'A learning year' - Leona Maguire reflects on up and down 2024

The Cavan native navigated challenges like a Solheim Cup where she was largely unused and a split with her caddie.

REFLECTION: KPMG ambassador and professional golfer, Leona Maguire as KPMG launch their research celebrating an inspiring year for women’s sport in Ireland. Picture: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

“Overall, it was an OK year,” says Leona Maguire. “It wasn't a bad year. It was an OK year.” 

Still, when you’ve achieved what she has, and are as ambitious as she is, OK isn’t quite enough. For the 30-year-old Cavan golfer, 2024 will go down as a year defined by difficulty, with a few flickers of light alleviating the frustration. Chief among them was a victory on the European Tour in July, Maguire the first Irishwoman ever to achieve that. Then there was her runner-up finish at the LPGA Match Play final in April, where she was beaten 4&3 by US star Nelly Korda.