Warrenpoint's magical year goes on and on. This time it was Tara Gribben who took home the silverware, beating Niamh Ward 4 and 3 in the final of the prestigious and historic Hughes Insurance Ulster Women’s Championship, at Warrenpoint no less.

ith the club winning the Barton Shield and Junior Cup titles in Ulster, Tara's cousin Colm Campbell taking the East of Ireland and then winning the Home Internationals on his international debut as Jamie Fletcher got the call for the Boys team, it's been a bumper season for the club that gave us such diverse characters and equally wonderful golfers as Tara's father Paddy Gribben and Ronan Rafferty to name just two.

In fact, it's been a pretty good summer for Tara, who was on the bag as Colm made the semi-finals of the Irish Close to secure his Irish place.

Just a few weeks ago she gradated from the University of Central Lancashire in Preston with a First Class honours degree in Golf Management.

At Warrenpoint this week she qualified in fourth place, beat Catherine McCanny and Victoria Craig to reach the last four and then saw off leading qualifier Niamh McSherry 2 and 1.

She proved too good for Niamh Ward — who had to go to the 20th to beat leading qualifier Louise Coffey in the semis — going three up after 10 and four up after 12 in the final before following a loss at the 13th with a title win at the 15th.

The Hughes Insurance Ulster Women’s Championship, Warrenpoint Golf Club

Prize Winners

• Winner:  Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint)
• Runner-Up: Niamh Ward (Lurgan)
• Sybil Meharg Trophy:  Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint)
• Teddy Morrison Trophy:  Louise Coffey (Malone)

Final

• Tara Gribben bt Niamh Ward 4&3 

Semi Finals

• Niamh McSherry lost to Tara Gribben 2&1
• Niamh Ward beat Louise Coffey 20th

Quarter Finals

• Niamh McSherry bt Julie McCarthy 8&7
• Victoria Craig lost to Tara Gribben 3&2
• Niamh Ward bt Shannon Burke 1up 
• Caroline Adams lost to Louise Coffey 4&2 

Round 1

• Niamh McSherry bt Carla Reynolds 4&3
• Jessica Ross lost to Julie McCarthy 3&2
• Roisin Brady lost to  Victoria Craig 1up
• Catherine McCanny lost to Tara Gribben 7&5
• Niamh Ward bt Laura Grant 2&1
• Kate Dwyer lost to Shannon Burke 2&1
• Sophie Harrison lost to Caroline Adams 2&1
• Siobhan Greene lost to Louise Coffey 6&5

Qualifying Scores
Par 73 73, CSS 78, 76

156 Niamh McSherry 80  76

157 Louise Coffey 79  78

161 Niamh Ward 85  76

162 Tara Gribben 81  81

163 Roisin Brady 82  81

164 Shannon Burke 86  78, Sophie Harrison 78  86

165 Julie McCarthy 85  80

168 Jessica Ross 88  80, Caroline Adams 87  81

169 Kate Dwyer 83  86

172 Victoria Craig 87  85, Catherine McCanny 86  86

173 Laura Grant 89  84, Siobhan Greene 89  84, Carla Reynolds 87  86, Kelsey Coey 84  89

175 Bernie McQuade 93  82, Grainne Killen 89  86

177 Sara O'Sullivan 89  88

178 Rosemary Thornton 89  89, Clare Calvert 86  92

179 Louise Hanratty 87  92

185 Brook Hopley 90  95, Dorren O'Grady 90  95

196 Dawn Scarborough 98  98, Helen Caulfield 96  100

201 Laura McCaw 100  101