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Ireland’s Gertie McMullen (The Island) fired a final round 79 to defeat Canada’s Diane Williams by four strokes to win her first Irish Senior Women’s Open Strokeplay title at Castlerock Golf Club.
As the gale force winds and torrential rain abated for the first time all week, overnight leader McMullen started shakily to lose the lead and stood four over par on the fifth tee. However she settled impressively into the round to complete the next fourteen holes in level par to secure the title.
Canada’s Williams matched her 79 to finish second while team mate Diane Dolan went one better with a 78 to finish third. Along with USA’s Mary Kay Zordani , past Champion Alison Murdoch (CAN) fired a best-of-the-day 77 to finish sixth while Irish Seniors Close Champion Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) finished one further back in seventh place. In the Nations Cup, Canada B finished strongly to push Ireland B and England A into joint second place.
LEADING SCORES
Par 75. SSS 75. CSS 78 (RO) 78 (RO) 77
238 Gertie McMullen (The Island) 80 79 79
242 Diane Williams (CAN) 79 84 79
243 Diane Dolan (CAN) 86 79 78
244 Marianne Towersey (USA) 80 79 85
SCOTS:
251 Heather Anderson (SCO) 83 85 83
263 Fiona Hunter (SCO) 86 92 85
264 Barbara Biggart (SCO) 84 90 90
271 Pamela Williamson (SCO) 90 90 91
271 May Hughes (SCO) 89 88 94 (West Vets)
Canada’s Williams matched her 79 to finish second while team mate Diane Dolan went one better with a 78 to finish third. Along with USA’s Mary Kay Zordani , past Champion Alison Murdoch (CAN) fired a best-of-the-day 77 to finish sixth while Irish Seniors Close Champion Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) finished one further back in seventh place. In the Nations Cup, Canada B finished strongly to push Ireland B and England A into joint second place.
LEADING SCORES
Par 75. SSS 75. CSS 78 (RO) 78 (RO) 77
238 Gertie McMullen (The Island) 80 79 79
242 Diane Williams (CAN) 79 84 79
243 Diane Dolan (CAN) 86 79 78
244 Marianne Towersey (USA) 80 79 85
SCOTS:
251 Heather Anderson (SCO) 83 85 83
263 Fiona Hunter (SCO) 86 92 85
264 Barbara Biggart (SCO) 84 90 90
271 Pamela Williamson (SCO) 90 90 91
271 May Hughes (SCO) 89 88 94 (West Vets)
