Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, August 7th – 13th)
The 47th Women’s Open will be contested by 144 of the best golfers in the world this week at Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey. Ireland’s Leona Maguire will be in south London for the tournament, hoping to match her strong performance last year when she finished in tied-fourth position at Muirfield. Stephanie Meadow has also qualified for the prestigious event.The week-long annual show at the RDS, Dublin has grown over its long history into a huge festival.
Among the 168 classes and competitions will be the usual top-class international sport, including the Nations Cup and Grand Prix of Ireland .The last of the big four finals – men’s and women’s football, hurling and camogie – takes place at the weekend, with a triple header at Croke Park. While a Kerry v Dublin All-Ireland senior football final may feel familiar, amazingly this will be the first meeting of the two in the All-Ireland Senior Women’s Football Championship decider.
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