Women's Irish Open

Women's Irish Open
Tournament information
Location	Republic of Ireland
Established	1994
Tour(s)	Ladies European Tour
Format	54 or 72-hole Stroke play
Prize fund	€400,000
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Laura Davies
To par	−25 As above
Current champion
	Smilla Tarning Sønderby

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

Year	Venue	County	Winner	Score	To Par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (€)
KPMG Women's Irish Open
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