Leona Maguire expected to receive Solheim Cup wildcard after 13th-place finish at the Open

Leona Maguire in action during the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie. Picture: Ian Rutherford/PA

Leona Maguire is widely expected to be named on Monday as one of Catriona Matthew’s six Solheim Cup wildcards for next month’s clash with the Americans in Ohio.

The 26-year-old Co Cavan star has been the model of consistency all year, and she proved it again on Sunday when she recovered from two opening bogeys and produced three late birdies to clinch her ninth top-15 finish of a remarkable season in the AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie.