Leona makes history with Irish Girls Open win
Leona Maguire en route to victory at Roganstown. Picture by Pat Cashman (www.cashmanphotography.ie)Slieve Russell’s Leona Maguire romped to an impressive eight-shot win to become the first home winner of the Irish Girls Open Stroke Play Championship.
The Co Cavan star closed with a 74 to see off France’s Manon Molle and Mathilda Cappeliez at Roganstown.
Sister Lisa joined her on the bag on the 11th and Leona duly birdied the 13th and 14th to finish on one under par 215.
Marjorie McCorduck (President, Irish Ladies Golf Union) presenting Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) with the Irish Under 18 Girls’ Open Strokeplay Championship trophy after her victory at Roganstown Golf Club. Also in the picture are Jane O’Shea (Lady Captain, Roganstown GC) and Gill Hess (Captain, Roganstown GC). Picture by Pat Cashman (www.cashmanphotography.ie)Royal County Down Ladies’ Olivia Mehaffey was ninth on 229 while Muskerry’s Jean O’Driscoll aced at the 129-yard 17th with a nine-iron to return a level par 72 and claim 19th place. O’Driscoll also birdied at the par-five fourth and par-four, 346-yard 15th. 
Leona Maguire with the trophy. Picture by Pat Cashman (www.cashmanphotography.ie)Final Results
Round 3 - Par 72, CSS 76 74 74
215 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 72 69 74
223 Manon Molle (FRA) 76 72 75 Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA) 73 73 77
225 Louise Latorre (FRA) 78 74 73
226 Ailsa Summers (SCO) 81 70 75
227 Marion Veysseyre (FRA) 81 74 72 Celia Mansour (FRA) 76 74 77
228 Sophie Madden (ENG) 78 75 75
229 Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) 74 79 76 Gudrún Brá Bjorgvinsdottir (ISL) 73 76 80
230 Josephine Farrando (FRA) 78 79 73 Dulcie Sverdloff (ENG) 75 79 76
231 Emma Broze (FRA) 78 78 75 Lesley Atkins (SCO) 77 77 77 Gabriella Cowley (ENG) 76 79 76
232 Claudia Chemin (FRA) 81 77 74 Eva Gilly (FRA) 79 79 74 Bertille Dupont (FRA) 79 76 77
233 Jean O’Driscoll (Muskerry) 81 80 72
234 Lena Gautier (FRA) 77 81 76 Anyssia Herbaut (FRA) 76 79 79
235 Emma Svensson (SWE) 84 75 76
237 Lauren Whyte (SCO) 84 75 78 Mathilde Revilliod (FRA) 81 81 75
238 Connie Jaffrey (SCO) 80 77 81Chloe Caron (FRA) 79 81 78 Rachel Walker (SCO) 76 80 82
239 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 80 77 82 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 80 77 82
240 Mathilde Poirrier (FRA) 76 86 78
241 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 82 81 78 Solene Le Coz (FRA) 82 79 80 Elise Genoux (FRA) 78 84 79
242 Thelma Beck (FRA) 83 82 77
243 Marina Hedlund (SWE) 79 82 82
244 Eva Saulnier (FRA) 83 79 82
245 Lara Plachetka Pohl (FRA) 87 79 79 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) 82 83 80 Charlotte Charrayre (FRA) 81 83 81
246 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 82 79 85
247 Andrea Agniel (FRA) 82 78 87 Ivane Helias (FRA) 81 86 80
247 Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) 80 89 78 Aurelia Hamm (FRA) 79 84 84
248 Therese Nerpin (SWE) 82 85 81
249 Anna Solveig Snorradottir (ISL) 82 86 81 Alexandra Pages (FRA) 81 85 83
251 Shannen Brown (The Heath) 83 80 88
253 Saga Isafold Arnarsdottir (ISL) 87 78 88
258 Shannon Heerey (Headfort) 87 82 89
259 Victoria Craig (Clandeboye) 84 83 92
Missed Cut
171 Halla Bjork Ragnarsdottir (ISL) 91 80 Meadhbh Doyle (Portarlington) 90 81 Sarah Boden (Kilkeel) 89 82 Clara Young (SCO) 85 86
172 Stephanie Henning (SWE) 84 88
173 Laura Doherty (Howth) 93 80 Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) 89 84
173 Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) 89 84 Lisa O’Shea (Shannon) 87 86
176 Mary Doyle (The Heath) 87 89
177 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 91 86
178 Hogna Kristbjorg Knutsdottir (ISL) 91 87 Anaelle Leo (FRA) 90 88 Kerrin Neben (GER) 84 94
180 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 95 85
182 Ashley Constantine (The Island) 87 95
184 Darcey Carr (Milltown) 95 89
185 Christine Stryken (NOR) 88 97
186 Tara Whelan (East Clare) 89 97
191 Sara Magret Hinriksdottir (ISL) 89 102