Garvey legacy graces Vagliano Trophy event

PHILOMENA GARVEY, the most famous Irish lady golfer in history played in the inaugural Vagliano Trophy match back in 1959, making it particularly appropriate that, on the first occasion this biennial fixture is contested in Ireland, it should be fought out on the spectacular links of County Louth made famous by Garvey.

In addition there is an Irish captain of the Great Britain and Ireland side (Ada O’Sullivan) and Tricia Mangan, the 29-year-old Ennis star flies the home flag in this clash against the Continent of Europe which begins this morning. Garvey actually led the Great Britain and Ireland line-up at the opening ceremony last night.

All that is needed now is for the home team to arrest a run of four consecutive defeats and O’Sullivan from Cork declared quite bluntly last night: “If we do not win this time, quite frankly I do not know when we will win with four of the team and possibly a fifth planning to turn professional.”