Scotland ladies victorious in international at Alyth

Scotland scored their first win for at least two years in the Senior Ladies Home Internationals at Alyth Golf Club yesterday, beating Wales 5-3 in their first match after losing all three 12 months ago.

A wet and miserable start to the day changed to bright and very breezy conditions before lunchtime.

The Scots took a 2-1 edge from the morning foursomes and added three more points with wins by Gillian Kyle (2 and 1 over Denise Richards), Lesley Lloyd (2 and 1 against Olwen Davies) and Fiona De Vries (2 and 1 against Sharon Roberts).

Wales’ two winners in the singles were Jane Rees, who beat Aberdeen’s Sheena Wood 3 and 2 in the leadoff tie, and former Senior British champion Ann Lewis, a 3 and 2 winner over Lorna McKinlay.

European senior champions Ireland came a cropper in their bid to take the home title out of England’s grasp. England won 5½-2½ taking the foursomes by a two-point margin and the singles 3-1.

The Scotland ladies team at Alyth this week.