Sparkling second round sees Leona Maguire surge into contention in California
Leona Maguire surged into contention by the halfway point in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship with a sparkling six-under 65 second round, leaving her just two shots behind leader Malia Nam, an American newcomer in just her second LPGA Tour start. Maguire is now in a three-way tie for fourth with Americans Rose Zhang and Alison Lee, with Sweden’s …
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Amy Yang wins CME Group Tour Championship, $2 million prize
34-year-old Amy Yang birdied her last two holes to win the CME Group Tour Championship — and $2 million (€1.83m) — with a 6-under 66. The South Korean golfer dropped her face in her hands before being doused in enough champagne that she needed to towel off before signing her card. “Never give up,” said Yang, the oldest winner on …
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LPGA and CME Group announce $4 million largest ever individual prize in women’s sport
The winner of next year’s CME Group Championship will receive a record $4 million (€3.66 million) prize, the LPGA and CME Group announced earlier this week. The award will be the largest individual prize in the history of women’s sport. The runner-up will also receive $1 million out of a total $11 million purse, an increase from 2023’s $7 million …
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Brilliant Start For Leona Maguire At The Penultimate Event Of The LPGA Tour
In the penultimate event of the LPGA Tour season, Leona Maguire displayed remarkable steadiness with a bogey-free three-under-par 67 in The Annika by Gainbridge at Pelican in Bellaire, Florida. Following her involvement in Europe’s Solheim Cup success in September, Maguire meticulously scheduled her late-season tournaments. Participating in only one of the LPGA Tour’s four-week Asian Swing, the world number 19 …
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Golfer Sinéad McGrath talks IVF and endometriosis
By Daragh Small Last Friday she completed her third round of IVF, despite losing half of her left ovary when she was just 14 and going through years of emotional and physical turmoil because of her endometriosis, Sinéad McGrath has successfully frozen 20 eggs. She now dreams of a future where she can have children and they can play golf …
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Ireland narrowly miss out on top ten in World Amateur Team Championships
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Grace Fisher
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October 29, 2023
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Aine Donegan, Beth Coulter, Espirito Santo Trophy, Huai-Chien Hsu, Hyosong Lee, Kyorim Seo, Minsol Kim, Naoimh Quigg, Sara Byrne, World Amateur Team Championships
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By Daragh Small Ireland captain Naoimh Quigg believes the future is bright as her team finished T13 in the Espirito Santo Trophy at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The South Korean team of Hyosong Lee, Minsol Kim and Kyorim Seo ultimately finished in first in the World Amateur Team Championships ahead of Chinese Taipei in second and Spain in third. The …
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Lexi Thompson shoots 69, barely misses cut in PGA tour debut
Lexi Thompson has just barely missed the cut, and the chance to make history, on her PGA tour debut — but she has more than shown naysayers she can compete with the men. Thompson shot a 2-under par 69 in her second round at the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas Friday, meaning that with a 2-over par 73 in …
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Emma Fleming Shines Bright In Bridgestone Race
By Daragh Small Elm Park golfer Emma Fleming says the experience of representing Ireland at Home Internationals capped off a brilliant season as she was crowned Bridgestone Order of Merit champion. The 18-year-old dominated the Scratch Cup scene earlier this year and that combined with her victory in the Connacht Girls’ Open Championship and third place finish in Ulster, ensured …
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Peter Malnati walks back ‘gimmick’ comments about Lexi Thompson PGA tour debut
PGA Tour pro Peter Malnati swiftly walked back awkward ‘gimmick’ comments he made on learning that Lexi Thompson will make her PGA tour debut at the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas on Oct. 12. 11-time LPGA winner Thompson is the seventh woman to play in a PGA tour event in almost 80 years since Babe Didrikson Zaharias first made …
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Aideen Walsh Set For Irish Women’s Mid-Amateur
By Valerie Clancy Aideen Walsh is searching for success as she hopes to claim her first Mid-Am title at Portsalon Golf Club this week. The final Women’s Bridgestone Order of Merit event will take place at the Irish Mid-Amateur Women’s Open Championship from 6-8 October. Portsalon welcomes 114 men and women who will battle it out over 36 holes on …
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