Mangan to defend title in Wicklow

Tricia Mangan (Ennis), fresh from her seventh-place finish at the Welsh Open Strokeplay, defends her Lancome Irish Ladies’ Close Championship at The European Club, Co Wicklow, May 13 to 17.

Mangan, currently on the GB&I panel, plans to add to last year’s title, won at Portsalon, and impress the selectors in attendance who will shortly announce the Curtis Cup team to play the USA at Bandon Dunes, Oregon, in July.