Tour round up, Week 26: Foster makes her mark on LET
Pinergy Brand Ambassador and LET golfer Anna Foster ahead of this week’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady
Ladies European Tour
Last week: Amundi German Masters, Green Eagle Golf Clubs, Hamburg.
Anna Foster recorded her best finish on the LET, carding a two-under 71 to tie for fourth, five strokes behind Malaysia’s Shannon Tan as Castlewarden’s Lauren Walsh shot 74 to finish joint 26th on two over. She’s feeling good about her rookie season and believes she can now play with freedom, with her card all but guaranteed.
12. Lauren Walsh
31. Anna Foster
66. Sara Byrne
73. Annabel Wilson
140. Canice Screene
156. Olivia Mehaffey
This week: KPMG Women’s Irish Open, Carton House (O’Meara)
A record 16 Irish players—seven professionals and nine amateurs—will tee it up in the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House, Fairmont from July 3-6.
It is the largest Irish field in the event’s history and a significant milestone that highlights the growing depth and strength of women’s golf in Ireland.
The historic field includes top professionals Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey, Sara Byrne, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson, Anna Foster, and Canice Screene.
They will be joined by nine Irish amateurs: Beth Coulter, Aine Donegan, Olivia Costello, Anna Dawson, Emma Fleming, Rebekah Gardner, Roisin Scanlon, Anna Abom, and Marina Joyce Moreno.
PGA Tour
Last week: Rocket Classic, Detroit Golf Club
Seamus Power missed the cut in the Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club and is now ranked 123rd in the race to make the top 100 who will be fully exempt in 2026.
The West Waterford man, who withdrew with a back “tweak” in his previous start in Canada, followed a 73 with a 71 to miss the six-under-par cut by six strokes.
Power didn’t have a good week from tee to green and a mediocre putting week meant he was never in the running to make the weekend.
He’s 113th for strokes gained from the tee this season and 148th for strokes gained putting, down from 63rd on the greens in 2023 and 40th in 2022.
This week — John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run. Purse $8,400,000 /Winner $1,512,000
Seamus Power tees it up in Ohio, looking to move up the FedEx Cup standings. His presence there means he’s missing Final Qualifying for the Open and can only now qualify if he gets into the field for the Genesis Scottish Open, where three spots will be awarded to the leading three players, not already exempt, who make the cut.
DP World Tour
Last week: Italian Open, Argentario GC
France’s Adrien Saddier won his maiden title by a shot from compatriot Martin Couvra, earning both men spots in The Open at Royal Portrush.
Portmarnock’s Conor Purcell shot rounds of 70 and 74 to miss the cut.
He’s 147th in the Race to Dubai, which leaves him needing at least one big finish before the end of the season to keep his card.
Purcell is outside the top 100 for GIR and putting this season.
This week: BMW International Open, Golfclub München Eichenried
Purcell returns to action this week in Munich, where LIV Golf’s Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia will be the headline acts.
LIV Golf
Last week: LIV Golf Dallas
In the blazing heat, Patrick Reed, the Lone Star State’s own “Captain America,” etched his name in the history books with a win at LIV Golf Dallas presented by Aramco. The win marks Reed’s first LIV Golf individual title as well as his first professional win in his home state of Texas.
In the end, Reed came up clutch in a four-man playoff against Paul Casey, Jinichiro Kozuma and Louis Oosthuizen.
Tom McKibbin of Legion XIII shot rounds of 71-71-69 to finish T5, his best result since joining LIV Golf in the offseason.
After LIV Golf plays at Valderrama, the Northern Irishman will represent the league at the Open Championship. McKibbin earned a place in the major championship due to his performance on the DP World Tour last year.
HotelPlanner Tour
Last week: Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil
David Horsey came through a four-man play-off to secure a first victory in almost ten years in the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge at Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil.
The Englishman birdied the 72nd hole to join countryman James Allan, Spaniard Joseba Torres and Scotland’s Daniel Young in a play-off, before birdieing the first extra hole to come out on top on a dramatic final day in Normandy.
Max Kennedy was the best of the Irish, tied for 48th on two under after breaking par just once over the four rounds.
He fell three spots to 23rd in the Road to Mallorca race for 20 DP World Tour cards at the end of the season.
Dermot McElroy tied for 61st and lies 69th in the rankings after 11 starts.
Jonathan Caldwell and Liam Nolan (11 starts) missed the cut.
Nolan is 14th in the Road to Mallorca while Mark Power (8 starts) is 93rd, Caldwell (10 starts) 112th, Alex Maguire 182nd (five starts), and Daniel Mulligan (3 starts) 239th.
This week: Interwetten Open, Schladming-Dachstein Golf Club, Austria
John Murphy and Jack Madden are the lone Irish entries this week as many players are involved in Final Qualifying for The Open today.
The Open
Irish golf has 16 players bidding for just 20 spots in The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush at four Final Qualifying venues today.
There are five spots on offer at each venue and Graeme McDowell will bid to secure his place in his home town Open at Royal Cinque Ports in Kent.
The 153rd Open — Final Qualifying draw
(a) denotes amateur
Burnham & Berrow: Niall Kearney
Dundonald Links: Rowan Lester, Brendan McCarroll, Gavin Tiernan (a), Dermot McElroy, Keith Shannon, Liam Nolan, Ruaidhri McGee, Finlay Eager (a), Caolan Rafferty (a)
Royal Cinque Ports: Graeme McDowell
West Lancashire: Conor Purcell, Paul McBride, Alex Maguire, Ronan Mullarney, Thomas Abom (a).
LPGA Tour
Last week: Dow Championship, Midland Country Club, Michigan
Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho failed to get any momentum on a low-scoring final day and finished seven shots outside a playoff for the Dow Championship in Michigan.
The Irish Goodbyes closed with a two-under 68 in the final round fourballs to finish tied for 18th on three-under.
American duo Megan Khang and Lexi Thompson closed with a 60 to set the target at 20 under, but lost in a foursomes format playoff to Koreans Jin Hee Im and Somi Lee.
This week: Week off
Alps Tour
Last week: 2025 Aravell Golf Andorra Open by Creand, Spain
Ronan Mullarney, who is playing some of the most consistent golf of his career, finished in a three-way tie for second after rounds of 68, 68 and 66, three shots behind Jerry Ji of the Netherlands.
Robert Moran tied for ninth with Michael Young a shot further back in T17.
Marc Boucher missed the 141 cut by two shots while Hugh Foley was five shots further back.
Order of Merit (Top 5 win HotelPlanner Tour cards)
7. Ronan Mullarney
17. Robert Moran
25. Hugh Foley
69. Michael Young
83. John Murphy
This week: 2025 Fred Olsen Alps de La Gomera, Tecina Golf La Gomera, Canarias, Spain
Ronan Mullarney, Robert Moran, Marc Boucher, Michael Young and Hugh Foley are the Irish entries this week.
