Coughlan Looks To Play Herself Into Form

Douglas golfer Clodagh Coughlan is keeping her expectations low as she returns from injury and tries to hit form this summer with today’s Connacht Over 18 Women’s Senior Amateur Open the primary target now. The 24-year-old finished T9 in the Flogas Irish Women’s Amateur Open Championship in Woodbrook and is steadily picking up pace heading into the height of the …

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Maguire Set To Chase Glory At Mizuho Americas Open

Leona Maguire will be after a second career LPGA Tour title at this week’s Mizuho Americas Open (1-4 June) at Liberty National in New Jersey. The first day of the tournament has arrived! It's going to be a great day at @LibNatGolf.@LPGA @AJGAGolf pic.twitter.com/4Hil4IKZXf — Mizuho Americas Open (@MizuhoLPGA) June 1, 2023 So far, Maguire has been on top form …

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Jessica Ross Finds Form And Silverware In Clandeboye

Jessica Ross walked away with a victory at the Ulster Men’s and Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Open Championships in Clandeboye yesterday (30 May). In the Women’s event, Ross had a comfortable lead starting her round and with Kate Lanigan (Hermitage) posting a 77 that was only enough for a +1 total and second place. Bridgestone Order of Merit leader Emma …

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Golfer Lauren Walsh Flying High In USA

By Valerie Clancy Castlewarden golfer Lauren Walsh says the hard work has paid off as her team at Wake Forest won the 2023 Division 1 Women’s Golf Championship yesterday. The event, which took place at Grayhawk Golf Club in Arizona, saw Walsh play a crucial part in the team’s win by securing a point in a 3&2 victory over her …

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Lorna McClymont retains Irish Women’s Amateur Open title, Olivia Costello wins Girls’

Scottish golfer Lorna McClymont says patience was the key to her success as she went back-to-back in the Flogas Irish Women’s Amateur Open Championship. It was another ideal day for scoring in Woodbrook and when the pressure came on from Kirkistown Castle’s Beth Coulter, McClymont came up with all the answers at the vital time to register a stunning -16 …

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Pro Golfers to Receive €35,000 in Sport Ireland Programme Funding

Golf Ireland, in partnership with Sport Ireland, has officially launched the 2023 Golf Ireland Professional Scheme with seven golfers set to benefit from grants. The programme is designed to support and nurture the next generation of Irish golfing talent. Two of the beneficiaries Olivia Mehaffey and Jonathan Yates were at the Golf Ireland Academy in Maynooth for the launch and …

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I played with international golfers as a beginner: here’s what happened

The worthy aim behind Golf Ireland’s recent International Women’s Day event, which brought together some of Ireland’s best female athletes as well as figures from sports media, businesses and NGBs to play a nine-hole scramble event, was to show that golf is a beautiful and accessible sport which can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of ability or experience. I had …

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Aramco Saudi Ladies International: What to Know

Today (Feb. 16) is the first day of the Aramco Saudi Ladies International! With a world number one prepped to regain her title and a hugely increased purse, the tournament is garnering a lot of attention. Here’s what you need to know. The biggest star of the tournament is the prize money, increased fivefold from last year’s US$1m to equal …

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Leona Maguire on her “most successful year to date”

It has been a super successful year for Irish professional golfer Leona Maguire. Since early 2021, Maguire has claimed three top 10 finishes at the LPGA majors and making her mark in Europe’s Solheim Cup victory in Ohio in September. “I think it’s been my most successful year to date” she expressed. “The majors are obviously a big focus point …

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