O’Driscoll blitzes Grant to take title

EMMA O’DRISCOLL (Ballybunion) defeated Paula Grant (Lisburn) to capture the Lancome Girls’ Irish Close Championship title in sensational style at Castletroy GC yesterday.

O’Driscoll, who had earlier beaten fellow international Patrice Delaney (Birr) by 3&2 in the semi-final, was in devastating form in the afternoon session and inflicted a 7&6 defeat on Grant to claim the crown.

It comes on the back of a remarkable season for O’Driscoll, who collected the Connacht Women’s and Girls’ Championships as well as the Leinster Girls’ Championship and also finished runner-up at the Munster Women’s and Girls’ Championships earlier in the year.