LISA MAGUIRE, QUIRINE EIJKENBOOM SHARE IRISHU18 STROKE LEA

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Ireland’s Lisa Maguire and Germany’s Quirine Eijkenboom lead the inaugural Irish U18 Strokeplay Championship on six under par at Knightsbrook Hotel Spa and Golf Resort in Co. Meath with 18 holes to play.
Lisa added a solid two under par 71 to her opening 69 to join Eijkenboom at the top of the leaderboard. Birdies on the fourth, eight, tenth and seventeenth saw her sign for a two under par afternoon round, having also carded four birdies earlier that morning. Eijkenboom matched Lisa in both rounds and both will be joined by France’s talented Manon Gidali, who trails the leaders by just one stroke.
The penultimate threeball of Linnea Strom (SWE), Karolin Lampert (GER) and Celine Boutier (FRA) lie another shot further back heading into Sunday's final round.
Leona Maguire, who added a 74 to her opening 70, will be joined by French internationals Perrine Delacour (FRA) and Emilie Alonso in the third last grouping, teeing off at 10.30am.
In the Nations Cup, France beat Ireland by one stroke with France and Germany following close behind.
Lisa currently leads the PJSC rankings followed by Emilie Alonso (FRA), Leona, Noemi Jimenez Martin (ESP), Emma Nilsson (SWE) and Antonia Scherer (GER). Six of the top nine players with PJSC ranking points are in action.
The 72 competitors will play a further 18 holes this afternoon with the top 60 players qualifying for the final round on Sunday.
36 HOLE SCORES
140 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 69 71 Quirine Eijkenboom (GER) 69 71
141 Manon Gidali (FRA) 71 70
142 Linnea Strom (SWE) 73 69 Karolin Lampert (GER) 67 75
143 Celine Boutier (FRA) 73 70 Perrine Delacour (FRA) 71 72
144 Emilie Alonso (FRA) 75 69 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 70 74
145 Louise Gateau-Chovelon (FRA) 73 72 Frida Gustafsson-Srang (SWE) 73 72 Emelie Lundstrom (SWE) 73 72 Emma Nilsson (SWE) 73 72 Manon Molle (FRA) 71 74
146 Alyson McKechin (SCO) 70 76
147 Isabella Deilert (SWE) 72 75
148 Elizabeth Mallett (ENG) 77 71 Antonia Scherer (GER) 75 73
149 Saara Nylander (FIN) 75 74 Alexandra Peters (ENG) 75 74 Matilda Castren (FIN) 73 76
150 Laure Castelain (FRA) 75 75 Olivia Hullert (NOR) 74 76 Eilidh Briggs (SCO) 73 77
151 Anna-Lena Kramer (GER) 77 74 Emma Broze (FRA) 76 75 Katja Pogacar (SLO) 76 75 Nicoline Skaug (NOR) 76 75 Natalie Karcher (SUI) 75 76 Roberta Roller (GER) 75 76 Claudia Chemin (FRA) 72 79 Emily Penttila (FIN) 72 79
152 Ailsa Summers (SCO) 77 75
153 Lydia Johnston (ENG) 81 72 Maria Tonnessen (NOR) 78 75 Lesley Atkins (SCO) 78 75 Paula Grant (Lisburn) 77 76 Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA) 76 77
154 Julia Gerlack (GER) 79 75 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 78 76 Cylia Damerau (SUI) 77 77
155 Lena Gautier (FRA) 80 75 Linn Anderson (SWE) 80 75 Annette Lucia Lyche (NOR) 78 77 Hannah McCook (SCO) 77 78
156 Merle Kasperek (GER) 80 76 Isabel Gadea (GER) 79 77 Charlotte De Corte (BEL) 77 79 Rebecca McGeehan (SCO) 75 81
158 Isabell Gabsa (GER) 81 77 Jenny Haglund (SWE) 79 79 Gabrielle MacDonald (SCO) 77 81 Anne Hakula (FIN) 76 82
159 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 80 79
160 Roisin Brady (Mannan Castle) 79 81
161 Linnea Johansson (SWE) 81 80 Marthe Wold (NOR) 79 82
162 Olivia Mehaffey (RCDL) 82 80
164 Emily McGuinness (Greenore) 83 81
164 Solene Le Coz (FRA) 80 84
NON QUALIFIERS
165 Julie Christine Lied (NOR) 85 80 Daisy-May Kenny (ENG) 85 80 Holly Robinson (Co. Sligo) 83 82
168 Cyrielle Kern (FRA) 83 85
170 Laura Fekkes (Larne) 85 85 Jessica Boal (Larne) 84 86
171 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 87 84
172 Anaelle Leo (FRA) 84 88 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 83 89
174 Victoria Craig (Clandeboye) 85 89
175 Amy Chambers (Dunfanaghy) 89 86
NR Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 84 NR


NATIONS CUP
283 FRANCE A
284 IRELAND A Paula Grant (77) (76) Leona Maguire 70 74 Lisa Maguire 69 71
288 FRANCE B
290 GERMANY A SWEDEN A
291 GERMANY B
292 SWEDEN B
297 ENGLAND
298 SCOTLAND B
300 FINLAND B
302 SCOTLAND A
303 NORWAY B
305 SWITZERLAND
307 FINLAND A
310 NORWAY A