Golf:Ireland are just one step away from retaining their Senior Home Internationals title after a 5.5-3.5 win over England at Westport Golf Club today.

They followed up yesterday’s win over Wales with a battling victory over England today and face an unbeaten Scotland in tomorrow’s title showdown.

Ireland lost two of the three singles and appeared to be in trouble when Tom Cleary was beat 6 and 5 by Andrew Carman.

However, the Irish fight back emerged when Adrian Morrow, Hugh Smyth and Michael Quirke all won before the icing on the cake came when Seamus McParland won three of the last four holes to defeat Chris Reynolds.

Seniors Home Internationals
Westport Golf Club
September 29th-1st, 2009

Results

Ireland 5 ½ England 3 ½
(Ireland names first):

Foursomes:
Adrian Morrow & Maurice Kelly bt Geoff King & Stewart King 2 and 1
Tom Cleary & Michael Quirke lost to Andrew Carman & Andrew Stracey 3 amd 2
Hugh Smyth & Seamus McParland lost to Doug Arnold & Chris Reynolds 3 and 2.

Singles:
Adrian Morrow bt Andrew Stracey 2 and 1
Maurice Kelly halved with Philip Slater
Michael Quirke bt Doug Arnold 3 and 2
Tom Cleary lost to Andrew Carman 6 and 5
Seamus McParland bt Chris Reynolds 2 holes
Hugh Smyth bt Geoff King 2 and 1

Scotland 5 Wales 4
(Scotland names first):

Foursomes:
Robert Stewart & Derek Murphy bt Robert Broad & Steve Hopkins 1 hole
John Fraser & George Paterson halved with John Whitcutt & Garry Huggett
Gordon McDonald & Sandy Pirie lost to Phil Jones & Keith Stimpson 3 and 2.

Singles:
Robert Stewart halved with Robert Broad
George Paterson lost to John Whitcutt 3 and 2
John Fraser bt Mike Rooke 5 and 4
Ian Hutcheon lost to Keith Stimpson 1 hole
Derek Murphy bt Phil Jones 1 hole
Gordon McDonald bt Steve Hopkins 2 and 1