DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University junior Leona Maguire has been named the ACC Women’s Golfer of the Month after winning one March tournament and placing among the top six finishers in two others.
In the three tournaments against some of the best collegiate golfers in the nation, Maguire carded a 69.89 stroke average. She collected 629 strokes for nine rounds, 10-under-par overall. A product of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire won the LSU Tiger Golf Classic with rounds of 67, 68 and 71, finished second at the Gator Invitational with rounds of 71, 67 and 69, and then placed tied sixth at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with three straight rounds of 72.