Leona Maguire - LPGA Winner 2022/23

Beaulieu · 23-04-2015 10:13pm #1

Great result following her victory in the US last weekend. Im surprised at how little attention it's getting.

Needlesstosay..nothing & I mean nothing..is up on that useless Golfnet site.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

DuckSlice · 24-04-2015 10:48am

What tour is she on?

Beaulieu · 24-04-2015 11:08am

She's not a pro -its the Official World Amateur rankings - she & her sister Lisa are in Duke University one of the top US Colleges.

SaveOurLyric · 24-04-2015 1:11pm

Beaulieu wrote: »

Great result following her victory in the US last weekend. Im surprised at how little attention it's getting.
Needlesstosay..nothing & I mean nothing..is up on that useless Golfnet site.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

'It' got attention ?

What did she win ?

Beaulieu · 24-04-2015 4:51pm

Good ole' Uncle Google brought this up...;);)

http://www.the42.ie/leona-maguire-duke-2056962-Apr2015/

Dr_Colossus · 24-04-2015 5:09pm

Great to see and a disgrace no mention of it mentioned in any of the papers here. The two of them are very low key despite all their wins and accomplishments.
Out of interest what are they studying in Duke's? Also any idea what sort of swing speed they're pumping out?

ForeRight · 24-04-2015 5:39pm

It's scary to see what Lydia Ko is doing at 17 when you look at these girls achievements

Fair play to them getting educated before taking the leap into the pro game. They have good parents who wouldn't let them golf until all their school work was done and they both had outstanding leaving certs as far as I remember

slave1 · 24-04-2015 6:29pm

ForeRight wrote: »

It's scary to see what Lydia Ko is doing at 17 when you look at these girls achievements

Fair play to them getting educated before taking the leap into the pro game. They have good parents who wouldn't let them golf until all their school work was done and they both had outstanding leaving certs as far as I remember

600 and 615 points...

Speak Now · 25-04-2015 12:42pm

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Great to see and a disgrace no mention of it mentioned in any of the papers here. The two of them are very low key despite all their wins and accomplishments.
Out of interest what are they studying in Duke's? Also any idea what sort of swing speed they're pumping out?

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/golf/inside-irish-golf-sensation-leona-maguire-blazing-trail-at-duke-325025.html

Speak Now · 11-05-2015 8:32am

Another win for Leona

http://golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=player&tid=7843

Closing in on number 1 ranking

http://www.wagr.com/en/Womens-Ranking.aspx

GUI flag

TLOA72 · 13-05-2015 12:29pm

Now no.1 in the world.
Time to change thread title.

slave1 · 13-05-2015 1:03pm

Great news, small island for two golfing world's number ones, L has the brains, the beauty and the talent, world at her feet, good luck to her

HighLine · 13-05-2015 1:17pm

Probably in the minority here... but I just don't understand why she is wasting her time in college. She is going to have a life playing golf. Turn pro and start your career. Look at what Lydia Ko is doing... having just turned 18. Do what Jordan Spieth did... quit college and start making your millions.

benny79 · 13-05-2015 3:32pm

HighLine wrote: »

Probably in the minority here... but I just don't understand why she is wasting her time in college. She is going to have a life playing golf. Turn pro and start your career. Look at what Lydia Ko is doing... having just turned 18. Do what Jordan Spieth did... quit college and start making your millions.

Have to say totally agree and was thinking the same thing.

galljga1 · 13-05-2015 3:33pm

Thread needs a name change.

shabalala · 13-05-2015 3:35pm

benny79 wrote: »

Have to say totally agree and was thinking the same thing.

Lydia Ko was winning LPGA tournaments as a 16yr old amateur, Leona Maguire isn't in the same stratosphere as here in golf terms, get her education first, the odds are stacked heavily against her making it.

If she left college and failed as a pro this place would be slating her for not having something to fall back on.... cant win.

Speak Now · 13-05-2015 4:03pm

She's definitely doing things in the right order. Gets to play competitive golf while she's at it as well. Much more likely to be a successful pro doing it this way.

slave1 · 13-05-2015 4:20pm

Education first, Rory and Spieth exceptions, sure it didn't do Paddy any harm or any of the other college golfers e.g. GMac

dball · 14-05-2015 9:26am

acknowledged by our national broadcaster finally:http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2015/0513/700818-leona-maguire-moves-top-of-world-amateur-rankings/

slave1 · 22-05-2015 1:05pm

Let's see how she gets on at the NCAA Womens Medal Championship in FL...

http://www.ncaa.com/2015-di-womens-golf-championships-team-leaderboard

slave1 · 22-05-2015 6:22pm

Finished day 1 at -1, currently 3rd, Lisa finished +17 OUCH!

ForeRight · 22-05-2015 10:07pm

slave1 wrote: »

Lisa finished +17 OUCH!

My blesses!!!!!!!

breffni bogballer · 22-05-2015 10:26pm

wud either of the maguires be eligable for the rio olympics?

HighLine · 22-05-2015 10:39pm

breffni bogballer wrote: »

wud either of the maguires be eligable for the rio olympics?

No.... because you have to be a pro..... the irony/silliness.

SSK · 25-05-2015 4:17am

Interview with Golf.com

Fair play to her, it's some achievement to get to number 1 in the world, and even more so considering it's her first year at university in the States and all of the changes and upheaval that come with that.

She's currently fourth in the NCAA championship with 5 holes left of the third round to play.

slave1 · 25-05-2015 7:58am

Great interview, appears very grounded

slave1 · 25-05-2015 8:23pm

Eagle and two birdies in her first 7 holes and into joint lead, some shootin

ForeRight · 25-05-2015 11:40pm

2 back with 3 to play

Spare a thought for sister Lisa who finished second last on a score of +51

slave1 · 26-05-2015 8:37am

Finished T2, one shot back...

spacecoyote · 26-05-2015 8:52am

Seems like an extremely intense event.

the 54 hole singles determines the top 8 colleges in the event who then go on to a further match play event as far as I know.

They were talking about it on golf channel last night saying that in theory the eventual winner of the whole event will play around 126 holes of golf

slave1 · 26-05-2015 9:48am

She was awarded the Annika Sorenstam Award as National Player of the Year

Leona Maguire - LPGA Winner 2022/23

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