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Leona Maguire has made the weekend in Canada

Maguire makes cut as in-form Coughlin leads in Canada

Leona Maguire is nine shots off the lead at three over, but makes the cut for the weekend after a second round 73 to go with her 74 from Thursday.

Golf • 27 Jul 24

Stephanie Meadow on the 18th green at the Dana Open

Meadow makes bright start at Dana Open

Stephanie Meadow made a solid start to the Dana Open in Ohio.

Golf • 18 Jul 24

Amy Yang is doused with champagne after winning the KPMG Women's PGA Championship

Maguire struggles as Yang wins first major

Leona Maguire struggled to a closing round of 76 at the Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Golf Club as South Korea's Amy Yang survived a late stumble to claim her first major title.

Golf • 24 Jun 24

Live Travelers Championship: Lowry and Power in action

Seamus Power and Rory McIlroy are in round one action.

Golf • 20 Jun 24

An 11-under-par 60 led Linnea Strom to an unlikely win in New Jersey

Strom makes LPGA history on way to Shoprite Classic win

Sweden's Linnea Strom shot the lowest final round in LPGA Tour history to win the Shoprite LPGA Classic in New Jersey.

Golf • 09 Jun 24

Minjee Lee shares the lead going into the final round

Minjee Lee part of three-way tie for lead at US Open

Australia's Minjee Lee, Thailand's Wichanee Meechai and American Andrea Lee were in a three-way tie for the lead heading into the final round of the US Women's Open.

Golf • 02 Jun 24

Leona Maguire (L) and Aine Donegan are in US Open action on Thursday

Irish trio chasing major dream at US Open

A trio of Irish major hopefuls tee off at Lancaster Country Club on Thursday as they attempt not only to take on the US Women's Open course but also the seemingly unstoppable Nelly Korda.

Golf • 30 May 24

Nelly Korda poses with the winner's trophy

Korda seals sixth victory in seven at Americas Open

Nelly Korda held off Hannah Green at the Mizuho Americas Open to claim her sixth win in her last seven starts on the LPGA Tour.

Golf • 20 May 24

Rose Zhang celebrates with the trophy in New Jersey

Zhang wins in New Jersey as Maguire ties for 12th

Rose Zhang birdied four of her last five holes to overtake Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and win her second LPGA title at the Cognizant Founders Cup on Sunday in Clifton, New Jersey.

Golf • 12 May 24

Madelene Sagstrom leads by one ahead of the final round

Sagstrom and Zhang break away at the Founders Cup

The Nelly Korda streak now appears unlikely to continue, as Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and Rose Zhang pulled well clear of the field Saturday at the Cognizant Founders Cup.

Golf • 12 May 24

Leona Maguire endured a difficult second round

Maguire drops back after a testing day in New Jersey

After an opening 66 which left her third overall, a 76 from Leona Maguire in round two of the Cognizant Founders Cup on a day of wind and rain now leaves the County Cavan golfer 11 shots adrift of the leaders.

Golf • 11 May 24

Leona Maguire hits her drive from the 15th tee at Upper Montclair Country Club

Maguire joint-third in New Jersey after opening 65

Leona Maguire is among three players sitting in joint-third after the opening round of the Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey.

Golf • 10 May 24

Áine Donegan will be in the field in Pennysylvania

Donegan qualifies for a second US Women's Open

For the second successive year, Lahinch golfer Áine Donegan has qualified for the US Women's Open.

Golf • 30 Apr 24

Hannah Green's love affair with Wilshire Country Club has seen her finish in a tie for third in 2021, runner-up in 2022, along with winning the last two renewals of the JM Eagle LA Championship

Green stars in Hollywood for a second successive year

Hannah Green defended her JM Eagle LA Championship title at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Golf • 29 Apr 24

Stephanie Meadow is 14 shots off the lead

Meadow makes cut at LA Championship as Kim expands lead

Stephanie Meadow just about made the cut at the LA Championship, while Australia's Grace Kim expanded her lead to four strokes as the tournament reached its midpoint in Los Angeles.

Golf • 27 Apr 24

Stephanie Meadow lines up a putt on the 13th green at at Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles

Updated Stephanie Meadow opens with 72 at LA Championship

Stephanie Meadow shot an one-over par 72 at the opening round of the LA Championship in Los Angeles.

Golf • 26 Apr 24

Nelly Korda jumps into the water after her win

Korda winning streak continues, Meadow T30th

American Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship by two shots in Texas to secure her second major title and a remarkable fifth straight tournament triumph, with Stephanie Meadow finishing in a tie for 30th.

Golf • 22 Apr 24

Stephanie Meadow ended her Saturday round on a one-over 73

Mixed day for Stephanie Meadow at Chevron Championship

Stephanie Meadow had an up and down day at the Chevron Championship, in a third round that included two double bogeys, two bogeys and five birdies.

Golf • 21 Apr 24

Leona Maguire reacts to her tee shot on the 15th

Maguire misses cut at Chevron Championship

Leona Maguire has missed the cut as world number one Nelly Korda continued her bid for a fifth straight win after shooting 69 in round two at the Chevron Championship.

Golf • 20 Apr 24

Leona Maguire is coming off a fine showing in Las Vegas

Maguire & Meadow set for opening major of year in Texas

Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow are the two Irish golfers in the field for the opening major of the year on the LPGA Tour.

Golf • 17 Apr 24

Leona Maguire is in the T-Mobile World Matchplay final later today

Ruthless Maguire tees up matchplay final with Korda

Leona Maguire dispatched Sei-Young Kin to set up a final showdown with World No. 1 Nelly Korda in the T-Mobile World Matchplay in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Golf • 07 Apr 24

Leona Maguire watches a Moriya Jutanugarn shot on the third hole

Maguire powers into T-Mobile Matchplay C'ship semis

Cavan's Leona Maguire stormed through to the semi-finals of the T-Mobile Matchplay Championship after 4&3 win over Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn to set up a meeting with Sei Young Kim.

Golf • 06 Apr 24

Leona Maguire arrives on the 18th green during her second round in Las Vegas

Maguire one shot off the lead in Las Vegas

Leona Maguire shot up the leaderboard at the T-Mobile Match Play following a three-under 69 in Las Vegas.

Golf • 05 Apr 24

Leona Maguire plays her tee shot on the fourth hole at Shadow Creek

Maguire and Meadow six shots off the lead in Las Vegas

Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow fired matching level-par rounds of 72 in the first round of the T-Mobile Match Play in Las Vegas, although their scores were recorded in very different fashions.

Golf • 04 Apr 24

Korda takes Ford Championship to win again on LPGA Tour

Nelly Korda cliamed her third LPGA Tour victory on the trot, posting a 65 in her final round Sunday to capture the Ford Championship title in Arizona, with Leona Maguire finishing ten shots back.

Golf • 01 Apr 24