KPMG has been announced as the title sponsor of the Women's Irish Open for the next three years in what is the professional services giant's latest women's sport commitment following deals with golfer Leona Maguire, jockey Rachael Blackmore and Dublin GAA.
Returning to the Ladies European Tour following a 10-year absence, the golf tournament will take place at the Dromoland Castle in Co Clare from 22-25 September.
"We are incredibly proud of our history in supporting both the game of golf, as well as women’s sport in Ireland, and with today’s announcement we look forward to building our relationship with both over the coming years," said Declan Keane, COO of KPMG.
"As a firm, we are committed to investing in young talented people in Ireland and it is my hope that the KPMG Women’s Irish Open will inspire the next generation Irish golfers to compete at the highest level of the game.”
Mark Nolan, managing director at Dromoland Castle, stated: ""KPMG’s commitment to women’s sport and women’s golf over the past number of years are a clear indication of their vision ad we are delighted to join them on this journey and help establish the KPMG Women’s Irish Open as one of the premier events of the Ladies European Tour.
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"Alongside our recent investment of €2m on our championship golf course, we look forward to providing a platform for the leading women golfers to showcase their talents in September."
KPMG has been the sponsor of the Women's PGA Championship, one of women's golf's five majors, since 2015. This year's tournament, which took place in Maryland last week, had a total purse of $9m, and the winner received $1.35m.
In Ireland, KPMG is also the title sponsor of the Irish Kids Golf Tour for children aged 6-13.
Vicky Tyas, commercial and marketing director of Golf Ireland, described KPMG's sponsorship as "a vote of confidence" in the development of the women's game.
Turnover at KPMG Ireland hit €504m in 2021, thanks to rising demand for transformation, cyber, digital, ESG, M&A and transfer pricing services, while staff numbers rose 16% to almost 4,000 people.
Tickets for the KPMG Women’s Irish Open are now on sale at womensirishopen.ie.
Four-day tickets are priced at €35 while single-day tickets cost €15. Under 16s attending the event are admitted free of charge.
Photo: Professional golfer Olivia Mehaffey. (Pic: INPHO/Kelvin Boyes)
