Irish Senior women in Euro semis
Irish champion Suzanne Corcoran is a key member of the Irish Senior Ladies team. Ireland will face The Netherlands in the semi-finals of the European Senior Ladies Team Championships in Slovenia on Friday.
After qualifying for the top flight in fourth place, the team of Suzanne Corcoran, Pat Doran, Sheena McElroy, Gertie McMullen, Laura Webb and Carol Wickham beat Sweden 3-2 in Thursday’s quarter-finals at Golf & Country Club Bled.
McElroy and Pat Doran won their foursomes match by one hole and the Irish side then took two points from the four singles with big wins for Wickham (5 & 4) and Webb (5 & 3).
QUARTER-FINALS: IRELAND 3 SWEDEN 2
Sheena McElroy & Pat Doran beat Viveca Hoff & Brigitta Ljung 1up
Suzanne Corcoran lost to Louise Idestahl 1up
Carol Wickham beat Helene Maxe 5/4
Gertie McMullen lost to Christina Birke 6/4
Laura Webb beat Anette Djup 5/3
3&4 SEPT: QUALIFYING ROUNDS
FLIGHT A
777 Netherlands 388 389
780 France 394 386
792 England 396 396
793 Ireland 398 395 (Suzanne Corcoran 78 79, Pat Doran 83 81, Sheena McElroy 81 81, Gertie McMullen 83 84, Laura Webb 80 79, Carol Wickham 76 75)
795 Sweden 402 393
797 Germany 409 388
798 Italy 398 400
808 Spain 403 405
FLIGHT B
813 Switzerland 408 405
815 Scotland 408 407
820 Austria 414 406
824 Belgium 413 411
860 Finland 436 424
902 Iceland 451 451
926 Slovenia 471 455
Ireland: European Senior Ladies Team Championships 2013
- Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna)
- Pat Doran (Donabate)
- Sheena McElroy (Grange)
- Gertie McMullen (The Island)
- Laura Webb (The Berkshire)
- Carol Wickham (Laytown & Bettystown)
- Captain: Terry Sexton (Dun Laoghaire)