MAGUIRES HEAD IRISH CHALLENGE AT U18 GIRLS' STROKE-PLAY

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Portuguese Ladies Champion Leona Maguire and her twin sister Lisa, the current Spanish Ladies Champion, will lead the Irish challenge at the inaugural Irish U18 Strokeplay Championship at Knightsbrook Hotel Spa and Golf Resort in Co. Meath next weekend.
The 54-hole tournament, a first for Ireland, has attracted the cream of Europe’s underage golfing talent as players vie for valuable Ping Junior Solheim Cup ranking points for the biennial event at the same venue later this year.
The Maguires, playing off plus 4 handicap, are currently enjoying a magnificent run of form but will face stiff opposition from the high quality international field which includes France’s exceptionally talented Manon Gidali and Celine Boutier who also play off plus 4. Alexandra Peters (ENG) and Ursa Orehek (SLO) tee it up off plus 3, a further nine players from the Continent play off plus 2 and sixteen players have entered off plus 1.
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 will be in action at Knightsbrook in Ireland’s strongest ever gathering of such talented girl golfers.
The 72 competitors will play 36 holes on Saturday with the top 60 players qualifying for the final round on Sunday. The ILGU will also use the Championship to give Junior High Performance players Jessica Carty (Holywood), Victoria Craig (Clandeboye), Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare), Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co. Down Ladies), Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) and Niamh Ward (Lurgan) valuable experience playing among Europe’s elite.
Spectators of all ages are welcome to avail of the complimentary admission over the weekend.
TEE 1 TEE 10: SATURDAY, 9th APRIL
07:30 13:00 Frida Gustafsson-Srang (SWE) Emily Penttila (FIN) Manon Molle (FRA)
07:40 13:10 Anna-Lena Kramer (GER) Louise Gateau-Chovelon (FRA) Natalie Karcher (SUI)
07:50 13:20 Linnea Johansson (SWE) Julie Christine Lied (NOR) Merle Kaspereh (GER)
08:00 13:30 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) Julia Gerlach (GER) Gabrielle MacDonald (SCO)
08:10 13:40 Jenny Haglund (SWE) Laure Castelain (FRA) Quirine Eijkenboom (GER)
08:20 13:50 Victoria Craig (Clandeboye) Daisy-May Kenny (ENG) Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA)
08:30 14:00 Holly Robinson (Co. Sligo) Isabel Gadea (GER) Eilidh Briggs (SCO)
08:40 14:10 Olivia Mehaffey (RCDL) Marthe Wold (NOR) Emma Broze (FRA)
08:50 14:20 Jessica Boal (Larne) Alyson McKechin (SCO) Claudia Chemin (FRA)
09:00 14:30 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) Alexandra Peters (ENG) Karolin Lampert (GER)
09:10 14:40 Jessica Carty (Holywood) Olivia Hullert (NOR) Rebecca McGeehan (SCO)
09:20 14:50 Amy Chambers (Dunfanaghy) Alisa Summers (SCO) Cylia Damerau (SUI)

TEE 10 TEE 1: SATURDAY, 9th APRIL
07:30 13:00 Antonia Scherer (GER) Linn Anderson (SWE) Anne Hakula (FIN)
07:40 13:10 Laura Fekkes (Larne) Charlotte De Corte (BEL) Roberta Roller (GER)
07:50 13:20 Matilda Castren (FIN) Emelie Lundstrom (SWE) Nicoline Skaug (NOR)
08:00 13:30 Paula Grant (Lisburn) Lena Gautier (FRA) Annette Lucia Lyche (NOR)
08:10 13:40 Perrine Delacour (FRA) Katja Pogacar (SLO) Isabella Deilert (SWE)
08:20 13:50 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) Lucie Walker (ENG) Cyrielle Kern (FRA)
08:30 14:00 Manon Gidali (FRA) Emma Nilsson (SWE) Ursa Orehek (SLO)
08:40 14:10 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) Solene Le Coz (FRA) Linnea Strom (SWE)
08:50 14:20 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) Celine Boutier (FRA) Elizabeth Mallett (ENG)
09:00 14:30 Wiebke Lorentsen (GER) Saara Nylander (FIN) Lesley Atkins (SCO)
09:10 14:40 Hannah McCook (SCO) Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) Anaelle Leo (FRA)
09:20 14:50 Emilie Alonso (FRA) Isabell Gabsa (GER) Maria Tonnessen (NOR)