Goddard denies Ryan to win Irish Women's Strokeplay
Winner Lucy Goddard (England) with her father Terry after her victory at the 2014 Irish Women's Open Strokeplay Championship at Douglas Golf Club today (Sunday 25th May). Picture: Pat Cashman cashmanphotography.ie
England’s Lucy Goddard led from wire to wire to win the Irish Women’s Open Amateur Strokeplay title by a stroke from Castletroy's Chloe Ryan at Douglas.
Having led the field by one stroke yesterday morning with an opening 71, she held the overnight lead by the slimmest of margins over Castletroy’s Chloe Ryan after an afternoon 74.
Winner Lucy Goddard (England) after her victory at the 2014 Irish Women's Open Strokeplay Championship at Douglas Golf Club today (Sunday 25th May). Picture: Pat Cashman cashmanphotography.ie
Ryan, who had fired a best of the tournament 69 in the wind and rain on Saturday afternoon, started strongly in the final round to make the turn in two under par and take a one shot lead over the English challenger into the final nine holes, eventually carding a one under 72.
But Goddard made a brilliant eagle three on the long 14th to regain the lead and although she bogeyed the 17th, she was still one clear playing the 18th and two putted for a regulation par on the home green for a 72 and victory.
Ireland won the Nations Cup by 3 strokes from England with Wales.
Winner Lucy Goddard (England) driving at the 14th hole in the final round of the 2014 Irish Women's Open Strokeplay Championship at Douglas Golf Club today (Sunday 25th May). Picture: Pat Cashman cashmanphotography.ie
Irish Women's Open Strokeplay, Douglas GC (PAR 73 SSS 75 CSS 75 75 75)
217 Lucy Goddard (ENG) 71 74 72
218 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 77 69 72
224 Mary Doyle (The Heath) 74 75 75
226 Paula Grant (Lisburn) 72 78 76
228 Inci Mehmet (ENG) 80 72 76 Amy Farrell (Moate) 77 74 77 Mairead Martin (Killarney) 77 78 73
229 Bethan Popel (ENG) 80 74 75 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 74 79 76
230 Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) 78 73 79 Alexandra Peters (ENG) 77 77 76
231 Chelsea Masters (ENG) 78 77 76 Gemma Clews (ENG) 75 73 83
232 Katie Bradbury (WAL) 76 76 80
233 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 80 78 75 Samantha Fuller (ENG) 79 75 79 Paula Walsh (Doneraile) 79 75 79 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 77 79 77
234 Gemma Bradbury (WAL) 77 74 83
235 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) 75 79 81
236 Meghan MacLaren (ENG) 78 79 79
237 Darcey Carr (Milltown) 80 77 80 Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) 79 80 78
238 Meadhbh Doyle (Portarlington) 80 78 80 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 79 79 80
241 Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 80 82 79
244 Lauren Horsford (ENG) 79 81 84
245 Carla Reynolds (Seapoint) 81 82 82
247 Fiona McCann (ENG) 86 77 84 Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 83 81 83
248 Sharna Louise Dutrieux (ENG) 86 81 81 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 82 81 85
249 Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 84 85 80
252 Jennifer Hickey (Doneraile) 85 82 85
255 Lillian Harrington (East Cork) 86 82 87
258 Sarah O'Brien (East Cork) 81 90 87
260 Grace McGrath (East Cork) 86 84 90
274 Aoife Ni Thuama (Monkstown) 91 94 89
WD Rachel Thompson (Cork) 84 80 WD Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 85 83 WD Mary Scriven (Bandon) 84 91
WD Ailish Thompson (Cork) 93 83 WD Kelsey Coey (Clandeboye) 87 90 WD Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) 89 WD
NR Claire Keating (Killarney) 92 NR
NATIONS CUP
439 IRELAND Paula Grant 72 [78] 76 Olivia Mehaffey [78] 73 [79] Chloe Ryan 77 69 72
460 ENGLAND Samantha Fuller 79 75 [79] Meghan MacLaren 78 [79] 79 Bethan Popel [80] 74 75
466 WALES Gemma Bradbury 77 74 83 Katie Bradbury 76 76 80
Mary McKenna (President, Irish Ladies Golf Union) presenting Lucy Goddard (England) with the 2014 Irish Women's Open Strokeplay Championship trophy after her victory at Douglas Golf Club today (Sunday 25th May).Also in the picture (from left) Bernie Watson (Lady Captain, Douglas Golf Club), Bill O'Connell (President, Douglas Golf Club) and Dermot McHugh (Captain, Douglas Golf Club). Picture: Pat Cashman cashmanphotography.ie
