IRELAND – Duke University rising junior Lisa Maguire won the Ulster Women’s Open Championship Tuesday at the Royal Belfast Golf Club in Ireland.
A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire registered four match play wins after finishing second in stroke play qualifying with rounds of 76 and 77.
Maguire kicked off the match play portion Monday morning with a 4&2 victory over Helen Jones and then knocked off Jenny Young 2&1 in the afternoon. In the semifinals Tuesday morning, Maguire registered a par on the 19th hole to win 1-up against Georgia Carr.
In the championship, Maguire went up against Aedin Murphy, who won her home club’s Scratch Cup earlier in the season and was third in stroke play qualifying.