Even a draw against Ireland would see England win the women’s home amateur international golf championship for the third year in a row at Dunbar Golf Club tomorrow.
The English snuffed out the challenge of Scotland’s young team with a 7 1/2-1 1/2 victory while Ireland, beaten by the Scots on the opening day, bounced back with a 7-2 win over Wales.
The writing was on the wall in capital letters for the Scots when England made a 3-0 clean sweep of the morning foursomes.
The 2 young players from the West of Scotland, Megan Briggs, 17, from Kilmacolm lost five holes in a row from the eighth to the 12th in losing by 4 and 2 to Elizabeth Bennett and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) lost 3 and 2 to C Aitken
ENGLAND 7 1/2, SCOTLAND 1 1/2
England names first
Foursomes: N Edwards, K Smith bt J Wilson, M Thomson 2 and 1; R Jennings, D Montgomery bt L Murray, K MacDonald 6 and 5; R Bell, E Bennett bt E Ogilvy, C Booth 2 holes (3-0).
Singles: Edwards bt Wilson 1 hole, Bell lost to Booth 3 and 2, Bennett bt Briggs 4 and 2, Smith bt Murray 2 and 1, C Aitken bt P Pretswell 3 and 2, Jennings halved with Thomson (4 1/2-1 ½).
WALES 2, IRELAND 7
Wales names first
Foursomes: S Hassan, R H Harries lost to N Kitching, T Delaney 2 and 1; L Hall, L Gould lost to D McVeigh, M Riordan 4 and 2; S Evans, T Davies lost to M Morrin, G O’Leary 3 and 2 (0-3)
Singles: Davies lost to T Delaney 3 and 2, Hassan lost to McVeigh 2 and 1, Harries lost to O’Leary 2 holes, Hall bt V Bradshaw 4 and 2, Gould lost to Kitching 1 hole, Evans bt Morrin 2 holes (2-4).
HOW THEY STAND
1 England 2pt, 2 (equal) Ireland 1pt, Scotland 1pt, 4 Wales 0pt.
Ladies Golf News in Scotland, the West of Scotland and Renfrewshire
