IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION PRESS RELEASE

IRISH LADIES OPEN STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
CLANDEBOYE GOLF CLUB
30TH JUNE - 1ST JULY 2007

The final round of the Irish Womens Open Stroke Play Championship in Clandeboye eventually got underway at 12 noon today, necessitating a shotgun start.
Overnight leader Australian Emma Bennett returned a disappointing 79, but her compatriot Stacey Keating reversed her fortunes. She followed her initial score of 80 with below par rounds of 72 and 73, giving her the winning aggregate score of 225.
In second and third places were Irish players Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) and Marian Riordan (Tipperary), just pipping Australian Bree Arthur and Stephanie Evans from Wales.

FINAL TOTALS
225 Stacey Keating (Aus) 80 72 73.
226 Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 77 78 71.
226 Marian Riordan (Tipperary) 76 74 76.
226 Bree Arthur (Aus) 74 77 75.
226 Stephanie Evans (Wal) 72 78 76.
228 Rachel Jennings (Eng) 80 75 73.
228 Clare Choi (Aus) 79 77 72, Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 78 74 76, Jacqueline Dittrich (Ger) 77 73 78, Emma Bennett (Aus) 74 75 79.
230 Deirdre Smith (Co Louth) 78 76 76.
232 Rebecca Flood (Aus) 76 77 79.
233 Anna Scott (Eng) 78 76 79.
236 Kate Combes (Aus) 83 74 79.
237 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 77 77 83.
238 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 86 77 75, Mari Suursalu (Estonia) 81 81 76, Nina Geirsdottir (Ice) 81 78 79.
239 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 83 79 77.
241 Alex Howe (Royal Co Down Ladies) 83 78 80, Jo Nicolson (Wrex) 83 78 80, Maura Morrin (The Curragh) 81 81 79, Helena Arnadoffir (Ice) 79 84 78, Karen Delaney (Carlow) 78 83 80.
242 Nichola Moore (Clandeboye) 82 83 77, Rachel Cassidy (Stirling University) 80 84 78, Sonya Hopley (Clandeboye) 80 79 83.
243 Corisande Lee (Eng) 84 81 78.
244 Shirley Harvey (Ballyclare) 83 85 76.
245 Ann Marie Dalton (Coollattin) 85 81 79.
246 Kristina Rothengatter (Ger) 84 79 83, Tinna Johansdottir (Ice) 81 84 81.
247 Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway) 80 85 82.
248 Holli Snelling (Killarney) 86 80 82, Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 83 81 84, Maria Dunne (Skerries) 78 86 84.
250 Sarah Carty (The Island) 81 81 88.
252 Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew) 87 79 86.
254 Lucy Simpson (Masserene) 89 79 86.
No Return: Alice Davis (Royal Tara) 82 84 NR,
Withdrawn: Rebecca Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 79 84 WD.