Carly Booth lining up a putt at Southerndown. Picture by courtesy of Tom Ward. Click on the image for an enlargement.

SCOTS GIRLS' GOOD START TO TITLE DEFENCE

Scotland play England tomorrow in what is very likely to be the title decider in the girls' home golf internationals at Southerndown Golf Club, South Wales.
Both countries looked a cut above the opposition in scoring big wins on a windy opening day.
Scotland, the defending champions, beat Ireland 7 1/2-1 1/2 after the Irish had held their own in the foursomes. Scotland won all six singles.
England whitewashed Wales 9-0, winning all three foursomes and six singles.
Biggest winners for Scotland in the singles were 16-year-old Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), 6 and 5 over Victoria Bradshaw, and 18-year-ld Krystle Caithness, 5 and 4 over Stephanie Meadow.
Details:
SCOTLAND 7 1/2, IRELAND 1 1/2
Foursomes - K Caithness, S Watson bt S Cunningham, A Murphy 4 and 3; C Booth, M Briggs halved with V Bradshaw, S Meadow; K MacDonald, R Niven lost to Lisa Maguire, Leona Maguire 1 hole (1 1/2-1 1/2).
Singles - Booth bt K Gallagher 4 and 3, Watson bt Bradshaw 6 and 5, Niven bt Lisa Maguire 2 and 1, P Pretswell bt L Mernagh 1 hole, Briggs bt Leona Maguire 1 hole, Caithness bt Meadow 5 and 4 (6-0).
ENGLAND 9, WALES 0
Foursomes: C Douglass, H Barwood bt B Davies, A Rees 4 and 3; R Connor, K Mundy bt A Carling, G Bradbury 2 and 1; K Tidy, H Clyburn bt L Roberts, H Boulden 4 and 2 (3-0).
Singles: E Givens bt Davies 4 and 2, Barwood bt Roberts 1 hole, R Dyer bt Carling 4 and 2, Clyburn bt Bradbury 3 and 2, Connor bt K Miller 2 and 1, Tidy bt K O'Connor 3 and 2 (6-0).

Thursday matches: Scotland v England, Wales v Ireland.