Julia Falvey Ryan produced a fantastic performance to claim the Women’s European Individual Championship for Golfers with Disability title in Malmö, Sweden last week.  The Fota Island golfer shot a final round 73 (+2) to end the tournament in a tie for 5th overall in the Standing Category, and in doing so finished as the highest-placed female in the field, taking home the Women’s prize.

Coming back from a recent injury, she was delighted with the victory.  “It felt amazing to win the European women’s title this year, it was my first European individual championships for golfers with disabilities, so it was a nice way to end the week!  It was very unexpected out of myself.  My coach Ian Stafford and I had the expectation of shooting a lot higher than what I did shoot.”

“I personally was going there to enjoy the tournament, being with the Irish team and to get through a tournament so that I would be happy in myself to play a tournament because the season was thrown up in the air a bit.  We were aiming to shoot a bit higher than what I was actually able to produce and that was a personal win that I was absolutely delighted about.”

Julia was selected for the Irish Under 16 Girls team in the Spring, but picked up a serious injury that sidelined her for much of the season.  “I didn’t get to Continue reading →