DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University sophomore Leona Maguire was awarded with the honor of Irish Independent Young Sports Star of the Year Wednesday evening, after a public vote from Nov. 24 through Dec. 8 in Ireland.
Maguire, a native of Cavan, Ireland, holds the No. 1 slot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, after an impressive 2014-15 year of golf. She was awarded the Mark H. McCormack Medal, 2014-15 ANNIKA Award and WGCA National Player of the Year as a rookie with the Blue Devils.
She collected a school-record 70.78 stroke average, while notching eight top five and 10 top 10 placements out of 11 tournaments during the 2014-15 campaign.