LEONA LEADS BY FIVE FROM LISA IN IRISH STROKE-PLAY

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION


Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell), pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, leads the International field on 8 under par and will play with twin sister Lisa at the end of the field to decide the 2011 Irish Women’s Open stroke-play title.
Birdies at the first, fourth, sixth, seventh and ninth saw her reach the turn five under the card and further birdies at eleven, seventeen and eighteen saw her take a lunchtime lead of 3 strokes ahead of sister Lisa and surprise packet Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) who signed signed for a career best 68.
Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush), ranked twelfth in the world rankings, opened with a solid 73 and added an impressive level par 71 in the worst of the afternoon weather.
Next best of the Irish is Karen O’Neill (Douglas) on 155 after rounds of 80 and 75, one shot ahead of Lancôme Irish Champion Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies), Gillain O’Leary ( Cork ) and Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush)
Defending Champion Hannah Burke (ENG) struggled on the back nine of her morning round to sign for 78 and added a 74 in the afternoon to comfortably make the cut.
With 42 players making the cut of 160 and the field teeing off in reverse order of today’s scoring, the Maguire twins will make up the final pairing at 10.48am. Sizeable crowds are once again expected at the beautifully presented parkland Elm Park course where admission is free and juniors are particularly welcome.
36 HOLE TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
134 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 64 70
139 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 68 71
144 Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 73 71
146 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 68 78
148 Leigh Whittaker (GER) 74 74 Rocio Sanchez (ESP) 73 75 Anna Arrese (ESP) 73 75
150 Manon deRoey (BEL) 76 74 Teresa Caballer (ESP) 73 77
151 Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA) 74 77
152 Katherine O'Connor (WAL) 75 77 Hannah Burke (ENG) 78 74
153 Whitney Hillier (AUS) 77 76 Anna Carling (WAL) 78 75
154 Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) 78 76 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 76 78 Tara Watters (ENG) 78 76
155 Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 80 75 Elia Folch (ESP) 76 79
156 Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 76 80 Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 81 75
157 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 78 79 Sarah Faller (Galway) 82 75 Lauren Blease (ENG) 78 79, Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) 75 82 Jane Turner (SCO) 76 81 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 77 80
159 Ciara Butler (Newlands) 77 82 Isabel Gabsa (GER) 80 79 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 80 79 Luna Sobron (ESP) 82 77 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 78 81 Jessica Meek (SCO) 73 86
160 Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 80 80 Suzanne Hayes (Hermitage) 78 82 Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) 77 83 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 82 78 Louise Coffey (Malone) 78 82 Alyson McKechin (SCO) 77 83 Patrice Delaney (Birr) 81 79 Rachael Watton (SCO) 79 81 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 79 81


NON QUALIFIERS
161 Sammy Vass (SCO) 82 79 Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 78 83
162 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 85 77 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 82 80 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 82 80
163 Olivia Mehaffey (RCDL) 80 83
164 Alison Taylor (Malahide) 85 79
165 Shauna O'Brien (Clonmel) 83 82
167 Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 87 80
168 Lauren Horsford (ENG) 86 82
169 Emily McGuinness (Greenore) 84 85
170 Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne) 87 83 Jill Pierse (Grange) 80 90 Sarah Murray (Co. Louth) 86 84
172 Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) 86 86
174 Jenny Sykes (Dun Laoghaire) 82 92
175 Rebecca O'Regan (Newlands) 91 84
176 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 89 87
177 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 89 88
181 Aoife Barry (Muskerry) 93 88
187 Kirstie Barry (Royal Tara) 91 96