Irish ladies chase three-in-a-row in Home Internationals

THIS is a huge week for golf in Ireland and Britain with at least four major tournaments down for decision.

While 16 fortunate professionals battle for the megabucks on offer in the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth, here in Ireland the Ladies Home Internationals are being contested at Dundalk Golf Club; the Bulmers Irish Cups and Shields finals are down for decision at Rosslare and the last-minute inclusion of Pádraig Harrington in the field has given an unexpected boost to the Cuisine de France/Simple Properties sponsored Irish PGA Championship at the new Christy O'Connor Junior designed PGA National course at Palmerstown House near Naas.

The Irish ladies are attempting to rewrite history this week by winning the Home Internationals at Dundalk for the third consecutive year, even though they have not prevailed on home soil since 1907.