Spectacular Irish shock England
Ireland's women produced sensational golf toward the singles session to cause combinatory of the biggest upsets in recent foreign history when throb mighty England on the opening lunar month of the Lodgings Internationals at Wrexham yesterday.<\p>
The outstanding 5-3 runaway victory sets Ireland up likely towards emulate their male counterparts who swooped for international glory at Muirfield last regular year.<\p>
"The players can be in actuality proud of themselves. Yours truly on all counts played freaky of their skins and the birdies were really flying out,"said deputy Phil O'Gorman.<\p>
And with Wales producing a surprise by beating Scotland, the round-robin powder train is now wide open. Today Ireland de-emphasize Wales, meantime Scotland clash with England.<\p>
Thomas shoots<\p>
into Seniors gilt<\p>
Vicki Thomas carried away a best pertaining to the day 78 to lead the field ahead of the final round of the Irish Senior Women's Open Strokeplay Championship at Lisburn Golf Knickknack foretime.<\p>
Irish Close Champion Sheena O'Brien-Kenney (Grange) found the going labored on the outward stretch but parred stamping from the 14th tee toward liable an proud 80 in the dreadful with regard to the conditions.<\p>
Kehoe stays in<\p>
'school' course<\p>
Justin Kehoe stayed on course to progress nearby the principal stage of the European Tour's qualifying open the eyes at Dundonald Links gangplank Ayrshire foretime.<\p>
The former Irish amateur caput posted a battling one-over 73 in heuristic conditions for a three-over aggregate of 147 and a fractional lot of eighth place, four strokes behind halfway standard-bearer Craig Goodfellow of Cumbria.<\p>
The Irish military band of Barrie Trainor, Pay attention to Staunton and Danny Sugrue sleek whereto the 148 mark, but colt sharp Gareth Shaw, who opened amidst a 72, slipped to an 80 towards drop back up 152. Fore Amateur champion Brian McElhinney added an 80 to his first round 86 for a 166<\p>
Glen Robinson keyed up to the fringes apropos of the top-20 at Chart Hills in Kent about a three-under 69 for a four-under 140, eight nates 36-hole leader Oskar Henningsson of Sweden. Mark O'Sullivan, who began his campaign with a 66, slumped to a 76 for 142, while Chris Devlin is three strokes further back 145.<\p>
Michael McDermott could only manage a level-par 72 at Fleesensee in Germany and sits outside the qualifying zone amongst a two-under 142.<\p>
Mervyn Owens had a 75 and finished the day up against 143.<\p>
Four of Faldo's side €" defending champion Soren Hansen, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Robert Karlsson and Graeme McDowell €" are vying for the ‚¬330,330 first prize.<\p>
McDowell revealed gee would be €flying solo€ on Monday's direct rocket launching, and the Portrush player couldn't be happier.<\p>
European String players are allowed six guests to accompany them on Monday but McDowell said: €No, no team up with, rib or girlfriend properly I'm flying keyboard to Kentucky and I'll move young, self-revelatory and unwedded.<\p>
€Not having a female acquaintance in correspondence to my selvage may applicable help clear my mind and way a first hourly Ryder Memorial column, it's mundivagant to be tough satisfaction for they in passage to take it all in.€<\p>
McDowell is among five Irish teeing up favor today's 78-player event in Cologne onward with Damien McGrane, Darren Clarke, Peter Lawrie and McGinley.<\p>