IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION NEWS RELEASE

15 August 2014

Debutante finalists Killarney will play 1988 Champions Laytown & Bettystown in the final of the AIG sponsored Irish Senior Cup at Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa and Country Club, Saturday 16 August.

Inspirational for the Munster side have been their three underage stars Valerie Clancy, Caitriona Griffin and Mairead Martin. All three were in sensational form to dispatch Dublin side Elm Park in this afternoon’s semi finals having already dispatched Co. Sligo earlier in the day.

In a much tighter affair, the second semi final saw Laytown & Bettystown overcome a strong challenge from 2009 Champions Kilkenny. Mary Dowling drew first blood for the Cats with a home green victory over Carol Wickham, who’s daughter Rachel levelled the tie with a sixteenth hole victory over Orla Dunphy. Alison Taylor continued her fine form winning on sixteen to nudge her side ahead only for Kilkenny’s Mary Leahy Browne to level the contest once again with an extra tie hole win over Barbara Cooney. It was then left to youngster Ellie Metcalfe who booked the Meath side’s berth in tomorrow’s final edging past the experienced Ann Smee at the first extra tie hole.

Laytown & Bettystown now aim to repeat their sole victory achieved back in 1988 while the youngsters of Killarney look to win the Irish Senior Cup at their first time of trying. The final tees off at Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa and Country Club at 10am tomorrow, Saturday 16 August and all are welcome.

AIG Irish Senior Cup 

 Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort

 QUARTER-FINALS
Royal Portrush 2, Elm Park 3
Lucy Simpson lost to Ariana Coyle Diez 7 and 5
Gemma McClenaghan bt Louise Mernagh 4 and 3
Helen Jones lost to Rachel McDonnell 1 hole
Hannah Henderson beat Nano Brennan 2 and 1
Naoimh Quigg lost to Madeline Canty 3 and 2

Co. Sligo ½, Killarney 4½
Holly Robinson lost to Caitriona Griffin 2 and 1
Maeve Rooney lost to  Mairead Martin 2 and 1
Siobhan Flanagan lost to Valerie Clancy 6 and 5
Maeve Kelly halved with Ailish Mulcahy
Emma McTiernan lost to Nicola Rainsford 5 and 4

Laytown and Bettystown 3½, Douglas 1½
Carol Wickham bt Kate MacCann 2 and 1
Alison Taylor halved with Karen O'Neill
Rachel Taylor bt Tara Gribben 4 and 3.
Phil O'Gorman lost to Eavan Higgins 6 and 4.
Barbara Cooney bt Edel Coyne 6 and 5

Enniscorthy 1, Kilkenny 4
Aisling O'Leary lost to Mary Dowling 3 and 2
Nicola King halved with Mary Leahy Browne
Ciara Sharkey lost to Orla Dunphy 3 and 2
Laura Dempsey lost to Katie Aherne 6 and 5
Jennifer King halved with Ann Smee

SEMI-FINALS 
Elm Park ½, Killarney 4½
Coyle Diez lost to Griffin 2 and 1
Mernagh lost to Martin 5 and 4

McDonnell lost to Clancy 1 hole

Canty halved with Keating
Conan lost to Rainsford 4 and 2

Laytown and Bettystown 3, Kilkenny 2
Wickham lost to Dowling 1 hole
Taylor bt Aherne 5 and 3
Taylor bt Dunphy 3 and 2
Cooney lost to Browne at 19th

Metcalfe bt Smee at 19th

 SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
FINAL
10am Killarney v Laytown and Bettystown