Monday, April 15, 2013

IRISH SENIORS RETAIN THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY


Irish Seniors and Scottish Vets


The Scotland Vets Team nearly had a “Ryder Cup” second day in their annual match against the Irish Seniors at West Kilbride today. They trailed 31/2 -1/2 after the 1st day fourballs but played great golf to win 5 of the 8 single matches and narrowly lost the match by 1 point. Congratulations to Ireland for retaining the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy.
Single Results:
Lorna Bennett beat Mary Dowling 2 and 1
May Hughes beat Carol Wickham 2 holes
Mary Smith beat Gertie McMullen 3 and 2
Fiona de Vries beat Suzanne Corcoran 4 and 3
Kathleen Sutherland lost to Pat Doran 2 and 1
Alex Glennie lost to Kate Evans 1 hole
Jane Finnie lost to Sheena McElroy 6 and 5
Alison Bartlett beat Helen Jones 2 holes
Final score Scotland 5.5; Ireland 6.5
To see some PHOTOGRAPHS of the event (courtesy of Fiona Cowan) --- CLICK HERE