Leona Maguire obliterates field in British Women's Strokeplay
Leona Maguire fired a second successive 69 for her final 36 holes to win the British Women’s Strokeplay Championship by an incredible six shots from Belgium’s Laurence Herma at Royal Ashdown.
Two shots off the pace in joint third overnight, the 16-year old Cavan twin ended the morning round an astonishing five strokes clear of the field after a best of the championship 69.
She continued her brilliance in the afternoon by finishing birdie-birdie for another 69, completely obliterating the field.
Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) was next best of the Irish after closing round of 72 and 81 while Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) wrapped up her tournament with two 78s.
Following in the footsteps of 2009 champion Danielle McVeigh’s , Leona now adds her first British title to her ever-expanding trophy cabinet and can now, along with sister Lisa, truely celebrate their selection on the European team for the PING Junior Solheim Cup, announced two days ago. The Irish squad arrive back from London Gatwick into Dublin Airport at 22:40 tonight, Friday, 19 August.
In the International Team event, England pipped Ireland on countback for the 2011 title after both finished with aggregates of 305 over the first two rounds of the British Women’s Open Amateur Stroke-play championship at Royal Ashdown Forest. England’s better second-round total of 150 to Ireland’s 151 was the deciding issue.
BRITISH WOMEN’S AMATEUR STROKEPLAY 72 HOLE TOTALS (Par 72, CSS 76 77)
288 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 75 75 69 69
294 Laurence Herman (Belgium) 73 78 74 69
296 Meghan Maclaren (Wellingborough) 73 77 74 72
297 Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 73 76 75 73
301 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 76 76 72 77 Lauren Taylor (England) 76 76 73 76 Brogan Townend (Pleasington) 74 78 76 73 Rachael Taylor (Am Reichswald) 72 79 74 76 Charlotte Thomas (Singapore) 76 72 78 75
302 Ellie Robinson Brass Castle) 76 75 74 77
303 Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 76 78 77 72 Elizabeth Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) 74 79 77 73
304 Laura Sedda ( Italy ) 75 81 75 73 Charley Hull (Woburn) 79 74 76 75
305 Claire Smith (Silsden) 78 76 77 74 Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) 74 80 77 74
306 Alyson Mckechin (Elderslie) 72 84 78 72 Bronte Law (Bramhall) 78 75 82 71 Charlotte Wild (The Mere) 74 76 78 78
307 Stacey Rodger (West Hove) 76 78 75 78
308 Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 74 81 82 71 Nicole Whitmore (Woburn) 77 78 78 75 Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 79 76 72 81 Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) 74 80 77 77
309 Anais Maggetti (Switzerland) 80 77 80 72 Alison Knowles (Hickleton) 77 77 79 76 Shelby Smart (Knowle) 77 75 77 80
310 Sarah-Jane Boyd (Truro) 76 80 81 73
311 Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham St Annes) 75 81 78 77
312 Melissa McMahon (Yeovil) 79 78 73 82 Mandy Goyos (Spain) 76 79 79 78
313 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 75 82 78 78 Joelle Vanbaarle (Belgium) 77 73 80 83
314 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 78 76 77 83
315 Kate Whitmore (Tadmarten Heath) 75 82 79 79
316 Jess Wilcox (Blankney) 79 77 78 82 Silvia Banon Ibanez (Spain) 76 74 83 83
317 Lucy Evans (Wrekin) 75 82 80 80
RTD Rachael Goodall (Heswall ) 77 79 RTD Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 75 78 76 RTD
MISSED THE CUT
158 Tara Watters (Muswell Hill) 76 82 Raphaela Dyer (Hayling Island) 81 77 Emma Sheffield (Newark) 79 80 Charlotte Thompson (Channel Islands) 77 81
159 Carley Warrington (Sickleholme) 81 78 Sophie Keech (Lyme Regis) 82 77 Steph McEvoy (Old Fold Manor) 83 76 Natalie Lowe (Styal) 76 83 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 78 81 Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 79 80 Bethan Popel (Long Ashton) 79 80 Alison Dalgleish (Malden) 76 83
160 Teresa Caballer (Spa) 81 79 Nicola Rawlinson (Royal Birkdale) 74 86 Emma Goddard (Royal Liverpool) 84 76 Annabel Dimmock (Wentworth) 84 76
161 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 81 80 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 84 77 Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) 77 84 Katie Bradbury (Cottrell Park) 79 82, Lucy Gould (Bargoed) 83 78 Sian Evans (Faversham) 85 76 Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 79 82, Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 78 83 Fanny Vuignier (Swi) 82 79
162 Katerina Slukova (Cze) 80 82 Paula Carver (Worthing) 82 80 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 84 78
163 Katherine Russell (Royal Ashdown Forest) 83 80, Lucy Goddard (Mid Herts) 76 87, Bronwyn Davies (Trentham) 84 79 Joanne Herd (Boyce Hill) 83 80 Lauren Blease (Burhill) 84 79 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 80 83 Charlotte Austwick (Fulford) 82 81 Sana Tufail (Woking) 84 79
164 Rebecca McGeehan (West Rhine) 79 85, Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 82 82
165 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 83 82 Emilee Taylor (Holme Hall) 78 87
166 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 81 85 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 82 84
167 Jerry Lawrence (Rochester/Cobham) 77 90 Charlie Field (Bishop Stotford) 81 86
168 Chelsea Masters (Highwoods) 81 87 Tiffany Hewetson (East Brighton) 80 88 Nicola Taylor (Walton Heath) 85 83 Katherine O’Connor (Tadmarton Heath) 88 80 Gillian O’Leary (Cork) 87 81
169 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 81 88
170 Dolores Brown (Royal Cinque Ports) 85 85
171 Lauren Smith (Arcot Hall) 84 87
172 Joanne Hodge (Kendleshhire) 78 94 Nicole Shaw (West Essex) 84 88 Laura Murray (Alford) 82 90
173 Victoria Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) 86 93 Elizaveta Nikulina (Effingham) 86 87
174 Emma Hargreaves (Beaconsfield) 89 85 Alica Fischer (Ger) 88 86
175 Harriet Key (South Herts) 89 86 Hayley Todd (Royal Ashdown Forest) 85 90
176 Lauren Horsford (Wimbledon Park) 85 91
177 Lucy Evans (Wrekin) 75 82 Julia Burrows (Royal Mid Surrey) 93 84
179 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 88 91 Rachel Martin (Langley Park) 89 90
181 Sheila Quigley (Camberley Heath) 93 88
183 Delyth Roberts (Malden) 90 93
INTERNATIONAL TEAM TOTALS (2 scores from 3 to count)
305 ENGLAND 156 150 (Charley Hull 79 74, Lauren Taylor 76 76, Charlotte Ellis 79 WD)
305 IRELAND 154 151 (Leona Maguire 75 75, Lisa Maguire 78 81, Charlene Reid 79 76)
308 WALES 152 156 (Amy Boulden 73 76, Samantha Birks 79 80, Katherine O’Connor 88 80)
317 SCOTLAND 159 158 (Megan Briggs 83 82, Pamela Pretswell 76 76, Eilidh Briggs WD)