Teen Leona Maguire becomes youngest winner of Scottish Women's Open

Teen sensation Leona Maguire made history when she became the youngest winner of the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Amateur Open strokeplay title at Royal Troon.

The Cavan prodigy, 14, finished two shots clear of Scottish Under-21 champion Kelsey MacDonald for a wire-to-wire win on six-under par.

Leona Maguire with the Hell Holm trophyTwin sister Lisa finished tied for third on three under par thanks a third successive round of 74. She birdied four holes coming home but a bogey six at the 16th cost her a share of second place with runner up MacDonald.

Crowned as the youngest winner of the Irish Close title last year, Ballyconnell native Leona opened with a six-under par 69 at Troon Portland and followed a second round 77 at the same course with a closing, two under par 73 at Open venue Royal Troon thanks to two birdies in the last four holes.

She said: "I am absolutely thrilled. I had never played either of the courses before I came to Troon a few days ago but I like links golf.

"The weather wasn't great but I loved the tournament. I think my putting was the best part of my game over the three days. I holed a few good ones."

Maguire is the first Irish woman to win the title since current European Ladies Tour professional Martina Gillen triumphed in 2005.

Danielle McVeigh from Royal County Down Ladies matched Leona's best-of-the-day 73 to finish joint fifth.

The Maguire twins will be back in action on Monday when they represent Loreto College Cavan in the Irish Schools Finals at Edmondstown.

37th HELEN HOLM SCOTTISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Troon Portland x 2 & Royal Troon FINAL TOTALS Par 225 (3 x 75). CSS 77 77 77

219 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 69 77 73

221 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 75 72 74

222 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 74 74 74, Emma Brown (Malton & Norton) 74 73 75

223 Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down) 74 76 73, Tara Davies (Holyhead) 77 71 75

224 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 76 73 75, Lucie Andre (Fra) 74 74 76

225 Naomi Edwards (Ganton) 76 74 75

226 Charlotte Wild (Mere) 74 78 74, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) 73 77 76, Laura Murray (Alford) 75 74 77

227 Marion Ricordeau (Fra) 73 77 77, Anna Dahlberg-Soderstrom (Swe) 76 74 77, Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 78 72 77

228 Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall) 81 74 73, Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 73 80 75, Sanna Nuutinen (Fin) 77 75 76

229 Laura Collin (John O'Gaunt) 78 74 77, Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 78 72 79.

230 Carly Booth (Comrie) 78 74 78

231 Emelie Lundstrom (Swe) 78 77 76, Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 73 81 77, Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) 76 75 80

232 Perrine Delacour (Fra) 83 71 78

233 Rosanna Crepiat (Fra) 78 78 77, Alexandra Bonetti (Fra) 76 73 84

234 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 78 82 74, Marion Duvernay (Fra) 77 78 79, Laura Stempfle (Ger) 76 78 80, Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 79 74 81, Hannah Jenkins (Cradoc) 76 75 83.

235 Laura Chemarin (Fra) 74 81 80 236 Louise Kristersson (Swe) 80 79 77, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 79 79 78, Morgane Bazin de Jessey (Fra) 77 77 82, Tilly Holder (Woburn) 72 81 83, Samantha Birks (Wolstanton) 74 79 83, Corisande Lee (West Lancashire) 79 72 85

237 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 82 78 77, Louise Larsson (Swe) 77 81 79, Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 79 76 82, Emilie Alonso (Fra) 76 78 83, Charlene Dubois (Fra) 76 78 83, Margot Ivanoff (Fra) 76 77 84

238 Laura Castelain (Fra) 81 80 77, Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 81 79 78, Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 82 78 78, Marion Kaddouche (Fra) 82 78 78

239 Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 78 77 84

240 Maiju Uusi-Simola (Fin) 83 78 79, Amanda Strang (Swe) 74 86 80, Sara Garbutt (Ganton) 77 80 83

242 Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) 77 77 88, Kym Larratt (Kibworth) 72 79 91

243 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 82 78 83, Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 84 76 83

244 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 81 78 85 245 Mathilde Cassaignau (Fra) 82 78 85, Kimberley Crooks (Saltburn) 80 79 86

246 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 82 79 85

247 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 80 81 86, Anne Hakula (Fin) 78 80 89

249 Clemence Abrahamian (Fra) 80 80 89, Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 80 79 90

250 Jill Meldrum (Dullatur) 83 78 89

MISSED THE CUT

162 Joelie Van Baarle (Bel) 84 78, Angelika Hammar (Swe) 81 81, Kelly Brotherton (Troon Welbeck) 86 76, Haedi Beck (Felixstowe Ferry) 82 80

163 Emily Penttila (Fin) 86 77, Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) 83 80, Emma Sheffield (Newark) 80 83.

164 Sarah Lundy (Cookridge Hall) 80 84, Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 81 83

165 Samantha Leslie (Westhill) 82 83, Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan) 83 82, Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh) 81 84

166 Becky Harries (Haverfordwest) 84 82, Claire MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) 86 80, Sarah Crowe (Tipperary) 84 82

167 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 75 92

168 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 81 87, Emma Fairnie (Dunbar) 83 85

169 Sammy Vass (Tain) 79 90

170 Annabel Niven (Crieff) 85 85, M Macpherson (Troon Ladies) 91 79

172 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 85 87

173 Ashleigh Wilton (Ladybank) 86 87

174 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 87 87

Withdrew: Rachel Connor (Manchester) 83 WD