KPMG Confirm Extension of Women’s Irish Open Title Partnership
We are delighted to announce that KPMG have extended their partnership as title sponsor of the KPMG Women's Irish Open for the next three years.
KPMG have supported our event since its return in 2022 and we are so grateful for their support and commitment to our event and female sport in Ireland.
*Please see below the original press release from Sport for Business*
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KPMG has announced this morning that it will renew its sponsorship of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open for a further three years.
KPMG has sponsored the Women’s Irish Open since its return in 2022, and this announcement underscores KPMG’s ongoing commitment to the development, advancement, and empowerment of women’s sport in Ireland.
The firm is also a backer of Leona Maguire, Rachael Blackmore and Rhasidat Adeleke.
The 2025 edition of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open will take place earlier than the last three renewals, in the first week of July, putting in prime position to attract more stars of the world game being the week ahead of the AIG Women’s Open Championship.
The 2024 KPMG Women’s Irish Open, held over four days in Carton House, welcomed almost 40,000, with the tournament attendance seeing a marked increase of 46% since KPMG came onboard as title sponsor in 2022, further boosting visibility of the Women’s Irish Open to combined audiences 100 million[1] plus.
The 2024 tournament alone contributed an estimated €7 million in direct spending, including across food, drink, accommodation, event suppliers, rental activities, construction, and utilities, further bolstering the wider Irish economy with an estimated €4.6 million in economic output.
KPMG has a long and proud heritage in the game of golf, both in Ireland and abroad, having been title sponsor of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship since 2015, one of five majors in the women’s golf calendar, along with its ongoing support of Irish golfer Leona Maguire. KPMG is also the title sponsor of the KPMG Irish Kids Golf Tour, which is open to girls and boys aged 6 to 13 years old and features some of the best young golfers in Ireland.
Stephen King, Partner at KPMG Ireland, added: “We are incredibly proud to extend our sponsorship of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open as we continue to support golf, and women’s sport in Ireland. The tournament’s resurgence has been remarkable, and we are delighted to see its positive impact extend beyond the golf course, into the surrounding communities. It was fantastic to see how many young girls and boys attended this year’s tournament and we hope the KPMG Women’s Irish Open continues to be a source of inspiration to them over the coming years.”
Cian Branagan, CEO of Forefront, added: “It’s wonderful to see a global brand like KPMG committing further to growing and supporting women’s golf in Ireland and it marks an amazing vote of confidence in the sport that they have decided to continue with the partnership. We look forward to working closely with KPMG over the next three years, continuing to provide a world-class platform on which to showcase some of the best golfing talent from Ireland and across the globe.”
We have an exclusive podcast episode with Stephen King, partner at KPMG this morning, talking about why the firm has chosen to go again with an extension through to 2027.