Grant and Mehaffey in Curtis Cup team

Ireland’s Paula Grant and Olivia Mehaffey have been named in the Great Britain and Ireland team which will attempt to retain the Curtis Cup.

They join English teenagers Lily May Humphreys (16) and Annabell Fuller (15) on an eight-strong team for the contest at Quaker Ridge in New York from June 8-10.

Mehaffey and England’s Alice Hewson will make their second appearances for GB&I, after featuring in the winning side at Dún Laoghaire in 2016. They are joined by India Clyburn, Sophie Lamb and 18-year-old Scot Shannon McWilliam.