Mehaffey bids to retain Irish Girls Open title

Irish Girls Open champion Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co. Down Ladies) defends her title at Roganstown Golf and Country Club this weekend.

The event, an International Open Championship for girls aged under 18 on January 1, 2014, has attracted the cream of Europe’s underage talent as players vie for world amateur golf ranking points.

Mehaffey (16) is hot favourite to retain her crown, having impressed on her Ladies European Tour debut in the Lalla Meryem Cup at Golf de L’Ocean in Agadir, Morocco last month, finishing a credible 47th.