Big guns progress in Irish Girls Close
Elisa Corcoran of Grange
Forrest Little's Julie McCarthy will face fellow international Annabel Wilson from Lurgan as Grange's Elisa Corcoran takes on Shannon's Lisa O'Shea in the semi-finals of the Irish Ladies Close Championship on Saturday.
Extremely challenging weather conditions made life tough for the best girls in the country at Galway Bay Golf Club but it didn’t stop the elite from barging their way into the last four..
Leading qualifier McCarthy continued her impressive form as she secured a 4&3 win over Cork's Rachel Thompson and then beat Royal Belfast's Victoria Craig on the 15th in the afternoon.
Defending champion Wilson overcame fellow international and European Team Championship teammate Valerie Clancy on the 16th and now faces McCarthy whole the promising Elisa Corcoran meets Shannon’s O’Shea.
In the Plate Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) secured two solid wins and takes on Aine Donegan (Woodstock) in the semi-finals and will face the winner of the clash between Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne’s) and Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden).
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY DRAW SEMI-FINALS
- 08:00 Julie McCarthy (Forest Little) V Annabel Wilson (Lurgan)
- 08:09 Elisa Corcoran (Grange) V Lisa O'Shea (Shannon)
PLATE MATCHPLAY DRAW SEMI-FINALS
- 08:18 Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) V Aine Donegan (Woodstock)
- 08:27 Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) V Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden)
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS QUARTER-FINALS
- Julie McCarthy (Forest Little) beat Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 5&3
- Valerie Clancy (Killarney) lost to Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) 3&2
- Elisa Corcoran (Grange) beat Catriona Griffin (Killarney) 3&2
- Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) lost to Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 2&1
PLATE MATCHPLAY RESULTS QUARTER-FINALS
- Sarah Molloy (Kilkenny) lost to Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) 5&4
- Laura Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) lost to Aine Donegan (Woodstock) 4&3
- Maeve Rooney (Co. Sligo) lost to Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) 4&3
- Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) beat Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 2up
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS ROUND 2
- Julie McCarthy (Forest Little) beat Rachel Thompson (Cork) 2&1
- Ciara Leonard (Mitchelstown) lost to Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 2&1
- Valerie Clancy (Killarney) beat Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) 4&3
- Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) beat Grace McGrath (East Cork) 5&3
- Mairead Martin (Killarney) lost to Elisa Corcoran (Grange) 2&1
- Clodagh Walsh (Castlewarden) lost to Catriona Griffin (Killarney) 3&1
- Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) beat Molly Dowling (Lucan) 8&6
- Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) lost to Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 1up
PLATE MATCHPLAY RESULTS ROUND 1
- Aoife Ní Thuama (Douglas) lost to Sarah Molloy (Kilkenny) 3&2
- Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) beat Clodagh Coughlan (Douglas) 4&3
- Laura Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) W/O from Ciara Casey (Hermitage)
- Aine Donegan (Woodstock) beat Sarah Burke (Mullingar) 4&3
- Anna Foster (Elm Park) gave W/O to Maeve Rooney (Co. Sligo)
- Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) beat Ellen O'Gorman (Milltown) 4&3
- Aideen Walsh (Woodstock) gave W/O to Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden)
- Clare Calvert (RCDL) lost to Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 3&2
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS ROUND 1
- Julie McCarthy (Forest Little) beat Aoife Ní Thuama (Douglas) 4&3
- Sarah Molloy (Kilkenny) lost to Rachel Thompson (Cork) 4&3
- Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) lost to Ciara Leonard (Mitchelstown) 3&2
- Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) beat Clodagh Coughlan (Douglas) 5&4
- Valerie Clancy (Killarney) beat Laura Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) on the 20th
- Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) beat Ciara Casey (Hermitage) 3&1
- Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) beat Aine Donegan (Woodstock) 5&4
- Sarah Burke (Mullingar) lost to Grace McGrath (East Cork) on the 19th
- Mairead Martin (Killarney) beat Anna Foster (Elm Park) 6&5
- Elisa Corcoran (Grange) beat Maeve Rooney (Co. Sligo) 2&1
- Clodagh Walsh (Castlewarden) beat Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) 5&4
- Catriona Griffin (Killarney) beat Ellen O'Gorman (Milltown) 4&3
- Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) beat Aideen Walsh (Woodstock) 5&4
- Molly Dowling (Lucan) beat Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) 1up
- Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) beat Clare Calvert (RCDL) 4&2
- Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) beat Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 4&3
