Women's Irish Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ireland |
| Established | 1994 |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Format | 54 or 72-hole Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €450,000 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Laura Davies |
| To par | −25 As above |
| Current champion | |
| Lottie Woad (a) | |
The Women's Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET), held in 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
| Year | Venue | County | Winner | Score | To Par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG Women's Irish Open | ||||||||
| 2025 | Carton House | Kildare | Lottie Woad (a) | 68-67-67-69=271 | −21 | 6 strokes | Madelene Sagström | 67,500 |
| 2024 | Carton House | Kildare | Annabel Dimmock | 72-66-65-70=273 | −19 | Playoff | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | 60,000 |
| 2023 | Dromoland Castle | Clare | Smilla Tarning Sønderby | 71-67-72-62=272 | −16 | Playoff | Lisa Pettersson Anne Van Dam |
60,000 |
| 2022 | Dromoland Castle | Clare | Klára Spilková | 66-68-73-67=274 | −14 | Playoff | Nicole Broch Estrup Ursula Wikström |
60,000 |
| 2013–2021: No tournament | ||||||||
| Ladies Irish Open | ||||||||
| 2012 | Killeen Castle | Meath | Catriona Matthew | 67-71-71=209 | −7 | 1 stroke | Suzann Pettersen | 52,500 |
| 2011 | Killeen Castle | Meath | Suzann Pettersen (2) | 71-63-64=198 | −18 | 6 strokes | Azahara Muñoz | 60,000 |
| AIB Ladies' Irish Open | ||||||||
| 2010 | Killeen Castle | Meath | Sophie Gustafson (4) | 70-68-66=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Marianne Skarpnord In-Kyung Kim |
75,000 |
| 2009 | Portmarnock Links | Fingal | Diana Luna | 68-69-68=205 | −11 | 4 strokes | Gwladys Nocera Florentyna Parker Sophie Gustafson |
75,000 |
| 2008 | Portmarnock Links | Fingal | Suzann Pettersen | 69-69-67=205 | −11 | 5 strokes | Marianne Skarpnord | 67,500 |
| Ladies' Irish Open | ||||||||
| 2004–2007: No tournament | ||||||||
| 2003 | Killarney | Kerry | Sophie Gustafson (3) | 66-63-73=202 | −17 | 3 strokes | Laura Davies | 24,750 |
| 2002 | Killarney | Kerry | Iben Tinning | 71-70-73=214 | −2 | Playoff | Suzann Pettersen | 24,750 |
| Waterford Crystal Ladies' Irish Open | ||||||||
| 2001 | Faithlegg | Waterford | Raquel Carriedo | 68-66-66=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Sophie Gustafson | 24,486 |
| 2000 | Faithlegg | Waterford | Sophie Gustafson (2) | 71-71-71-69=282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Marine Monnet | 24,202 |
| Donegal Irish Ladies' Open | ||||||||
| 1999 | Letterkenny | Donegal | Sandrine Mendiburu | 71-72-71-72=286 | +2 | Playoff | Raquel Carriedo Laura Davies Elisabeth Esterl |
22,395 |
| 1998 | Ballyliffin | Donegal | Sophie Gustafson | 68-78-68=214 | −2 | Playoff | Iben Tinning | 19,260 |
| Guardian Irish Open | ||||||||
| 1997 | Luttrellstown Castle | Dublin | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 74-70-69-71=284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Laura Navarro | 24,635 |
| 1996 | Citywest | Dublin | Alison Nicholas | 69-73-65-70=277 | −11 | 8 strokes | Trish Johnson | 16,500 |
| Guardian Irish Holidays Open | ||||||||
| 1995 | St Margaret's | Dublin | Laura Davies (2) | 67-66-66-68=267 | −25 | 16 strokes | Åsa Gottmo | 15,000 |
| Holiday Ireland Women's Open | ||||||||
| 1994 | St Margaret's | Dublin | Laura Davies | 282 | −6 | 8 strokes | Carin Hjalmarsson Helen Wadsworth |
10,500 |
Source:[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Women's Irish Open: Tournament to return in 2022 after 10-year absence". BBC Sport. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Davies marches on to world record". The Independent. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
External links
- Ladies Irish Open - official site
- Ladies European Tour - official site