European Seniors

The latest - NOT the late-night email from THE TEAM - gives a little more information and gossip. It was clearly a very exciting day. Both Fiona de Vries and Lorna Bennett had won their matches against Uschi Beer and Tessa Oldenbourg- scores unknown - but it all rested on the result of the foursomes - often considered the poor county cousin, (that being such complete nonsense - a perfect pairing is worth GOLD)- and they came up such trumps. Moira and Mary were all square after eighteen but on the nineteenth, a perfect approach and a perfect putt = BIRDIE and match won!!!! Look on the EGA site and see delighted captain Pamela Williamson and Fiona de Vries congratulating Moira Thomson on their win. Heather Anderson and Anne Ryan played against Cornelia Schmidt-Stultze and Sabine Blecher, both of whom are clearly great stroke-play players. Sabine had the lowest qualifying score of the championship - 72. Germany brought seven members to the table, probably a stronger stroke-play player with an alternative strong match-play player. But we beat them. And now for the Irish.

England, the number one seed is also through to the semifinals having beaten Spain by 4 1/2 - to 1/2. England used as their foursomes the strong pairing of Janet Melville (who did not play at all in the stroke-play) and the fairly new but very able Felicity Christine. The singles team consisted of the indestructible Chris Quinn who had done exceptionally well in the stroke-play matches, Roz Adams (hole in one and 2009 British Senior Stroke-play Champion) and Jo Asmmore - they all won their singles matches. The English Champion, Caroline Marron had a halved match with Marta Estay. Sue Dye did not play in the matchplay. Tomorrow they take on Switzerland who beat Sweden.

Can't wait.