16/07/2025
European Team Championships in Lucan Pitch and Putt Club 17th-20th July
In the first of our ladies profiles of all the players representing Team Ireland in both Gents & Ladies teams we begin with current Irish No.1.
Chrissie Sheedy
Ryston Pitch & Putt
We are now on the countdown to the European Pitch and Putt Finals – John Manning has provided a fantastic overview of TEAM IRELAND - LADIES
Chrissie first played for Ireland at McDonagh against the Rest of Europe alongside the 2003 European Team championship. Having represented Ireland in the 2006 World Cup at Teia, Chrissie made further international appearances in the 2006 Willie Parker Challenge Cup, against the Rest of Europe in 2007 and versus Catalonia in 2018 and 2023. Her Matchplay international record is: Foursomes: W4 L4 H0; Fourballs: W2 L0 H1; Singles: W8 L2 H0.
Chrissie was the 2009 and 2013 World Ladies Strokeplay champion.
The reigning National Matchplay and National Strokeplay champion, Chrissie is the third most successful Irish ladies player of all time with other National Strokeplay wins in 2005, 2011, 2013 and 2022 along with 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2021 National Matchplay victories.
1999 National Intermediate Strokeplay champion (she is one of three former intermediate champions to also win the senior championship), Chrissie claimed the 2016 National Mixed Foursomes title with Derek O’Toole.
Since her first win (in millennium year), Chrissie has accumulated a round dozen National Inter-County wins with Kildare. She has participated in nine provincial Inter-County successes since 2003.
National Mixed Team Event winner in 2002 and 2008, with St. Bridget’s, Chrissie also helped St. Bridget’s to 2016 National Ladies Inter-club glory.
2024 Ireland Master winner, Chrissie was also victorious in the first two Irish Opens (2009 and 2011).
Chrissie won her eighth Leinster Strokeplay championship title in 2025.
