Annabel Wilson retains Irish Girls Close title
Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) bunkered at the 15th green in the final of the 2015 Irish Girl's Close Amateur Championship at Galway Bay Golf Club (18/07/2015). Picture by Pat Cashman
Annabel Wilson braved tough weather conditions to impressively retain the Irish Girls Close title with a 4 and 3 win over Shannon's Lisa O’Shea at Galway Bay.
The 14-year old from Lurgan holed putts all over the course for a 6 and 5 semi-final win over fellow international and friend Julie McCarthy from Forrest Little.
O'Shea birdied the last to beat Grange's Elisa Corcoran one up in the other semi-final but she had no answer to a ruthless Wilson in the final.
Recently capped by Great Britain and Ireland in the Junior Vagliano Trophy, she opened with a birdie and followed with another at the sixth and turned four up before closing out the match on the 15th green.
In the plate final Castlewarden's Lauren Walsh beat Laytown and Bettystown's Eleanor Metcalfe one up.
Metcalfe beat Woodstock's Aine Donegan 8 and 7 as Walsh saw off St. Anne's Alice Hutchinson 2 up in the semi-finals but the weather conditions did not faze Metcalfe and Walsh in the final as they attacked the course and were evenly matched right up until the end when Walsh won the final hole to be crowned Irish Plate Close Champion.
Irene Poynton (Director of Junior Golf, ILGU) presenting Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) with the 2015 Irish Girl's Close Amateur Championship trophy (Blake Cup) after her victory at Galway Bay Golf Club (18/07/2015).Also in the picture is Andy Wilson (Father). Picture by Pat Cashman
Irish Girls Close Championship, Galway Bay
Final - Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) beat Lisa O’Shea (Shannon) 4&3
Plate Final - Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) lost to Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) 1 up
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS SEMI-FINALS
Julie McCarthy (Forest Little) lost to Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) 6&5
Elisa Corcoran (Grange) lost to Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 1up
PLATE MATCHPLAY RESULTS SEMI-FINALS
Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) beat Aine Donegan (Woodstock) 8&7
Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) lost to Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) 2up
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS QUARTER-FINALS
Julie McCarthy (Forest Little) beat Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 5&3
Valerie Clancy (Killarney) lost to Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) 3&2
Elisa Corcoran (Grange) beat Catriona Griffin (Killarney) 3&2
Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) lost to Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 2&1
PLATE MATCHPLAY RESULTS QUARTER-FINALS
Sarah Molloy (Kilkenny) lost to Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) 5&4
Laura Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) lost to Aine Donegan (Woodstock) 4&3
Maeve Rooney (Co. Sligo) lost to Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) 4&3
Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) beat Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 1up
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS ROUND 2
Julie McCarthy (Forest Little) beat Rachel Thompson (Cork) 2&1
Ciara Leonard (Mitchelstown) lost to Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 2&1
Valerie Clancy (Killarney) beat Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) 4&3
Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) beat Grace McGrath (East Cork) 5&3
Mairead Martin (Killarney) lost to Elisa Corcoran (Grange) 2&1
Clodagh Walsh (Castlewarden) lost to Catriona Griffin (Killarney) 3&1
Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) beat Molly Dowling (Lucan) 8&6
Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) lost to Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 1up
PLATE MATCHPLAY RESULTS ROUND 1
Aoife Ní Thuama (Douglas) lost to Sarah Molloy (Kilkenny) 3&2
Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) beat Clodagh Coughlan (Douglas) 4&3
Laura Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) W/O from Ciara Casey (Hermitage)
Aine Donegan (Woodstock) beat Sarah Burke (Mullingar) 4&3
Anna Foster (Elm Park) gave W/O to Maeve Rooney (Co. Sligo)
Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) beat Ellen O'Gorman (Milltown) 4&3
Aideen Walsh (Woodstock) gave W/O to Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden)
Clare Calvert (RCDL) lost to Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 3&2
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHPLAY RESULTS ROUND 1
Julie McCarthy (Forest Little) beat Aoife Ní Thuama (Douglas) 4&3
Sarah Molloy (Kilkenny) lost to Rachel Thompson (Cork) 4&3
Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) lost to Ciara Leonard (Mitchelstown) 3&2
Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) beat Clodagh Coughlan (Douglas) 5&4
Valerie Clancy (Killarney) beat Laura Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) on the 20th
Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) beat Ciara Casey (Hermitage) 3&1
Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) beat Aine Donegan (Woodstock) 5&4
Sarah Burke (Mullingar) lost to Grace McGrath (East Cork) on the 19th
Mairead Martin (Killarney) beat Anna Foster (Elm Park) 6&5
Elisa Corcoran (Grange) beat Maeve Rooney (Co. Sligo) 2&1
Clodagh Walsh (Castlewarden) beat Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) 5&4
Catriona Griffin (Killarney) beat Ellen O'Gorman (Milltown) 4&3
Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) beat Aideen Walsh (Woodstock) 5&4
Molly Dowling (Lucan) beat Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) 1up
Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) beat Clare Calvert (RCDL) 4&2
Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) beat Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 4&3
