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RTÉ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Leona Maguire misses cut at Meijer LPGA Classic as quartet crowd summit
Leona Maguire missed the cut at the Meijer LPGA Classic as a second-round 73 ensured that she will sit out the weekend in Michigan. The Cavan native had been hovering just outside the cut mark after opening with a 72 on Thursday but she was unable to improve on that through Friday to finish one over for the tournament in a tie for 87th at the halfway mark and, crucially, outside the one-under cut-off point. It is her fourth consecutive missed cut as she seeks form ahead of next week's major at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship as well as the KPMG Women's Irish Open at Carton House on the first week of July. Meanwhile, Spain's Carlota Ciganda and South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi each had five-under-par rounds on Friday to forge a four-way tie atop the leaderboard. They are tied with France's Celine Boutier, who carded a four-under 68 for the second straight day, and Australia's Karis Davidson (70) at eight under. Ciganda, who missed the cut at last week's US Women's Open, shook off a slow start with three pars and a bogey to score three birdies over her next five holes before going on a heater with three straight birdies over her back nine and an additional birdie two holes later. "I hit it pretty close and made a couple good putts that gave me confidence," Ciganda said. "Yeah, I felt pretty good out there." She finished her day with par-bogey-par to complete an up-and-down day that was very much more up than down. "I always feel comfortable in this golf course. I enjoy coming here and I seem to do well here." Choi, by comparison, was the picture of consistency, suffering a single bogey on the par-3 11th. Beyond that, she was at or under par on every hole, netting birdies on holes one, four, six, eight, 16 and 18. Despite 23 top 10 finishes, Choi, 25, is still seeking her first career win. "Today the goal for my round was to be bogey-free, and I tried to be very calm during the round, so it was a good round today," Choi said. The much-accomplished Boutier (six LPGA wins), finished well out of the running in a tie for 53rd at this event a season ago. But she's been rock-solid this go around, carding seven birdies with three bogeys to hit 68 two days running. "For the past few weeks my game has been pretty solid," Boutier said. "I just feel like it's coming together kind of slowly, so hopefully a few good results here and there will help me build some momentum." Davidson, 26, shares the lead on the strength of a sizzling opening round that featured six birdies and no bogeys. Seeking her first career win as well, she had three birdies and a bogey on Friday. "I think this is the first time I've been tied for first in an LPGA event after two rounds, so, yeah, I'm just really excited that I wasn't fighting for the cut," Davidson said. "It was a bit of a different feeling out there." A staggering 20 golfers are within three strokes of the leaders. Six golfers are a single stroke back: Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen (68), Lexi Thompson (69), Amanda Doherty (69), England's Bronte Law (69), Australia's Minjee Lee (70) and Paraguay's Sofia Garcia (71).
New Straits Times
a day ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Boutier, Ciganda among four-way tie for lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
WASHINGTON: Celine Boutier had seven birdies and three bogeys in a rollercoaster four-under-par 68 on Friday to join Carlota Ciganda, Choi Hye-jin and Karis Davidson atop the leaderboard midway through the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan. France's Boutier coped admirably with the breezy conditions at Blythefield Country Club to put herself in position to challenge for a seventh LPGA title and a first since she claimed three in 2023. Ciganda and Choi both shot five-under-par 67s to join her on eight-under 136 while Davidson had two birdies in her last three holes in a two-under 70. "Very satisfied with my round," Boutier said. "I feel like I made a lot of birdies, a few bogeys as well but I was able to handle the wind quite well today and was able to make a few putts, which really helped me out." Boutier, 31, teed off on 10 and birdied the 12th and 14th, then followed a bogey at 15 with birdies at 16 and 18. She gave a stroke back at the first, birdied the third and fifth and after a bogey at the seventh birdied the eighth to seize her share of the lead. "I definitely feel like today you had to take into account the wind a little bit more," Boutier said. "Even putting and stuff, sometimes you have to back out a little bit because it was kind of gusty." Ciganda had seven birdies and two bogeys in a five-under round she called "very solid." "Stayed patient out there," Ciganda, a two-time LPGA winner, said. "The back nine I hit good shots and made really good putts coming in," added the Spaniard, who needed 28 putts for the round. Choi Hye-jin, who is seeking her first LPGA title, had six birdies and a bogey, seizing her share of the lead with birdies at the 16th and 18th. The leading trio had a one-shot lead over a group of six players on a congested leaderboard. Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Americans Lexi Thompson and Amanda Doherty, England's Bronte Law, Australian Minjee Lee and Paraguay's Sofia Garcia were all tied on 137. Australian Grace Kim, who started the day one shot off the lead, was tied atop the leaderboard at eight-under before two late bogeys and finished the day among another a half-dozen players sharing 11th on 138 – just two shots off the lead. Overnight leader Lee Mi-hyang of South Korea carded a three-over 75 and was in a group of eight players on 139. --AFP
France 24
a day ago
- Sport
- France 24
Boutier, Ciganda among four-way tie for lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
France's Boutier coped admirably with the breezy conditions at Blythefield Country Club to put herself in position to challenge for a seventh LPGA title and a first since she claimed three in 2023. Ciganda and Choi both shot five-under-par 67s to join her on eight-under 136 while Davidson had two birdies in her last three holes in a two-under 70. "Very satisfied with my round," Boutier said. "I feel like I made a lot of birdies, a few bogeys as well but I was able to handle the wind quite well today and was able to make a few putts, which really helped me out." Boutier, 31, teed off on 10 and birdied the 12th and 14th, then followed a bogey at 15 with birdies at 16 and 18. She gave a stroke back at the first, birdied the third and fifth and after a bogey at the seventh birdied the eighth to seize her share of the lead. "I definitely feel like today you had to take into account the wind a little bit more," Boutier said. "Even putting and stuff, sometimes you have to back out a little bit because it was kind of gusty." Ciganda had seven birdies and two bogeys in a five-under round she called "very solid". "Stayed patient out there," Ciganda, a two-time LPGA winner, said. "The back nine I hit good shots and made really good putts coming in," added the Spaniard, who needed 28 putts for the round. Choi Hye-jin, who is seeking her first LPGA title, had six birdies and a bogey, seizing her share of the lead with birdies at the 16th and 18th. The leading trio had a one-shot lead over a group of six players on a congested leaderboard. Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Americans Lexi Thompson and Amanda Doherty, England's Bronte Law, Australian Minjee Lee and Paraguay's Sofia Garcia were all tied on 137. Australian Grace Kim, who started the day one shot off the lead, was tied atop the leaderboard at eight-under before two late bogeys and finished the day among another a half-dozen players sharing 11th on 138 -- just two shots off the lead. Overnight leader Lee Mi-hyang of South Korea carded a three-over 75 and was in a group of eight players on 139.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Carlota Ciganda among four golfers sharing lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
Spain's Carlota Ciganda and South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi each had 5-under-par rounds on Friday to forge a four-way tie atop the second-day leaderboard at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Mich. They're tied with France's Celine Boutier, who carded a 4-under-par 68 for the second straight day, and Australia's Karis Davidson at 8-under 136 for the tournament. Ciganda, who missed the cut at last week's U.S. Women's Open, shook off a slow start with three pars and a bogey to score three birdies over her next five holes before going on a heater with three straight birdies over her back nine and an additional birdie two holes later. "I hit it pretty close and made a couple good putts that gave me confidence," Ciganda said. "Yeah, I felt pretty good out there." She finished her day with par-bogey-par to complete an up-and-down day that was very much more up than down. "I always feel comfortable in this golf course. I enjoy coming here and I seem to do well here." Choi, by comparison, was the picture of consistency, suffering a single bogey on the par-3 11th. Beyond that, she was at or under par on every hole, netting birdies on Holes 1, 4, 6, 8, 16 and 18. Despite 23 top 10 finishes, Choi, 25, is still seeking her first career win. "Today the goal for my round was to be bogey-free, and I tried to be very calm during the round, so it was a good round today," Choi said. The much-accomplished Boutier , finished well out of the running in a tie for 53rd at this event a season ago. But she's been rock-solid this go around, carding seven birdies with three bogeys to hit 68 two days running. "For the past few weeks my game has been pretty solid," Boutier said. "I just feel like it's coming together kind of slowly, so hopefully a few good results here and there will help me build some momentum." Davidson, 26, shares the lead on the strength of a sizzling opening round that featured six birdies and no bogeys. Seeking her first career win as well, she had three birdies and a bogey on Friday. "I think this is the first time I've been tied for first in an LPGA event after two rounds, so, yeah, I'm just really excited that I wasn't fighting for the cut," Davidson said. "It was a bit of a different feeling out there." A staggering 20 golfers are within three strokes of the leaders. Six golfers are a single stroke back: Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen , Lexi Thompson , Amanda Doherty , England's Bronte Law , Australia's Minjee Lee and Paraguay's Sofia Garcia . Field Level Media
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Boutier, Ciganda among four-way tie for lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
Celine Boutier of France is part of a four-way tie for the lead after two rounds of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan (Raj Mehta) Celine Boutier had seven birdies and three bogeys in a rollercoaster four-under-par 68 on Friday to join Carlota Ciganda, Choi Hye-jin and Karis Davidson atop the leaderboard midway through the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan. France's Boutier coped admirably with the breezy conditions at Blythefield Country Club to put herself in position to challenge for a seventh LPGA title and a first since she claimed three in 2023. Advertisement Ciganda and Choi both shot five-under-par 67s to join her on eight-under 136 while Davidson had two birdies in her last three holes in a two-under 70. "Very satisfied with my round," Boutier said. "I feel like I made a lot of birdies, a few bogeys as well but I was able to handle the wind quite well today and was able to make a few putts, which really helped me out." Boutier, 31, teed off on 10 and birdied the 12th and 14th, then followed a bogey at 15 with birdies at 16 and 18. She gave a stroke back at the first, birdied the third and fifth and after a bogey at the seventh birdied the eighth to seize her share of the lead. Advertisement "I definitely feel like today you had to take into account the wind a little bit more," Boutier said. "Even putting and stuff, sometimes you have to back out a little bit because it was kind of gusty." Ciganda had seven birdies and two bogeys in a five-under round she called "very solid". "Stayed patient out there," Ciganda, a two-time LPGA winner, said. "The back nine I hit good shots and made really good putts coming in," added the Spaniard, who needed 28 putts for the round. Choi Hye-jin, who is seeking her first LPGA title, had six birdies and a bogey, seizing her share of the lead with birdies at the 16th and 18th. Advertisement The leading trio had a one-shot lead over a group of six players on a congested leaderboard. Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Americans Lexi Thompson and Amanda Doherty, England's Bronte Law, Australian Minjee Lee and Paraguay's Sofia Garcia were all tied on 137. Australian Grace Kim, who started the day one shot off the lead, was tied atop the leaderboard at eight-under before two late bogeys and finished the day among another a half-dozen players sharing 11th on 138 -- just two shots off the lead. Overnight leader Lee Mi-hyang of South Korea carded a three-over 75 and was in a group of eight players on 139. bb/rcw
