PING

SeniorsOpen13

12 September 2013

Ireland’s Gertie McMullen (The Island) pictured with ILGU Board member Dympna Conlon and Castlerock Lady Captain Diane Stuart fired a final round 79 to defeat Canada’s Diane Williams by four strokes to win the Irish Senior Women’s Open Strokeplay title at Castlerock Golf Club, Friday 13 September.
As the gale force winds and torrential rain abated for the first time all week, overnight leader McMullen started shakily to lose the lead and stood four over par on the fifth tee. However she settled impressively into the round to complete the next fourteen holes in level par to secure the title.
Canada’s Williams matched her 79 to finish second while team mate Diane Dolan went one better with a 78 to finish third. Along with USA’s Mary Kay Zordani , past Champion Alison Murdoch (CAN) fired a best-of-the-day 77 to finish sixth while Irish Seniors Close Champion Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) finished one further back in seventh place.
In the Nations Cup, Canada B finished strongly to push Ireland B and England A into joint second place.
FINAL ROUND TOTALS (PAR 75 SSS 75 CSS 78RO 78RO 77) 238 Gertie McMullen (The Island) 80 79 79 242 Diane Williams (CAN) 79 84 79 243 Diane Dolan (CAN) 86 79 78 244 Marianne Towersey (USA) 80 79 85 245 Amanda Mayne (ENG) 84 78 83 Alison Murdoch (CAN) 82 86 77 246 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) 83 80 83 Pat Doran (Donabate) 79 82 85 248 Susan Dye (ENG) 83 85 80 249 Caroline Berry (ENG) 88 83 78 251 Mary Kay Zordani (USA) 87 87 77 Heather Anderson (SCO) 83 85 83 Jackie Little (CAN) 82 89 80 Minna Kaarnalahti (FIN) 82 87 82 Helen Jones (Royal Portrush) 80 84 87 253 Karen Pultz (CAN) 90 83 80 Ivy Steinberg (CAN) 81 86 86 254 Ruth Lindley (ENG) 82 93 79 255 Lily Owens (Malahide) 88 85 82