McCarthy going strong in title defence
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Julie McCarthy
Forrest Little's Julie McCarthy is on course to retain the Irish Girls Close title at Shannon but big guns Olivia Mehaffey and Mary Doyle are still a threat.
McCarthy beat Lucan's Molly Dowling 2 and 1 and now takes on Lurgan's Annabel Wilson in the last 16 today.
Beating Wilson won't be a pushover and even if she pulls it off she can't rest easy with Irish Women's Close champion Doyle through to face Clare Calvert from Royal County Down and Mehaffey a possible quarter-final rival as she faces home players Lisa O'Shea.
IRISH GIRLS CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP
SHANNON GOLF CLUB
16-19 JULY 2014
Match play results for Thursday and draws for Friday
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY (Blake Cup)
Friday 18th July
- 08:00 Mary Doyle (The Heath) -v- Clare Calvert (RCD Ladies)
- 08:09 Niamh Ward (Lurgan)-v- Ciara Casey (Hermitage)
- 08:18 Ciara Leonard (Mitchelstown) -v- Chloe Weir (Shandon Park)
- 08:27 Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) -v- Sophie Harrison (Killeen Castle)
- 08:36 Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) -v- Lisa O'Shea (Shannon)
- 08:45 Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) -v- Annabel Wilson (Lurgan)
- 08:54 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) -v- Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast)
- 09:03 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) -v- Rachel Taylor (Laytown & Bettystown)
Thursday 17th July
- Mary Doyle (The Heath) beat Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 3&2
- Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) lost to Clare Calvert (RCD Ladies) 3&2
- Niamh Ward (Lurgan) beat Ellie Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) on 19th
- Nicole McGavisk (Donabate) lost to Ciara Casey (Hermitage) 4&3
- Caitriona Griffin (Killarney) lost to Ciara Leonard (Mitchelstow ) on 19th
- Tara Whelan (East Clare) lost to Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 4&3
- Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) beat Ciara Magill (East Clare) 6&5
- Aideen Walsh (Woodstock) lost to Sophie Harrison (Killeen Castle) 4&2
- Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) beat Rachael McDonnell (Elm Park) 5&4
- Meadhbh Doyle (Portarlington) lost to Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 3&2
- Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) beat Molly Dowling (Lucan) 2&1
- Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) lost to Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) 5&3
- Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) beat Elisa Corcoran (Grange) 2up
- Rachel Thompson (Cork) lost to Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 3&1
- Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) beat Clodagh Jones (Roscrea) 4&3
- Zoe Collins (Castle Royle) lost to Rachel Taylor (Laytown & Bettystown) 2&1
PLATE MATCH PLAY (Pat Fletcher Trophy)
Friday 18th July
- 09:12 Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) -v- Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's)
- 09:21 Ellie Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) -v- Nicola McGavisk (Donabate)
- 09:30 Caitriona Griffin (Killarney) -v- Tara Whelan (East Clare)
- 09:39 Ciara Magill (East Clare) -v- Aideen Walsh (Woodstock)
- 09:48 Rachael McDonnell (Elm Park) -v- Meadhbh Doyle (Portarlington)
- 09:57 Molly Dowling (Lucan) -v- Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle)
- 10:06 Elisa Corcoran (Grange) -v- Rachel Thompson (Cork)
- 10:15 Clodagh Jones (Roscrea) -v- Zoe Collins (Castle Royle)
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