2024 Women's Amateur Championship moved to Portmarnock

Portmarnock Golf Club will host the 121st Women's Amateur Championship from 24-29 June next year.

The championship was initially due to be played at Royal Birkdale but will now be contested over the historic Dublin links due to course development work being planned at the Southport venue.

It will mark the second time that Portmarnock has hosted the Women’s Amateur Championship having previously held it in 1931.

It also staged The Amateur Championship in 1949 and 2019, the Walker Cup in 1991 and the international matches for the St Andrews and Jacques Leglise trophies in 2012.

The R&A are excited to be visiting Ireland

Chief development officer Phil Anderton said: "Portmarnock has a rich history of staging world class championship golf and we look forward to returning to the iconic links next year to stage the Women’s Amateur.

"It became clear that the course work being planned for Royal Birkdale could impact on the championship next year and so we have moved quickly to find an alternative venue. It remains very much our intention to stage the championship at Royal Birkdale in the near future and we are grateful to the members and staff of Portmarnock for agreeing to assist us at short notice."

Portmarnock Golf Club captain Niall Goulding said: "This is a significant honour for our club and is a reflection of the esteem in which our club and, in particular, our links are held.

"I have no doubt but that our experience of hosting the 2019 Amateur Championship will stand us in good stead as we embark on this exciting journey culminating in the delivery of an outstanding Women’s Amateur Championship in 2024, which will, I have little doubt, attract record numbers of knowledgeable and enthusiastic spectators."

In 2019, thousands lined