Coughlan out of Lancome Ladies Close

Curtis Cup star Claire Coughlan (Cork) bowed out of the Lancome Ladies Close at Portsalon yesterday following a 2/1 defeat by the in-form Karen Delaney (Carlow).

Trailing by one hole playing the short 15th, Coughlan missed her birdie putt to level the match. Delaney made no mistake on 16 with her approach shot into 4 feet. She went on to wrap up the match with another birdie on 17.

Sinead Keane (Curragh) having won on the 20th in the morning, went out to Catherine Tucker (Limerick) on the second tie hole.