LISA MAGUIRE - that's the twin that didn't play in the Curtis Cup - LEADS IRISH MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

FROM THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) led the qualifiers at a wet and windy Co. Louth after the opening 36 holes of the Irish Women’s Close Amateur Championship today.
Maguire opened with a one under par 72 and trailed the lunchtime leader and 2010 Irish Champion Mary Dowling (New Ross) by one stroke. Birdies at the third, twelfth, thirteenth and eighteenth saw her match her opening score to lead 2004 Champion and local favourite Deirdre Smith by four strokes into the matchplay stages.
Smith, who is herself is enjoying a recent return to form, finished second after a 73 and 75 will meet Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) in the opening round.
Other favourites for this year’s title, Curtis Cup winning team members Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush), as well as Paula Grant (Lisburn) safely made it through the qualifying stages and meet Mary Doyle (The Heath), Megan Thompson (Ballyclare) and Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown) respectively in tomorrow’s opener.
The Maguire twins are in opposite halves of the draw so cannot meet before the final. Stephanie Meadow in the same half as Lisa.
The Championship continues on Sunday with one round of match-play for the top 32 players before two rounds are played on Monday and Tuesday.

MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS
Par 146 (2x73) SS 74 CSS 76 75
144 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 72 72
148 Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) 73 75
149 Mary Dowling (New Ross) 71 78
150 Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 76 74
152 Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) 73 79
154 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 80 74, Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 80 74
155 Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 77 78
156 Amy Farrell (Moate) 80 76, Paula Grant (Lisburn) 78 78, Jennifer Gannon (Co. Louth) 78 78
158 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 82 76, Maria Dunne (Skerries) 79 79, Suzy Sheehan (The Island) 79 79
159 Jessica Carty (Holywood) 82 77, Lucy Simpson (Massereene) 81 78, Louise Coffey (Malone) 81 78, Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 79 80
160 Carla Reynolds (Seapoint) 79 81, Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 79 81, Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 75 85
161 Holly Robinson (Co. Sligo) 80 81
162 Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown) 82 80, Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 80 82, Anna Courtney (St. Anne's) 77 85
163 Mary Doyle (The Heath) 81 82
164 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies) 86 78, Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 82 82
165 Megan Thompson (Ballyclare) 85 80, Róisín Brady (Co. Louth) 84 81, Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 82 83, Oonagh Purfield (Co. Louth) 82 83


SUNDAY'S MATCH-PLAY TIES
UPPER HALF OF DRAW
09:34 Lisa Maguire v Oonagh Purfield
09:42 Louise Coffey v Lucy Simpson
09:50 Amy Farrell v Sue Phillips
09:58 Anna Courtney v Louise Mernagh
10:06 Sinead Sexton v Aoife Lowry
10:14 Jean O'Driscoll v Victoria Bradshaw
10:22 Maria Dunne v Gillian O'Leary
10:30 Megan Thompson v Stephanie Meadow
LOWER HALF OF DRAW10:38 Mary Dowling v Róisín Brady
10:46 Carla Reynolds v Suzy Sheehan
10:54 Jennifer Gannon v Holly Robinson
11:02 Olivia Mehaffey v Ariana Coyle Diez
11:10 Leona Maguire v Mary Doyle
11:18 Carol Wickham v Paula Grant
11:26 Jessica Carty v Sarah Helly
11:34 Sarah Cunningham v Deirdre Smith