Delaney sets sights on three in a row

Carlow’s Tara Delaney sets out to capture an unprecedented third consecutive title at the Irish Open Strokeplay Championship in Rosses Point this weekend.

With a host of Irish senior and junior internationals on show, Delaney will have to be at her best if she is to retain the honours she won last year at Hermitage with a birdie three on the 18th that added to her eighth tie-hole win over Martina Gillen at Cork in 2004.