We Thought Golf Wasn’t for Us – Until It Was
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HerSport Editor
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June 11, 2025
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Golf
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Breaking Barriers in Sport, Carton Demesne, Diversity in Golf, Equality in Sport, Get Into Golf, Golf Ireland, Golf Ireland Initiatives, Grassroots Sport Ireland, Inclusion in Sport, Irish Traveller Community, Laois Offaly ETB, Laois Traveller Action Group, Minority Ethnic Groups in Sport, Portarlington Golf Club, Portlaoise, Self-Advocacy in Sport, Social Inclusion Ireland, Traveller Representation, Traveller Women in Sport, Women In Golf
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Five Traveller women challenge stereotypes through golf, partnering with Golf Ireland to reclaim space, visibility, and a sense of belonging.
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Golf Team Officially Selected For Team Ireland at Paris 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the golf team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Replicating the team that competed in Tokyo 2020, the Paris 2024 team of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow will once again represent Ireland in golf at the Olympic Games. The golf tournament …
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Sinéad McGrath: From Endometriosis Battle To Golf Enthusiast And Advocate
Sinéad McGrath, a Manchester-based Operations Executive on the Legends Tour, wasn’t your typical sports enthusiast growing up. In 2019, her dad persuaded her to take up golf, and now she thrives in the sport that now brings her joy. Sinéad grew up playing sports but was forced to give it up due to endometriosis. A condition affecting 1 in 10 …
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Brilliant Start For Leona Maguire At The Penultimate Event Of The LPGA Tour
In the penultimate event of the LPGA Tour season, Leona Maguire displayed remarkable steadiness with a bogey-free three-under-par 67 in The Annika by Gainbridge at Pelican in Bellaire, Florida. Following her involvement in Europe’s Solheim Cup success in September, Maguire meticulously scheduled her late-season tournaments. Participating in only one of the LPGA Tour’s four-week Asian Swing, the world number 19 …
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Emma Fleming Shines Bright In Bridgestone Race
By Daragh Small Elm Park golfer Emma Fleming says the experience of representing Ireland at Home Internationals capped off a brilliant season as she was crowned Bridgestone Order of Merit champion. The 18-year-old dominated the Scratch Cup scene earlier this year and that combined with her victory in the Connacht Girls’ Open Championship and third place finish in Ulster, ensured …
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Aideen Walsh Set For Irish Women’s Mid-Amateur
By Valerie Clancy Aideen Walsh is searching for success as she hopes to claim her first Mid-Am title at Portsalon Golf Club this week. The final Women’s Bridgestone Order of Merit event will take place at the Irish Mid-Amateur Women’s Open Championship from 6-8 October. Portsalon welcomes 114 men and women who will battle it out over 36 holes on …
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Want To Get Into Golf? Now’s Your Chance! Golf Ireland Have Started Chip & Chat
Golf Ireland have launched Ireland’s first Women’s Social Golf Community – Chip & Chat.
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Golf’s Rising Stars Gear Up for Thrilling Solheim Cup
As the highly anticipated Solheim Cup kicks off at Finca Cortesin, a renowned golfing haven on the Costa del Sol, it’s a showcase of golfing excellence between Europe and the USA. The Solheim Cup is a biennial three-day women’s tournament, which began in 1990. It consists of two teams, representing Europe and the United States. This year the tournament will …
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Irish Senior Ladies’ Team Narrowly Miss Gold At European Senior Ladies’ Team Championship
The Irish Women’s team came up just short of gold in the Flight A Final at the European Senior Ladies’ Team Championship on Saturday, 9 September 2023. Deirdre Walsh’s (Milltown) brilliant 4&2 win over Soledad Fernandez de Araoz wasn’t enough as Spain took control in three of the other matches at Parador El Saler Golf, Spain. Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) and …
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Smilla Soenderby Crowned Queen Of The Dromoland Castle
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