Leona Maguire cruises into T-Mobile Match Play quarterfinals three strokes clear of the field

Leona Maguire was three strokes clear of the field as she cruised into the T-Mobile Match Play quarterfinals, where she’ll meet Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn on Saturday. Leona Maguire was on fire 🔥@leona_maguire ran away with the first seed after finishing Friday with a three stroke advantage at @LPGAMatchPlay pic.twitter.com/mxBSPlm7xA — LPGA (@LPGA) April 6, 2024 Maguire managed four birdies in …

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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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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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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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Atthaya Thitikul: Golf’s New No. 1

Thai teenager, Atthaya Thitikul, is embracing being golf’s new number 1 at the young age of 19.    Atthaya has reached number 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, being the 16th different player to reach number one and the second from Thailand behind Ariya Jutanugarn, who sat on top for 23 weeks between June 2017 and March 2019. …

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