Irish Examiner view: First of many

Ireland's Leona Maguire imitates a "selfie" as she poses with the trophy after winning the LPGA Drive On Championship at Crown Colony Golf & Country in Fort Myers, Florida. Picture: Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

It may seem incongruous to opine that there was an inevitability about Leona Maguire’s first LPGA Tour victory in Fort Meyers, Florida at the weekend.

But such as been the career path of the 27-year-old Cavan woman since a stellar College career at Duke University and her starring role as a debutant in last year’s Solheim Cup-winning European team, that inevitability steered a just course to reality.