Renfrewshire Champion -- Eilidh Briggs at Bangor-- A WINNER TODAY --- Courtesy of Colin Farquharson --- Click to enlarge
Scotland and England both won their first-day matches in the Girls Home Internationals at Bangor Golf Club, Northern Ireland today.
And they meet tomorrow in what is the virtual decider for the Stroyan Cup, held by the English over the past two years.
The Scots played well to beat Wales 6-3, a team with which they could only draw with last year. England, it has to be said, were mighty impressive in beating Ireland 7 ½-1 1/2
Karen Marshall’s squad won the foursomes 2 ½- ½ and that makes an awful difference with only six afternoon singles to come.
Scotland were assured of at least a draw with 4 1/2pt in the bag but they got the match-winning point from RENFREWSHIRE'S Eilidh Briggs who beat the Welsh girls champion Rachel Lewis by 4 and 3 in the sixth singles.
Eilidh won the third, fourth, fifth and sixth but thereafter each hole was halved – seven in a row – until Rachel scored her only success at the 14th.
EILIDH won the 15th for victory.--- WELL DONE EILIDH
DAY 1 RESULTS
SCOTLAND 6, WALES 3
FOURSOMES (2 ½-1/2)
Eilidh Briggs and Rachael Watton beat Kelly Miller and Chloe Williams 1 hole.
Hannah McCook and Gabrielle MacDonald halved with Amy Boulden and India Friswell.
Lesley Atkins and Rachael Taylor beat Katie Bradbury and Rachel Lewis 2 and 1.
SINGLES (3 ½-2 1/2)
Watton bt Boulden 1 hole.
Atkins lost to Bradbury 3 and 2.
Alyson Mckechin lost to Williams 5 and 4.
McCook beat Miller 7 and 5.
Ailsa Summers halved with Friswell
Briggs beat Lewis 4 and 3
ENGLAND 7 ½, IRELAND 1 1/2
FOURSOMES (3-0)
Hayley Davis and Lauren Taylor beat Emma O'Driscoll and Anna Courtney 4 and 2.
Elizabeth Mallett and Alexandra Peters beat Laura McCarthy and Amy Farrell 5 and 4.
Heidi Baek and Emily Taylor beat Paula Grant and Jessica Carty 2 holes.
SINGLES (4 ½-1 ½)
Davis lost to O’Driscoll 4 and 2.
Mallett beat Laura Grant 6 and 5.
Georgia Hall halved with Courtney.
Bronte Law beat Sarah Helly 3 and 1.
Lauren Taylor beat McCarthy 2 hols.
Peters beat Paula Grant 2 and 1.
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