Two wins in a week. Jing Yan added the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Strokeplay titke to last week’s Girls’ British Open Amateur Championship victory.Slieve Russell’s Leona Maguire finished sixth behind China’s Jing Yan in the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Prestwick.
Leona Maguire. Leona Maguire fired an eagle and five birdies in a four under 70 to leap-frog twin sister Lisa and move into contention in the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Prestwick.
Lisa Maguire off to a flyer in Ladies' British Open
Lisa Maguire is alone in second place after a three under 71 in the first round of the Ladies’ British Amateur Open. Lisa Maguire made a sensational start to her Ladies’ British Open Strokeplay bid when she opened with a three under 71 to finish the day as the nearest challenger to China’s Jing Yan at Prestwick.
Olivia Mehaffey. Picture copyright irishladiesgolfunion When the world No 7 plays the world No 524, it should be a foregone conclusion. But nobody told Irish Girls Open champion Olivia Mehaffey as she sensationally dumped leading qualifier Stephanie Meadow out of the Irish Women’s Close in the first round at Ballybunion.