Mehaffey holds the Lanark key to Ireland's 

first Stroyan Cup victory

FROM COLIN FARQUHARSON

 If you have not managed to put in an appearance at the Girls' Home International Matches, being hosted splendidly by Lanark Golf Club this week, Friday is your last chance to do so.
That's when the three-day programme ends with a title-deciding contest for the Stroyan Cup, which goes to the champions, and the Swansea Spoon, which is awarded to the runners-up.
It's defending champions England against last year's runners-up Ireland.
England are bidding to win the tournament for the eighth year in a row. They have already won 13 of the past 15 years's Under-18s internatonals.
Olivia Mehaffey, pictured,  winner of all four of her ties so far this week, is Ireland's inspirational hope.
Still only 17, the lass from Royal Co Down Ladies Golf Club is having a terrific season. She played for the GB and I women's Vagliano Trophy team against the Continent of Europe in Belfast in June - not the Junior Vagliano Trophy team.
She won the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke play title at Troon on her last visit to Scotland.
If Mehaffey can win in the foursomes and in the singles against England - making it a perfect 100 per cent record of six wins out of six at Lanark - then Ireland have a definite chance of winning the Girls Home Internationals title for the first time ever!
Wouldn't you like to be able to say in years to come: "I know, because I was there"?
No admission charge. No car parking fees or restrictions on access to the clubhouse to eat or drink or for any other reason  
By the way, Scotland will be playing Wales with the winners finishing third in the table and the losers last of four - as Scotland were last year
What Olivia Mehaffey is to the Irish team, so Shannon McWilliam, who has her 16th birthday coming up, is No 1 in the Scotland line up.
Today Shannon beat GB and I internatonal Alice Hewson after birdieing three of the first four holes and winning four of the first five.
Well, worth watching.
I'll be looking out for you.

FRIDAY FOURSOMES

IRELAND versus ENGLAND
8.30 Ciara Casey and Lisa O'Shea v Emma Allen and  Elizabeth Prior.
8.40 Olivia Mehaffey and Julie McCarthy v Hollie Muse and Samantha Fuller.
8.50 Annabel Wilson and Mairead Martin v Eloise Healty and Emily Toy.
SCOTLAND v WALES
9.00 Shannon McWilliam and Chloe Goadby v Olivia Kelly and Nicola Wainwright.
9.10 Claire Robertson and Jillian Farrell v Jordan Ryan and Ella Griffiths
9.20 Hazel MacGarvie and Emma Hale v Bethan Morris and Lucy Jones.

DAY 2

ENGLAND  5.5, SCOTLAND 3.5

Foursomes: 2-1

A Hewson and A Bailey lost to S McWilliam and C Goadby 5 and 4.

H Muse and S Fuller bt H MacGarvie and J Free 6 and 5.

E Allen and E Prior bt C Robertson and J Farrell 5 and 3

Singles: 3.5-2.5

Hewson lost to McWilliam 2 and 1

Muse bt Free 3 and 1.

Allen bt Farrell 1 hole

E Toy halved with M Richmond

E Healey lost to Robertson 2 and 1

Fuller bt Goadby 5 and 4.

HOW THEY STAND

2 pt England and Ireland.

0pt  Scotland and Wales.

FINAL MATCHES

8.30 and 13.10 England v Ireland

9.00 and 14.10 Scotland v Wales

WALES 2, IRELAND 7

Foursomes: 1- 2

E Griffiths and J Ryan lost to A Wilson and  M Martin 2 holes

B Morris and A Evans lost to O Mehaffey and  L O'Shea 3 and 2.

N Wainwright and S Dewinton-Davies bt J McCarthy and E Corcoran 2 holes.

Singles: 1-5

Jones lost to Mehaffey 3 and 2

Evans lost to C Casey 5 and 3.

Morris lost to Corcoran 2 holes

O Kelly lost to N McSherry 2 and 1

Griffiths bt O'Shea 2 and 1.

Ryan lost to McCarthy 4 and 3.

HOW THEY STAND

2 wins England

2 wins Ireland

0 wins Wales

0 wins Scotland

FINAL MATCHES

England v Ireland

Scotland v Wales

PLAYERS WITH BEST RECORDS AFTER TWO DAYS

4 Wins Olivia Mehaffey (Ireland)

4 Wins Emma Allen (England)

4 Wins Hollie Muse (England)

3 Wins Sammy Fuller (England)

3 Wins Elizabeth Prior (England)

3 Wins Chloe Goadby (Scotland)

3 Wins Shannon McWilliam (Scotland)