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

THE five District champions — Ennis, Kilkenny, Roscommon, Royal Portrush and The Island — join this year’s back-door graduates — Douglas, Slieve Russell and Woodbrook — in the Irish Suzuki Senior Cup quarter-finals at Galway GC this week.

GRAEME DUNLEA aged 18 from Killorglin, Co Kerry, won the fifth Irish News of the World Young Irish Golfers Challenge at Luttrellstown’s par 72 course yesterday.

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.