20 June 2023

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Kate Dillon to take on Europe in Scotland

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Kate Dillon to take on Europe in Scotland

Oughterard’s Kate Dillon has been selected on the Great Britain & Ireland Junior Vagliano Trophy team to take on Europe at Royal Dornoch next week.

The six-person under-16 team also includes Roscommon’s Olivia Costello and tees off in Scotland on June 30th.

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The Great Britain and Ireland teams to contest The Vagliano and Junior Vagliano trophies against the Continent of Europe at Royal Dornoch on 30 June and 1 July have been selected. 

GB&I is bidding to win the Vagliano Trophy for the first time since 2005 and the team includes a number of players who competed in The Women’s Amateur Championship at Prince’s last week. 

The GB&I team for the Vagliano Trophy is:

  • Rosie Belsham, 21, Whitley Bay, England
  • Beth Coulter, 19, Kirkistown Castle, Ireland
  • Hannah Darling, 19, Broomieknowe, Scotland
  • Aine Donegan, 21, Lahinch, Ireland
  • Charlotte Heath, 21, Huddersfield, England
  • Lorna McClymont, 22, Milngavie, Scotland
  • Caley McGinty, 22, Knowle, England
  • Lottie Woad, 19, Farnham, England
  • Team Captain – Maria Dunne

The players selected for GB&I in the Junior Vagliano Trophy are aiming to make history by winning the international match for the first time. 

The GB&I team for the Junior Vagliano Trophy is:

  • Sadie Adams, 16, Royal Birkdale, England
  • Olivia Costello, 15, Roscommon, Ireland
  • Kate Dillon, 16, Oughterard, Ireland
  • Isobel Kelly, 15, Erewash Valley, Wales
  • Rosie Kim, 16, The Buckinghamshire, England
  • Chloe Tarbard, 15, Royal Norwich, England
  • Team Captain – Janet Melville

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