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GOLF NEWS

England retain Men’s Senior Home Internationals

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NGLAND came out on
top in the Men’s Senior
Home Internationals at Royal
County Down with a powerful
final day performance against
European champions Ireland,
consigning Scotland to second
place and the Irish to third.
Despite heavy rain on the
final day, the bedrock for the
English success was laid in
their foursomes performance,
in which they produced a
clean sweep to take a 3-0 lead
into the singles.

McGimpsey over Richard
Partridge and Michael
Quirke against Tyrone Carter,
England secured the necessary
points to finish the job 6-3.

Then, despite a comeback
win on the 18th for Maurice
Kelly over English seniors
champion Richard Latham,
and victories for Garth

The most crucial of these
came from John Ambridge,
who gained a one-hole victory
over Arthur Pierse in a match
that was all square playing the
par five18th. But the Irishman
took bogey after bunkering
his drive and a solid par saw
Ambridge home.

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