Monifieth's Rebecca Wilson played a key role as Scotland pulled through in the end to beat Wales 5-4 on the opening day of the Girls' Home International matches at Panmure Golf Club, Barry, on Tuesday.
Scotland's big guns, Carly Booth and Kelsey MacDonald, the only survivors from the championship-winning line-up of the past two years, won their singles to extend the host nation's lunchtime lead to 4-2.
In the end it took a gritty performance from
18-year-old Rebecca to take Scotland through to victory by a single point.
Two down after five, she squared the match at the 12th and then edged ahead of Gemma Bradbury only to be pegged back at the 15th.
Rebecca won the 16th to go one up and then came out of a bunker to clinch victory by also winning the 18th for a two-hole margin.
Day One Results:
Scotland 5, Wales 4
Foursomes - C. Booth and K. MacDonald beat C. Williams and K. Bradbury, 5 and 4; R. Wilson and S. Vass beat K. Miller and G. Bradbury, 2 and 1; A. Niven and E. Briggs lost to A. Boulden and K. O'Connor, 4 and 3.
Singles - Booth beat N. Gobey, 3 and 1; MacDonald beat L. Watkins, 5 and 4; R.
McQueen lost to Boulden, 3 and 2; L. Atkins lost to O'Connor, 3 and 2; Wilson beat G. Bradbury, two holes; Briggs lost to Miller, 2 and 1.
Ireland 3, England 6
Foursomes - Lisa Maguire and Leona Maguire beat H. Barwood and H. Clyburn, one hole; S. Meadow and S.L. Winter beat R. Connor and H. Baek, 3 and 1; S. Cunningham and E. O'Driscoll lost to K. Tidy and A. Peters, 2 and 1.
Singles - Lisa Maguire beat Barwood, 2 and 1; Leona Maguire lost to Clyburn, one hole; P. Delaney lost to Tidy, one hole; O'Driscoll lost to Baek, one hole; Cunningham lost to Peters, 3 and 2; Meadow lost to Connor, 4 and 2.
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