The Ladies Irish Open is 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 a decade's absence, it returned in 1995 for nine 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 build up 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.
At St. Margaret's in 1995, Laura Davies recorded a 72-hole total of 267 (-25), 16 strokes clear of runner-up Asa 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) and Suzann Pettersen (2008, 2011).
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| Year | Date | Venue | County | Winner | Score | To Par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (€) |
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| Ladies Irish Open | |||||||||
| 2011 | Aug 5-7 | Killeen Castle | Meath | Suzann Pettersen (2) | 71-63-64=198 | −18 | 6 strokes | Azahara Muñoz | 60,000 |
| AIB Ladies' Irish Open | |||||||||
| 2010 | Aug 6-8 | Killeen Castle | Meath | Sophie Gustafson (4) | 70-68-66=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Marianne Skarpnord In-Kyung Kim |
75,000 |
| 2009 | Jun 26-28 | Portmarnock Links | Fingal | Diana Luna | 68-69-68=205 | −11 | 4 strokes | Gwladys Nocera Florentyna Parker Sophie Gustafson |
75,000 |
| 2008 | Jul 11-13 | Portmarnock Links | Fingal | Suzann Pettersen | 69-69-67=205 | −11 | 5 strokes | Marianne Skarpnord | 67,500 |
| Northern Ireland Ladies' Open | |||||||||
| 2007 | Jun 1-3 | Templepatrick | Antrim | Lisa Hall | 74-69-71=214 | −2 | Playoff | Gwladys Nocera | 30,000 |
| 2004–07 | No tournament | ||||||||
| Ladies' Irish Open | |||||||||
| 2003 | Jun 13-15 | Killarney | Kerry | Sophie Gustafson (3) | 66-63-73=202 | −17 | 3 strokes | Laura Davies | 24,750 |
| 2002 | May 10-12 | Killarney | Kerry | Iben Tinning | 71-70-73=214 | −2 | Playoff | Suzann Pettersen | 24,750 |
| Waterford Crystal Ladies' Irish Open | |||||||||
| 2001 | Aug 24-26 | Faithlegg | Waterford | Raquel Carriedo | 68-66-66=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Sophie Gustafson | 24,486 |
| 2000 | Jun 8-11 | Faithlegg | Waterford | Sophie Gustafson (2) | 71-71-71-69=282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Marine Monnet | 24,202 |
| Donegal Irish Ladies' Open | |||||||||
| 1999 | Sep 2-5 | Letterkenny | Donegal | Sandrine Mendiburu | 71-72-71-72=286 | +2 | Playoff | Raquel Carriedo Laura Davies Elisabeth Esterl |
22,395 |
| 1998 | Sep 3-5 | Ballyliffin | Donegal | Sophie Gustafson | 68-78-68=214 | −2 | Playoff | Iben Tinning | 19,260 |
| Guardian Irish Open | |||||||||
| 1997 | Jun 26-29 | Luttrellstown Castle | Dublin | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 74-70-69-71=284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Laura Navarro | 24,635 |
| 1996 | Jul 25-28 | Citywest | Dublin | Alison Nicholas | 69-73-65-70=277 | −11 | 8 strokes | Trish Johnson | 16,500 |
| Guardian Irish Holidays Open | |||||||||
| 1995 | Jul 27-30 | St Margaret's | Dublin | Laura Davies | 67-66-66-68=267 | −25 | 16 strokes | Asa Gottmo | 15,000 |
| 1985–94 | No tournament | ||||||||
| Smirnoff Irish Ladies' Open | |||||||||
| 1984 | Oct 11-14 | Clandeboye | Down | Kathy Whitworth | 285 | −3 | US$22,500 | ||
| Irish Ladies' Open | |||||||||
| 1983 | Portstewart | Londonderry | Catherine Panton | ||||||
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