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Nice Britain and Eire’s Vagliano Trophy and Junior Vagliano Trophy groups at Royal Hague Golf & Nation Membership
Nice Britain and Eire defeated the Continent of Europe to seal a primary Vagliano Trophy victory since 2005.
Following the Curtis Cup win over the USA final September, the GB&I ladies once more held their nerve within the biennial match, successful 12½-11½ on the Royal Hague Golf & Nation Membership within the Netherlands.
Led by non-playing captain Maria Dunne, GB&I discovered themselves trailing by one heading into the singles with Europe claiming two early wins.
Nonetheless, the GB&I crew fought again with the English trio of Endurance Rhodes, Nellie Ong and Isla McDonald-O’Brien all scoring wins earlier than Eire’s Aine Donegan and one other England participant, Sophia Fullbrook, took GB&I over the successful line in a exceptional end to assert a primary win in 20 years.
“It has been an unbelievable day,” mentioned Dunne.
“I mentioned to the crew early this morning that I had a extremely good feeling about right now. They did the job within the foursomes, momentum went our manner and so they simply fought. I instructed them final night time ‘simply preserve combating, preserve combating for each single level or half level’ and that is precisely what they did.”
Rhodes, Donegan, Beth Coulter, Lottie Woad and Hannah Darling had been all a part of the crew which received the Curtis Cup and all performed their half as soon as once more.
Woad and Coulter misplaced to Paula Martin Sampedro and Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto respectively, however issues started to show GB&I’s manner with Ong’s 6&5 victory, and McDonald-O’Brien edged out Camille Min-Gaultier 2&1 to drag the guests nearer, earlier than Rhodes delivered one other essential level with a two-hole overcome France’s Sara Brentcheneff.
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Aine Donegan completed in fashion to ship a key singles win for Nice Britain and Eire
In a tense end, Donegan hit a successful eagle towards Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio earlier than Fullbrook held her nerve for a one-hole victory towards Emma Kaisa Dalgaard Bunch to seal it.
Europe did have one thing to point out for the day as they had been 11½-6½ winners within the Junior Vagliano Trophy.
“We got here so shut at Royal Dornoch in 2023 [losing by three points] and we knew we hadn’t received this occasion since 2005 so it feels superb to do it,” Dunne added.
“Endurance had an unbelievable end to win her singles match, earlier than Aine rolled in that eagle on the 18th. I really feel so privileged to be captain. For GB&I to now maintain each the Curtis Cup and the Vagliano Trophy is incredible.
“I feel the success in successful the Curtis Cup final 12 months helped the crew this week. I reminded them in our crew conferences that we had that momentum and perception.
“My three rookies have additionally been unbelievable and performed the job for me each time I’ve requested them. For the three who weren’t concerned within the Curtis Cup, they may see the assumption and so they constructed on that too.”
The Junior Vagliano Trophy was performed alongside the senior event, with the Continent of Europe beating GB&I 11½-6½.