Amateur golfBrian KeoghIrish Women’s Open Strokeplay, Danielle McVeigh, Niamh McSherry, Olivia Mehaffey, Isabella Holpfer, Sophie Lamb, Chloe Ryan, Annabel Wilson, Jessica Ross, Sinead SextonComment

McSherry tied for lead in Irish Women's Open at Dun Laoghaire

Amateur golfBrian KeoghIrish Women’s Open Strokeplay, Danielle McVeigh, Niamh McSherry, Olivia Mehaffey, Isabella Holpfer, Sophie Lamb, Chloe Ryan, Annabel Wilson, Jessica Ross, Sinead SextonComment
McSherry tied for lead in Irish Women's Open at Dun Laoghaire

Niamh McSherry is tied for the lead in the Irish Women's Open Strokeplay at Dun Laoghaire

Lurgan’s Niamh McSherry and Austria's Isabella Holpfer lead the Irish Women's Open Strokeplay by three strokes from Castletroy's Chloe Ryan and England's Sophie Lamb going into Sunday's final round at Dun Laoghaire.

Holpfer held the lunchtime lead by one stroke from McSherry but the Irish player turned the tables in the afternoon to see the pair tied with just 18 holes to go.

Lamb fired a best-of-the-tournament 69 to tie third place with Ryan, who added a two under par 71 in the afternoon.

Royal County Down's Olivia Mehaffey is six shots off the pace in her bid for fourth successive win after rounds of 73 and 76.

But Ireland are in a strong position to successfully defend the Nations Cup as they lead England by four shots.

Former European Tour professional Danielle McVeigh, who has regained her amateur status, showed some of her old spark, followed an 81 with a 73 to make the cut with ease.

Irish Women's Open Amateur Strokeplay, Dun Laoghaire

36 holes (Par 146 SSS 75 CSS 76 75) 

Detailed scores

143 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) 72 71, Isabella Holpfer (AUT) 71 72

146 Sophie Lamb (ENG) 77 69 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 75 71

148 Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) 75 73 Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) 74 74

149 Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) 75 74 Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) 73 76

150 Elizabeth Prior (ENG) 76 74

151 Inci Mehmet (ENG) 75 76 Louise Coffey (Malone) 74 77

152 Samantha Giles (ENG) 76 76

153 Cloe Frankish (ENG) 80 73 Gemma Clews (ENG) 79 74 Sophie Keech (ENG) 79 74 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 77 76

154 Danielle McVeigh (RCD Ladies) 81 73 Alice Hewson (ENG) 80 74 Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) 79 75 Ellie Goodall (ENG) 77 77 Bethan Popel (ENG) 74 80

156 Samantha Fuller (ENG) 79 77 Mairead Martin (Killarney) 78 78 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 78 78 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 75 81 Charlotte Austwick (ENG) 74 82

157 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 81 76 Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) 79 78

159 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 79 80 Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) 79 80

160 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 84 76 Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 82 78 Valerie Clancy (Killarney) 81 79 Fiona McCann (ENG) 80 80

161 Laura Doherty (Howth) 86 75 

162 Cliodhna McCarthy (Dun Laoghaire) 82 80 Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 81 81 Mary Doyle (The Heath) 79 83 Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) 77 85

164 Sara Byrne (Douglas) 85 79 Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) 82 82 Nicky King (Woodbrook) 81 83 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 80 84 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 78 86

WD Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 80 81

Missed Cut

165 Mollie Lawrence (ENG) 83 82

166 Elisa Corcoran (Grange) 80 86

167 Roisin Brady (Co. Louth) 84 83 Sophie Harrison (Killeen Castle) 82 85

168 Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 86 82 Louise Hanratty (Mannan Castle) 85 83 Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 84 84

169 Nicola Coffey (Woodbrook) 82 87

171 Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 88 83

172 Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew) 89 83 Rachel Thompson (Cork) 86 86 Clodagh Walsh (Castlewarden) 86 86

173 Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown & Bettystown) 88 85

174 Megan Jenkins (ENG) 87 87

175 Jenny Hennessy (Lahinch) 88 87 Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) 86 89

177 Clodagh Jones (Roscrea) 87 90

178 Michelle Tierney (Waterford Castle) 90 88

180 Nicole McGavisk (Donabate) 88 92

199 Emer Foley (Castlecomer) 98 101

WD Grace McGrath (East Cork) 96 WD Ruth Maguire (Corrstown) 105 WD

RTD Paula Grant (Lisburn) RTD

NATIONS CUP

295 IRELAND Maria Dunne (81) 76 Olivia Mehaffey 73 (76) Chloe Ryan 75 71

299 ENGLAND Gemma Clews 79 (74) Alice Hewson (80) 74 Sophie Lamb 77 69

TIMESHEET SUNDAY 24 MAY

  1. 08:00 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry)
  2. 08:10 Sara Byrne (Douglas) Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) Nicky King (Woodbrook)
  3. 08:20 Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) Mary Doyle (The Heath) Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden)
  4. 08:30 Fiona McCann (ENG) Laura Doherty (Howth) Cliodhna McCarthy (Dun Laoghaire)
  5. 08:40 Karen Delaney (Carlow) Aedin Murphy (Carlow) Valerie Clancy (Killarney)
  6. 08:50 Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint)
  7. 09:00 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) Charlotte Austwick (ENG) Maria Dunne (Skerries)
  8. 09:10 Samantha Fuller (ENG) Mairead Martin (Killarney) Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion)
  9. 09:30 Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) Ellie Goodall (ENG) Bethan Popel (ENG)
  10. 09:40 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) Danielle McVeigh (RCD Ladies) Alice Hewson (ENG)
  11. 09:50 Cloe Frankish (ENG) Gemma Clews (ENG) Sophie Keech (ENG)
  12. 10:00 Inci Mehmet (ENG) Louise Coffey (Malone) Samantha Giles (ENG)
  13. 10:10 Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) Elizabeth Prior (ENG)
  14. 10:20 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) Jessica Ross (Donaghadee)
  15. 10:30 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) Isabella Holpfer (AUT) Sophie Lamb (ENG)