Taylor comes from behind to take title

England’s Emily Taylor won the Irish Women’s Open Amateur Strokeplay by three strokes from Ireland’s Mary Dowling (New Ross) and Gillian O’Leary (Cork) at The Island Golf Club yesterday.

Trailing overnight leader O’Leary by one stroke, Taylor captured her first Irish title in style with birdies on eight, ten, fifteen and holed from 12 feet at the last to sign off for 76. Dowling matched Taylor’s final round score to edge O’Leary into third on count-back after the Cork international struggled to repeat Saturday’s form on the outward nine.

Ireland B won the Nations Cup by two strokes from Ireland A, with Scotland third and England fourth.