Irish girls stage amazing late recovery to force draw with England

Ireland staged a remarkable fightback over the closing holes at Radyr in South Wales yesterday to grab a share of the spoils with defending champions England on the opening day of the Girls Home International series.

They lost the foursomes 2-1 and were down in four of the six singles as the players headed for home in the afternoon — but then came an amazing turnaround.

On a day when play was suspended for a time due to flooded greens, Jessica Carty won three of the last four holes to halve with Elizabeth Mallet and new cap Jessica Ross won three of the final five holes to edge to victory over Brogan Townsend.