Killeen Castle
The main tournaments played at Killeen Castle are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Europe
Failte Ireland
Played as the Ladies Irish Open supported by Failte Ireland (Aug 3-5; next played in 2022). Second-placed Suzann Pettersen (Nor) finished 1 shot behind Catriona Matthew (Scot). [Killeen Castle GC, Dunsany, Co. Meath].
Europe
Failte Ireland
Played as the Ladies Irish Open supported by Failte Ireland (Aug 5-7). Second-placed Azahara Muñoz (Esp) finished 6 shots behind Pettersen (Swe), who carded a final round 8-under-par 64. [Killeen Castle GC, Dunsany, Co. Meath].
Team Events
LET/LPGA
The Solheim Cup (12th) (Sept 23-25). USA vs Europe. 12 top women professionals per team competing over three days days in eight foursome matches, eight fourballs and 12 singles. Non-playing captains: Alison Nicholas (Eng/Europe); Rosie Jones (USA). [Killeen Castle GC, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland].
Overall result: Europe 15, USA 13, Europe.
Sunday singles (twelve 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Catriona Matthew (Scot) bt Paula Creamer 6&5; Sophie Gustafson (Swe) bt Stacy Lewis 2 holes; Anna Nordqvist (Swe) lost to Morgan Pressel 2&1; Laura Davies (Eng) halved with Juli Inkster; Melissa Reid (Eng) lost to Vicky Hurst 2 holes; Christel Boeljon (Neth) bt Brittany Lincicome 2 holes; Sandra Gal (Ger) lost to Brittany Lang 6&5; Maria Hjorth (Swe) lost to Christina Kim 4&2; Suzann Pettersen (Nor) bt Michelle Wie 1 hole; Caroline Hedwall (Swe) halved with Ryan O'Toole; Azahara Muñoz (Esp) bt Angela Stanford 1 hole; Karen Stupples (Eng) bt Cristie Kerr 10&8 (due to injury Kerr conceded this match to Stupples before it began; Solheim Cup rules required a 10&8 result was recorded).
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Ladies Irish Open (Aug 6-8). Second-placed Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) and In-kyung "I.K." Kim (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Gustafson (Swe). [Killeen Castle GC, Dunsany, Co. Meath].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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