Our Junior girls played a match against Elm Park yesterday.
Aoife Dempsey & Chloe Creedon played at home and Jane Lumley & Doireann Dowdall played in Elm Park in four singles matches.
Aoife & Chloe got off to strong starts and while they faced stiff opposition from the lower handicapped visitors, both were 3 up at the turn. Meanwhile in Elm Park, Doireann got off to a very steady start, up early in her match while Jane was swapping holes with her opposition. At the turn Doireann was 2 up and Jane 1 down. It’s worth saying that Doireann was playing against Kate Fleming, playing off 3. Kate had been playing in The Womens Irish Amateur championships in Woodbrook during the week and had played 18 holes there earlier in the day. I greatly admire her support for junior golf in her club to come back and play in our match. Her ball striking was superb but Doireann also played beautiful golf and was able to use her ‘shots received’ very well.
In Greystones, after halving a number of holes Aoife teed off on 15 still 3 up. Both players found the thick rough down the right but Aoife’s clever course management skills paid off and she found herself on the green with little damage done and with her opponent unable to halve, the match was over – a 4&3 win.
Having to give an in-form Chloe a shot a hole was always going to be difficult and despite her best efforts the Elm Park girl was still 3 down after 15. A lovely tee shot on 16 set Chloe up to win the hole and close out the match 4&2.
On 12th tee in Elm Park Doireann was 2 up, and after a beautiful drive and a superb 2nd to 20 feet she went 3 up as Kate could only match her par while giving a shot. Also on 12 Jane found herself 2 down but made an excellent up & down par to go back to 1 down. On 13 her tee shot found trees right but she played a superb recovery shot to set up a nett par and a win to go back to all square.
At this stage the results had come in from Greystones and after Jane had teed off 14th we could see Doireann & Kate standing off to one side, their match having finished on 15.
A 3.5-.05 win for Greystones! Excellent golf played on both sides and played in good sporting fashion. Many thanks to Helen Creedon for looking after the home team and to June O’Brien in Elm Park for their hospitality.
Jenny Moore, Junior Committee
