Maguire Claims To begin with LET Title in Emotional Mold
Former Duke women’s golf standout Leona Maguire claimed her to begin with Women European Visit (LET) title on Friday in sensational mold at the Centurion Club in London, England. Maguire, a 2018 Blue Fiend graduate, eagled her last gap of the Aramco Group Arrangement displayed by PIF – London to gather her fifth proficient win.
With the victory, Maguire got to be the primary Irishwoman to win on the Women European Visit (LET).
“I did it the difficult way nowadays, I feel like,” said Maguire. “It was extreme out there; I didn’t play my best golf, but Dermot, my caddie, fair kept saying be patient. He said right some time recently that shot into 18, let’s hit shot of the year here. It was a idealize number, and my trusty half breeds came in valuable once once more.”
Maguire led the field through 18 and 36 gaps within the individual competition, after rounds of 66 (-7) and 72 (-1).
Within the last circular, Maguire opened with back-to-back birdies to induce to 10-under. She at that point battled over a span of five gaps (4-8) as Maguire dropped five shots and made the turn at 2-over, 39. With a birdie on No. 12, Maguire went back into a share of the lead with Alison Lee at 8-under. A intruder on No. 16 dropped Maguire back to 7-under and trailed by one stroke with two gaps remaining.
Maguire hit an fabulous moment shot to take off herself with an falcon chance on No. 18 and she calmly rolled within the putt to form history on the LET and win with a add up to of 8-under-par, 211.
“I knew Alison [Lee] was making a run, I thought I would ought to get to 10-under-par – that was the number I had in my head,” said Maguire. “I fair hung in indeed when things weren’t going right and held up for a turn, and it was nice to wrap up in fashion on 18. I’m looking forward to the summer ahead and couldn’t inquire for distant better;a much better;a higher;a stronger;an improved”>a far better begin.
“I was fair attempting to hit a great putt! It was a small bit like a Solheim Container, I knew no Irishwoman had ever won on the LET some time recently,” said Maguire. “That putt was for me, that putt was for my family which putt was for Ireland. It was a pleased minute.”
Spain’s Maria Hernandez wrapped up in moment put on seven-under-par after a bogey-free last circular of 68 (-5). Three players wrapped up in a share of third put with Ireland’s Lauren Walsh, America’s Alison Lee and England’s Georgia Corridor all on six-under-par.
Within the LET Arrange of Justify, Hernandez climbed up to sixth place within the Order of Justify with Walsh now 12th and Maguire has bounced from 134th to 28th put.
Another week the LET moves onto the fourth major of the year with the Amundi Evian Championship taking put at Evian Resort Golf Club from July 11-14.
Maguire has won twice on the LPGA (2023 Meijer LPGA Classic for Essentially Deliver, 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship) and two times on the Epson Visit (2019 Windsor Golf Classic, 2019 Epson Classic).
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