Girls’s Irish Open – first spherical
-9 C Alexander (SA); -5 L M Humphreys (Eng), J Melichova (Cze), A Dawson (IoM), A Fanali (Ita); -4 S Kouskova (Cze), L Rydqvist (Swe), A Fuller (Eng); -3 A Donegan (Ire), Ok Arwefjaell (Swe), P Urs (Ind), B Navarrosa (US)
Chosen others: -2 G Clews (Eng); -1 L Maguire (Ire), A Wilson (NI); +1 O Mehaffey (NI); E A Foster (Ire)
Leona Maguire’s newest bid for a primary Girls’s Irish Open title started in regular style as she carded a one-under 71 in Thursday’s first spherical on the Ok Membership.
The 31-year-old, who was chosen as one among European captain Anna Nordqvist’s Solheim Cup wildcard picks earlier this month, carded three birdies and two bogeys to take a seat eight photographs off breakaway chief Casandra Alexander of South Africa.
Maguire, who has missed 11 of 19 cuts this season, birdied two of the 4 par-fives and likewise picked up a shot on the par-three second – her eleventh gap – with dropped photographs on the sixth and sixteenth holes.
At 82nd on the planet, two-time LPGA Tour winner Maguire is the highest-ranked participant amongst a document 16-strong Irish contingent competing in County Kildare this week.
Nonetheless, it’s Women European Tour rookie Aine Donegan who leads the house cost after recording 4 birdies in a three-under 69.
Northern Eire’s Annabel Wilson matched Maguire’s 71 with Anna Foster – who completed tied second on the Swiss Open earlier this month – a shot additional again.
South Africa’s Alexander, in the meantime, produced an excellent show, hitting 9 birdies in a flawless 63 to take a seat 4 photographs away from Czech Republic’s Jana Melichova, Isle of Man’s Ana Dawson, Italy’s Alessandra Fanali and England’s Lily Could Humphreys.
England’s Annabell Fuller will begin the second spherical 4 again after mixing six birdies with two bogeys in an encouraging 68.
