Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship

Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship
Tournament information
LocationIreland
Established1993
Organised byGolf Ireland
FormatStroke play
Current champion
Anna Foster

The Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship is the women's national amateur stroke play golf championship of Ireland. It was first played in 1993 and is currently organised by Golf Ireland.

Winners

Year Winner Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Venue(s) Ref.
2024 Anna Foster 210 4 strokes Annabel Wilson Woodbrook [1]
2023 Lorna McClymont 206 3 strokes Beth Coulter Woodbrook [2]
2022 Lorna McClymont 213 4 strokes Katie Poots County Louth [3]
2021 Charlotte Back 212 3 strokes Beth Coulter
Moa Svedenskiƶld
County Louth [4]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland County Louth
2019 Lily May Humphreys 212 6 strokes Romy Meekers County Louth [5]
2018 Hannah McCook 223 2 strokes Romy Meekers County Louth [6]
2017 Maria Dunne 216 2 strokes Gemma Clews
Sophie Lamb
County Louth [7]
2016 Olivia Mehaffey 223 8 strokes Chloe Ryan The Island [8]
2015 Isabella Holpfer 221 Playoff[a] Chloe Ryan Dun Laoghaire [9]
2014 Lucy Goddard 217 1 stroke Chloe Ryan Douglas [10]
2013 Meghan Maclaren 218 1 stroke Paula Grant Castle [11]
2012 Emily Taylor 233 3 strokes Mary Dowling
Gillian O'Leary
The Island [12]
2011 Leona Maguire 206 8 strokes Stephanie Meadow Elm Park [13]
2010 Hannah Burke 214 5 strokes Justine Lee Newlands [14]
2009 Lisa Maguire 214 Playoff[b] Hannah Burke Douglas [15]
2008 Breanne Loucks 214 3 strokes Roseanne Niven Elm Park [16]
2007 Stacey Keating 225 1 stroke Bree Arthur
Stephanie Evans
Niamh Kitching
Marian Riordan
Clandeboye [17]
2006 Martina Gillen 224 3 strokes Deirdre Smith County Sligo [18]
2005 Tara Delaney 219 2 strokes Maura Morrin
Kylie Walker
Hermitage [19]
2004 Tara Delaney 220 Playoff[c] Martina Gillen Cork [20][21]
2003 Claire Coughlan 215 7 strokes Maura Morrin Rathsallagh [22]
2002 Rebecca Coakley 214 Countback[d] Martina Gillen Dundalk [23]
2001 Anne Laing 214 4 strokes Vikki Laing Birr [24]
2000 Rebecca Coakley 205 6 strokes Claire Coughlan Birr [25]
1999 Hazel Kavanagh 217 2 strokes Elaine Dowdall Waterford Castle
1998 Suzanne O'Brien 141[e] 6 strokes Lillian Behan Waterford Castle [26]
1997 Yvonne Cassidy 217 1 stroke Paula Gorman Waterford Castle [27]
1996 Eileen Rose Power 218 2 strokes Lisa Dermott Grange
1995 Naoimh Quigg 300[f] 1 stroke Kate Egford
Denise McCarthy
Grange
1994 Hazel Kavanagh 286[f] 7 strokes Tracey Eakin Milltown
1993 Tracey Eakin 293[f] 8 strokes Eileen Rose Power
Aideen Rogers
Vicki Thomas
Milltown
  1. ^ Holpfer beat Ryan on the first playoff hole.
  2. ^ Maguire beat Burke on the seventh playoff hole.
  3. ^ Delaney beat Gillen in a playoff. They were still tied after a 3-hole playoff. Delaney won after a further five sudden-death holes.
  4. ^ Coakley won on countback having the lower score for the last 36 holes: 140 to Gillen's 141.
  5. ^ Event reduced to 36 holes because of adverse weather.
  6. ^ a b c Event contested over 72 holes.

Source:[28]

References

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