Austrian beats Chloe Ryan in Irish title play-off

Austria's Isaella Holpfer beat Ireland's Chloe Ryan in a sudden-death play-off for the Irish women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, home to the 39^th Curtis Cup match next year.

Overnight leaders, Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) and Holpfer (were inseparable on the front nine of the final round. They both made the turn in 37 shots. 
The back nine proved to be a different story as both players suffered bogeys on the home stretch. However, a focused Holpfer did just enough with a final round 78 to card an overall total of 221. Castletroy’s Chloe Ryan also finished on 221 after a determined 74 to  force a sudden death play-off 
Holpfer emerged stronger in the end, carding a par 4 on the first extra hole to be crowned champion.

 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan), Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down), Annabel Wilson (Lurgan), Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) and Louise Coffey (Malone) all secured top 10 finishes.

The Nations Cup was retained by Ireland’s Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down), Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) and Maria Dunne (Skerries) on a total score of 444.

FINAL SCORES 

par 219 (3x73) SSS 75 CSS 76 75 77

221 Isabella Holpfer (Austria) 71 72 78,  Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 75 71 75 (Holpfer won play-off at first extra hole)

222 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) 72 71 79

223 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co. Down Ladies) 73 76 74

224 Sophie Lamb (England) 77 69 78, Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) 75 73 76

225 Gemma Clews (England) 79 74 72

226 Sophie Keech (England) 79 74 73, Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) 74 74 78

227 Inci Mehmet (England) 75 76 76, Louise Coffey (Malone) 74 77 76

228 Samantha Giles (England) 76 76 76

229 Ellie Goodall (England) 77 77 75, Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) 75 74 80

230 Chloe Frankish (England) 80 73 77

231 Alice Hewson (England) 80 74 77, Bethan Popel (England) 74 80 77

233 Elizabeth Prior (England) 76 74 83

234 Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies) 81 73 80, Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) 79 75 80

235 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 81 76 78, Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 78 78 79, Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 77 76 82, Charlotte Austwick (England) 74 82 79

237 Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 82 78 77, Mairead Martin (Killarney) 78 78 81, Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 75 81 81

239 Valerie Clancy (Killarney) 81 79 79, Mary Doyle (The Heath) 79 83 77, Samantha Fuller (England) 79 77 83

240 Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) 79 80 81

242 Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) 79 78 85

243 Laura Doherty (Howth) 86 75 82, Karen Delaney (Carlow) 84 76 83, Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 79 80 84

246 Fiona McCann (England) 80 80 86
247 Sara Byrne (Douglas) 85 79 83, Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 78 86 83

248 Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) 82 82 84

249 Nicky King (Woodbrook) 81 83 85

250 Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) 77 85 88

263 Cliodhna McCarthy (Dun Laoghaire) 82 80 101

Retired: Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 80 81, Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 81 81

Withdrew: Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 80 84