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Women's Irish Open

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Women's Irish Open
Tournament information
LocationRepublic of Ireland
Established1994
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Format54 or 72-hole Stroke play
Prize fund€400,000
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Laura Davies
To par−25 As above
Current champion
England Annabel Dimmock

The Women's Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET), held in the Republic of Ireland.

The tournament became part of the LET schedule in 1994 and ran for ten editions through 2003. After a four-year hiatus, the tournament was revived again in 2008 as part of the buildup to the 2011 Solheim Cup, scheduled for late September at Killeen Castle in County Meath. Killeen Castle hosted the Ladies Irish Open in early August, the week following the Women's British Open. Last played in 2012, the tournament returned in 2022, now held at Dromoland Castle in County Clare.[1]

At St. Margaret's in 1995, Laura Davies recorded a 72-hole total of 267 (−25), 16 strokes clear of runner-up Åsa Gottmo, setting world records for the lowest aggregate score and the biggest margin of victory in women's professional golf.[2]

Multiple winners are Sophie Gustafson (1998, 2000, 2003, 2010), Suzann Pettersen (2008, 2011) and Laura Davies (1994, 1995).

Winners

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Year Venue County Winner Score To Par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ()
KPMG Women's Irish Open
2024 Carton House Kildare England Annabel Dimmock 72-66-65-70=273 −19 Playoff France Pauline Roussin-Bouchard 60,000
2023 Dromoland Castle Clare Denmark Smilla Tarning Sønderby 71-67-72-62=272 −16 Playoff Sweden Lisa Pettersson
Netherlands Anne Van Dam
60,000
2022 Dromoland Castle Clare Czech Republic Klára Spilková 66-68-73-67=274 −14 Playoff Denmark Nicole Broch Estrup
Finland Ursula Wikström
60,000
2013–2021: No tournament
Ladies Irish Open
2012 Killeen Castle Meath Scotland Catriona Matthew 67-71-71=209 −7 1 stroke Norway Suzann Pettersen 52,500
2011 Killeen Castle Meath Norway Suzann Pettersen (2) 71-63-64=198 −18 6 strokes Spain Azahara Muñoz 60,000
AIB Ladies' Irish Open
2010 Killeen Castle Meath Sweden Sophie Gustafson (4) 70-68-66=204 −12 1 stroke Norway Marianne Skarpnord
South Korea In-Kyung Kim
75,000
2009 Portmarnock Links Fingal Italy Diana Luna 68-69-68=205 −11 4 strokes France Gwladys Nocera
England Florentyna Parker
SwedenSophie Gustafson
75,000
2008 Portmarnock Links Fingal Norway Suzann Pettersen 69-69-67=205 −11 5 strokes Norway Marianne Skarpnord 67,500
Ladies' Irish Open
2004–2007: No tournament
2003 Killarney Kerry Sweden Sophie Gustafson (3) 66-63-73=202 −17 3 strokes England Laura Davies 24,750
2002 Killarney Kerry Denmark Iben Tinning 71-70-73=214 −2 Playoff Norway Suzann Pettersen 24,750
Waterford Crystal Ladies' Irish Open
2001 Faithlegg Waterford Spain Raquel Carriedo 68-66-66=200 −16 1 stroke Sweden Sophie Gustafson 24,486
2000 Faithlegg Waterford Sweden Sophie Gustafson (2) 71-71-71-69=282 −6 1 stroke France Marine Monnet 24,202
Donegal Irish Ladies' Open
1999 Letterkenny Donegal France Sandrine Mendiburu 71-72-71-72=286 +2 Playoff Spain Raquel Carriedo
England Laura Davies
Germany Elisabeth Esterl
22,395
1998 Ballyliffin Donegal Sweden Sophie Gustafson 68-78-68=214 −2 Playoff Denmark Iben Tinning 19,260
Guardian Irish Open
1997 Luttrellstown Castle Dublin France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 74-70-69-71=284 −4 1 stroke Spain Laura Navarro 24,635
1996 Citywest Dublin England Alison Nicholas 69-73-65-70=277 −11 8 strokes England Trish Johnson 16,500
Guardian Irish Holidays Open
1995 St Margaret's Dublin England Laura Davies (2) 67-66-66-68=267 −25 16 strokes Sweden Åsa Gottmo 15,000
Holiday Ireland Women's Open
1994 St Margaret's Dublin England Laura Davies 282 −6 8 strokes Sweden Carin Hjalmarsson
Wales Helen Wadsworth
10,500

Source:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Irish Open: Tournament to return in 2022 after 10-year absence". BBC Sport. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Davies marches on to world record". The Independent. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  3. ^ "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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