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Marilyn Henderson's final 85 good enough to

win Irish Senior Women's Open title by two

Pictured: Joan Wallace (Lady Captain Rosslare), championship winner Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast) and Anne o'Sullivan (ILGU Board member) - See more at: https://www.golfnet.ie/news/ilgu/759/Irish%20Senior%20Women's%20Open%20Strokeplay#sthash.OzQOXM3I.dpuf

Pictured: Joan Wallace (Lady Captain, Rosslare), championship winner Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast) and Anne o'Sullivan (ILGU Board member) Picture from the ILGU website

IRISH LGU NEWS RELEASE

In strong wind and rain, overnight leader Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast) fired a final round 85 to win the Irish Senior Women's Open Strokeplay by 2 strokes from Mary Dowling (New Ross) at Rosslare, Friday 11 September.
After struggling to maintain her overnight lead of 5 strokes throughout the back 9, she lay just one stroke ahead of the field on the eighteenth tee. In true champion fashion, she found the home green in two strokes and held her nerve with a 2 putt birdie to claim a two shot victory over Dowling.

Defending champion Minna Kaarnalahti (FIN) slipped to joint fifth after an 87 while Pat Doran (Donabate) and Helen Jones (Royal Portrush) leap-frogged the field to finish joint third after both signed for 80.

Defending Champions Ireland won the Nations Cup ahead of USA, Canada and England.

FINAL TOTALS

(PAR 73X3= 219; SSS 74 CSS 76 76 77)

236 Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast) 72 79 85

238 Mary Dowling (Mallow) 79 78 81

243 Pat Doran (Donabate) 87 76 80 Helen Jones (Royal Portrush) 79 84 80

244 Becky Neal (USA) 85 75 84 Mary MacLaren (Royal Portrush) 79 80 85 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) 79 77 88 Minna Kaarnalahti (FIN) 78 79 87

247 Carolyn Creekmore (USA) 82 85 80

248 Sheena McElroy (Grange) 80 84 84

251 Catherine Reilly (The Heath) 86 80 85

253 Ivy Steinberg (CAN) 80 86 87

255 Nancy Beck (USA) 87 79 89 Irene Brien (ENG) 84 84 87

258 Liz Bennett (New Ross) 90 79 89 Anne Ferguson (RCD Ladies) 88 84 86

259 Judy Collins (CAN) 82 92 85

260 Gertie McMullen (The Island) 94 81 85 Rita McGoldrick (Enniscrone) 92 87 81 Hazel Shewry (ENG) 92 79 89 Pauline Walsh (Headfort) 87 90 83 Taffy Brower (USA) 83 90 87 Connie Doyle (Enniscorthy) 82 88 90

261 Margaret McAuliffe (Ballybunion) 90 85 86 Clodagh Hopkins (Woodbrook) 87 86 88 Diane Williams (CAN) 85 85 91

263 Paula Murray (Naas) 90 89 84 Vivienne Houston (City of Derry) 88 86 89

264 Kathleen Colliflower (USA) 94 85 85

265 Kate Peppler (SWI) 90 86 89

266 Pamela Williamson (SCO) 90 88 88 Valerie Shannon (Lahinch) 85 93 88 Catherine Bird (Nenagh) 85 86 95

267 Melissa Gotfredson (USA) 89 85 93 Sheila Crosbie (Rosslare) 87 91 89

271 Breda Naughton (Adare Manor) 92 89 90 Catriona Corrigan (Ballybunion) 92 82 97

275 Eileen Kenny-Ryan (Ballybunion) 89 89 97 Heli Ekstrom (FIN) 88 92 95

280 Vandra Deacon (Rosslare) 92 89 99

NATIONS CUP (2 scores from 3 to count each day)

473 IRELAND B Pat Doran [87] 76 80 Mary Dowling 79 78 81 Mary MacLaren 79 [80] [85]

486 IRELAND A Suzanne Corcoran 79 77 [88] Sheena McElroy 80 [84] 84 Gertie McMullen [94] 81 85

489 USA A Taffy Brower 83 [90] [87] Carolyn Creekmore 82 85 80 Becky Neal [85] 75 84

492 IRELAND C Helen Jones 79 84 80 Catherine Reilly 86 80 [85] Pauline Walsh [87] [90] 83

505 CANADA Judy Collins 82 [92] 85 Ivy Steinberg 80 86 87 Diane Williams [85] 85 [91]

515 ENGLAND Irene Brien 84 84 87 Hazel Shewry 92 79 89

519 USA B Nancy Beck 87 79 89 Kathleen Colliflower 94 85 85 Lesley Olvie Henry [94] [94]

519 FINLAND Heli Ekstrom 88 92 95 Minna Kaarnalahti 78 79 87

Denise McCarthy
Tournament Officer
Irish Ladies Golf Union

Labels: Senior ladies

Friday, September 11, 2015