Leona’s win dedicated to grandfather

LEONA MAGUIRE has dedicated her Portuguese Ladies Amateur Championship win to her grandfather, Aidan McGovern, who passed away suddenly last month.

Leona’s win dedicated to grandfather

Reflecting yesterday on her remarkable 14 under (274) victory at the Aroeira Club in Lisbon, which yielded her a runaway 15-shot winning margin over a strong field, the Cavan teenager said: “he was definitely looking down on me, especially for a couple of those putts.

“We (Lisa and I) were in America (at the Harder Hall International Championship in Florida) when he died and we had to come home. It certainly gave us a bit more determination when we played last week and I was just saying that to dad on the phone last night. It was nice to win this one for him, he was a big supporter of ours.”

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