up
Deirdre Smith lost to Niamh Ward 2&1

Wednesday results

ILGU Interprovincial Matches
Tramore Golf Club, 15-17 April 2014

Points Table (after day 2)
Leinster 2
Ulster 2
Munster 0
Connacht 0

Results for Wednesday 16th April
Ulster 8, Connacht 1
Foursomes
Olivia Mehaffey and Jessica Ross bt Shannon Burke and Maeve Kelly 5 and 4
Louise Coffey and Kelsey Coey bt Marie Carr and Clodagh Hopkins 6 and 5
Niamh Ward and Niamh McSherry bt Anne McCormack and Meave Rooney 2 holes.
Singles
Mehaffey bt Regina Power 6 and 5
Coffey bt Burke 3 and 2
Ross bt McCormack 4 and 3
Victoria Bradshaw lost to Hopkins 2 and 1
Chloe Weir bt Rooney 7 and 6
Kelsey Coey beat Marie Carr 4&3

Munster 3 Leinster 6
Foursomes
Sarah Cunningham & Karen O’Neill lost to Maria Dunne & Mary Doyle 5&4
Jean O’Driscoll & Laura McCarthy beat Amy Farrell & Karen Delaney 2&1
Emma O’Driscoll & Sinead Sexton lost to Deirdre Smith & Aedin Murphy 5&4
Singles
Emma O’Driscoll halved with Maria Dunne
Sarah Cunningham lost to Amy Farrell 3&2
Sinead Sexton lost to Mary Doyle 4&2
Lisa O’Shea lost to Ariana Coyle Diez 4&3
Karen O’Neill beat Aedin Murphy 7&5
Jean O’Driscoll halved with Deirdre Smith