England rally to salvage a draw with Wales

The Scotland team at Elm Park GC, Dublin. Picture by courtesy of the Ladies Golf Union.

  

SENIOR SCOTS WOMEN HAMMERED

 

 8-0 IN DUBLIN

Scotland, beaten 7-1 by Ireland 12 months ago, suffered an even heavier 8-0 defeat by the home favourites on the opening day of the senior women's home golf internationals at Elm Park Golf Club, Dublin today (WED).

The Scots lost the foursomes 3-0 and then were outplayed 5-0 in the singles in which none of the ties got beyond the 15th green.

Title-holders England had to win the last two singles to salvage a 4-4 draw with Wales whom they beat 7-1 in last year's tournament.

Day 1 results:

IRELAND 8, SCOTLAND 0

Foursomes: 3-0

G McMuillen and M MacLaren bt S Wood and L Lloyd 3 and 1.

S McElroy and P Doran bt A Bartlett and A Glennie 3 and 2.

L Webb and S Corcoran bt F De Vries and L McKinley 4 and 3.

Singles: 5-0

McMullen bt Wood 4 and 3.

McElroy bt L Bennett 5 and 4.

Corcoran bt McKinlay 7 and 6.

M Dowling bt Glennie 7 and 6.

Webb bt Lloyd 5 and 3.

Other result:

WALES 4, ENGLAND 4.

Foursomes: 2-1

J Rees and D Richards bt J Brown and H Lowe 2 and 1.

 P Fernon and C Harries lost to C Berry and L Housman 4 and 2.

A Lewis and S Roberts bt S Dye and C Rawthore 1 hole.

Singles 2-3

Rees lost to Brown 8 and 6

Vicki Thomas bt Lowe 2 and 1.

Lewis bt Housman 3 and 2.

Richards lost to Lindsey Shaw 4 and 3.

Roberts lost to Rawthore 6 and 5.

THURSDAY'S PROGRAMME

Scotland v England

Ireland v Wales

 

FRIDAY
England v Ireland
Scotland v Wales