LEONA MAGUIRE WINS IRISH OPEN STROKE TITLE BY EIGHT SHOTS

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Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) led from wire-to-wire to win the 2011 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay title at Elm Park, Dublin today
After opening with 64 and 70 to lead the field by 5 strokes overnight, the Co. Cavan teenager fired a flare to the trailing field with a 2 putt birdie at the first, and never looked back. Further birdies at the short fifth and long eight saw her turn two under the card to lead nearest challenger Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) by ten strokes with just 9 holes remaining. Leona's twin sister Lisa saw her final round challenge fade after a double bogey at the short third.
Leona's only blemish of the weekend was a double bogey on the fifteenth, but she had plenty in the tank to spare and romped home 8 shots ahead of the field. Meadow went on to sign for a best of the day 70 to finish second while Lisa was next best on +3 for the three rounds.

Ireland won the team event followed by Spain , Wales , Germany England and Scotland .


FINAL ROUND SCORES
Par 213 (3x71)
206 Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 64 70 72
214 Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 73 71 70
216 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 68 71 77
223 Leigh Whittaker (GER) 74 74 75 Anna Arrese (ESP) 73 75 75 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 68 78 77
225 Manon DeRoey (BEL) 76 74 75 Rocio Sanchez (ESP) 73 75 77
228 Hannah Burke (ENG) 78 74 76
229 Whitney Hillier (AUS) 77 76 76
230 Sarah Faller (Galway) 82 75 73 Katherine O'Connor (WAL) 75 77 78 Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) 75 82 73
231 Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) 78 76 77 Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 76 78 77 Elia Folch (ESP) 76 79 76
232 Anna Carling (WAL) 78 75 79 Tara Watters (ENG) 78 76 78 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 77 80 75 Jane Turner (SCO) 76 81 75
233 Luna Sobron (ESP) 82 77 74
234 Teresa Caballer (ESP) 73 77 84
235 Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA) 74 77 84
236 Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 81 75 80 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 80 79 77 Lauren Blease (ENG) 78 79 79
237 Rachael Watton (SCO) 79 81 77
238 Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 80 75 83 Karen Delaney (Carlow) 79 81 78 Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) 77 83 78
239 Alyson McKechin (SCO) 77 83 79 Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 76 80 83 Jessica Meek (SCO) 73 86 80
240 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 78 81 81
241 Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 82 78 81 Patrice Delaney (Birr) 81 79 81 Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 80 80 81
242 Isabell Gabsa (GER) 80 79 83
243 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 78 79 86 Louise Coffey (Malone) 78 82 83 Suzanne Hayes (Hermitage) 78 82 83
246 Ciara Butler (Newlands) 77 82 87


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


INTERNATIONAL TEAM EVENT
415 IRELAND Leona Maguire 64 70 72 Lisa Maguire 68 [71] [77] Stephanie Meadow [73] 71 70
449 SPAIN Teresa Caballer 73 [77] [84] Rocio Sanchez 73 75 77 Luna Sobron [82] 77 74
460 ENGLAND Lauren Blease 78 (79) (79), Hannah Burke 77 74 76, Tara Waters (78) 76 78.
462 WALES Anna Carling 78 75 79 Katherine O'Connor 75 77 78
465 GERMANY Isabell Gabsa 80 79 83 Leigh Whittaker 74 74 75
467 SCOTLAND Alyson McKechin 77 [83] [79] Jane Turner 76 81 75 Rachael Watton [79] 81 77