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RTÉ News
9 hours ago
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- RTÉ News
Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho hit the front at the Dow Championship
Leona Maguire and American Jennifer Kupcho put together a 10-under-par 60 on Friday to vault into the Dow Championship lead. Friday served as the second round of the LPGA Tour's lone team event, with the first round using the four-ball (best ball) format. Thursday and Saturday are played in foursomes (alternate shot), and Sunday's final round will return to best ball. Kupcho and Maguire improved to 13-under 127 for the tournament, one ahead of first-round leaders Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland and Cassie Porter of Australia. Dryburgh and Porter posted a 62 to stay in contention. Three teams are tied for third at 11 under: China's Yan Liu and Yahui Zhang(62); Sarah Schmelzel and Switzerland's Albane Valenzuela (61); and Belgium's Manon De Roey and France's Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (61). Maguire had an early highlight when she holed an eagle at the par-four 12th, her team's third hole of the day. She delivered the better ball much of the day and most of the team's scores were thanks to the Cavan player, who made four birdies coming in. "The plan today was just to give ourselves as many chances as we could, try toget two chances on every hole," Maguire said. "For the most part, we did was nice to start off with a birdie and sort of an eagle very early on toget the ball rolling. Jen made a nice birdie on 18 to sort of keep themomentum going through the turn." Kupcho won the 2022 Dow Championship with Lizette Salas and she finished runner-up last year alongside Ally Ewing.
France 24
10 hours ago
- Sport
- France 24
Ireland's Maguire and American Kupcho seize LPGA pairs lead
The back-nine starters united for eight birdies and an eagle to shoot the low round of the day at Midland Golf Club in Michigan and stand on 13-under 127 after 36 holes. "We ham and egged it really well," Kupcho said. "She made a lot of really good putts today and yesterday also. We'll just keep it going." Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh and Australian rookie Cassie Porter, the 18-hole leaders, combined for a 62 to stand second, one shot back on 128. "We complement each other really well. We have different strengths and kind of play to those," Dryburgh said. "We got going on the front. We had a lot of good putts." Maguire birdied three of the last six holes, closing the round with six straight one-putt greens, and credited her partner with setting her up for a solid putting effort. "Her length off the tee has been an advantage this week," Maguire said. "I think we're real fierce competitors and you see that in the Solheim Cup and week to week so I guess we're putting down our swords this week and coming together. Has been fun so far." An alternate-shot (foursomes) format will be used on Saturday with best ball again for Sunday's last round. "Just continue to hit fairways and greens and give each other putts," Kupcho said of their plans. "Just put ourselves in the best position and see what we can do." It was a big day for Porter, who made five birdies in a row from the par-five third through the par-three seventh. After she and Dryburgh both had bogeys at the eighth, Porter birdied the next four holes to reach 12-under before they closed with six pars. "We both made plenty of putts," said Porter. "You can go pretty low if you've both got the putter hot. We just made putts at the right time and helped each other out." © 2025 AFP
NBC Sports
10 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
College and Solheim Cup rivals Jennifer Kupcho and Leona Maguire lead LPGA's team event
Watch the best moments from the second round of the 2025 Dow Championship at Michigan's Midland Country Club. MIDLAND, Mich. — Jennifer Kupcho and Leona Maguire shot a 10-under 60 in better-ball play Friday to take the second-round lead in the Dow Championship, the LPGA Tour's only team event. The Solheim Cup rivals had a 13-under 127 total at Midland Country Club after opening with an alternate-shot 67 on Thursday. 'The plan today was just to give ourselves as many chances as we could, try to get two chances on every hole,' said Maguire, from Ireland and who attended Duke, while Kupcho went to Wake Forest. 'For the most part, we did that. It was nice to start off with a birdie and sort of an eagle very early on to get the ball rolling.' They had a one-stroke lead over Cassie Porter and Gemma Dryburgh, the first-round leaders who parred the final six holes in a 62. The teams will play another alternate-shot round Saturday, and close with a better-ball round Sunday. 'Lots of golf to go,' said Kupcho, the 2022 winner with fellow American Lizette Salas. 'I think just kind of staying where we're at and continuing what we're doing the best we can.' The teams of Sarah Schmelzel-Albane Valenzuela (61), Manon De Roey-Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (61) and and Yan Liu-Yahui Zhang (62) were 11 under. 'It was a great round,' Valenzuela said, 'I feel like I definitely feed off Sarah's energy. She makes it really easy for me on the course.' Lexi Thompson and Meghan Kang, tied for second after an opening 67, had a 65 to drop into a tie for ninth at 8 under. 'Fairways and greens, hole a few more putts,' Thompson said. 'That's the goal.' Defending champions Ruoning Yin and Jeeno Thitikul, both among the top five in the women's world ranking, were 6 under after a 66.
Boston Globe
a day ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Gemma Dryburgh and Cassie Porter post a 66 in alternate shot to lead Dow Championship
Dryburgh is a 32-year-old from Scotland, while Porter is a 22-year-old Australian in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. They carefully picked out which holes for the longer Porter to start at Midland Country. Advertisement 'Cassie hits it further than me, and I'm nice and down the middle usually,' Dryburgh said. 'We kind of picked the right holes for each other, and I think we gelled really well. We complemented each other really nicely.' Cassie Porter (left) and Gemma Dryburgh have the lead following Thursday's alternate shot at the Dow Championship. David Berding/Getty Thompson, who has gone six years without an LPGA victory, and Khang had five birdies offset by two bogeys. 'I knew coming out here for alternate shot that we just had a make to a few birdies and pars were good,' Thompson said. 'Just tried to stay consistent and be patient.' Maguire and Kupcho had an early bogey and then played bogey-free with four birdies over the final 16 holes to join the large group at 67. For an alternate-shot format that can be stressful, Maguire and Kupcho kept it simple. Both are rarely out of position and consistently good putters. Advertisement 'We don't get too aggressive on attacking pins,' Kupcho said. 'So we give ourselves lots of putts and kind of have our speed under control and kind of just make it easy on each other.' Kupcho teamed with Lizette Salas to win the 2022 event. The format switches to fourballs on Friday, which yields lower taking the lowest score of each player.
The Advertiser
a day ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Aussie rookie Porter and Dryburgh lead Dow Championship
Cassie Porter drove the green on a reachable par 4 and chipped in to start a streak of three straight birdies, as the Australian teamed up with Gemma Dryburgh in foursomes to lead the Dow Championship. The duo dropped only one shot and finished with six straight pars for a four-under 66 and a one-shot lead over six teams, including Lexi Thompson and Meghan Kang, and Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho. Defending champions Ruoning Yin and Jeeno Thitikul, both among the top five in the women's world rankings, are among those two shots behind at 68 in the LPGA Tour's only team event. Dryburgh is a 32-year-old from Scotland, while the 22-year-old Porter is enjoying her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. They carefully picked out which holes for the longer Porter to start at Midland Country on Thursday. "Cassie hits it further than me, and I'm nice and down the middle usually," Dryburgh said. "We kind of picked the right holes for each other, and I think we gelled really well. We complemented each other really nicely." Thompson, who has gone six years without an LPGA victory, and Khang had five birdies offset by two bogeys. "I knew coming out here for alternate shot that we just had to make a few birdies and pars were good," Thompson said. "Just tried to stay consistent and be patient." Maguire and Kupcho had an early bogey and then played bogey-free with four birdies over the final 16 holes to join the large group at 67. For an alternate-shot format that can be stressful, Maguire and Kupcho kept it simple. Both are rarely out of position and consistently good putters. "We don't get too aggressive on attacking pins," Kupcho said. "So we give ourselves lots of putts and kind of have our speed under control and kind of just make it easy on each other." Kupcho teamed with Lizette Salas to win the 2022 event. Australian Karis Davidson and Daniela Darquea (Ecuador) are tied eighth at two under. Robyn Choi, the only other Australian in the field, is tied 20th with American Jenny Bae after finishing with par. The format switches to fourballs on Friday, which yields lower taking the lowest score of each player. Cassie Porter drove the green on a reachable par 4 and chipped in to start a streak of three straight birdies, as the Australian teamed up with Gemma Dryburgh in foursomes to lead the Dow Championship. The duo dropped only one shot and finished with six straight pars for a four-under 66 and a one-shot lead over six teams, including Lexi Thompson and Meghan Kang, and Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho. Defending champions Ruoning Yin and Jeeno Thitikul, both among the top five in the women's world rankings, are among those two shots behind at 68 in the LPGA Tour's only team event. Dryburgh is a 32-year-old from Scotland, while the 22-year-old Porter is enjoying her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. They carefully picked out which holes for the longer Porter to start at Midland Country on Thursday. "Cassie hits it further than me, and I'm nice and down the middle usually," Dryburgh said. "We kind of picked the right holes for each other, and I think we gelled really well. We complemented each other really nicely." Thompson, who has gone six years without an LPGA victory, and Khang had five birdies offset by two bogeys. "I knew coming out here for alternate shot that we just had to make a few birdies and pars were good," Thompson said. "Just tried to stay consistent and be patient." Maguire and Kupcho had an early bogey and then played bogey-free with four birdies over the final 16 holes to join the large group at 67. For an alternate-shot format that can be stressful, Maguire and Kupcho kept it simple. Both are rarely out of position and consistently good putters. "We don't get too aggressive on attacking pins," Kupcho said. "So we give ourselves lots of putts and kind of have our speed under control and kind of just make it easy on each other." Kupcho teamed with Lizette Salas to win the 2022 event. Australian Karis Davidson and Daniela Darquea (Ecuador) are tied eighth at two under. Robyn Choi, the only other Australian in the field, is tied 20th with American Jenny Bae after finishing with par. The format switches to fourballs on Friday, which yields lower taking the lowest score of each player. Cassie Porter drove the green on a reachable par 4 and chipped in to start a streak of three straight birdies, as the Australian teamed up with Gemma Dryburgh in foursomes to lead the Dow Championship. The duo dropped only one shot and finished with six straight pars for a four-under 66 and a one-shot lead over six teams, including Lexi Thompson and Meghan Kang, and Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho. Defending champions Ruoning Yin and Jeeno Thitikul, both among the top five in the women's world rankings, are among those two shots behind at 68 in the LPGA Tour's only team event. Dryburgh is a 32-year-old from Scotland, while the 22-year-old Porter is enjoying her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. They carefully picked out which holes for the longer Porter to start at Midland Country on Thursday. "Cassie hits it further than me, and I'm nice and down the middle usually," Dryburgh said. "We kind of picked the right holes for each other, and I think we gelled really well. We complemented each other really nicely." Thompson, who has gone six years without an LPGA victory, and Khang had five birdies offset by two bogeys. "I knew coming out here for alternate shot that we just had to make a few birdies and pars were good," Thompson said. "Just tried to stay consistent and be patient." Maguire and Kupcho had an early bogey and then played bogey-free with four birdies over the final 16 holes to join the large group at 67. For an alternate-shot format that can be stressful, Maguire and Kupcho kept it simple. Both are rarely out of position and consistently good putters. "We don't get too aggressive on attacking pins," Kupcho said. "So we give ourselves lots of putts and kind of have our speed under control and kind of just make it easy on each other." Kupcho teamed with Lizette Salas to win the 2022 event. Australian Karis Davidson and Daniela Darquea (Ecuador) are tied eighth at two under. Robyn Choi, the only other Australian in the field, is tied 20th with American Jenny Bae after finishing with par. The format switches to fourballs on Friday, which yields lower taking the lowest score of each player. Cassie Porter drove the green on a reachable par 4 and chipped in to start a streak of three straight birdies, as the Australian teamed up with Gemma Dryburgh in foursomes to lead the Dow Championship. The duo dropped only one shot and finished with six straight pars for a four-under 66 and a one-shot lead over six teams, including Lexi Thompson and Meghan Kang, and Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho. Defending champions Ruoning Yin and Jeeno Thitikul, both among the top five in the women's world rankings, are among those two shots behind at 68 in the LPGA Tour's only team event. Dryburgh is a 32-year-old from Scotland, while the 22-year-old Porter is enjoying her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. They carefully picked out which holes for the longer Porter to start at Midland Country on Thursday. "Cassie hits it further than me, and I'm nice and down the middle usually," Dryburgh said. "We kind of picked the right holes for each other, and I think we gelled really well. We complemented each other really nicely." Thompson, who has gone six years without an LPGA victory, and Khang had five birdies offset by two bogeys. "I knew coming out here for alternate shot that we just had to make a few birdies and pars were good," Thompson said. "Just tried to stay consistent and be patient." Maguire and Kupcho had an early bogey and then played bogey-free with four birdies over the final 16 holes to join the large group at 67. For an alternate-shot format that can be stressful, Maguire and Kupcho kept it simple. Both are rarely out of position and consistently good putters. "We don't get too aggressive on attacking pins," Kupcho said. "So we give ourselves lots of putts and kind of have our speed under control and kind of just make it easy on each other." Kupcho teamed with Lizette Salas to win the 2022 event. Australian Karis Davidson and Daniela Darquea (Ecuador) are tied eighth at two under. Robyn Choi, the only other Australian in the field, is tied 20th with American Jenny Bae after finishing with par. The format switches to fourballs on Friday, which yields lower taking the lowest score of each player.
