SENIOR WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS
Llandudno (Maesdu) Golf Club, North Wales
Scotland lost the morning foursomes - to Wales - by a 3-0 mLargin for the third day in a row at the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Llandudno (Maesdu) Golf Club, North Wales.
Title-holders Ireland, playing England in the title decider, took a possibly vital 2-1 lead from their foursomes.
LATER NEWS: Wales beat Scotland 6-2 with Sheena Wood becoming the first Scotland player to score a game win over the three days. Mary Smith from Tain followed the Aberdonian's example.
But Wales finished third in the table and Scotland last of four.
Ireland drew 4-4 with England in the title decider and the Irish kept the title on a countback. They won 18 individual games to England's 16 1/2.
RESULTS
SCOTLAND 2, WALES 6
Foursomes: 0-3
F De Vries and S Wood lost to A Lewis and J Rees 6 and 5.
L Bennett and M Smith lost to J Doleman and P Fernon 1 hole.
A Glennie and A Bartlett lost to D Richards and V Thomas 3 and 3.
Singles: 2-3
Glennie lost to Rees 3 and 2.
Wood beat Doleman 3 and 2.
M Hughes lost to Thomas 3 and 2.
Smith beat Richards 2 and 1.
Bennett lost to Lewis 3 and 2.
IRELAND 4, ENGLAND 4
Foursomes: 2-1
S McElroy and C Wiockham bt J Melville and C Quinn 2 and 1.
S Corcoran and L Webb bt C Berry and A Mayne 2 and 1.
H Jones and P Doran lost to S Dye and C Rawthore 3 and 1
Singles: 3-3
McElroy lost to Dye 1 hole.
Wickham beat Quinn 7 and 5.
Doran lost to Rawthore 1 hole.
G McMullen lost to K Russell 3 and 2.
Webb beat Berry 5 and 4.
HOW THEY FINISHED
1 Ireland 2 1/2 pt (18 games won, six lost)
2 England 2 1/2 pt (16 1/2 games won, seven and a half lost)
3 Wales 1pt.
4 Scotland 0 pt
