Dunne books semi-final spot
27/05/2006 - 15:50:41Defending champion and Irish international Maria Dunne (Skerries) has safely made it through to the semi-finals of the Clarins Leinster Ladies Golf Championships at Grange Golf Club.
Dunne will face strongly fancied Curtis Cup hopeful Martina Gillen (Beaverstown) in the first semi-final. Gillen beat Sinead Keane (Curragh) and Anne McCormack (Roscommon) on Friday.
Dunne was pushed all the way to the 17th green by local favorite and recently crowned Seniors Champion Therese O'Reilly, while O'Reilly herself had delicately disposed of clubmate Sheena O'Brien Kenney on the home green in the morning.
Elsewhere, current International Maura Morrin (Curragh) expertly dealt with the threat of Vicki Power (Brampton Park) while 2nd qualifer Jennifer Gannon (Co Louth) was is devastating form to expel Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne) and Gillian O'Leary (Cork) from this year's event.
Play continues at Grange Golf Club tomorrow today.
CLARINS LEINSTER LADIES SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday 27 May - AM
09.00 Martina Gillen (Beaverstown) -v- Maria Dunne (Skerries)
09.10 Maura Morrin (Curragh) -v- Jennifer Gannon (Co. Louth)
Friday 26 May - PM
Martina Gillen (Beaverstown) beat Sinead Keane (Curragh) 4&3
Maria Dunne (Skerries) beat Therese O’Reilly (Grange) 2&1
Maura Morrin (Curragh) beat Vicki Power (Brampton Park) 5&3
Jennifer Gannon (Co. Louth) beat Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne) 5&4
Friday 26 May - AM
Martina Gillen (Beaverstown) beat Anne McCormack (Roscommon) at 19th
Sinead Keane (Curragh) beat Ann Geoghegan (Atrhlone) 3&2
Maria Dunne (Skerries) beat Miriam Abernethy (Cork) 4&3
Therese O’Reilly (Grange) beat Sheena O’Brien Kenney (Grange) 1up
Maura Morrin (Curragh) w/o Sinead O’Sullivan (Galway)
Vicki Power (Brampton Park) beat Deirdre Walsh (Milltown) 4&3
Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne) beat Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 3&2
Jennifer Gannon (Co. Louth) beat Gillian O’Leary (Cork) 4&2
CLARINS LEINSTER LADIES JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday 27 May - AM
Sheila Richardson (Kilcoole) -v- Sandra McCaffrey (Lucan)
Angie O'Briain -v- Sandra Smyth (Grange)
Friday 26 May - PM
Sheila Richardson (Kilcoole) beat Triona McAllister (Grange) 3&2
Sandra McCaffrey (Lucan) beat Audrey Kavanagh (Grange) 5&4
Angie O'Briain beat Anne Hayden (Foxrock) 1up
Sandra Smyth (Grange) beat Oralith Keogh (St. Anne's) 4&3
Friday 26 May - AM
Sheila Richardson (Kilcoole) beat Anne Barry (Glen of the Downs) 5&4
Triona McAllister (Grange) beat Mary Inglis (Foxrock) 2up
Audrey Kavanagh (Grange) beat Ciara Bourke (Foxrock) 1up
Sandra McCaffrey (Lucan) beat Marie Sudway (Carton House) 6&5
Anne Hayden (Foxrock) beat Deirdre Malone (Beech Park) 6&5
Angie O'Briain (Glen of the Downs) beat Patricia Collins (Lucan) 3&2
Sandra Smyth (Grange) beat Paula Murray (Naas) 3&2
Oralith Keogh (St. Anne's) beat Genevieve McKenna (Grange) 2up
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