McMullen on course for Seniors hat-trick at Bunclody
The Island's Gertie McMullen remains on course for an unprecedented hat-trick of wins in the Irish Senior Women's Close Championship at Bunclody Golf & Fishing Club in Co Wexford.
The leading qualifier for the Therese O'Reilly Trophy, she beat Woodbrook's Clodagh Hopkins two up and Carol Wickham 4 and 3 to set up a semi-final meeting with Headfort's Maria O’Reilly in today's semi-finals with the winner to face Portumna's Suzanne Corcoran or The Heath's Catherine Reilly.
CHAMPIONSHIP ONLINE SCORING
Championship Match Play
Thursday 6th July
- Gertie McMullen (The Island) beat Clodagh Hopkins (Woodbrook) 2up
- Carol Wickham (Laytown & Bettystown) beat Sheena McElroy (Grange) 2&1
- Valerie Shannon (Lahinch) lost to Mary MacLaren (Royal Portrush) 3&2
- Violet McBride (Belvoir Park) lost to Maria O'Reilly (Headfort) 2up
- Laura Webb (East Berkshire) beat Vivienne Houston (City of Derry) 8&6
- Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) beat Margaret McAuliffe (Ballybunion) 2&1
- Catherine Reilly (The Heath) beat Emer Kirwan (Killiney) 3&1
- Mary Dowling (Mallow) lost to Pat Doran (Donabate) 3&1
Quarter Finals
- Gertie McMullen (The Island) beat Carol Wickham (Laytown & Bettystown) 4&3
- Mary MacLaren (Royal Portrush) lost to Maria O’Reilly (Headfort) on 21st
- Laura Webb (East Berkshire) lost to Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) 1up
- Catherine Reilly (The Heath) beat Pat Doran (Donabate) 2&1
Friday 7th July
Semi Finals
- 08:50 Gertie McMullen (The Island) –v- Maria O'Reilly (Headfort)
- 09:00 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) –v- Catherine Reilly (The Heath)
Final scheduled for 1.15pm
Plate Match Play (Shirley MacDonald Trophy)
- Kate Evans (Royal Co. Down Ladies) lost to Mairead Cronin (Stackstown) 1up
- Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell) beat Mary Duane (Hermitage) 2&1
- Yvonne Daly Ryan (Tipperary) lost to Fiona Glass (Ballycastle) 1up
- Jo Donaldson (Royal Portrush) lost to Mary Kinsella (Tullamore) 3&1
- Margaret Campion (Killarney) beat Valerie Hassett (Ennis) 3&1
- Joan Scanlon (Newcastle West) beat Paula Murray (Naas) 3&1
- Fiona Corbett (Castletroy) beat Ann O'Connor (Newcastle West) 3&2
- Margaret Hayes (Tralee) beat Mary Sheehy (Tralee) 3&2
Quarter Finals
- Mairead Cronin (Stackstown) lost to Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell) 2&1
- Fiona Glass (Ballycastle) lost to Mary Kinsella (Tullamore) 3&1
- Margaret Campion (Killarney) Joan Scanlon (Newcastle West)
- Fiona Corbett (Castletroy) lost to Margaret Hayes (Tralee) 6&4
Friday 7th July
Semi Finals
- 08:30 Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell) –v- Mary Kinsella (Tullamore)
- 08:40 Margaret Campion (Killarney) –v- Margaret Hayes (Tralee)
Final scheduled for 1 pm.
Brian Keogh