Ladies Irish Open

The Ladies Irish Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET), held in the Republic of Ireland. It was part of the LET schedule in 1983 and 1984 in Northern Ireland; the 1984 event was co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. After nearly a decade's absence, it returned in 1994 for ten editions through 2003, all in the Republic of Ireland. 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 2010 and 2011 in early August, the week following the Women's British Open. The last event was played in 2012.

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.[1]

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

Winners
YearDateVenueCountyWinnerScoreTo ParMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
Ladies Irish Open
2012Aug 3-5Killeen CastleMeath Catriona Matthew67-71-71=209−71 stroke Suzann Pettersen52,500
2011Aug 5-7Killeen CastleMeath Suzann Pettersen (2)71-63-64=198−186 strokes Azahara Muñoz60,000
AIB Ladies' Irish Open
2010Aug 6-8Killeen CastleMeath Sophie Gustafson (4)70-68-66=204−121 stroke Marianne Skarpnord
In-Kyung Kim		75,000
2009Jun 26-28Portmarnock LinksFingal Diana Luna68-69-68=205−114 strokes Gwladys Nocera
Florentyna Parker
Sophie Gustafson		75,000
2008Jul 11-13Portmarnock LinksFingal Suzann Pettersen69-69-67=205−115 strokes Marianne Skarpnord67,500
Ladies' Irish Open
2004–07No tournament
2003Jun 13-15KillarneyKerry Sophie Gustafson (3)66-63-73=202−173 strokes Laura Davies24,750
2002May 10–12KillarneyKerry Iben Tinning71-70-73=214−2Playoff Suzann Pettersen24,750
Waterford Crystal Ladies' Irish Open
2001Aug 24-26FaithleggWaterford Raquel Carriedo68-66-66=200−161 stroke Sophie Gustafson24,486
2000Jun 8-11FaithleggWaterford Sophie Gustafson (2)71-71-71-69=282−61 stroke Marine Monnet24,202
Donegal Irish Ladies' Open
1999Sep 2-5LetterkennyDonegal Sandrine Mendiburu71-72-71-72=286+2Playoff Raquel Carriedo
Laura Davies
Elisabeth Esterl		22,395
1998Sep 3-5BallyliffinDonegal Sophie Gustafson68-78-68=214−2Playoff Iben Tinning19,260
Guardian Irish Open
1997Jun 26-29Luttrellstown CastleDublin Patricia Meunier-Lebouc74-70-69-71=284−41 stroke Laura Navarro24,635
1996Jul 25-28CitywestDublin Alison Nicholas69-73-65-70=277−118 strokes Trish Johnson16,500
Guardian Irish Holidays Open
1995Jul 27-30St Margaret'sDublin Laura Davies (2)67-66-66-68=267−2516 strokes Åsa Gottmo15,000
Holiday Ireland Women's Open
1994St Margaret'sDublin Laura Davies
British Midland Ladies' Irish Open
1987–93No tournament
1986Jun 5-8 City of Derry GCLondonderry Muriel Thomson290 +2 6 strokes Lisolette Neumann
Smirnoff Irish Ladies' Open
1985No tournament
1984Oct 11-14ClandeboyeDown Kathy Whitworth285−32 strokes Pat Bradley
Becky Pearson		 18,145
Irish Ladies' Open
1983PortstewartLondonderry Catherine Panton

See also

References
  1. "Davies marches on to world record". The Independent. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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