SCOTLAND WOMEN ARE THE CHAMPIONS 2018

Photo courtesy of the R&A

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Some comments from Facebook and Twitter

Susan Wood (Captain)

What a week!!!! These lassies were awesome!!! We should all be so proud of them!!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💪🏼💪🏼 Winners Home Ints 18’

Connie Jaffrey

It is a proud day to be Scottish!! This week has been amazing competing along side UK’s best players and to be part of a team of Champions, nothing can beat this moment. Big thank you to Scottish Golf and their sponsors for all the support. This is a great start to the future of scottish Golf! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hazel MacGarvie

Absolutely delighted to have won the Ladies Home international with the best team 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💪🏽🏆 @ Ballybunion

Hannah McCook

Absolutely delighted to have won the Ladies Home Internationals! What a team!! 

Thanks Scottish Golf for your support in helping us achieve this! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏆

Eilidh Briggs

What an AMAZING week!!! Ladies Home Internationals Champions 2018 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Super proud! Absolutely chuffed, what a team to be part of. 

Shannon McWilliam

Over the moon to have won the Ladies Home Internationals with this amazing team!! 🏆 Thanks ScottishGolf for another great opportunity.

Carmen Griffiths

Had an amazing time at my first Home Internationals!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿A massive congratulations to the Scottish ladies team on their win!🏆A huge thank you to @ScottishGolf for another amazing opportunity⛳️

Team Captain -- SUSAN WOOD SAYS A FEW WORDS AT THE PRESENTATION  - Courtesy of Catriona MacGarvie

Review of the 2018 Home Internationals at Ballybunion

SCOTLAND WOMEN WIN THE HOME INTERNATIONALS IN BALLYBUNION

Scotland Women's Team celebrate after a fantastic last day -- Photo courtesy of the R&A

SCOTLAND WOMEN

Scotland have won the women's home internationals title at Ballybunion Golf Club today by beating England and Ireland on a countback. 

They beat Ireland, the defending champions,  6 - 3 while England beat Wales 6.5-2.5.
Scotland, Ireland and England all won two matches out of three and the Scots prevailed in the countback with 16.5 games won to England's 15.5 and Ireland's 15.5 

SCOTLAND 6 IRELAND 3

Foursomes (2.5-0.5)

H McCook and S McWilliam bt P Grant and L Walsh 2 holes. 
E Briggs and C. Jaffrey halved with J Ross and S Burke 
C Goadby and H MacGarvie bt A Wilson and M Martin 3 and 2. 

Singles: (3.5. -2.5)
McCook bt Walsh 6 and 5.
McWilliam lost to Martin 7 and 6.
MacGarvie lost to Wilson 5 and 3
Goadby bt Burke 3 and 2
Jaffrey bt Ross 4 and 3 
G Batty halved with Grant 

FINAL PLACINGS 
1 Scotland (on countback) 2pt 
2 England 2pt. 
3 Ireland 2pt. 
4 Wales 0pt.

SCOTLAND GIRLS 

Scotland, were beaten 5.5-3.5 by Ireland in their final match and finished last in the girls' home internationals at Ballybunion Golf Club, Ireland.
England retained the title with a 5-4 win over Wales

SCOTLAND 3.5, IRELAND 5.5
Foursomes (2-1)
L Duncan and H Darling lost to V Clancy and B Coulter 2 and 1. 
C Neilson and C Griffiths bt K Lanigan and A Foster 3 and 2. 
J Rankine and I Brodie bt N Joyce-Moreno and A Donegan 6 and 4

Singles (1.5-4.5)
Darling bt S Byrne 5 and 4.
Griffiths lost to Clancy 5 and 4.
Duncan lost to Coulter 3 and 2.
McClymont lost to Donegan 1 hole.
Brodie lost to Foster 4 and 3.
Rankine halved with Lanigan

GIRLS LIVE SCORING

LADIES LIVE SCORING

LIVE SCORING FROM THE HOME INTERNATIONALS AT BALLYBUNION

GIRLS LIVE SCORING

LADIES LIVE SCORING

ENGLAND WIN AGANST SCOTLAND'S LADIES AND GIRLS - DAY 2 HOME INTERNATIONALS

By Colin Farquharson

Although beaten 5-4 by England today (Thursday), Scotland still have a chance of winning the women's home internationals title on the final day at Ballybunion Golf Club. 
If the Scots can smash Ireland's 100 per cent record it would come down to a games-won count back with England who will surely beat Wales, losers of both their matches so far by big margins. 

The Scots faltered against England, losing 5-4 after Eilidh Briggs went down by 2 and 1 to Lianna Bailey in the final singles. 

The real damage was done in the morning foursomes after which the Scots trailed 2.5-0.5 with their top pairing of Hannah McCook and Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam losing by 2 and 1 to Lily May Humphreys and Lianna Bailey. 
If Scotland beat Ireland and England beat Wales, they will both finish with 2pt and the championship will decided on a countback of games won. The Irish will be confident of beating Scotland and winning the title with three wins out of three.

LADIES

SCOTLAND 4, ENGLAND 5
Foursomes (0.5-2.5)
H McCook and S McWilliam lost to L M Humphreys and L Bailey 2 and 1.
C Goadby and H MacGarvie halved with I Clyburn and G Blackman.
E Briggs and C Jaffrey lost to H Muse and S Fuller 3 and 2.
Singles (3.5-2.5)
McCook bt Fuller 4 and 3.
McWilliam halved with Clyburn
MacGarvie bt Muse 1 hole.
G Batty lost to N Slater 2 and 1.
Jaffrey bt Humphreys 1 hole.
Briggs lost to Bailey 2 and 1.

DAY 1 - Ireland 5, England 4; Scotland 6.5, Wales 2.5
DAY 2 - Scotland 4 England 5 : Ireland 7.5 Wales 1.5

GIRLS: 

Scotland's hopes of winning the girls' home internationals' title at Ballybunion Golf Club, Scotland were well beaten when they lost 7-2 to England on Day 2.
Hannah Darling and Jennifer Rankine being the only Scots to gain a point in the afternoon singles
In today's other match Wales surprisingly beat Ireland 5.5-3.5.
This means that the final day match between England and Wales, both of whom have 1.5pt to their credit,  will decide who will be the 2018 girls' champions.

DAY 2
SCOTLAND 2, ENGLAND 7 
Foursomes (0-3)
K Brodie and C Neilson lost to C Whitehead and A Williamson 4 and 3.
C Griffiths and L McClymont lost to H Screen and M Lewis 6 and 4.
H Darling and L Duncan lost to E Lewis and E Rhodes 5 and 3.

Singles (2-4)
Louise Duncan lost to Whithead 2 and 1.
Carmen Griffiths lost to Williamson 1 hole.
Hannah Darling bt M Lewis 1 hole.
Jennifer Rankine bt E Lewis 3 and 1.
Kirsty Brodie lost to C Heath 4 and 2.
Cameron Neilson lost to Rhodes 5 and 4.

DAY 1 - Ireland 4.5, England 4.5; Scotland 4.5, Wales 4.5.
Day 2 - Scotland 2  England 7, Wales 5.5 Ireland 3.5

SCOTLAND WIN AGAINST WALES AND THE GIRLS HALVE THEIR MATCH - DAY 1 HOME INTERNATIONALS

Selfie by Hannah McCook 

LADIES: SCOTLAND v WALES

 Scotland won the foursomes 2½-½ and always had control of the outcome. In the top two singles matches, Hannah McCook and Curtis Cup player Shannon McWilliam set the tone by both recoding 4&3 wins. 
They had also teamed up to win the top morning tie. 

Hazel MacGarvie, on her debut, also had a 100% opening day record after winning a close foursomes with Chloe Goadby before going on to post a 6&5 singles win. 

The other point came from the experienced Eilidh Briggs. 


 “We got the pairings right today and we also have very good strength in depth,” suggested Scottish Captain, Susan Wood. “It was nice to make such a good start.”

FOURSOMES: Scotland 2.5 Wales 0.5

H McCook and S McWilliam bt L Hillier and K O'Connor 2 and 1.
H MacGarvie and C Goadby bt M Lockett and L Jones 2 and 1.
E Briggs and C Jaffrey halved with B Morris and J Ryan.

SINGLES : Scotland 4 Wales 2
H McCook beat Lauren Hillier 4/3
S McWilliam beat Kath O'Connor 4/3
Gemma Batty lost to Caitlin Evands-Brand 2 Holes
Hazel McGarvie beat Megan Lockett 6/5
Chloe Goadby lost to Jordan Ryan 1 hole
Eilidh Briggs beat Bethan Morris 6/4

GIRLS : SCOTLAND v WALES

Scotland Girls came back from 2-1 down in the foursomes to earn a half point. In a vital bottom singles, Hannah Darling clawed her way back to finish all square against Ffion Vineall. “It was very nerve-wracking,” commented Scottish Captain Susan Jackson, and she agreed with her Welsh counterpart, Sue Joseph, that the opening day’s results means that “there is all to play for.”

FOURSOMES: Scotland 1 Wales 2

H Darling and L Duncan bt E Willis and C Worby 2 and 1.
C Griffiths and J Rankine lost to D Harry and F Tynan 1 hole.
C Neilson and Brodie lost to F Evans and F Vinneal 4 and 2.

SINGLES: Scotand 3.5 Wales 2.5

Louise Duncan lost to Carys Worby 
Carmen Griffiths beat Lea Ann Bramwell 7/6
Lorna McClymont lost to Ffion Tynan 6.5 
Cameron Neilson bt Darcey Harry 2/1
Kirsty Brodie bt Ffion Evans 1 Hole
Hannah Darling halved with Ffion Veneal 


WOMEN 
IRELAND 5, ENGLAND 4 
SCOTLAND 6.5, WALES 2.5 

GIRLS 
IRELAND 4.5, ENGLAND 4.5 
SCOTLAND 4.5, WALES 4.5

HOME INTERNATIONALS OPENING CEREMONY AND TEAMS

Opening Ceremony -- Photo Courtesy of Mary McKenna

Ladies Team - Photo Courtesy of Susan Wood
 Connie Jaffrey, Hazel McGarvie, Chloe Goadby, Shannon McWilliam, Hannah McCook
Gemma Batty Susan Wood (Team Captain) and Eilidh Briggs 

The Scotland Girls Team - Photo Courtesy of Karen Dallas
Kisty Brodie, Carmen Griffiths, Louise Duncan, Lorna McClymont, Hannah Darling, Karen Dallas (Coach)
Jennifer Rankine, Susan Jackson (Captain) and Cameron Neilson

The Ladies and Girls Teams - Photo Courtesy of Susan Wood

The Opening Ceremony of the  Girls’ and Ladies’ Home Internationals at Ballybunion, Ireland took place today.

In this morning's practice round Karyn Dallas is with the Girls -- -- Its a tad windy !! - CLICK HERE and a little later -- 




The matches begin tomorrow Wednesday 8th August

Day 1: Ireland v England, Wales v Scotland

Day 2: Scotland v England, Wales v Ireland

Day 3: England v Wales, Ireland v Scotland  

Scotland Women’s Team: Home Internationals 
Gemma Batty, (West Linton)
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)
Chloe Goadby (St Regulus)
Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies)
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies)
Hannah McCook (Grantown-on-Spey)
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)

Scotland Girls’ Team: Home Internationals 
Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore)
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe)
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)
Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne)
Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)
Cameron Neilson (GC Alvaneu Bad)
Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle)

HOME INTERNATIONALS AT BALLYBUNION - GIRLS PRACTICE SESSION

Home internationals - Photo courtesy of Karyn Dallas

Susan Jackson and Susan Wood

The Girls' Home Internationals is being played at Ballybunion from 8-10 August 2018. Ballybunion Golf Club was founded in 1893. It is considered one of the finest links courses in the world and after being remodelled by five-time Champion Golfer of the Year Tom Watson in 1995, it hosted The Irish Open in 2000 and the Arnold Palmer Cup in 2004. 

The girls were out on a practice session yesterday with Coach Karyn Dallas and team Captain Susan Jackson and Susan Wood.

Scotland Girls’ Team: Home Internationals 
Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore)
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe)
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride)
Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne)
Lorna McClymont (Milngavie)
Cameron Neilson (GC Alvaneu Bad)
Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle)

Karyn Dallas says on Facebook -- First practice round over! Great day and lots of productive practice achieved 👌 ....what a course!! 😍 blustery and wet for majority of day but that's what you expect from a great links!!!

SEE SOME OF THEIR EXCELLENT SESSIONS
18th Hole at Ballybunion
 Some Bunker and Practice pitching