World Strokeplay Championships
The fourth World Strokeplay championship was played at Vigo, Galicia in June 2024. Here are some of the updated statistics from the first four championships - at La Grande Motte, France in 2009, at Tambre, Galicia in 2013, Imjelt 2017 and now the Vigo event. The 2009 event had to be shortened to 54 holes due to rain while very high temperatures were a feature at Tambre in 2013.
Greatest victory margin: 2 strokes, Fernando Cano, (Catalonia), La Grande Motte, 2009; John Walsh (Ireland), Tambre, 2013; Manuel Amor (Catalonia) 2024.
Low 1st round: 43, Eamon Gibney (Ireland), Vigo, 2024.
Low 2nd round: 44, Josep Martinez (Catalonia), Tambre 2013; Liam O'Donovan (Ireland), Tambre, 2013, Kieran Earls (Ireland), Vigo 2024.
Low 3rd round: 44, Manuel Amor (Catalonia), Vigo, 2024.
Low 4th round: 44, Alejandro Fernandez (Galicia), Vigo, 2024.
Low 36: 89, Kieran Earls (Ireland), Vigo, 2024.
Low 54: 139, Manuel Amor (Catalonia), Vigo, 2024.
Low 72: 185, Manuel Amor (Catalonia), Vigo, 2024.
Distribution of wins by country: 2 – Ireland; 2 - Catalonia,
Three podium finishes: John Walsh (Ireland), 3rd - 2009, winner – 2013, runner-up 2017.
Two third places: John Ross Crangle (Ireland), Imjelt, 2017, Vigo, 2024.
Distribution of podium finishes by country: 8 - Ireland; 2 - Catalonia, 1 - Australia, Great Britain.
Father and son in top 10 in successive championships: Steve Deeble (Great Britain), La Grande Motte, 2009; John Deeble (Great Britain), Tambre, 2013.
Best performance by a defending champion: 2nd, John Walsh (Ireland), Imjelt, 2017.
Two ladies wins: Chrissie Byrne (Ireland), La Grande Motte, 2009, Tambre, 2013.
Best performance by a defending ladies champion: 1st, Chrissie Byrne (Ireland), Tambre, 2013.
Distribution of ladies podium finishes by country: 6 - Ireland; 5 – Netherlands; 1 – Chile.
Two ladies podium finishes: Chrissie Byrne (Ireland), winner - 2009, winner - 2013; Herma Kleinlugtenbeld (Netherlands), 2nd -2009, 3rd – 2013; Esther de Schiffart (Netherlands), 2nd – 2013, winner - 2024.