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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

CURTIS CUP WARM-UP

GB&I BEAT CANADIANS

The Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup team have beaten Canada in a four-ball, better-ball warm-up match for this weekend's "real thing" against the United States at Bandon Dunes Resort, Oregon.
The scoreline in the unofficial match versus the Canadians was 2 1/2-1 1/2 to Ada O'Sullivan's squad of eight.
The match was played at Shanguassy Golf Club.
RESULTS (Canadian pairings first):
Kira Meixner & Jessicia Potter halved with Tricia Mangan & Kiran Matharu.
Christina Spence & Ashley Hogg lost to Naomi Edwards & Martina Gillen 4 and 3.
Caroline Kim & Julie Kim lost to Breanne Loucks & Melissa Reid 5 and 4.
Bari Erais & Meaghan Leblanc beat Tara Delaney & Claire Coughlan 3 and 2.
Oregon time is 8 hours behind us in the UK.
The Curtis Cup match will be screened live in the UK by Sky Sports 3 on July 29 and 30 at half-past midnight each night.
If you would like to send a good luck message to Ada and her team, send the Ladies Golf Union an E-mail at curtiscup@lgu.org