Clancy wins 49th Hermitage Ladies Scratch Cup
Killarney’s Valerie Clancy carded rounds of 70 and 68 to win the 49th edition of the prestigious Hermitage Ladies Scratch Cup.
The Irish international, a sophomore at the University of Indiana this year, finished a whopping seven shots clear of County Louth’s Deirdre Smith on eight-under par.
Hermitage’s Kate Lanigan finished a shot further back in third on level par with Elm Park’s Rachel McDonnell fourth and two-time winner Ciara Casey fifth.
Hermitage Ladies 36 holes Scratch Cup 2021, sponsored by Captain Brendan Coffey (Par 73)
Winner — Valerie Clancy (Killarney) 70 68 138
Runner up — Deirdre Smith (Co Louth) 72 73 145
3rd — Kate Lanigan (Hermitage) 71 75 146
4th — Rachel McDonnell (Elm Park) 74 73 147
5th — Ciara Casey (Hermitage) 76 73 149
Best Nett, 36 holes — Ellen O'Shaughnessy (Castleknock 4.2) 70 74 144
Best Gross, Round 1 — Evelyn Park (Edmondstown) 75
Best Gross, Round 2 — Sinead Benedetti (Elm Park) 76
Seniors: Best Nett 36 holes — Sandra McCaffrey (Lucan, 11.9) 78 76 154
Junior Prize: Best Nett, 36 holes — Ella Wojnar (Grange, 9.2) 80 71 151