Gray leads qualifiers at Dooks

SOME 127 junior handicap golfers competed in the first round of the Munster Ladies Championships in glorious sunshine at Dooks Golf Club on Tuesday with the seniors qualifying on yesterday.

The matchplay takes place in both junior and senior today, with the semi-final and final matches tomorrow.

Liz Gray (Tralee), was the leading qualifier with Margaret Campion (Killarney) 2nd and Anne Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 3rd.

Match Play Draw for the Junior Championship: Elizabeth Gray (Tralee) V Patricia Joyce (Ballybunion); Ann O’Flynn (Lee Valley) V Margaret Hickey (Adare Manor); Catherine O’Brien (Dooks) V Betty Sheahan (Newcastle West); Ogie O’Sullivan (Dooks) V Josie Bourke (Templemore); Kay Bermingham (Youghal) V Mary Fagan (Adare Manor); Susan Marie Coakley (Mallow) V Nora Quaid (Ballybunion); Charlotte Jeffrey (Glengarriff) V Julie Barkman (Nenagh); Margaret O’Mahony (Kanturk) V Patricia Gibson (Waterville); Anne Mernagh (Woodenbridge) V Ann Jones (Shannon); Brid Naughton (Adare Manor) V Jenny Cagney (Lahinch); Agnes Duggan (Kanturk) V Marie O’Sullivan (Mallow); Bernie Nolan (Killarney) V Margaret Keyes (Adare Manor); Michelle Mc Carthy (Clonmel) V Delia Foley (Dooks); Noelle Golden (Mallow) V Kathleen Maher (Templemore); Mary Hackett (Dooks) V Sheila Forde (Shannon); Noreen Buckley (Monkstown) V Margaret Campion (Killarney).