KANTURK NEWS

KANTURK’S Mairead Martin, aged 17, and Annabel Wilson, aged 16, stepped up to the ladies’ team this year and helped Ireland win the Home Internationals.

It was Ireland versus England in both the ladies and girls matches on the final day and in both matches it was looking like it was England’s title to lose.

In the ladies match both teams shared the morning foursomes and then England took an early lead in the singles but then the Irish ladies mounted a late comeback which led them to a momentous 5-4 victory. Lianna Bailey beat Paula Grant 4&2 in the first singles on the course but the turnaround got underway when teenager Annabel Wilson came back from five down at the turn to beat Sophie Lamb by two holes.

Chloe Ryan (3&1) and Julie McCarthy (5&4) then got the better of India Clyburn and Gemma Clews before Mairead Martin came up the last and halved with Olivia Winning.

Rochelle Morris did earn one final point for the English when she beat Curtis Cup colleague Maria Dunne by one hole in the last singles but by that time the outcome had been settled. Golf in Ireland is looking good. Last year the girls did it. This year the ladies have done it.

Meanwhile, the elevation of Mairead Martin and Annabel Wilson from the girls team to the ladies left the girls team weaker and England won.