Leona Maguire

2022 - 3 - 31

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Roller-coaster ride for Rory McIlroy as Leona Maguire hangs tough ... (Independent.ie)

Rory McIlroy and Leona Maguire endured roller-coaster days, but the Co Cavan star kept her title hopes very much alive in the US.

“This is obviously the more scoreable of the two courses, so I knew I had to shoot a decent score today,” Dunne said. Kupcho and Lee shot six-under 66s to lead by two shots from Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Masson and Pajaree Anannarukarn as world number one Jin Young Ko struggled to a two-over 74. On the Challenge Tour, Paul Dunne fired six birdies in a bogey-free 66 at Koro Creek Golf Club to lie just a shot off the lead in the Limpopo Championship.

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Maguire back to square one after up and down start in first Major of ... (The42)

The Cavan native is tied for 32nd place, six shots off joint leaders Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee at Mission Hills Country Club in California.

Play is continuing, with Jordanstown’s Stephanie Meadow beginning her round on the back nine. She was level par through her first 10 holes, a birdie on the par-5 11th the ideal confidence booster before a bogey five on the 18th. A birdie on the first was followed by par on the second to maintain that positivity but bogeys on the third and fifth dented that early progress.

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Steady start by Maguire as Ko is in fight to make cut at Chevron ... (The Irish Times)

McIlroy struggles to opening round of level par 72 at Valero Texas Open.

From wild drives on the 18th where his playing companion Jason Day was signalling right with his arm from the get-go to poor approach play and missed short putts, to the other extreme of good iron play and holed putts. Kupcho, another seeking a maiden Major win, was on fire for much of her round with her approach play and putting working in tandem. I was just trying to stay calm and just stay present and it worked well on 17 holes today,” said the Dane. “You go out there and just try to play as good as you can, and if you’re playing well and you’re up there on the leaderboard, it’s just great. However, the run home proved disappointing with dropped shots on the third and fifth holes. A winner of six of her last 12 events on the LPGA Tour, Ko – who hasn’t missed a cut in over a year – suffered two bogeys in a head-scratching display.

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Cork may refuse to travel to Killarney; Leona Maguire makes steady ... (The Irish Times)

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Leona Maguire got off to a steady if unspectacular start with an opening round of level par 72 in the first Major of the year – the Chevron Championship. Rory McIlroy’s decision to play the Valero Texas Open for the first time in eight years – as a fine-tuner for next week’s Masters – didn’t produce the desired effect as he struggled to an opening round of level par 72. I’ve enjoyed being outside that a little bit and being able to spend more time and focus on the club and on other things. A statement from the players is expected today after the match was fixed for Killarney despite their management’s request that it go ahead in Páirc Uí Rinn. Paul Mannion doesn’t appear to be lining up a return to the Dublin football team, explaining at a media event: “It’s well-documented the commitment and time that goes into playing inter-county football.

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