Kate Dwyer becomes first female winner of Irish Intervarsity Golf Championship

Dwyer emphasised the importance of the win in attracting more female players to the event.

Kate Dwyer (Maynooth) winner of the Irish Intervarsity Championship at Rosslare Golf Club. Photo: Golffile

Maynooth University’s Kate Dwyer made history by becoming the first female winner of the Irish Intervarsity Championship on a thrilling final day in Rosslare.

Dwyer, a fourth year Law student, birdied the last for a hard-fought level-par round of 73 for an overall total of one under for the championship on another day of high winds at the immaculate Rosslare links.