Irish trio look for major success at iconic St Andrews

Lauren Walsh joins LPGA Tour regulars Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow for the final major of the season as the Irish trio tee it up at the AIG Women's British Open.

This year’s event has a touch more prestige attached as it is being hosted at the iconic Old Course at St Andrews, while offering a total purse of €8.1million in prize money.

Maguire is the top ranked Irish player in the field and will be hoping that a visit to the Home of Golf will bring with it some home comforts back on European soil having spent most of the season Stateside.

A tough season for the Cavan native, who has continued to watch her world ranking slip from 17th 12 months ago, compared to her current slot of 32nd.

And yet it has been a winning season for Maguire, who topped the leaderboard on her last European Tour outing, winning the Aramco Team Series in London at the start of July.

A bright spot in what has been a tough summer for the Slieve Russell star, including a rough week at the Olympics where Maguire also had to contend with a bout of the flu as she struggled to make an impact at Le Golf National in Paris.

Nevertheless, the win in London will no doubt have dealt Maguire a timely reminder of contending and winning again, while she can also draw on her best finish at a major, finishing in a tie for fourth place at the 2022 Open.

Maguire shot a final round 66 at Muirfield to finish just three shots off the winning duo, while securing the stand-out final round among the contenders at the Scottish event.

Last weekend’s tie for 61st at the Scottish Open hardly inspires confidence; however, by making the cut, Maguire enjoyed four competitive rounds in similar conditions as to what to expect this week on the Caledonian east coast.

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