Leona Maguire
Golf
BIOGRAPHY
While on scholarship at Duke University in America Leona, who is now based in Orlando, 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.
This season she missed her first cut in a Major in four years at the Chevron Championship, but was tied 24th at the PGA in June and, in early July, won her first title on the European tour (LET) in Hemel Hemstead. This is her third Olympic Games; she finished tied 21st in Rio 2016, and tied 23rd in Tokyo with a score of 279 (71-67-70-71).
GOLF NEWS
Team Ireland Golfers Selected For Paris 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the golf team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Replicating the team that competed in Tokyo 2020, the Paris 2024 team of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow will once again represent Ireland in golf at the Olympic Games. The golf tournament occurs [...]
Paris Scholarship Recipients in Profile
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MARATHON AND GOLF TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN TOKYO THIS MORNING WHILE COYLE ANNOUNCED AS FLAGBEARER FOR CLOSING CEREMONY
Morning report from Team Ireland on Day 15 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games All focus for Team Ireland was on the marathon and golf this morning as the women’s marathon got underway in Sapporo, while the final day of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play was held in Tokyo. With the Games now in their […]
GOLF, MODERN PENTATHLON, CYCLING AND ATHLETICS ROUND OUT BUSY DAY 13 FOR TEAM IRELAND
It was another jam-packed afternoon and evening in Tokyo for Team Ireland today, with a host of Irish athletes in action across a range of disciplines. Three-time Olympian Natalya Coyle got off to an impressive start in the Women’s Individual Fencing Round, and will now go into Day Two of her event lying in joint […]
BOYCE AND WRIGHT IMPRESS IN RACE WALK WHILE DAY OF MIXED FORTUNES FOR GOLFERS
Team Ireland’s 50km Race Walkers took to Sapporo Odori Park this morning with Brendan Boyce putting in one of the performances of his career to finish 10th in a time of 3:53:40, less than three minutes outside the medals. His Team Ireland teammate Alex Wright also impressed in 29th, his highest finish ever at a […]
HARRINGTON TO BOX FOR GOLD IN TOKYO AFTER DETERMINED SEMI-FINAL WIN THIS MORNING
Kellie Harrington will box for gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games this coming Sunday as she put in a tough and gritty performance in her semi-final bout against Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand this morning, to take the win – and a minimum silver medal – on a 3-2 split decision. They were neck-and-neck throughout, […]