Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship

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

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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  20. ^ "Delaney in marathon". Irish Independent. 2 August 2004.
  21. ^ "Louise Kenney fourth behind seven-shot Irish winner". Gillian Kirkwood Golf News. 20 July 2003.
  22. ^ Farquharson, Colin (20 July 2002). "Defending champion Anne Laing fourth in Irish stroke play". Gillian Kirkwood Golf News.
  23. ^ McDermott, Gerry (30 July 2001). "Steady Anne does enough for victory". Irish Independent.
  24. ^ Watterson, Johnny (31 July 2000). "Coakley races away to six shot winning margin". Irish Times.
  25. ^ "O'Brien wins as rain halts Open". Irish Times. 27 July 1998.
  26. ^ Reid, Philip (29 July 1997). "Cheap putter pays dividend for Cassidy". Irish Times.
  27. ^ "Irish Womens Open Stroke-Play Championship". Go Golfing. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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