‘Women were in and out in two minutes, they all had big smiles on their faces. I was still sitting there’

There were tears of joy earlier this month as Royal Portrush ended a 10-year wait for Senior Cup glory, but behind the emotion was an extraordinary act of bravery and resilience from Judithe Allen

Judithe Allen with her father, Gary, after Royal Portrush won the AIG Women's Senior Cup at Dun Laoghaire.

Most golfers fight to get a hole in one knowing their chances of success are miniscule.

But Royal Portrush golfer Judithe Allen was born to face into another, mucy more serious battle that, because of her genes, unfortunately had a much better chance of coming to fruition.