Olivia leads Roscommon charge at AIG Ladies Cups and Shields
Olivia Costello from Roscommon who was on the team that won the Senior Foursomes Photo: Andrew Downes, xposure
She's only 11 but Olivia Costello can help Roscommon qualify for the semi-finals of the AIG Senior Foursomes when they clash with Limerick at Knightsbrook Hotel and Golf Resort today.
The five handicapper won two matches for Connacht in the Girls Interprovincials and she could be key to Roscommon's chances against the Munster champions on the opening day of the AIG Ladies Cup and Shields Finals at the Co Meath resort.
The winners will face Courtown in tomorrow's semi-finals while East Leinster champions Woodbrook will take on Ulster kingpins Massereene.
Today's action also features the Intermediate Cup quarter-final between Corrstown and Mullingar and the Minor Cup quarter-final of New Forest and Royal Belfast.
The four-day festival of golf features 30 teams chasing six coveted green pennants.
If Limerick beat Roscommon, they will join Castlebar, Mullingar and Newlands in their bid for success in multiple events.
Kilmashogue, Rathcore, Dromoland, Castlereagh Hills, Castlerock, New Forest, Tulfarris and Moyola Park will all be making their debuts in the finals.
Brigid McCaw, President of the ILGU, said: "I congratulate all 30 teams on reaching the last stages of this year's tournament and wish all players good golf and enjoyable matches throughout the week."
AIG Ladies Cups & Shields, Knightsbrook Golf Club
Today
11.00 Senior Foursomes Quarter-final: Limerick v Roscommon;
11:30 Intermediate Cup Quarter-final, Corrstown v Mullingar;
12:20 Minor Cup Quarter-final, New Forest v Royal Belfast.
Tomorrow
0800 Intermediate Cup Semi Final, Corrstown/Mullingar v Monkstown;
0840 Senior Foursomes Semi Final, Limerick/Roscommon v Courtown;
0910 Senior Foursomes Semi Final, Woodbrook v Massereene;
0940 Intermediate Cup Semi Final, Castlerock v Loughrea;
1020 Minor Cup Semi Final, New Forest/Royal Belfast v Castlebar;
1100 Minor Cup Semi Final, Tralee v Kilmashogue;
1140 Junior Cup Quarter Final, Castlebar v Newlands;
1220 Junior Foursomes Quarter Final, Newlands v Portumna;
1250–1330 ChallengeCupQuarterFinal: Moyola Park v East Cork
Friday
(Brackets indicates alternate times should the same club be involved in both Senior Foursomes/ Junior Cup and Junior Foursomes/ Intermediate Cup)
0800 Junior Cup Semi Final, Castlebar/Newlands v Limerick;
0840 Junior Foursomes Semi Final, Dromoland v Mullingar;
0910 Junior Foursomes Semi Final, Newlands/Portumna v Castlereagh Hills;
0940 Junior Cup Semi Final, Enniscorthy v Co. Armagh;
1020 (1210) Challenge Cup Semi Finals, Moyola Park/East Cork v Rathcore;
1100 (1250) Challenge Cup Semi Finals, Co. Sligo v Tulfarris;
1150 (1230) Minor Cup Final;
1250 (1020) Senior Foursomes Final;
1330 (1050) Intermediate Cup Final.
Saturday
10:00 Junior Foursomes Final;
10:40 Junior Cup Final;
11:30 Challenge Cup Final.
