Ulster’s ambition to win a third consecutive Women’s Interprovincial golf title this week at Cork Golf Club has been dealt a blow with the withdrawal of two of their more experienced players.

LEONA MAGUIRE stormed to the Ladies British Open strokeplay title in sensational fashion yesterday at Royal Ashdown Forest, East Sussex.

LEONA MAGUIRE moved into contention for the Ladies British Open strokeplay title at Royal Ashdown Forest, East Sussex yesterday with a second successive three over par 75.

HOLDERS and hot favourites Royal Portrush play Claremorris in the Irish Senior Ladies Cup semi-final at Malone GC, Belfast today.

LISA MAGUIRE continued her domination of the European Women’s Individual Championship in the Netherlands yesterday.

THE brilliant Maguire twins spearhead a powerful-looking Irish challenge for the European Ladies Amateur individual title over the Noordwijse course in the Netherlands, starting today.

THE unpredictability of match-play was apparent again yesterday as three of the highly-fancied home competitors all lost in the first match-play round of the British Ladies Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

THE Maguire twins returned to their normal impressive form yesterday to progress comfortably into the knock-out phase of the British Ladies Open Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush.

LEONA MAGUIRE has dedicated her Portuguese Ladies Amateur Championship win to her grandfather, Aidan McGovern, who passed away suddenly last month.

IRELAND were pipped at the post in a gripping finale to the Women’s Amateur Home International at rain-sodden Whitchurch in Cardiff yesterday.

A DOUGLAS side unrated before the matches began put up a great battle in Saturday’s final of the Irish Ladies Cup at Cork Golf Club before conceding a 24th victory in the event to the powerful side from Royal Portrush.

TOURNAMENT specialists Royal Portrush and Douglas are hopeful of regaining national eminence when the closing stages of the Irish Ladies Senior Cup are played at Cork Golf Club, Little Island, over the next two days.

DANIELLE McVEIGH faces a mammoth task over the next two days to lift the European Ladies Amateur Team title at Falsterbo in Sweden — but she is still very much in contention for a medal.

IRELAND lost their Amateur Home International title at Hillside on the Lancashire coast yesterday when they lost 9½-5½ to England.

ULSTER won the Girls’ Interprovincial for the first time since 1996 at Killorglin yesterday when victory against Munster ensured they pipped holders Connacht to the title.

MUNSTER stole a march on their rivals as they finished the opening day of the U18 Girls’ Interpros in Killorglin, Co Kerry, as the only winners.

Munster received one of their heaviest defeats for a long time in the Girls' Interprovincial Championship when they managed only half-a-point in their tussle with Connacht at Warrenpoint today.