English take title, Scots finish last

Women’s Home International: England are Women’s Home International champions for the first time since winning at Dunbar in 2007. Captain Chris Pascall’s squad finished the job in style with an 8-1 victory over Ireland on a sunny last day at Hillside Golf Club, Lancashire.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Sep 2011, 01:57 BST

England did not win a match in Cardiff 12 months ago. This time round they won all three, having already beaten both Wales and Scotland by 6-3.

Wales finished runners-up with two wins to their credit by beating Scotland, the defending champions, 5-4. It was the Scots’ third defeat of the week. Twelve months ago they won three out of three. This time round they finished last. In yesterday’s singles there wins for the Briggs sisters, Megan and Eilidh, while Kelsey MacDonald and Alyson McKechin got halves.