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The Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship is the women's national amateur stroke play golf championship of Ireland. It was first played in 1993 and is currently organised by Golf Ireland.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue(s)	Ref.
2024	Anna Foster	210	4 strokes	Annabel Wilson	Woodbrook
2023	Lorna McClymont	206	3 strokes	Beth Coulter	Woodbrook
2022	Lorna McClymont	213	4 strokes	Katie Poots	County Louth
2021	Charlotte Back	212	3 strokes	Beth Coulter Moa Svedenskiöld	County Louth
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland				County Louth
2019	Lily May Humphreys	212	6 strokes	Romy Meekers	County Louth
2018	Hannah McCook	223	2 strokes	Romy Meekers	County Louth
2017	Maria Dunne	216	2 strokes	Gemma Clews Sophie Lamb	County Louth
2016	Olivia Mehaffey	223	8 strokes	Chloe Ryan	The Island
2015	Isabella Holpfer	221	Playoff	Chloe Ryan	Dun Laoghaire
2014	Lucy Goddard	217	1 stroke	Chloe Ryan	Douglas
2013	Meghan Maclaren	218	1 stroke	Paula Grant	Castle
2012	Emily Taylor	233	3 strokes	Mary Dowling Gillian O'Leary	The Island
2011	Leona Maguire	206	8 strokes	Stephanie Meadow	Elm Park
2010	Hannah Burke	214	5 strokes	Justine Lee	Newlands
2009	Lisa Maguire	214	Playoff	Hannah Burke	Douglas
2008	Breanne Loucks	214	3 strokes	Roseanne Niven	Elm Park
2007	Stacey Keating	225	1 stroke	Bree Arthur Stephanie Evans Niamh Kitching Marian Riordan	Clandeboye
2006	Martina Gillen	224	3 strokes	Deirdre Smith	County Sligo
2005	Tara Delaney	219	2 strokes	Maura Morrin Kylie Walker	Hermitage
2004	Tara Delaney	220	Playoff	Martina Gillen	Cork
2003	Claire Coughlan	215	7 strokes	Maura Morrin	Rathsallagh
2002	Rebecca Coakley	214	Countback	Martina Gillen	Dundalk
2001	Anne Laing	214	4 strokes	Vikki Laing	Birr
2000	Rebecca Coakley	205	6 strokes	Claire Coughlan	Birr
1999	Hazel Kavanagh	217	2 strokes	Elaine Dowdall	Waterford Castle
1998	Suzanne O'Brien	141	6 strokes	Lillian Behan	Waterford Castle
1997	Yvonne Cassidy	217	1 stroke	Paula Gorman	Waterford Castle
1996	Eileen Rose Power	218	2 strokes	Lisa Dermott	Grange
1995	Naoimh Quigg	300	1 stroke	Kate Egford Denise McCarthy	Grange
1994	Hazel Kavanagh	286	7 strokes	Tracey Eakin	Milltown
1993	Tracey Eakin	293	8 strokes	Eileen Rose Power Aideen Rogers Vicki Thomas	Milltown

1. Holpfer beat Ryan on the first playoff hole.
2. Maguire beat Burke on the seventh playoff hole.
3. Delaney beat Gillen in a playoff. They were still tied after a 3-hole playoff. Delaney won after a further five sudden-death holes.
4. Coakley won on countback having the lower score for the last 36 holes: 140 to Gillen's 141.
5. Event reduced to 36 holes because of adverse weather.
6. ^ Event contested over 72 holes.

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References

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13. "Leona Maguire wins Irish open stroke title by eight shots". Kirkwood Golf. 19 June 2011.
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23. Farquharson, Colin (20 July 2002). "Defending champion Anne Laing fourth in Irish stroke play". Gillian Kirkwood Golf News.
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25. Watterson, Johnny (31 July 2000). "Coakley races away to six shot winning margin". Irish Times.
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External links

• Golf Ireland

• Amateur golf tournaments
• Golf tournaments in Ireland
• 1993 establishments in Ireland
• Recurring sporting events established in 1993