Long wait over for Lisa Maguire
When you're one half of a famous golfing duo, loss of form can be hard to accept. But at Royal Belfast on Tuesday, Slieve Russell’s Lisa Maguire began her climb back to the higher echelons of the game with a 2 and 1 win over Carlow’s Aedin Murphy in the final of the Ulster Women’s Championship.
Two up after three holes, the twin sister of world No 2 Leona Maguire ended a long winless run that dates to the European Ladies Individual Amateur Championship at wind-lashed Noordwijk in the Netherlands in 2011.
Lisa went three up at the 12th and while Aedin managed to win the 14th and halve the 15th and 16th holes, the match ended on the penultimate green.
The result is a boost to Lisa but also to her coach, US-based Englishman Nick Bradley, who has been looking after her in the US since last September.
Ciara Brennan won the Junior Championship.
Ulster Women’s Championship, Royal Belfast
Final - Lisa Maguire bt Aedin Murphy 2/1
Sem-finals
- Aedin Murphy bt Hilary Hall 5/4
- Lisa Maguire bt Georgia Carr 2/1
Quarter-finals
- Hilary Hall bt Gertie McMullan 2/1
- Aedin Murphy bt Sarah Louise Winter 5/4
- Lisa Maguire bt Jenny Young 2/1
- Georgia Carr bt Rachel McDonell
Round 1
- Hilary Hall bt Chloe Weir 2/1
- Gertie McMullan bt Elisa Corcoran 1 up
- Aedin Murphy bt Aine Donegan 4/3
- Sarrah Louise Winter bt Kate Dwyer 9/8
- Lisa Maguire bt Helen Jones 4/2
- Jenny Young bt Mandy McEvoy 7/6
- Georgia Carr bt Rachel Taylor 1 up
- Rachel McDonell bt Niamh Ward 4/3
Results Round 2 CSS 76
- Chloe Weir (1) 74 Shandon Park
- Sarah Louise Winter(4) 75 Royal Belfast
- Elisa Corcoran (4) 76 Grange
- Lisa Maguire (-2) 77 Slieve Russell
- Rachel Taylor (2) 78 Laytown & Bettystown
- Gertie McMullen (2) 78 Island
- Aedin Murphy (1) 79 Carlow
- Niamh Ward (2) 80 Kurgan
- Jennifer Young (4) 80 Shandon Park
- Georgia Carr (6) 83 Milltown
- Mandy McEvoy (3) 84 Bangor
- Rachel McDonnell (4) 85 Elm Park
- Helen Jones (3) 85 Royal Portrush
- Kate Dwyer (6) 85 Rossmore
- Olivia McClure (7) 87 Belvoir Park
- Caroline Adams (5) 87 Clandeboye
- Marilyn Henderson (5) 88 Royal Belfast
- Aine Donegal (5) 88 Woodstock
- Roisin Brady (4) 89 Co Louth
- Beth Coulter 89 Kirkistown
- AGM Barnes 90 Royal Belfast
- Emma Forbes 90 Royal Portrush
- Hilary Hall (7) 95 Enniscrone
- Deborah McCooke 95 Galgorm Castle
- Rachel Graham (6) WD Bangor
Results Round 1 CSS 74
- Aedin Murphy (1) 75 Carlow
- Lisa Maguire (-2) 76 Slieve Russell
- Hilary Hall (7) 76 Enniscrone
- Rachel Taylor (2) 76 Laytown & Bettystown
- Niamh Ward (2) 76 Lurgan
- Aine Donegal (5) 78 Woodstock
- Chloe Weir (1) 78 Shandon Park
- Jennifer Young (4) 78 Shandon Park
- Sarah Louise Winter (4) 80 Royal Belfast
- Kate Dwyer (6) 81 Rossmore
- Mandy McEvoy (3) 81 Bangor
- Rachel McDonnell (4) 81 Elm Park
- AGM Barnes (7) 83 Royal Belfast
- Gertie McMullan (2) 83 Island
- Elisa Corcoran (4) 83 Grange
- Roisin Brady (4) 85 Co Louth
- Georgia Carr (6) 86 Milltown
- Marilyn Henderson (4) 86 Royal Belfast
- Helen Jones (3) 86 Royal Portrush
- Caroline Adams (5) 86 Clandeboye
- Olivia McClure (7) 87 Belvoir Park
- Rachel Graham (6) 88 Bangor
- Emma Forbes (7) 88 Royal Portrush
- Clare Calvert 88 Royal Co.Down
- Deborah McCooke 90 Galgorm Castle
- Beth Coulter Kirkistown