Another superb effort from Wilson

Annabel Wilson, who helped Ireland to a highly-creditable second-place finish in the Home internationals last week, produced a stunning closing burst over the Massereene course in county Antrim yesterday to spearhead the Irish charge towards places in the knock-out stages of the British Girls Open Championship.

The Lurgan teenager carded two birdies in the last four holes of her first qualifying round to post a two over par 75 to be among the leaders and the only player in the top 10 from the home countries, the others all being continentals.

Her one black spot was a double bogey six at the ninth- but Wilson has every reason to be pleased with her overall performance as she fired herself into a strong position to secure one of the 64 spots in the match-play draw.