GOLF: Captain Ada O'Sullivan was full of praise for her Britain and Ireland battlers after they had finished joint eighth in the World women's amateur team golf championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy in Kuala Lumpur at the weekend.
"It was a fantastic team performance especially when one remembers the terrible start we made. We were two under par today,12 better than in the first round.
"They showed total commitment and concentration. Our goal today was to finish in the top 10 and that is exactly what we have done.
"Everyone has contributed to the week and if the first day had been different who knows what might have happened," said the former Irish International from Cork.
Britain and Ireland finished with an aggregate of 588, 10 strokes behind new champions Australia who took the title for the first time for 24 years - and that was after they had been 19 strokes off the pace following round one.
Scottish champion Heather Stirling had the best final day score, a two under par 71 while Wales' Becky Brewerton took 73 and Emma Duggleby 74.
Australia pipped Thailand to the crown with Spain taking Bronze.
This coming Thursday the men's championship for the Eisenhower Trophy begins in Kuala Lumpur with Ireland for the first time entering as a separate nation - they will be represented by Noel Fox, Colm Moriarty and Justin Kehoe.
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