Irish Women's Amateur Close Championship

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Irish Women's Amateur Close Championship
Tournament information
LocationIreland
Established1894
Organised by
FormatMatch play
Current champion

The Irish Women's Amateur Close Championship is the women's national amateur match play golf championship of Ireland. It was first played in 1894 and is currently organised by .

The Irish Women's Amateur Close Championship is contested through two phases. It begins with a 36 hole stroke play competition, with the leading 32 competitors progressing to the knock-out match play competition.[1]

It is a close event, entry being restricted to women born on the island of Ireland, or with one parent or grandparent born on the island of Ireland, or resident on the island of Ireland for five years. In addition, players must not have played for another country's international team or in another country's close championship, except at the under-18 or younger level.[1]

Winners[]

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref
2021 2 & 1 Ballybunion [2]
2020 Not held
2019 19 holes Woodbrook [3]
2018 2 & 1 Enniscrone [4]
2017 3 & 1 Mullingar [5]
2016 Olivia Mehaffey 1 up Lahinch [6]
2015 6 & 5 Olivia Mehaffey Rosapenna [7]
2014 2 & 1 Enniscrone [8]
2013 19 holes Lisa Maguire Ballybunion [9]
2012 Leona Maguire 2 up Stephanie Meadow County Louth [10]
2011 19 holes Carlow [11]
2010 1 up Lisa Maguire Portstewart [12]
2009 Lisa Maguire 5 & 4 Fota Island [13]
2008 Leona Maguire 3 & 2 Lisa Maguire Westport [14]
2007 3 & 2 Lahinch [15]
2006 2 & 1 The European Club
2005 3 & 2 Portsalon [16]
2004 20 holes The Island [17]
2003 2 up Donegal [18]
2002 Rebecca Coakley 4 & 3 Cork
2001 4 & 3 The European Club
2000 3 & 1 County Louth
1999 4 & 3 Carlow
1998 19 holes Clandeboye
1997 4 & 3 Enniscrone
1996 3 & 2 Tramore
1995 1 up Cork
1994 20 holes County Sligo
1993 1 up Royal Belfast
1992 1 up County Louth
1991 2 up Ballybunion
1990 2 & 1 The Island
1989 19 holes Westport
1988 2 & 1 Tramore
1987 5 & 4 Lahinch
1986 4 & 3 Castlerock
1985 4 & 3 Waterville
1984 19 holes Maureen Madill County Sligo
1983 6 & 4 Cork
1982 2 & 1 Maureen Madill Royal Portrush
1981 1 up Laytown & Bettystown
1980 19 holes Lahinch
1979 6 & 5 Donegal
1978 4 & 3 Grange
1977 2 up Ballybunion
1976 20 holes County Sligo
1975 1 up Tramore
1974 3 & 2 Lahinch
1973 3 & 1 Bundoran
1972 5 & 4 Killarney
1971 3 & 1 County Louth
1970 Philomena Garvey 2 & 1 Royal Portrush [19]
1969 3 & 2 Ballybunion
1968 4 & 3 Lahinch [20]
1967 3 & 2 Castlerock
1966 3 & 2 Rosslare
1965 3 & 2 Mullingar
1964 37 holes Royal Portrush
1963 Philomena Garvey 9 & 7 Killarney
1962 Philomena Garvey 7 & 6 County Louth
1961 5 & 3 Royal County Down
1960 Philomena Garvey 5 & 4 Cork [21]
1959 Philomena Garvey 12 & 10 Lahinch [22]
1958 Philomena Garvey 7 & 6 Carlow [23]
1957 Philomena Garvey 3 & 2 Royal Portrush [24]
1956 13 & 12 Killarney [25]
1955 Philomena Garvey 10 & 9 County Sligo [26]
1954 Philomena Garvey 13 & 12 Portmarnock [27]
1953 Philomena Garvey 8 & 7 Rosslare
1952 3 & 2 Royal County Down [28]
1951 Philomena Garvey 12 & 10 Ballybunion [29]
1950 Philomena Garvey 6 & 4 County Sligo [30]
1949 9 & 7 County Louth [31]
1948 Philomena Garvey 9 & 7 Rosslare [32]
1947 Philomena Garvey 5 & 4 Royal Portrush
1946 Philomena Garvey 39 holes Lahinch [33]
1940–1945: Not played due to World War II
1939 1 up Bundoran
1938 5 & 4 Portmarnock
1937 37 holes Royal Portrush [34]
1936 7 & 6 Ballybunion
1935 2 & 1 Rosapenna [35]
1934 3 & 2 Portmarnock [36]
1933 3 & 2 Royal County Down [37]
1932 7 & 5 Ballybunion [38]
1931 3 & 2 County Sligo [39]
1930 2 & 1 Portmarnock
1929 Mrs Harry Hall 1 up Rosapenna
1928 3 & 2 Cork
1927 2 up Royal Dublin
1926 5 & 3 C.H. Murland Royal County Down
1925 Janet Jackson 2 & 1 Lahinch
1924 4 & 3 Castlerock
1923 Janet Jackson 5 & 4 Mrs Babington Portmarnock
1922 2 up Royal County Down
1921 4 & 3 Hermitage [40]
1920 Janet Jackson 5 & 4 Florence Cramsie Royal Portrush [41]
1919 Janet Jackson 5 & 4 Portmarnock [42]
1915–1918: Not played due to World War I
1914 Janet Jackson 3 & 2 Castlerock [43]
1913 Janet Jackson 4 & 3 Mabel Harrison Lahinch [44]
1912 Mabel Harrison 5 & 3 Florence Cramsie Portsalon [45]
1911 Mabel Harrison 6 & 4 Malahide [46]
1910 Mabel Harrison 5 & 4 Royal County Down [47]
1909 4 & 2 Lahinch [48]
1908 May Hezlet 5 & 4 Florence Hezlet Royal Portrush [49]
1907 4 & 3 Royal Dublin [50]
1906 May Hezlet 2 & 1 Florence Hezlet Royal County Down [51]
1905 May Hezlet 2 & 1 Florence Hezlet Portsalon [52]
1904 May Hezlet 4 & 2 Lahinch
1903 Rhona Adair 7 & 5 Royal Portrush [53]
1902 Rhona Adair 9 & 7 Royal County Down [54]
1901 Rhona Adair 4 & 2 Portmarnock [55]
1900 Rhona Adair 9 & 7 Portrush [56]
1899 May Hezlet 5 & 4 Rhona Adair Newcastle [57]
1898 1 up May Hezlet Malone [58]
1897 4 & 3 Dollymount
1896 4 & 3 Newcastle [59]
1895 3 & 2 Miss MacLaine Royal Portrush
1894 3 & 2 Carnalea

Source:[60]

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