Just three break 80 at Castlerock

Donabate’s Pat Doran was one of just three players to break 80 in the weather-affected first round of the Irish Senior Women’s Open at Castlerock. Picture ©ILGUDonabate’s Pat Doran, Headfort’s Pauline Walsh and Canada’s Diane Williams lead the field by one stroke after the first round of the weather-lashed Irish Senior Women’s Open Strokeplay at Castlerock.

In appalling conditions, where wind and rain battered the competitors from start to finish, the trio braved the elements to be the only players to break 80 and finish one stroke ahead of 2010 champion Helen Jones of Royal Portrush, The Island’s Gertie McMullen and American Marianne Towersey.

The Heath’s Catherine Reilly is lurking menacingly on 81 while defending champion Minna Kaarnalahti of Finald is three shots off the pace after an 82.

In the Nations Cup, Ireland B and Canada B lead the chasing pack.

The field plays a further 18 holes strokeplay tomorrow Thursday with the field cut to 50 for the final round on Friday.

The Irish party of just 28 will be keen to impress the selectors ahead of next week’s announcement of the Irish team to defend the Seniors Home International title in Wales in early October.

Irish Senior Women’s Open Strokeplay, Castlerock GC (Par 75)

Round One (SSS 75 CSS 78 reduction only)

79 Pat Doran (Donabate) Pauline Walsh (Headfort) Diane Williams (Can)

80 Helen Jones (Royal Portrush) Gertie McMullen (The Island) Marianne Towersey (USA)

81 Catherine Reilly (The Heath) Ivy Steinberg (Can)

82 Minna Kaarnalahti (Fin) Ruth Lindley (Eng) Jackie Little (Can) Alison Murdoch (Can)

83 Heather Anderson (Sco) Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) Susan Dye (Eng) Susan Pearl (Can)

84 Barbara Biggart (Sco) Mary MacLaren (Wellingborough) Amanda Mayne (Eng) Fionnuala McGrady (Dunmurry) Robin Lee Monroe (Can)

85 Annie Gowing (Eng)

86 Rozalyn Adams (Eng) Teri deLuis (Can) Diane Dolan (Can) Holly Horwood (Can) Fiona Hunter (Sco) Vicki Thomas (Wal)

87 Kate Evans (RCD Ladies) Jane Rees (Wal) Ann Stahle (SWE) Mary Kay Zordani (USA)

88 Susan Bell (Can) Caroline Berry (Eng) Mary Madden (Ballinasloe) Paula Murray (Naas) Lily Owens (Malahide) Gill Snelson (Eng)

89 Sarah Arnold (Eng) Lynn Arnone (Can) Gabi Heuchel (Eng) May Hughes (Sco) Carolyn Kirk (Eng) Mette Meyer Larsen (Den) Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell)

90 Judy Collins (Can) Mary Geaney (Killarney) Melanie Grant (Can) Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast) Phyllis Laschuk (Can) Toni McDonagh (Fortwilliam) Elke Neumann-Drope (GER) Karen Pultz (Can) Heidi Simpson (Royal Portrush) Elisabeth Wendels (SWE) Pamela Williamson (Sco)

91 Sally Krueger (USA) Valerie Shannon (Lahinch)

92 Josee Deslauriers (Can) Mary Feenan (Can) Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) Sheena McElroy (Grange) Alison vans Agnew (Eng)

93 Diane Gall (USA) Diane Higgins (Can) Clodagh Hopkins (Woodbrook) Manja Reef (Ned)

94 Cornelia Fischer (GER) Janice Paterson (Sco) Kathy Pilkey (Can)

95 Angela Colm (Can) Julie Green (Can) Lauraine Letarte (Can) Janet McGowan (Eng) Linda Ward (Can)

96 Catherine Butler (Can) Deb McDonald (Can) Janet Wilson (Royal Belfast)

97 Pamela Burnside (Can) Elaine Elborn (Bangor) Elizabeth Neville (Bearna) Vivien Saunders (Eng)

98 Kathie Houghton (Can) Ada Vrolijk (Ned)

99 Helen Castonguay (Can) Rosemary Watters (Eng)

100 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) Sigrid Johannesen (Den) Lyne Leclerc (Can) Beverly McGladery (Can)

101 Grainne Kane (Eng) Wanda Mochtar (Ned)

103 Marilyn Field-Marsham (Can) Diana Maughan (Can) Barbara Moysey (Can)

104 Sonja Gottschalch (Den) Iet Hagels (Ned)

105 Breda Strain (Portstewart)

109 Paulette Driscoll (Can)

RTD Violet McBride (Belvoir Park) INJ

NATIONS CUP (2 from 3 scores to count)

160 IRELAND B (HELEN JONES 80 MARY MacLAREN [84] GERTIE McMULLEN 80)

160 CANADA B (DIANE DOLAN [86] IVY STEINBERG 81 DIANE WILLIAMS 79)

162 IRELAND A (SUZANNE CORCORAN 83 PAT DORAN 79 SHEENA McELROY [92])

164 CANADA A (JACKIE LITTLE 82 ALISON MURDOCH 82 KAREN PULTZ [90])

167 ENGLAND A (CAROLINE BERRY [88] SUSAN DYE 83 AMANDA MAYNE 84)

169 SCOTLAND A (HEATHER ANDERSON 83 MAY HUGHES [89] FIONA HUNTER 86)

171 USA A (DIANE GALL [93] SALLY KRUEGER 91 MARIANNE TOWERSEY 80)

171 ENGLAND B (CAROLYN KIRK 89 RUTH LINDLEY 82 VIVIEN SAUNDERS [97])

173 WALES( JANE REES 87 VICKI THOMAS 86)

174 SCOTLAND (B BARBARA BIGGART 84 JANICE PATERSON [94] PAMELA WILLIAMSON 90)

177 SWEDEN (ANN STAHLE 87 ELISABETH WENDELS 90)

184 GERMANY (CORNELIA FISCHER 94 ELKE NEUMANN-DROPE 90)

189 DENMARK (SONJA GOTTSCHALCH [104] SIGRID JOHANNESEN 100 METTE MEYER LARSEN 89)

191 NETHERLANDS B (MANJA REEF 93 ADA VROLIJK 98)

205 NETHERLANDS A (IET HAGELS 104 WANDA MOCHTAR 101)

TEE TIMES – THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

08:20 Pat Doran (Donabate) Mary Kay Zordani (USA) Caroline Berry (Eng)

08:30 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) Marianne Towersey (USA) Amanda Mayne ( ENG)

08:40 Ivy Steinberg (Can) Alison Murdoch (Can) Rozalyn Adams (Eng)

08:50 Gertie McMullen (The Island) Mary Maclaren (Wellingborough) Elke Neumann-Drope (GER)

09:00 Susan Dye (Eng) Susan Pearl (Can) Josee Deslauriers (Can)

09:10 Diane Dolan (Can) Cornelia Fischer (GER) Elisabeth Wendels (SWE)

09:20 Fiona Hunter (Sco) Ann Stahle (SWE) Holly Horwood (Can)

09:30 Marilyn Henderson (Royal Belfast) May Hughes (Sco) Ada Vrolijk (Ned)

09:40 Helen Castonguay (Can) Diane Williams (Can) Clodagh Hopkins (Woodbrook)

09:50 Sonja Gottschalch (Den) Heidi Simpson (Royal Portrush) Grainne Kane (Eng)

10:00 Alison vans Agnew (Eng) Catherine Butler (Can) Helen Jones (Royal Portrush)

10:10 Paula Murray (Naas) Diana Maughan (Can) Toni McDonagh (Fortwilliam)

10:20 Ann Monteith (Slieve Russell) Robin Lee Monroe (Can) Heather Anderson (Sco)

10:30 Linda Ward (Can) Marilyn Field-Marsham (Can) Paulette Driscoll (Can)

10:40 Elaine Elborn (Bangor) Gill Snelson (Eng) Karen Pultz (Can)

11:00 Judy Collins (Can) Carolyn Kirk (Eng) Valerie Shannon (Lahinch)

11:10 Julie Green (Can) Ruth Lindley (Eng) Kate Evans (RCD Ladies)

11:20 Pamela Burnside (Can) Lynn Arnone (Can) Diane Higgins (Can)

11:30 Breda Strain (Portstewart) Maija Reef (Ned) Barbara Moysey (Can)

11:40 Elizabeth Neville (Bearna) Susan Bell (Can) Rosemary Watters (Eng)

11:50 Mary Geaney (Killarney) Mary Feenan (Can) Lyne Leclerc (Can)

12:00 Teri deLuis (Can) Phyllis Laschuk (Can) Deb McDonald (Can)

12:10 Mette Meyer Larsen (Den) Annie Gowing (Eng) Pamela Williamson (Sco)

12:20 Vivien Saunders (Eng) Sigrid Johannesen (Den) Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire)

12:30 Fionnuala McGrady (Dunmurry) Wanda Mochtar (Ned) Jane Rees (Wal)

12:40 Valerie Hassett (Ennis) Lauraine Letarte (Can) Iet Hagels (Ned)

12:50  Beverly McGladery (Can) Gabi Heuchel (Eng) Barbara Biggart (Sco)

13:00 Janet McGowan (Eng) Janet Wilson (Royal Belfast) Kathy Pilkey (Can)

13:10 Lily Owens (Malahide) Angela Colm (Can) Diane Gall (USA)

13:20 Sarah Arnold (Eng) Catherine Reilly (The Heath) Kathie Houghton (Can)

13:30 Janice Paterson (Sco) Melanie Grant (Can) Mary Madden (Ballinasloe)

13:40 Pauline Walsh (Headfort) Jackie Little (Can) Sally Krueger (USA)

13:50 Sheena McElroy (Grange) Vicki Thomas (Wal) Minna Kaarnalahti (Fin)