Friday, September 19, 2014

WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS AT ABERDOVEY ENGLAND WIN TITLE IN COUNTBACK and MEGAN WIN 3 OUT OF 3 SINGLES

CLIMAX BETWEEN THREE TEAMS  
England won the Women's Home Internationals title in an exciting finish to the final day at Aberdovey Golf Club, Wales.
England beat defending champions Wales 6 1/2-2 1/2 and Ireland beat Scotland by the same margin. that meant a triple tie on 4 poinst between England, Wales and Ireland.
In the countback of games won, England totalled 16 1/2, Ireland 16 and Wales 14 1/2 England took a 2-1 lunchtime lead over Wales and then had wins in the singles by Gabrielle Cowley, Hollie Muse, Alice Hewson and halves from Gemma Clews and India Clyburn.

Ireland made a clean sweep of the three foursomes against luckless Scotland who put up a better fight in the singles with Renfrewshire's Megan Briggs chalking up her third singles win of the tournament.
Tara Mactaggart was another Scots afternoon winner and Hannah McCook had a halved match. Scotland finished bottom of the table, having lost all their matches.
 DETAILS ENGLAND 6 1/2, WALES 2 1/2 Foursomes (2-1)
A Peters and I Clyburn lost to C Williams and B Harries 2 holes.
H Muse and G Clews beat L Hillier and R Lewis 4 and 2.
S-J Boyd and B Popel beat S Birks and J Evans 3 and 2.
Singles (4 1/2-1 1/2
G Cowley beat Williams 3 and 1.
Muse beat Birks 3 and 1.
Clyburn halved with Hillier
Clews halved with Evans
A Hewson beat M Lockett 4 and 3.
Boyd halved with Harries.
IRELAND 6 1/2, SCOTLAND 2 1/2
Foursomes: 3-0
M Doyle and M Dunne beat M Briggs and L Macgregor 2 and 1.
P Grant and O Mehaffey beat K Beveridge and H McCook 7 and 6
C Ryan and S Sexton beat T Mactaggart and K McIntosh 7 and 6
Singles: 3 1/2-2 1/2
Dunne beat G Macdonald 3 and 2
Ryan lost to M Briggs 3 and 2
Doyle halved with McCook
A Farrell lost to Mactaggart 5 and 4
Grant beat J Graham 5 and 4
Mehaffey beat Macgregor 1 hole

MANY CONGRATS MEGAN ON WINNING ALL YOUR SINGLE MATCHES