Mary Smith (Tain), left, and Fiona de Vries (St Rule), double winners for Scotland on first day of Senior Women's Home Internationals.
Scotland seniors start off with a win - now they must
beat England to have title chance at Newport
Scotland teed off their bid to win the Senior Women's Home Amateur Golf Internationals for the first time by beating Ireland 5 ½-2 ½ in heatwave conditions at Newport Golf Club, Wales today.
Wales crashed 6-2 to
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The top singles between Scotland's Heather Anderson (Alyth) and Ireland's Helen Jones ended all square after the Irish player, two down with four to play, won both the 15th and 18th to salvage half a point.
Kathleen Sutherland, called into the
Sutherland lost only one hole, the eighth, and was four up after seven holes, having won the third, the fourth, the sixth and the seventh with a birdie. She continued to dominate the proceedings by winning the ninth, 10th, 12th and 13.
Fiona De Vries was a 3 and 2 winner for
O'Gorman got a winning run going by taking the ninth, 12th and 13th to be only one down on the 14th tee. But De Vries won the 14th with a birdie and then the 15th with a par to regain a three-hole lead.
Highlander Mary Smith clinched victory for
In a quality match, the 10th hole was halved in birdies. Doran won the 11th and 12th to clash her deficit to two holes and then won the 15th to be one down with three to play.
Smith won the 16th to go back to two up and a half at the 17th ended the match in her favour.
Ireland's only victory in the singles came from Sheena McElroy who finished one up on Moira Thomson (Gullane Ladies).
Thomson won the second but McElroy had the better of the remainder of the outward half. The Irish player won the fourth, the fifth with a birdie, the seventh and the ninth to be three up at the turn. Thomson won back the 14th and the 17th to be one down on the 18th tee but a half at the last was good enough for McElroy to win by one hole.
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