Lisa Maguire leads at end of first
qualifying round in Irish
women's close championship

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Twin teen sensation Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) fired an impressive five-under-par 69 to lead the field by three strokes after the first qualifyinground of the Lancôme Irish Women’s Close Championship at Westport Golf Club today.
Maguire started somewhat nervously with a bogey, par, birdie and double bogey before steadying the ship with a run of three birdies and a par to be out one under. On the back nine Maguire hit devastating form with a combination of four birdies and five pars to finish her round at five under par.
Maura Morrin (The Curragh) lies three shots adrift on 72 with an unblemished card which included birdies on the first and 15th holes.
Following closely behind is Irish International and past runner-up Tara Delaney (Carlow) on 74 and one shot further adrift is 13-year-old Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell), Lisa's twin sister.
Tomorrow sees the completion of the qualifying after which the leading 32 players will go into the championship draw. The match-play stages start on Monday and conclude on Wednesday.
Those in position 33 through to 48 qualify for the Ita Wallace Trophy.
SCOREBOARD
FIRST ROUND (Par 74. CSS 77)
69 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell)
72 Maura Morrin (The Curragh)
74 Tara Delaney (Carlow)
75 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell)
76 Ciara Butler (Newlands), Gemma Hegarty (Greencastle), Mary Dowling (New Ross).
77 Sarah Gallagher (Claremorris), Sarah Crowe (Tipperary), Naoimh McMahon (Shannon), Ann Marie Dalton (Coollattin), Vicki Power (Dundalk), Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne).
78 Una Marsden (Tullamore), Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion), Carla Reynolds (Seapoint).
79 Darragh McGowan (Ballybofey & Stranorlar), Anne McCormack (Roscommon), Jennifer Gannon (Co Louth), Helen Jones (Strabane).
80 Gillian O'Leary (Cork), Sarah Faller (Galway), Deirdre Smith (Co Louth), Sarah Helly (Enniscrone), Niamh Kitching (Claremorris).
81 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna), Ann Geoghegan (Athlone), Caoimhe Quinn (Dungannon).
82 Julie O'Gara (Roscommon), Carmel O'Connor (Westport), Karen O'Neill (Douglas), Trish Doyle (Kanturk).
83 Sarah Carty (The Island), Fiona Moclair (Ballinasloe), Orla Barry (Galway), Sinead Keane (The Curragh).
85 Maria Dunne (Skerries), Violet McBride (Belvoir Park), Catherine Tucker (Limerick), Hannah O'Brien (Lahinch).
86 Fiona McComb (Ballycastle) Laura McCarthy (Muskerry) Olivia Conroy (Co. Longford)
87 Aoife McHale (Castlebar), Sue Phillips (Woodbrook), Ailish Thompson (Douglas), Karen Delaney (Carlow), Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint).
88 Shauna McVeigh (Royal Co Down Ladies)
89 Laura Boylan (Skerries), Doireann Carney (Galway), Marie Sudway (Glasson), Maria Cahill (Abbeyleix).
90 Lynda Maher (Charleville), Vivienne Houston (City of Derry).
91 Linda Toomey (Limerick).
92 Susan McGann O'Brien (Tuam)
93 Mary Mather (Cill Dara) Mai McCann (Narin & Portnoo).
95 Margaret Corcoran (Bray).
96 Breda Farrell (Ballinasloe).
99 Maura Rafferty (Co Sligo), Theresa Delahunty (Rathdowney).