Scottish Vets lose the Mary McKenna Trophy for the third year in a row

Winning Irish Vets Captain Terry Saxton with Scottish Vets Captain Helen Faulds

Ireland won the Mary McKenna Trophy for the third year in a row with a dominating performance in the singles for a 9 1/2-2 1/2 victory margin over Scotland in the senior women's golf match at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club, near Belfast today
After the foursomes were shared 2-2, the Scots' hopes were high they could gain the edge in the eight singles. It was not to be. The Irish won seven and halved the other tie.
IRELAND 9 1/2, SCOTLAND 2 1/2
FOURSOMES (2-2)
Irish names first
Sheena McElroy and Carol Wickham lost to Lorna Bennett and Mary Smith 4 and 3.
Helen Jones and Pat Doran bt Heather Anderson and May Hughes 2 and 1.
Mairead MacNamara and Suzanne Corcoran lost to Elaine Allison and Linda Urquhart 2 and 1.
Pauline Walsh and Gertie McMullen beat Karen Ballantyne and Alison Bartlett 2 and 1.

SINGLES (7 1/2-1/2)
McElroy bt Hughes 3 and 2.
Doran bt Bartlett 3 and 2.
McMullen btt Urquhart 2 and 1.
Walsh bt Anderson 2 holes.
Wickham halved with Smith
MacNamara bt Allison 2 and 1.
Corcoran bt Bennett 2 holes.
Jones bt Ballantyne 4 and 3.