Emerging Golf Star Áine Donegan Impresses At US Open Despite Missing Medal
Ireland’s Áine Donegan narrowly missed out on being the top amateur at the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach on Sunday, finishing tied 45th with a closing round of 77. The County Clare native ended the tournament at nine-over, just one shot behind Italian amateur Benedetta Moresco, who received the silver medal for leading amateur. Donegan was also only two …
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Aine Donegan Impresses With A 69 Debut At US Women’s Open Despite Driver Issue
Irish amateur golfer Aine Donegan made an impressive debut at the opening round of the US Women’s Open. Despite the challenges she faced with her golf clubs, Donegan finished just one shot behind the joint leaders Xiyu Lin of China and Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea. Arriving at Pebble Beach for her first LPGA Tour tournament, Donegan discovered that …
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Jin Young Ko Ties Record For Most Weeks At The Top Of The Rolex Rankings
Jin Young Ko has tied Lorena Ochoa’s record of the most weeks at the top of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. The fifteen-time LPGA Tour winner has been at the top of the rankings for the past 158 weeks, since July 2019, tying the record set by Ochoa from 2007 – 2010. Since 2019, she has had to battle …
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Leona Maguire Claims Meijer LPGA Classic Title
Leona Maguire added another LGPA tour win to her achievements after winning the Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield Country Club in Michigan yesterday. She is now the first Irish woman to have won two LGPA tour titles. A well-deserved winning moment for @leona_maguire 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Yp8Fjv0qvL — LPGA (@LPGA) June 18, 2023 Maguire finished two ahead of Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn, and …
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Williams Sisters And Ohanian Buy First Tiger-McIlroy Golf Team
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, Serena and Venus Williams have purchased the first club in the new Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy-backed golf league (TGL). The new team, called Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC), is one of the inaugural six that the league is planning to auction before it launches next year in January. The TGL, developed in partnership with the …
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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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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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