Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship.

Girl power - Mehaffey and Co playing to win

Irish women’s golf has gone through many ups and downs over the years but there has nearly always been a big star to keep things ticking over from a Philomena Garvey or Clarrie Reddan to a Mary McKenna or a Maureen Madill.

Girl power - Mehaffey and Co playing to win

Mehaffey looks to finish season strongly after Portstewart heroics; Boutier wins

Olivia Mehaffey might have failed 5 and 4 to Sweden's Linnea Strom in the semi-finals of the Ladies' British Amateur Open but the Royal County Down Ladies star will overcome her disappointment to focus on finishing a stellar season as strongly as possible.

Mehaffey looks to finish season strongly after Portstewart heroics; Boutier wins

Olivia Mehaffey brilliantly makes British Open semis

The success of Royal County Down Ladies' Olivia Mehaffey in reaching the morning semi-finals should ensure a full turn out from her "ain folk" as she bids to follow in the footsteps of the 2012 champion from Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, Stephanie Meadow, writes the LGU.

Olivia Mehaffey brilliantly makes British Open semis

"We have no plans for hosting a flagship golf event at Mount Juliet... but..."

Like the 46A bus to Dun Laoghaire, which would take an age to come and then arrive with another stuck to its exhaust pipe, there are signs that things are about to start moving apace in Irish golf.

 

"We have no plans for hosting a flagship golf event at Mount Juliet... but..."

Grant sixth as MacLaren wins Ladies' British Open

Lisburn's Paula Grant might have rued three late bogeys but closing rounds of 72 and 76 gave her an excellent sixth place finish in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Ashburnham.

Grant sixth as MacLaren wins Ladies' British Open

Ryan and Mehaffey make matchplay at Sandwich

Casteltroy's Chloe Ryan and Royal County Down Ladies' Olivia Mehaffey made Thursday's matchplay stages of the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship at Royal St George's.

Ryan and Mehaffey make matchplay at Sandwich