Leona Maguire determined to take Women's Irish Open to the next level

"There's always improvements to be made,” Maguire said on Tuesday. “I mean, it might sound harsh but we're only playing for a fraction of what the guys are playing for."

NEXT LEVEL: Leona Maguire returns to play on home soil this week for the 2024 KPMG Women’s Irish Open determined to play her part in taking the event up another notch. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Leona Maguire returns to play on home soil this week for the 2024 KPMG Women’s Irish Open determined to play her part in taking the event up another notch but hoping for bigger prize money in future to attract a stronger field.

A week on from the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews, where the Irish Olympian finished in a tie for 37th in the final major championship of the year. Instead of making the short hop across from Scotland to Kildare’s Carton House for this week’s Irish Open, the game’s major stars have for the most part followed the money back to the LPGA Tour in the United States and a near $4 million purse at the FM Championship near Boston.