MacLaren and Wickham lead Irish Senior Women's Close qualifiers
Laytown and Bettystown's Carol Wickham. Picture: Pat Cashman
Royal Portrush’s Mary MacLaren fired a second round 81 to jointly lead the qualifiers with Laytown and Bettystown’s Carol Wickham in the Irish Senior Women’s Close Championship at Castletroy.
Playing in dry but blustery conditions, defending champion Laura Webb from East Berkshire tied third spot with The Island’s Gertie McMullen followed closely by past champions Sheena McElroy of Grange, Portumna’s Suzanne Corcoran and Carol’s sister, Phil O’Gorman.
The top 16 qualifiers will now battle it out in matchplay for the Irish Senior Women’s Close title over the next two days with players in positions seventeen through thirty-two qualifying for a four-round Plate.
Irish Senior Women’s Close, Castletroy
Championship Matchplay
09:12 Mary MacLaren (Royal Portrush) v Fiona Corbett (Castletroy)
09:21 Catherine Reilly (The Heath) v Vivienne Houston (City of Derry)
09:30 Laura Webb (East Berkshire) v Mary Duane (Hermitage)
09:39 Sheena McElroy (Grange) v Mary Dowling (Mallow)
09:48 Carol Wickham (Laytown & Bettystown) v Valerie Shannon (Lahinch)
09:57 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) v Violet McBride (Belvoir Park)
10:06 Gertie McMullen (The Island) v Pauline Walsh (Headfort)
10:15 Phil O'Gorman (Laytown & Bettystown) v Pat Doran (Donabate)
Qualifying scores (Par 74 SSS 75 CSS 76 76)
159 Mary MacLaren (Royal Portrush Golf Club) 78 81, Carol Wickham (Laytown & Bettystown) 76 83
161 Gertie McMullen (Island) 79 82, Laura Webb (East Berkshire Golf Club) 75 86
163 Sheena McElroy (Grange) 84 79, Phil O'Gorman (Laytown & Bettystown) 82 81, Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna Golf Club) 82 81
164 Catherine Reilly (The Heath Golf Club) 81 83
165 Vivienne Houston (City of Derry Golf Club) 84 81, Violet McBride (Belvoir Park Golf Club) 82 83
167 Pat Doran (Donabate) 84 83, Mary Dowling (Mallow Golf Club) 81 86
169 Mary Duane (Hermitage Golf Club) 84 85
170 Pauline Walsh (Headfort Golf Club) 88 82, Valerie Shannon (Lahinch Golf Club) 85 85
172 Fiona Corbett (Castletroy Golf Club) 89 83
Plate Matchplay
- 08:00 Catherine Bird (Nenagh) v Fiona McComb (Ballycastle)
- 08:09 Eilish Ahern (Callan) v Julie Barkman (Nenagh)
- 08:18 Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) v Yvonne Cassidy (Castletroy)
- 08:27 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) v Glory Ryan (Castletroy)
- 08:36 Majorie Ahern (Lahinch) v Toni McDonagh (Fortwilliam)
- 08:45 Fionnuala McGrady (Dunmurry) v Catherine Kavanagh (Mitchelstown)
- 08:54 Anita McCaw RCD Ladies) v Fiona Glass (Ballycastle)
- 09:03 Kate Evans (RCD Ladies) v Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell)
Qualifying Scores Plate (PAR 74 SSS 75 CSS 76 76)
173 Catherine Bird (Nenagh Golf Club) 87 86, Marjorie Ahern (Lahinch Golf Club) 86 87
175 Anita McCaw (Royal Co. Down Ladies) 86 89
176 Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club) 87 89, Valerie Hassett (Ennis Golf Club) 87 89
177 Kate Evans (Royal Co. Down Ladies) 90 87
178 Fionnuala McGrady (Dunmurry) 88 90, Eilish Ahern (Callan) 84 94, Julie Barkman (Nenagh Golf Club) 84 94
179 Catherine Kavanagh (Mitchelstown Golf Club) 90 89, Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell Golf Club) 89 90, Glory Ryan (Castletroy Golf Club) 88 91
181 Yvonne Cassidy (Castletroy Golf Club) 96 85, Fiona Glass (Ballycastle Golf Club) 91 90, Toni McDonagh (Fortwilliam Golf Club) 90 91, Fiona McComb (Ballycastle Golf Club) 89 92
Not available for matchplay
174 Helen Jones (Royal Portrush Golf Club) 90 84
174 Evelyn Donnelly (Lisheen Springs) 88 87
177 Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast Golf Club) 89 88
179 Ethna Leonard (Castletroy Golf Club) 92 87
Non Qualifiers
183 Josette O'Donnell (Ballybunion Golf Club) 93 90
184 Rita O'Neill (Callan) 91 93
185 Trudy Brosnan (Kanturk Golf Club) 95 90
186 Marion Cummins (Castletroy Golf Club) 99 87, Mary Geaney (Killarney Golf Club) 91 95
189 Mary O'Donoghue (Ballybunion Golf Club) 99 90
190 Anne Marie Carroll (Ballybunion Golf Club) 95 95, Eithne Hehir (Ballyneety Golf Club) 95 95
191 Hilary Harte (Monkstown Golf Club) 100 91, Mary Byrne (Castletroy Golf Club) 94 97
192 Sighle Henigan (Ballybunion Golf Club) 99 93
193 Maria O'Connor (Castleisland Golf Club) 94 99
194 Anne Wemyss (Callan) 99 95
195 Mary Mather (Cill Dara Golf Club) 94 101
198 Ruth Maguire (Corrstown Golf Club) 103 95
WD Eileen Kenny-Ryan (Ballybunion Golf Club) 91 WD Ailish Diliger (Limerick Golf Club) 98.
