Four of the finest golf courses in Great Britain and Ireland have been confirmed as new venues to stage Final Qualifying for The Open.

Germany’s Aline Krauter held her never to claim the biggest title of her career after winning The 117th Women’s Amateur Championship at West Lancashire.

Lisburn’s Paula Grant fell to England’s Caitlin Whitehead in the last 16 of The 117th Women’s Amateur at West Lancashire but she didn’t go down without a fight.

Four Irish players advanced to day two of matchplay combat in the Amateur and Women’s Amateur Championships on England’s west coast.

Sixteen Irish golfers will tee it up in The Amateur and Women’s Amateur championships at Royal Birkdale and West Lancashire respectively this week.