Ciara Butler
Age: 20
Handicap: 3
Golf Club: Newlands
Coach: Brendan McDaid/Tristan Mulally
Significant Golf Achievements to date?
3 course records – Newlands, Loughrea and Rathdowney
T11th in Irish Strokeplay: 2009
Connacht Girls Runner-up: 2007
Representative Honours
Leinster Ladies Team: 2008, 2009
Leinster Girls Team: 2007
Represented Ireland at U21 Saab Belgian Open: 2007
Best golfing memory?
My first interpros (Leinster girls team 2007), playing in Belgium and playing with college in Portugal
What age did you start playing?
15
Who introduced you to the game/how did you get started?
My Dad
Best part of your game
All of it haha
Favourite Golf Course
Lahinch, Co. Louth, Malone and of course Newlands
Favourite club in the bag
Driver
Dream fourball
Annika Sorenstam, Tiger Woods and Camilo Villegas
Human Interest
On golf scholarship in Maynooth, studying Arts.
Played Hockey in school and for Leinster. Won a medal at all-Irelands for running.
After golf my favourite sport is skiing.
