Maguire takes stewardship of the Castle hoping for stability and some fireworks too

From a raw teen to the new figurehead of the Irish Open, the Cavan star is now comfortable at the helm and aims to deliver for her home galleries this week

Out in front: Leona Maguire pictured playing Wednesdays Pro-Am day at the KPMG Women's Irish Open in Dromoland Castle Golf Club, Newmarket On Fergus, Clare today as The Ladies European Tour returns to Irish shores for the first time since 2012 .

From a prodigious teen golfer unnerved at the prospect of playing with Laura Davies to the new figurehead of a tournament back in business after a 10-year absence, Leona Maguire’s Women’s Irish Open journey will come full circle at Dromoland Castle today.

Yet the LPGA Tour star from Cavan is hoping today’s opening round of the renewed Ladies European Tour event is just the start of a great chapter in the KPMG-backed tournament.