Maguire on song but Irish miss out on 18th

IRELAND’S hopes of a third European Women’s Team title disappeared over the Murhof course in Austria yesterday after a titanic struggle with Sweden.

They went down 5-2 in the first matchplay round but it was closer than the scoreline suggests as two of the singles they lost ended on the home green.

Once again Leona Maguire, who fired a sensational eight-under-par 64 on Wednesday, was in devastating form.