STEPHANIE MEADOW CAN'T PLAY FOR

IRELAND IN GIRLS' HOME NATIONALS

US-based Stephanie Meadow, a member of Ireland's European girls title-winning quartet in Finland last week, will not be available for the girls' home internationals at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire from August 4 to 6.

This week she shot a 73 at Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck, New Jersey in a qualifier for the United States women's amateur championship.

Stephanie, who is a member of Royal Portrush Golf Club and a resident student at the Hank Haney International Golf Academy, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, was the third best qualifier at the New Jersey venue.

The US women's amateur championship will be played at Old Warson Country Club from August 3 to 9.

Stephanie has also come through the qualifying process to be in the field for next week's (July 20 to 25) at Trump National GC, Bedminster, New Jersey.