Meadow the last standing as Irish stars fall by wayside

THE unpredictability of match-play was apparent again yesterday as three of the highly-fancied home competitors all lost in the first match-play round of the British Ladies Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

The talented teenage Maguire twins from Slieve Russell along with Royal County Down’s Danielle McVeigh all went out.

Leona Maguire went down on the last green to French golfer Perrine Delacour while Lisa also suffered last hole heartache against fellow Irish player Deirdre Smith.