Leona Maguire: No major ambitions without the vision of Seán Quinn

Leona Maguire is also grateful to Irish golfing legends Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley, as well as caddie Dermot Byrne

Leona Maguire, of Ireland, reacts after making a birdie putt on the 16th green during the third round of the LPGA CME Group Tour Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Leona Maguire admits she wouldn't be where she is today without the help of former billionaire businessman Séan Quinn who created Slieve Russell Hotel Golf and Country Club, where she learned the game with her twin sister Lisa.

The world number 11 is regarded as a Major winner in waiting, but if Quinn was key to her getting started in the game, she's also grateful to Irish golfing legends Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley, as well as caddie Dermot Byrne for the advice that helped her become the first Irish woman to win on the LPGA Tour this year.