Irish Ladies Golf Union appointments, dates, venues for 2015

The Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU) is readily anticipating an exciting year with a newly elected President, Valerie Hassett (Ennis Golf Club). Valerie is a former Provincial and Irish International golfer and has been playing golf since 1963.

The ILGU High Performance and National Training panels have been working hard and are continuing to do so during the winter months to prepare for National and International events ahead of the 2015 season.

The elite players will be supported by their respective team captains throughout the season, with Gemma Butler (Birr) being the newly appointed Irish Girls Team Captain for 2015.

 

2015 Irish Team Captains

Girls – Gemma Butler (Birr)

Ladies – Sinead Keane (Royal Curragh/Naas)

Seniors – Mary Madden (Ballinasloe)

 

Dates and Venues

 

April

Sat 18 – Sun 19         Irish Girls’ U18 Open Stroke Play Championship (Roganstown)

Mon 27                      Irish Schools Final  (Milltown

 

May

Mon 18                      AIG ILGU Silver and Bronze Medal Finals (Headfort)

Sat 23 – Sun 24         Irish Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship (Dun Laoghaire)

June

Tues 9 – Sat 13           British Women’s Amateur Championship (Portstewart)

Sat 20 – Tue 23          Irish Women’s Close Championship  (Rosapenna)

Fri 26 – Sat 27           Vagliano Trophy and Junior Vagliano Trophy  (GBand I v Continent (Malone)  

Tues 30 – Fri 3           Irish Senior Women’s Close Championship (Castletroy

 

July

Tues 7 – Thurs 9      Women’s and Girls’ Interprovincial Matches (Wexford)

Wed 15 – Sat 18       Irish Girls Close Championship (Galway Bay)

 

August

Thurs 13                 Girls Inter-Club All Ireland Finals (Thurles)
Fri 14 – Sat 15        AIG Senior Cup All Ireland Finals (Thurles)

Mon 24                   Australian Spoons National Final (Co. Longford)

 

September

Wed 9 – Fri 11         Irish Senior Women’s Open Stroke Play (Rosslare)

Wed 23 – Sat 26       Private Home Care Inter-Club Championships - National Finals (Knightsbrook)

Wed 30 – Fri 2 Oct   Senior Home International Matches (Elm Park)

 

October

Sat 3 – Sun 4  Miele All Ireland Fourball Final (Newlands)

Wed 28           ILGU Junior Medal National Final (Seapoint)

 

Further details available at www.ilgu.ie

 

Sarah Crowe

 Public Relations

Irish Ladies Golf Union