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

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 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   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

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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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