This article is from page 69 of the 2007-08-28 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 69 JPG
ENNIS will go for All-Ireland glory in Miltown this weekend when the south Dublin club plays host to the All-Ireland Ladies Senior Cup finals. In the centenary year of the club, vic- tory in the flagship event of the ladies club game would be the best possible way to celebrate 100 years of golf in the county capital.
And, Ennis will be looking to the talents as such luminaries as two- time Irish Close champion, Tricia McDonnell, former British Seniors champion Valarie Hassett and young gun Sarah Cunningham to bring a long overdue All-Ireland title to the county.
Ennis are among five district cham- pions (Carlow, Co Louth, Galway and Royal Portrush are the others) at the quarter-final stages. The other teams Laytown & Bettystown, Kilkenny and Roscommon.
All four quarter-finals will be
played Friday after which an open draw for the semi-final pairings will be made. Whatever the outcome of the first day’s play, Saturday is sure to see a feast of competitive golf for the ILGU’s blue-riband Senior Cup as the cream of elite club golf descend on Milltown for the weekend.
Ennis are playing Connacht cham- pions Galway. Two years ago when Ennis reached the semi-final stage of the competition that was hosted by Woodstock GC, but went down to eventual champions and Senior Cup specialists, Royal Portrush.