LEONA MAGUIRE IS eight shots off the lead and in a tie for 15th heading into the final round of the Irish Women’s Open at Dromoland Castle.
For the second successive day Maguire shot a three-under par round of 69, although a bogey on the last did ensure the day ended on a low note after a positive back nine. The Cavan native was one-under for her front nine, her solitary birdie arriving on the 7th, before she picked up further shots on the 11th, 15th and 16th.
Anne Van Dam from the Netherlands is the leader on 15-under, with Lisa Petterson of Sweden in second place on 12-under.
Olivia Mehaffey is in a tie for 30th on four-under after a level-par round of 72 today. Irish amateurs Beth Coulter and Sara Byrne are both on two-under for the tournament, while Kate Lanigan is one-under and Emma Fleming is five-over.
2022 US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick will take a two-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the European Masters where victory should guarantee him a place at the Ryder Cup.
A two-time winner of the Swiss event, the Englishman carded a third-round 67 to move to 15-under for the tournament.
The 29-year-old, who became the first player since Seve Ballesteros to defend a title at Crans-sur-Sierre with wins in 2017 and 2018, is two clear of Swedes Ludvig Aberg and Alexander Bjork and Scotland’s Connor Syme.
Fitzpatrick’s younger brother Alex is in a tie for fifth on 12-under, alongside another Ryder Cup hopeful Nicolas Hojgaard.
Padraig Harrington is seven-under after a two-under 68 today, Tom McKibbin is two-under after a disappointing three-over 73 today, while John Murphy’s 74 in his third round saw him drop to level par for the tournament.
Europe captain Luke Donald is set to name his team to face the United States later this month on Monday.
Sore losers, can’t buy class.
@Paully Kells: Looks like he is dragging out of a fag in that photo.
@Logan Shepherd: That’s why shirt is pulled up towards his mouth and he’s clearly kissing the badge.
@James Elphick: *The
@James Elphick: Your great craic altogether James.
@Logan Shepherd: Probably has the fag hidden underneath his shirt so he doesn’t get caught. Classic trick from the 90′s
@Paully Kells: they are very frugal in their expenditure on class and tax bills
@Logan Shepherd: I mean he could be smoking a fag. Just my first impression would be he’s kissing the badge ;)
@James Elphick: welcome to the party ha ha ha ha haha ha ha
@James Elphick: “Looks like” the first two words of my comment. Obviously he’s not.
@Logan Shepherd: You’re great crack.
@James Elphick: Ahh I am really James, and I’m sure you are too. It’s just banter as far as I’m concerned :-)
@Logan Shepherd: Haha same as mate. Hope you’re having a good day.
Wouldn’t shake hands with a hun either. A club and especially it’s fans that’s famous for despising Irish people and Catholic people.
@Brian Stafford: You wouldn’t shake hands with Scott Brown then, no?
@James Elphick: I’m excited to hear what you have to say for yourself now
@Brian Stafford: Research it. If you’re able to read that is.
@James Elphick: As a long time Celtic fan I can say you are not totally off the mark to be honest
Scott Brown grew up in the same village in Fife that the legendary Rangers and Scotland player Jim Baxter came from and he could have been a Rangers fan in his childhood days
Both he and Kevin Thompson played for Hibs and both were top transfer targets for Rangers circa 2006/7.
One went and the other rejected.
As they say the rest is history.
@Nick Condon Sen: Yeah thanks for that Nick Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t Brown rejected because of his small frame at the time. Read somewhere that Jock was a Rangers fan but not sure how true that is.