Leona Maguire
Golf
BIOGRAPHY
Leona Maguire is a three time Olympian, finishing 21st at Rio 2016, 23rd at Tokyo 2020 and 59th at Paris 2024.
While on scholarship at Duke University in America Leona spent 135 weeks at number one in the world amateur rankings.
Two professional wins and seventh place on the Symetra Tour in 2019 earned her first card on the LPGA Tour in 2020.
In her first full season she had four top tens, and in 2022 was the first Irish woman to win on the LGPA Tour (the Drive On Championship). She was also runner-up to Lydia Ko in the end-of-season CME Tour Championship, eighth at the US Open, and fourth at the Women’s Open in Scotland rising to #11 in the world that year.
A second LPGA title (Meijer Classic) moved her to world #10 in 2023 when she was also the stand out star of the Solheim Cup.
GOLF NEWS
Team Ireland Weekend Highlights, April 12–13, 2025
From Augusta to Dublin, Belgium to the Basque Country, Irish athletes produced standout performances across a range of Olympic sports this weekend. Rory McIlroy Completes Career Grand Slam Rory McIlroy delivered a defining moment for Irish sport this weekend, winning the 2025 Masters Tournament and becoming just the sixth golfer in history — and [...]
DIFFICULT DAY AT LE GOLF NATIONAL FOR MAGUIRE AND MEADOW
Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow were back in action at Le Golf National in round two of the women’s singles today. Meadow carded a round of 74; four better than yesterday, but Maguire will be frustrated after signing for a round of 79 today. GOLF It was another unforgiving day for Stephanie Meadow and Leona [...]
KATE O CONNOR MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST IRISH OLYMPIC HEPTATHLETE
Team Ireland’s Kate O’Connor made history today becoming Ireland’s first ever heptathlete to compete at an Olympic Games. The Newry native competed in two of the seven events this morning; 100m hurdles and High Jump to sit on 1908 points (19th overall) ahead of the next two events this evening. Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow are back [...]
DAY 12 EVENING REPORT FROM TEAM IRELAND
Irish track star Rhasidat Adeleke finished second in her semi-final of the women’s 400m to advance to her first ever Olympic final on Friday night. In doing so Adeleke becomes the first Irish woman ever to make a sprint final at an Olympic Games. In Taekwondo in the repechage round Jack Woolley put in an improved performance, but ultimately [...]
Day 8 – Team Ireland Paris 2024
Team Ireland’s Gymnastics superstar Rhys McClenaghan has won an Olympic gold medal in the Pommel Horse final this evening, with a magnificent score of 15.533, becoming the first Irish gymnast to ever win an Olympic medal. Cyclist Ben Healy secured Ireland’s best ever result in an Olympic road race with a brilliant 10th place finish this afternoon. Team [...]
SARAH LAVIN AND SHANE LOWRY ANNOUNCED AS FLAGBEARERS FOR OPENING CEREMONY
At a media event this morning in the Irish Cultural Centre in the heart of Paris, Limerick athlete Sarah Lavin and Offaly golfer Shane Lowry were both unveiled as the Team Ireland Flagbearers for tonight’s Opening Ceremony like no other along the river Seine, which gets underway at 7pm Irish time. Flagbearers The Limerick sprint [...]