After a tremendous weekend of golf in which the four Regional winners competed in the hope of winning the much sought after Green Pennant. It was Mannan Castle, who were glorious on the day and tle crowned All Ireland Miele Champions for 2013.
Mannan Castle Golf Club: Mary McKenna (President, ILGU) presenting Rosemary Barry (Team Manager) with the Miele All Ireland Ladies Fourball trophy after their victory at Lucan Golf Club.
L/R Rita O’Loughlin, Vera Kelly (Lady Captain, Mannan Castle Golf Club) and Gill Rouiller. Back l/R Philomena Rogers, Nuala Mulholland, Teresa Butler, Louise Hanratty, Pat McGrath (Chief Exec. Miele Ireland), Mary MacNamee, Mary Cassidy, Karen Forrester and Margaret Carroll.
Picture by Pat Cashman
Finalists:
Laytown& Bettystown Miele Fourball Team
Mary McKenna President, ILGU with beaten finalists Front L/R Aimee Wickham (Team Manager), Brenda Phelan (Lady Captain, Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club) and Oonagh Dillon (Lady President, Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club). Back L/R Barbara Cooney, Nicola Stokes, Marita Leech, Aoife Phillips, Ann McAuley, Pat McGrath (Chief Exec. Miele Ireland), Louise McAuley, Millie Wade, Rachel Taylor, Eleanor Metcalfe and Ann Wickham.
Picture by Pat Cashman
Final Results:
Laytown & Bettystown ½ Mannan Castle 3½
Rachel Taylor (4) & Millie Wade (16) lost to Louise Hanratty (7) & Mary Cassidy (17) 2&1 Barbara Cooney (5) & Nicola Stokes (15) halved with Karen Forrester (11) & Mary Mac Namee (16) Called In Eleanor Metcalfe (6) & Louise Mc Auley (17) lost to Gill Rouiller (9) & Teresa Butler (19) 5&3 Aoife Philips (12) & Aimee Wickham (13) lost to Rita O Loughlin (17) & Nuala Mulholland (23) 5&4
Semis:
After an exciting afternoon of golf in glorious sunshine Laytown & Bettystown and Mannan Castle were victorious over their opponents Borris and Co. Sligo.
On a beautiful calm Autumn morning the Miele All Ireland Semi Finals teed off at Lucan golf club. The course was in immaculate condition thanks to the work the course staff have put in to get it in tip top condition for the big event.
Borris 2 Laytown & Bettystown 2 (L&B win on Holes Up) Mary Quirke (13) & Eileen Kelly (16) lost to Rachel Taylor (4) & Millie Wade (16) 6&5 Bernie Byrne (12) & Kathy Mitchell (18) beat Barbara Cooney (5) & Nicola Stokes (15) 1up Margaret Collins (12) & Breda Nolan (23) beat Eleanor Metcalfe (6) & Louise Mc Auley (17) 2&1 Margaret Geoghegan (15) & Linda Donohoe (20) lost to Aoife Philips (12) & Marita Leech (13) 2&1
Co. Sligo 1 Mannan Castle 3 Maeve Kelly (7) & Mary Conefrey (16) lost to Louise Hanratty (7) & Mary Cassidy (17) 5&4 Marie Rooney (12) & Mary Durcan (14) halved with Karen Forrester (11) & Mary Mac Namee (16) Called in Irene O Donovan (15) & Claudette Murphy (16) lost to Gill Rouiller (9) & Teresa Butler (19) 5&3 Deirdre Connolly (13) & Elayne Mc Dermott (18) halved with Rita O Loughlin (17) & Nuala Mulholland (23) Called in
Míele All-Ireland Ladies Fourball Championship 2013 reaches National Semis/Final stage
On Saturday, 5th and Sunday, 6th October, the finals of the 2013 ‘Míele All-Ireland Ladies Fourball Championship’ got underway at Lucan Golf Club when forty four lady golfers teed off with high hopes of claiming a national green pennant for their Golf Club. Miele Ireland.This year’s tournament which teed off in April, saw close to 234 clubs involved and over two thousand two hundred lady golfers from across the North, East, South and West taking part. Southern Region winners Borris faced Eastern region champions Laytown/Bettystown, while County Sligo winners from the Western region went head to head with Mannan Castle from the Northern region.
